New York Times
• Christine Hauser
A REACH Air Medical Services Airbus H135 carrying five people crashed into the Pacific off California’s Catalina Island. Two occupants died, two survivors were hospitalized in stable condition and one remained missing; the helicopter came to rest in about 240 feet of water, with the NTSB investigating.
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Airbus is asking some operators to conduct additional inspections of A330neos during scheduled maintenance after a previously disclosed quality lapse involving stray tools. The request adds inspection work for affected aircraft and underscores continuing quality-control scrutiny across the widebody production and support chain.
Airbus employees in Spain voted to support a union-backed proposal ending months of intermittent strike action, unions said Thursday. The agreement removes an immediate source of disruption for Airbus operations in the country, though the available information does not detail the proposal’s terms or implementation timeline.
The UK Ministry of Defence has extended Airbus’ support contract for the Royal Air Force’s A400M Atlas fleet in a deal worth £190 million. The agreement is intended to increase daily availability of fully mission-capable aircraft from 10 to 13 by the end of 2027.
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A REACH Air Medical Services Airbus H135 carrying five people crashed into the Pacific off California’s Catalina Island. Two occupants died, two survivors were hospitalized in stable condition and one remained missing; the helicopter came to rest in about 240 feet of water, with the NTSB investigating.
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Romanian carrier AnimaWings has filed for insolvency and entered judicial reorganisation after recurring technical problems grounded its Airbus A220-300 fleet. Two of the airline’s six aircraft have been flown to Toulouse, while the company plans to continue operating and preserve as many scheduled routes as possible.
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Malaysia Aviation Group, parent of Malaysia Airlines, has signed an agreement to acquire Airbus-owned Sepang Aircraft Engineering, an A320-family MRO provider. The transaction, which would return the facility to Malaysian ownership, remains subject to regulatory approval and is expected to close in 2027.
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FLYONE Armenia has finalized its first direct purchase from Airbus, ordering two A321neos powered by CFM LEAP-1A engines. The privately owned carrier will configure the aircraft with 239 seats as it expands from Yerevan across Europe, the Middle East and former Soviet states, where airport traffic has surpassed 5.6 million annual passengers.
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The European Space Agency has selected consortia led by Airbus Defence and Space and OHB to conduct parallel studies of a future European-led space station in low Earth orbit. The effort marks an early step toward defining Europe’s potential post-ISS human-spaceflight architecture and industrial roles.
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