Articles for category HeliNews Headlines

Aug 21 2025

Loft Dynamics Secures $24M Series B to Transform Pilot Training with VR Posted by Admin

Zurich / Santa Monica – AUG 21, 2025 – Loft Dynamics, the global leader in virtual reality (VR) flight training, has raised a $24 million (USD) Series B funding round led by The Friedkin Group, with participation from Alaska Airlines and existing shareholders Sky Dayton and Craft Ventures, as well as UP.Partners. The round brings Loft Dynamics’ total funding to $48 million (USD) and marks a major step forward in expanding its commercial airline offerings while continuing to grow its core helicopter business.

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Jan 21 2025

Turkey’s Bayraktar TB3 UCAV Conducts First Test with MAM-T Laser Guided Bombs Posted by RSS Feed

This was the first flight test of munitions on the TB3, which so far flew unarmed, and saw inert

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Mar 17 2025

America’s ULCCs Unveil Flurry of Expansions, Contractions Posted by RSS Feed

America’s budget carriers are ushering in 2025 with a wave of route additions and changes. Dozens of

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Jun 21 2025

Lithuania Choses Embraer C-390 Millenium as ‘Next Generation’ Military Cargo Aircraft Posted by RSS Feed

The C-390 will supplement the C-27J, strengthening the Lithuanian Air Force and supporting

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Aug 02 2025

Delta 191: When Weather Brought Down a Jumbo Jet Posted by RSS Feed

The Lockheed L-1011 Was Unable to Stay Aloft Due to Wind Shear On 2 August 1985, a Delta Air Lines

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Aug 19 2025

The IBAC International Standard for Business Aircraft Handling (IS-BAH) Recognized in ICAO's New Global Aviation Safety Plan Posted by RSS Feed

The International Business Aviation Council (IBAC) is pleased to announce that its IS-BAH programme

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Sep 24 2025

In Depth Look at Tuesday Night’s U.S. STRATCOM Exercise Posted by RSS Feed

B-2 Spirit stealth bombers launched from Whiteman AFB on a transatlantic round-trip sortie,

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Apr 15 2025

FAA Accident Report: CHINO, CA Posted by Admin

AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED ON LANDING, CHINO, CA.

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May 22 2025

UNIVERSAL VULKAAN AVIATION PTE LIMITED ANNOUNCES ORDER FOR TWO MORE AW169 VIP HELICOPTERS IN INDIA AT EBACE 2025 Posted by Admin

At EBACE 2025 (Geneva, 20-22 May) Universal Vulkaan Aviation Pte Limited (UVA), Leonardo’s authorized distributor for the Indian civil helicopter market, signed a contract for two AW169 light-intermediate twin-engine helicopters. The aircraft will be configured for VIP/Corporate transport, further consolidating Leonardo’s leadership in the global VIP multiengine helicopter segment and expanding the AW169’s footprint in India.

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Jan 13 2025

Turkey’s ANKA III UCAV Drops TOLUN Guided Bomb from Internal Bays for the First Time Posted by RSS Feed

The internal launch, the first ever by a Turkish aircraft, demonstrated the ANKA III’s ‘ability to

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