Vertical Mag
2025 reshaped the rotorcraft sector, with high‑profile safety events prompting renewed regulatory debate while manufacturers pushed design and capability advances. This Top 10 roundup highlights lessons learned, shifting certification pressures, and technological developments that will influence operations and procurement in 2026.
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FlightGlobal
• Jon Hemmerdinger
By FlightGlobal: The Federal Aviation Administration has issued an airworthiness directive requiring airlines to modify fuel system components on 586 Pratt & Whitney PW1100G engines following multiple fan-blade fracture events that resulted in three under-cowl fires.
Reuters
By Reuters: A cracked part found on a UPS MD-11 cargo jet that crashed in November in Kentucky was flagged in a Boeing service letter more than a decade earlier, the National Transportation Safety Board said on Wednesday.
By airindia.com: Explore the latest news from Air India. Learn more about Air India's codeshare agreement with Saudia.
Aviation Source
• Len Varley
By Aviation Source: In a year marked by regional challenges, airBaltic carried a record 5.2 million passengers in 2025 and continued its operational expansion.
Airline Economics
FlightGlobal
• Jon Hemmerdinger
By FlightGlobal: NASA's X-59 supersonic demonstrator sits partially disassembled at Armstrong Flight Research Center following its October maiden flight, with engineers removing dozens of panels to complete required inspections before resuming flight tests this spring.
Flying Magazine
• Zach Vasile
By Flying Magazine: Boeing on Tuesday agreed to settle a lawsuit brought by a Canadian man whose parents and sister were killed in a 737 Max crash in Ethiopia in 2019.
