eVTOL   NTSB   Helicopter   Aviation Safety & Regulation  
The Air Current • Julie Johnsson

NTSB material: fatal April 2025 NYC helicopter crash involved bird strike, highlighting early eVTOL safety risks

New NTSB material says the helicopter involved in a fatal April 2025 accident in New York City struck birds before crashing. The incident underscores the operational hazards facing early flying platforms as urban air mobility expands and more aircraft operate in dense environments.

Also: The Independent
2026-07-16T11:56:21.102901-07:00
Routes   PaxEx   Airports   Airline Industry & Market Trends   United Airlines  
Paddle Your Own Kanoo • Mateusz Maszczynski

Flyers Want to Avoid Flying to Donald J. Trump Airport So Much That United Airlines is Now Offering Free Flight Changes

By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: The newly renamed Donald J. Trump International Airport in Palm Beach, Florida, is proving so unpopular with passengers that United Airlines has decided to give reservation agents carte blanche authority to rebook flyers with existing tickets onto flights to nearby airports at no extra cost.

Also: Live and Let's Fly, One Mile at a Time and View from the Wing
2026-07-16T09:14:00.591970-07:00