Aviation News

NTSB Helicopter Accident

AeroTime • Ian Molyneaux

NTSB preliminary report examines final 29 seconds before fatal NBC helicopter crash

The NTSB has published a preliminary report in its investigation of last month’s fatal helicopter crash involving NBC. The report focuses on the aircraft’s final 29 seconds, offering an early account of the sequence under review; the investigation remains ongoing.

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2026-10-07T06:06:11.998865-07:00

Aviation Safety & Regulation

Flying Magazine • Veryln Benson

Pilots Must Embrace the ‘What-If’ Philosophy

By Flying Magazine: Master instructor instilled importance of preparation for pilots and trusting your training.

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2026-10-07T05:05:11.145492-07:00

Air Cargo & Freight Logistics Africa Orders Boeing 737

ch-aviation • Hilka Birns

Stabo Air inducts Zambia's first B737-400 freighter

By ch-aviation: Stabo Air (4E, Lusaka) has inducted the first Zambian-registered B737-400(SF) at its base in Lusaka, according to ch-aviation research.

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2026-10-07T04:34:56.688447-07:00

Airline Industry & Market Trends Asia-Pacific (APAC) Airlines

Bloomberg • Dipika Lalwani, Harry Suhartono

Garuda Indonesia Seeks More Financing as Rising Costs, Fuel Bite

By Bloomberg: PT Garuda Indonesia is planning to raise more debt and has negotiated longer payment terms with its main fuel supplier PT Pertamina, the airline said in an earnings call, as soaring oil and maintenance costs deepened losses.

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2026-10-07T05:05:42.836789-07:00

ATC Airport Infrastructure & Air Traffic Management

FlightGlobal • David Kaminski-Morrow

Simulations validate concept to enable idle-thrust approaches to busy airports

By FlightGlobal: German aerospace centre tests dynamic recalculation of vertical profiles in response to tactical speed changes.

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2026-10-07T05:06:02.556460-07:00

Aerial Firefighting Europe North America Orders

AeroTime • Clement Charpentreau

Canada, EU plan joint purchase of 50 De Havilland water bombers

By AeroTime: Canada and the EU are preparing to announce a joint purchase of 50 De Havilland water bombers for use in Europe and Canada from 2030.

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2026-10-07T05:06:08.694261-07:00

Airports Airlines Delta Air Lines

Paddle Your Own Kanoo • Mateusz Maszczynski

Delta Air Fired 15 Ground Workers at Miami Airport After Investigation into Potential Fraud On Cuba Flights

By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: Delta Air Lines has been accused of race discrimination after it fired 15 airport ground workers at Miami International Airport (MIA) following an investigation into potential fraud on flights they were supervising that were going to Cuba.

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2026-10-07T05:35:05.176946-07:00

Europe Sustainability & Climate Initiatives

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FlightGlobal • Dominic Perry

No rest for Clean Aviation as call 4 decision ushers in busy year-end

By FlightGlobal: EU body now has 53 projects on its books, representing some €3.6 billion of research and innovation spending.

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2026-10-07T06:06:02.646184-07:00

NTSB preliminary report examines final 29 seconds before fatal NBC helicopter crash

Pilots Must Embrace the ‘What-If’ Philosophy

Stabo Air inducts Zambia's first B737-400 freighter

Garuda Indonesia Seeks More Financing as Rising Costs, Fuel Bite

Simulations validate concept to enable idle-thrust approaches to busy airports

Canada, EU plan joint purchase of 50 De Havilland water bombers

Delta Air Fired 15 Ground Workers at Miami Airport After Investigation into Potential Fraud On Cuba Flights

No rest for Clean Aviation as call 4 decision ushers in busy year-end

NTSB report focuses on final 29 seconds before fatal NBC helicopter crash

No rest for Clean Aviation as call 4 decision ushers in busy year-end

Delta Air Fired 15 Ground Workers at Miami Airport After Investigation into Potential Fraud On Cuba Flights

Stabo Air inducts Zambia's first B737-400 freighter

Simulations validate concept to enable idle-thrust approaches to busy airports

Canada, EU plan joint purchase of 50 De Havilland water bombers

Airbus targets 100 aircraft per month for A320 successor

Somon Air selects Moment for first IFE rollout

Japan Airlines to reopen renovated domestic lounges at Tokyo Haneda on October 8

Skytrans Dash-8 took evasive action to avoid light aircraft on approach to Townsville

British Airways to remove 52 seats in major A380 cabin overhaul, expanding premium economy and business class

Flydubai co-pilot allegedly tried to seize aircraft and steer it toward Ben Gurion Airport

Flydubai co-pilot suspected of planning attack before hiring; investigators see no organizational or foreign-government ties

Six presumed dead after Latitude Air Ambulance Gulfstream G100 crashes off Massachusetts

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