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A drone incursion prompted Moldova to close its airspace and delay a flight carrying Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy from Chisinau to Oslo. Separate reports said a drone came close to the aircraft during takeoff, underscoring the operational and security risks posed by unmanned aircraft near VIP movements.
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A drone incursion prompted Moldova to close its airspace and delay a flight carrying Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy from Chisinau to Oslo. Separate reports said a drone came close to the aircraft during takeoff, underscoring the operational and security risks posed by unmanned aircraft near VIP movements.
President Trump’s departure for a Republican convention in Dallas was delayed after an emergency slide deployed while the Qatari-donated aircraft was parked on the tarmac at Joint Base Andrews. The incident occurred before takeoff and involved the jet designated for the trip.
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An emergency inflatable slide deployed shortly before President Donald Trump was due to depart Joint Base Andrews for a midterm convention in Dallas aboard the Qatari-gifted aircraft being used as Air Force One. The unexpected deployment prompted a temporary delay while Air Force personnel addressed the issue.
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US investigators determined that an All Nippon Airways Boeing 787-9 captain inadvertently activated the take-off/go-around switch during touchdown at Houston after a Cat III autoland approach in fog. The resulting pitch-up caused the twinjet to strike its tail, highlighting risks during low-visibility automated landings.
A helicopter conducting a Flying Doctor Service mission crashed in a remote area of Sarawak on Malaysia’s Borneo island, killing all five people aboard. Authorities recovered the remains of the pilot and four medical staff, according to reports.
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Evidence from the flight data recorder indicates the pilots of an Amazon Prime Air cargo aircraft considered aborting their landing shortly before the jet crashed in Miami, killing five people on the ground. Investigators are continuing to reconstruct the sequence of events and determine contributing factors.
One of the world’s last operational Douglas DC-8 freighters veered off the runway while landing in Kinshasa, suffering a nose-gear collapse. The incident highlights the continued operation of an increasingly rare four-engine freighter in commercial cargo service and raises immediate questions about aircraft condition and runway operations.
The NTSB said radio contact was established before a Cessna collided with a state patrol helicopter near Carlisle Airport in Pennsylvania. The Cessna pilot was killed, while two occupants of the helicopter were injured, prompting an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the midair collision.
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