FlightGlobal
• Dominic Perry
An Omni Táxi Aéreo Airbus H160 carrying eight Petrobras workers ditched at sea off Cabo Frio, Rio de Janeiro on 2 January 2026 after a reported technical problem; all occupants were rescued and a formal safety investigation has been opened into the type's first reported accident.
Associated Press
• Associated Press
By Associated Press: Officials say four people have been killed when a private helicopter crashed in the mountains in Arizona.
AeroTime
• Stephen Pope
By AeroTime: Airbus is retiring its first-generation Beluga cargo aircraft and is searching for museum or educational homes for the oversized fleet.
Airways Magazine
• Airways Newsroom
By Airways Magazine: Tensions brew between Belgium’s environmental tax strategy and Ryanair’s efforts to maintain price-sensitive travel demand.
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
• Mateusz Maszczynski
By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: Frontier Airlines enforces a new policy requiring flight attendants to provide doctor's notes for sick leave amid rising illness rates.
Air Data News
• JCC; Ricardo Meier
By Air Data News: Embraer has identified Malaysia as a promising market for its E2 family of jets, with senior company executives citing the country’s evolving airline.
By aeroflap.com.br: O Cade aprovou, sem restrições o ato de concentração envolvendo a United Airlines Inc. e a Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras.
FlightGlobal
• David Kaminski-Morrow
By FlightGlobal: Safety regulators have instructed operators of certain Israel Aerospace Industries converted Boeing 747-400 freighters to check wiring in the vicinity of cockpit oxygen hoses for potential risk of arcing and fire.
airportindustry-news.com
• Joey Stoate
ch-aviation
• CH-Aviation Staff
