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Australia’s ATSB has released its final report into multiple Robinson R22 helicopter incidents in northern Australia involving drive belt failures. The investigation findings detail causal factors and safety issues identified by the inquiry, closing out the regulator’s look at how the failure occurred and why it matters for operators.
AeroTime
• Jean Carmela Lim
By AeroTime: Cebu Pacific announced it will bring Starlink satellite internet service to its aircraft, making it the first low-cost carrier in Southeast Asia to offer the connectivity system to passengers.
FlightGlobal
• Murdo Morrison
By FlightGlobal: Latest version of top-selling light jet will reach customers by 2028. Embraer has unveiled the Phenom 300EV as the third iteration of the Brazilian manufacturer's best-selling light jet.
Corporate Jet Investor
FlightGlobal
• David Kaminski-Morrow
By FlightGlobal: Investigators yet to disclose details of potential link with apparent engine failure. One aspect arising from the Malta Air Boeing 737-800 incident over the Greek-North Macedonian border is whether it demands deeper exploration of the rare risk of passenger window damage.
Air Data News
• Ricardo Meier
By Air Data News: Airline's largest A350 will enter service later this year with a four-class cabin and special Lufthansa has revealed its first Airbus A350-1000 as the aircraft completed painting at Airbus' Toulouse facility ahead of delivery later this year.
FlightGlobal
• Kerry Reals
By FlightGlobal: Lithuanian group plans to keep its fleet at 20 aircraft. Lithuanian wet-lease specialist GetJet Airlines is to invest in developing its in-house technical capabilities as it bids to reduce its reliance on external MRO providers.
FlightGlobal
• Edward Russell
By FlightGlobal: Brazilian airline is eager to expand its long-haul operation. Gol is due to receive the first of five Airbus A330-900s from lessor Avolon by the end of the year, and is already eyeing more widebody aircraft as it shifts from being a largely domestic carrier to a global Brazilian competitor.
Reuters
• Abhijith Ganapavaram
By Reuters: Two Irish entities owned by the leasing arm of Industrial and Commercial Bank of China have asked India's aviation regulator to deregister four Boeing 737 MAX aircraft leased to SpiceJet , regulatory documents showed, a step towards repossessing the jets.
Urban Air Mobility News
• Philip Butterworth-Hayes
Bloomberg
• Baiju Kalesh, Mihir Mishra, Saikat Das
