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Aerial Firefighting   Helicopter   North America   Accident  
Associated Press • Rebecca Boone

Two crew members killed in firefighting helicopter crash during Yosemite’s Dome Fire

A Fly Precision Eurocopter AS332L1 crashed Sunday afternoon while conducting water drops on the roughly 3,000-acre Dome Fire in Yosemite National Park, killing both crew members aboard. The crash occurred in Mariposa County, California, during active wildfire-suppression operations, according to the U.S. Forest Service.

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2026-09-21T12:21:26.414901-07:00
Antitrust   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Policy & Regulation   Airlines   Spirit Airlines  
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FlightGlobal • Graham Rapier

Breeze urges FAA to bar legacy carriers from buying defunct Spirit’s slots

By FlightGlobal: Low-cost carrier asked regulators to place more conditions on the future transfer of slots purchased by JetBlue. Breeze Airways and other low-cost carriers are urging regulators to preserve competition as they consider JetBlue Airways' purchase of slots previously owned by now-defunct Spirit Airlines.

2026-09-21T10:05:20.903651-07:00
ATC   AI   Airport Infrastructure & Air Traffic Management  
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Bloomberg • Allyson Versprille

FAA Begins Rollout of AI Air Traffic Tool to Trim Flight Delays

By Bloomberg: The US Federal Aviation Administration began rolling out a new artificial intelligence tool that the agency said will help air traffic controllers identify spots of potential congestion early on to help curb flight delays and cancellations.

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2026-09-21T10:20:20.533144-07:00
ATC   PaxEx   Airports   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Airport Infrastructure & Air Traffic Management   Airlines  
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Bloomberg • Danny Lee

UK Airspace Suffers Second System Failure, Delaying Some Flights

By Bloomberg: The UK airspace suffered temporary disruption over northern England and Scotland, leading to delays and cancellations that frustrated passengers and airlines, just weeks after a widespread glitch wrought havoc across the country’s airports.

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2026-09-21T02:50:04.517806-07:00
ATC   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Cybersecurity (Cyber Threats & Protection)  
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Reuters • David Shepardson

US aircraft communications with FAA 'incredibly insecure,' senator says

By Reuters: A government watchdog report on Monday shows communications between US air traffic ​controllers and commercial airplanes are "incredibly insecure" and the Federal Aviation ‌Administration must take steps to address threats, Senator Ron Wyden said.

2026-09-21T08:20:02.972096-07:00