Europe   Airports   Accident   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Boeing   Lufthansa  
Bloomberg • Sonja Wind

Lufthansa 787 nose-gear collapse at Frankfurt: investigators cite misplaced locking pin during maintenance

German investigators say a nose-gear collapse of a Lufthansa Boeing 787 at Frankfurt last month involved a safety locking pin that was not inserted into the correct hole during maintenance while engineers were working on the aircraft at the gate. The pin was reportedly still in its storage box/toolbox when the landing gear was retracted.

2026-07-09T08:29:36.178294-07:00
Airports   Airport Infrastructure & Air Traffic Management   Policy & Regulation  
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Flying Magazine • Meg Godlewski

Palm Beach International Officially Renamed President Donald J. Trump International

By Flying Magazine: FAA has updated Palm Bech, Florida, airport’s identifier to KDJT, requiring flight plan adjustments and documentation updates for operators.

Also: Aviation A2Z, One Mile at a Time, The Independent, thebulkheadseat.com and GlobalAir.com
2026-07-09T09:46:15.669705-07:00
Helicopter   Europe   Military Aircraft Procurement   Accident   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact  
AeroTime • Clement Charpentreau

Hellenic Air Force F-16 belly lands at Zakynthos Airport, catches fire

By AeroTime: A Hellenic Air Force F-16 caught fire after making a gearless emergency landing at Zakynthos Airport. The pilot escaped unharmed.

Also: Aviation A2Z
2026-07-09T07:16:03.308622-07:00
Accident   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Boeing   Boeing 737  
FlightGlobal • David Kaminski-Morrow

Crew’s failure to verify revised data resulted in 737’s slow and shallow take-off from Luton

By FlightGlobal: Pilots accepted intersection departure for Max 8 but did not update flight-management computer. UK investigators have determined that the crew of a Boeing 737 Max 8 did not update performance data after switching from a planned full-length runway take-off to an intersection departure during an April 2025 incident.

Also: The Independent
2026-07-09T06:30:43.271045-07:00
eVTOL   AI  
Aviation Today • John Persinos

Q&A: The CEO Building Aviation's Digital Backbone

By Aviation Today: Q&A: The CEO Building Aviation’s Digital Backbone By John Persinos | July 9, 2026 Send Feedback advanced air mobility , electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) , industry trends.

2026-07-09T08:59:10.639913-07:00
eVTOL   AI   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Beta Technologies  
eVTOL Insights • Thomas Sleightholm

Horizon Aircraft Selects BETA Technologies for Cavorite X7 Flight Control Systems

By eVTOL Insights: Horizon Aircraft has chosen BETA Technologies to supply advanced flight control computers and software for its Cavorite X7 hybrid-electric vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft.

Also: Vertical Mag and CNA
2026-07-09T05:16:21.071443-07:00