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Last Updated: Wednesday, April 2, 2025, 5:11 PM PDT
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Vertical Mag
Helicopter Leasing Stability: Caution Amid Speculative Orders
By Vertical Mag: Milestone: Speculative orders could tip ‘finely balanced’ supply/demand equilibrium Helicopter leasing company Milestone Aviation says the industry is experiencing a level of stability not seen for over a decade, but has cautioned against “exuberance” that could alter the current balance between supply and demand.
markey.senate.gov
• News Release
US Senator Ed Markey Introduces New Legislation to Require Boeing to Include Workers on its Board of Directors
By markey.senate.gov: Safety Starts at the Top Act would ensure aerospace manufacturers prioritize safety over...
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
• Mateusz Maszczynski
FAA Says its Sending Counselors to the Control Tower at National Reagan Airport After Bloody Fight Breaks Out Between Stressed Controllers
By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is sending crisis counselors to the control tower at National Reagan Airport in Washington DC and reviewing the number of arrivals that controllers are expected to deal with after a bloody brawl broke out between two on-duty staffers last week.
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Paddle Your Own Kanoo
• Mateusz Maszczynski
United Airlines Continues Ambitious Global Expansion With New Routes to Bangkok, Adelaide and Ho Chi Minh City
By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: United Airlines already has the most extensive international route network of any US-based carrier, and its global network has just gotten even more ambitious with new routes to Adelaide, Bangkok, and Ho Chi Minh City.
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Aviation Week
• Graham Warwick
Unither Flies First Piloted Hydrogen-Electric Helicopter
By Aviation Week: Unither Bioelectronics has accomplished the first flight of a hydrogen-powered helicopter in Canada.
Aviation Week
• Graham Warwick
Startup Launches Innovative Wave-Skimming Uncrewed Cargo Seagliders
By Aviation Week: Poseidon is flying its subscale model, which the company plans to launch as its first product.
FlightGlobal
• David Kaminski-Morrow
Swiftair 737 crash probe finds flaps remained retracted after hydraulic system turned off
By FlightGlobal: Lithuanian investigators have disclosed that the flaps of a Boeing 737-400 freighter remained retracted during its final approach to Vilnius, before the jet sank below the glideslope and crashed short of the runway.
