Helicopter   Accident  
Associated Press • Diarlei Rodrigues

Two helicopters collide mid-air over Rio de Janeiro, killing all six aboard and triggering a fire at an EV dealership

Two helicopters collided over Recreio dos Bandeirantes in western Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, crashing and killing all six people aboard, according to firefighters. The wreckage sparked a major fire after impacting the parking area of an electric vehicle dealership.

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2026-06-14T08:31:01.385067-07:00
ATC   AI   Policy & Regulation   Thales  
The Air Current • Will Guisbond

FAA close to picking ASI over Palantir, Thales for its AI-powered air traffic management system

By The Air Current: The award would catapult the company, which had just over 150 employees as of April, to the center of a massive nationwide ATC system overhaul. Dubbed SMART, the system has been described by the FAA as a central pillar of its national airspace system (NAS) modernization plan.

2026-06-13T16:20:24.638043-07:00