FlightGlobal
• Dominic Perry
An Airbus H160 operated by Omni Taxi Aero made an emergency sea landing off Rio de Janeiro on 2 January 2026 after an in‑flight technical problem while transporting Petrobras personnel. All eight onboard were rescued by the Brazilian Navy; authorities have opened a safety investigation into the H160’s first accident.
Associated Press
• Associated Press
By Associated Press: Officials say four people have been killed when a private helicopter crashed in the mountains in Arizona.
AeroTime
• Stephen Pope
By AeroTime: Airbus is retiring its first-generation Beluga cargo aircraft and is searching for museum or educational homes for the oversized fleet.
Airways Magazine
• Airways Newsroom
By Airways Magazine: Tensions brew between Belgium’s environmental tax strategy and Ryanair’s efforts to maintain price-sensitive travel demand.
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
• Mateusz Maszczynski
By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: Frontier Airlines enforces a new policy requiring flight attendants to provide doctor's notes for sick leave amid rising illness rates.
Air Data News
• JCC; Ricardo Meier
By Air Data News: Embraer has identified Malaysia as a promising market for its E2 family of jets, with senior company executives citing the country’s evolving airline.
By aerospaceglobalnews.com: India’s civil aviation regulator has reportedly launched enforcement proceedings against an Air India pilot.
airportindustry-news.com
• Joey Stoate
By airportindustry-news.com: San Francisco International Airport (SFO) has announced a closure of Runway 1 Right for six months of 2026.
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
• Mateusz Maszczynski
