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Sep
04
2025

U.S. Air Force E-4C SAOC Begins Flight Testing

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Sierra Nevada’s first test flight of the Survivable Airborne Operations Center marks a major step in

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Mar
11
2025

SKYTRAC’s Iridium Certus 100 Solution Takes Off on Major Helicopter Types

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DALLAS, TX, March 11, 2025 – SKYTRAC Systems Ltd. (SKYTRAC), has announced it has received its first supplemental type certifications (STCs) for the DLS-140, SKYTRAC’s Iridium Certus® 100 solution. The system, which delivers speeds of up to 88 Kbps over the Iridium satellite network and higher bandwidth using 3G/4G LTE cellular and Wi-Fi connectivity, received its certification on various aircraft this year. As of January 2025, STCs for Sikorsky S92A, Bell 206, and Bell 407 aircraft are complete, with STCs for Airbus H130, H135, H125, and H145, Leonardo AW119, and AW139, and Sikorsky S76 to be completed by the end of 2025. In addition, SKYTRAC is certifying the DLS-140 on fixed-wing aircraft, including the King Air C90, B200, and B300, and Pilatus PC-12 aircraft. The development of these STCs will support the over 400 deliveries of the DLS-140 made last year and planned for 2025.

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Apr
07
2025

TriCity LifeNet Reunites with Young Patient in Hastings

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HASTINGS, NE – April 3, 2025 – Cheers and applause filled the air at Hastings Middle School on Wednesday as students and staff gathered to witness an emotional reunion. The TriCity LifeNet crew landed on the school’s football field to reunite with 12-year-old student Axel Barahona and his family—more than a year after transporting him during a life-threatening medical emergency.

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Jun
30
2025

NTSB Final Report: Caldwell, OH

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On July 23, 2023, about 1420 eastern daylight time, a Bell 206-L4 helicopter, N482TJ, sustained substantial damage during an accident near Caldwell, Ohio. The commercial pilot sustained serious injuries. The helicopter was operated by Sky Aviation Corporation under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 133.

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Dec
14
2024

New F130 Engine For Upgraded B-52J Completes Critical Design Review

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Rolls-Royce has announced that its new F130 engine has successfully passed the Critical Design

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Jul
03
2025

Boeing and NASA Collaborate on Noise Reduction with Chevrons on Engine Exhausts

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In 2006, Boeing began using chevrons, or scalloped edges, on turbofans mainly for noise reduction.

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Aug
11
2025

U.S. Navy pilot and retired NASA astronaut James Arthur Lovell Jr. dies at 97

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Four-time NASA astronaut, U.S. Navy pilot, and general aviation industry advocate Capt. James Arthur

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Mar
11
2025

Ascendance chooses Safran to propel its ATEA VTOL

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Toulouse, France - March 11, 2025 - Ascendance just announced it has selected ENGINeUS, the first EASA-certified electric motor, developed by Safran Electrical & Power, for the prototype flying ATEA, its hybrid-electric vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft. 

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Dec
27
2024

U.S. Air Force Reopens Next-Generation Ejection Seat Program for the F-16

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The change of the single source contract awarded to Collins Aerospace for its ACES 5 seat could

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Jan
28
2025

U.S. Air Force’s A-10 Warthogs Participate in Last “Buddy Squadron” Exercise with ROKAF Before Retiring

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Buddy Squadron is a traditional joint training event of U.S. and South Korean air forces, which

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