ATC   NTSB   Airports   Accident   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Airport Infrastructure & Air Traffic Management  
Reuters • David Shepardson

NTSB: 'Multitude of errors' and systemic failures caused fatal American Airlines regional jet–Army Black Hawk collision

The NTSB concluded that the fatal January 2025 collision between an American Airlines regional jet and an Army Black Hawk near Reagan Washington National Airport resulted from a "multitude of errors" and systemic issues across multiple organizations. Board members said their probe identified failures in procedures, oversight and interagency coordination.

Also: CNBC and Bloomberg Law
2026-01-27T07:19:47.127506-08:00
MRO   Helicopter   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Airbus  
FlightGlobal • Dominic Perry

Brazilian probe into H160 helicopter ditching points to fatigue failure of main rotor part

By FlightGlobal: Brazilian investigators have disclosed the sequence of events that led to the ditching of an Airbus Helicopters H160 off the coast of Brazil in early January, although are yet to reach a conclusion for the fatigue failure of a critical part of the main rotor assembly.

Also: Aviation Week
2026-01-27T07:19:18.764983-08:00
Air Cargo & Freight Logistics   Aircraft Finance & Leasing   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Airlines   Boeing  
The Air Current • Elan Head

UPS Airlines has retired the grounded MD-11 freighter from its fleet

By The Air Current: ![](https://theaircurrent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Ostrower-Headshot-1-300x300.jpg) In its full-year earnings report on Jan. 27, UPS announced it “accelerated its fleet modernization plans, completing the retirement of its MD-11 fleet during the fourth quarter of 2025.” The disclosure included an after-tax charge of $137 million due to a write-off of the model, which has been grounded by.

Also: Air Data News, Simple Flying and Airline Geeks
2026-01-27T06:09:26.666323-08:00
Supply Chain   M&A   Orders   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Boeing   Boeing 737  
Reuters • Dan Catchpole, Nathan Gomes

Boeing posts Q4 profit after unit sale and stronger jet deliveries

By Reuters: Boeing swung to a fourth-quarter profit on Tuesday, driven by the sale of its digital aviation services provider, as well as rising jet output and stronger deliveries.

Also: Simple Flying, World Airline News, LARA, Boeing, Breitflyte, aerospaceglobalnews.com, news.ssbcrack.com, mynorthwest.com, ABC News, theglobeandmail.com and miragenews.com
2026-01-27T05:11:28.069397-08:00
Israel   SAF   Hydrogen   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Sustainability & Climate Initiatives   Boeing  
Reuters • Steven Scheer

Boeing and Israel’s Technion to develop SAF from green hydrogen and CO2 to help meet aviation’s 2050 decarbonization goal

By Reuters: Boeing and Israel's Technion university said on Tuesday they were beginning to develop Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) from feedstocks including green hydrogen and carbon dioxide to enable the aviation sector's long-term growth.

2026-01-27T06:23:30.641678-08:00