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Associated Press • Associated Press

Investigators probe two U.S. small-aircraft accidents, including Alaska crash and Pennsylvania helicopter collision

Federal investigators are examining separate incidents involving small aircraft: a Security Aviation plane carrying a pilot and seven passengers crashed in Southwest Alaska with no reported survivors, while another small plane collided with a hovering Pennsylvania State Police helicopter. The causes of both events remain under investigation.

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2026-08-20T16:35:07.546622-07:00
ATC   Airports   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Airport Infrastructure & Air Traffic Management   Asia-Pacific (APAC)  
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Bloomberg • Angus Whitley

Sydney Air Traffic Controllers Warn of ‘Grave’ Safety Concerns

By Bloomberg: Air traffic controllers in Sydney have warned of “grave concerns” about flight safety because of new local airspace rules, the safety regulator said, just as the number of near misses and incidents at the airport mounts.

2026-08-20T17:20:42.706611-07:00
Antitrust   Codeshare   North America   Policy & Regulation   Airlines   Delta Air Lines  
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Reuters • David Shepardson

Delta, Aeromexico win US court battle to keep joint venture

By Reuters: A U.S. appeals court ‌overturned on Thursday the Trump administration's September 2025 order that sought to force Delta Air Lines and Aeromexico to unwind a joint venture.

Also: PaxEx.Aero
2026-08-20T14:50:33.765521-07:00
Routes   Europe   North America   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Airlines   Boeing  
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FlightGlobal • Graham Rapier

Alaska’s international expansion continues with two more European routes

By FlightGlobal: Flights to Athens and Paris form part of the carrier's strategy to operate 12 intercontinental routes from Seattle by 2030.

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2026-08-20T08:05:14.748804-07:00
North America   FlightSim   Workforce & Skills Development   Airlines   United Airlines  
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Aviacionline • Edgardo Gimenez Mazó

United Airlines completes expansion of world's largest flight training center, with capacity for 860 pilots a day

By Aviacionline: The US carrier completed the expansion of its simulator center in Denver, where it has invested more than US$145 million and which generates 1,600 direct jobs.

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2026-08-20T10:05:12.641085-07:00
GA   NTSB   Helicopter   North America   Airports   Accident   Aviation Safety & Regulation  
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Flying Magazine • Meg Godlewski

One Killed in Midair Collision Involving Police Helicopter and Cessna in Pennsylvania

By Flying Magazine: 2 survive midair collision over runway in Pennsylvania.

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2026-08-20T06:52:13.620315-07:00
Europe   M&A   Airlines  
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FlightGlobal • David Kaminski-Morrow

Icelandair Group agrees price for share in former rival Play’s Maltese AOC holder

By FlightGlobal: Purchase agreement will provide Icelandic flag-carrier with flexibility to 'streamline' operation. Icelandair Group is paying $686,000 for a 49% shareholding in the company Play Europe, the Maltese division of Icelandair’s former budget rival Play.

2026-08-20T11:20:05.950155-07:00