NTSB   Accident   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Policy & Regulation  
AeroTime • Ian Molyneaux

NTSB finds potentially impairing drugs detected in 28.6% of fatally injured US pilots

The NTSB reports one in four fatally injured pilots in the US tested positive for potentially impairing drugs. More than half of the tested pilots had at least one drug detected, and potentially impairing drugs were found in 28.6% of cases, underscoring ongoing concerns about medical and substance-risk controls.

2026-05-15T03:54:56.643280-07:00
Aircraft Demand: Airline Distress & Consolidation   Orders   Airbus   Airlines   Embraer  
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Air Data News • Ricardo Meier

LOT begins retiring Embraer E175 jets ahead of Airbus A220 deliveries

By Air Data News: Two Embraer 175s left service in 2025 and were ferried into storage between March and April Polish Airlines has started withdrawing Embraer E-Jets from service as part of its transition toward the Airbus A220 , according to a report published by Aviation Week .

2026-05-15T04:24:59.529213-07:00
eVTOL   UAV Development & Drone Programs   M&A   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Cybersecurity (Cyber Threats & Protection)   Archer Aviation  
FlightGlobal • Dominic Perry

Vertical dismisses Archer patent claims as ‘threadbare allegations’ in court filing

By FlightGlobal: UK eVTOL developer says US rival's argument is "self-defeating" as it asks for case to be thrown out. Vertical Aerospace has asked a US court to dismiss the US patent infringement lawsuit filed against it by Archer Aviation, branding its rival’s claims as “threadbare allegations”.

2026-05-15T03:43:13.554174-07:00