Articles for category HeliNews Headlines

Jun 04 2026

Southwest Airlines Flight 1380: Seventeen minutes to land, no good options, and a crew that didn't flinch Posted by RSS Feed

Southwest Airlines Flight 1380 took off from LaGuardia Airport, New York, on April 17th, 2018. The

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May 26 2026

Cockpit voice recordings of UPS cargo crash reconstructed using NTSB files Posted by RSS Feed

The NTSB temporarily disabled its publicly available accident file system after discovering that AI

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Jun 06 2026

Seven years of training, a life to rescue and why I fly Posted by RSS Feed

The call came before sunrise, somewhere across the water on a remote Philippine island, a

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May 22 2026

SPEAR 3 Missile Flies On Board F-35B Lightning II for the First Time Posted by RSS Feed

Four SPEAR 3 missiles were carried on board an F-35B from the Integrated Test Force at NAS Patuxent

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Jun 10 2026

NASA’s X-59 breaks the sound barrier. But what about the boom? Posted by RSS Feed

Commercial supersonic flight over land has been off the table in the U.S. for more than 50 years

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Jun 12 2026

A-10s Return From Operation Epic Fury With Nose Art, Bomb Markings And Iranian Vessel Kill Markings Posted by RSS Feed

The bomb markings on the returning A-10 Thunderbolt II jets hint at the variety of weapons the

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Jun 09 2026

Unblock the door: FAA proposes AD after PC-12/47E emergency exit found inaccessible from inside Posted by RSS Feed

If you're looking for a quick exit out of the Pilatus PC-12/47E, that may not be possible at the

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May 26 2026

Loft Dynamics’ VR Simulator Achieves FTD Level 7 Qualification in Japan, Expanding Access to High-Fidelity Pilot Training Posted by Admin

ZURICH, Switzerland and NAGOYA, Japan — MAY 27, 2026 —  Loft Dynamics, the global leader in virtual reality (VR) flight training solutions, announced it has achieved FTD Level 7 qualification from the Japan Civil Aviation Bureau (JCAB)—the highest qualification level for helicopter flight training devices in Japan. The JCAB joins the FAA and EASA in qualifying the company’s VR system.

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May 31 2026

Texas Department of Public Safety Accepts Delivery of Bell 407GXi Posted by Admin

Austin, TX (May 28, 2026) – Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, announced today the delivery of the Texas Department of Public Safety’s (DPS) new Bell 407GXi. This delivery comes on the heels of an announcement made during Verticon earlier this year highlighting the purchase order of the new Bell 407GXi to Texas DPS.

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May 20 2026

U.S. Air Force Announces Operational Pause for T-38 Talon Fleet Posted by RSS Feed

Following the May 12, 2026, mishap, the U.S. Air Force has announced an operational pause for the

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