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ATSB flags situational awareness and misunderstanding in helicopter–firebombing close encounter over Victoria

The ATSB report examines a loss-of-separation incident over Victoria involving a helicopter and a firebombing aircraft, attributing the event to misunderstanding and inadequate situational awareness. The findings point to breakdowns in how crews perceived and managed the fireground airspace during the encounter.

2026-05-05T06:34:44.723584-07:00
ch-aviationHilka Birns

Kenya's EnComm sues BAe Systems over ATP support withdrawal

By ch-aviation: Support Contact Newsroom Print Page Preparing for print Commercial Aviation Encomm Aviation ATP(F), © Encomm Aviation By Hilka Birns 05May2026 LinkedIn X Facebook Copy news link RSS Feed Encomm Aviation ( Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta ) has filed a USD160 million lawsuit in the UK High Court against BAe Systems , alleging the aerospace and defence giant breached its duty of care by abruptly withdrawing support for the BAe Advanced Turbo-Prop ( BAe ATP ) aircraft type, grounding its fleet and destroying its business.

2026-05-05T06:55:54.865492-07:00
eu-startups.comDavid Cendon Garcia

WaiV Robotics emerges from stealth with €6.4 million to develop autonomous UAV landing infrastructure

By eu-startups.com: ./block WaiV Robotics , a British maritime autonomous infrastructure developer, has raised €6.4 million ($7.5 million) in Seed funding as it emerges from stealth in order to introduce their fully automatic landing and takeoff platform designed to enable reliable VTOL (vertical take-off and landing) drone operations even in high sea states.

2026-05-05T05:40:04.052467-07:00
ch-aviationIvan Nadalet

IOM-based SPV takes Air Zimbabwe to court over A320s

By ch-aviation: An Isle of Man-based special purpose vehicle (SPV) has taken Air Zimbabwe (UM, Harare International) to court in Zimbabwe over its failure to pay leasing dues on two A320-200s amid a dispute over who owns the jets.

2026-05-05T04:54:20.467684-07:00