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Indian Air Force HAL Tejas crashes during Dubai Airshow display; pilot killed

An Indian Air Force HAL Tejas light combat aircraft crashed during a flying demonstration at the Dubai Airshow at Al Maktoum International Airport at about 14:10 local time on Friday, killing the pilot. UAE and Indian authorities have opened an investigation into the accident.

2025-11-21T03:03:30.831376-08:00

Reuters

NTSB: High‑altitude weather balloon struck United 737‑8 windshield over Utah

2025-11-20T15:09:29.808207-08:00

Flying Magazine

NTSB preliminary report: fatigue cracks in pylon caused UPS MD‑11F left‑engine separation, killing 14

2025-11-20T09:00:13.154022-08:00

Reuters

AAIA preliminary: ACT Airlines 747‑400F runway excursion in Hong Kong linked to asymmetric thrust

2025-11-18T20:04:23.407118-08:00

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Indian Air Force HAL Tejas crashes during Dubai Airshow display; pilot killed An Indian Air Force HAL Tejas light combat aircraft crashed during a flying demonstration at the Dubai Airshow at Al Maktoum International Airport at about 14:10 local time on Friday, killing the pilot. UAE and Indian authorities have opened an investigation into the accident.

2025-11-21T03:03:30.831376-08:00

Indian Air Force HAL Tejas crashes during Dubai Airshow display; pilot killed

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NTSB: High‑altitude weather balloon struck United 737‑8 windshield over Utah The NTSB says an object that struck the right‑side cockpit windshield of a United Airlines Boeing 737‑8 at about FL360 on Oct. 16 was a high‑altitude weather balloon used to collect atmospheric data, showering the flight crew with glass and forcing an emergency diversion to Salt Lake City.

2025-11-20T15:09:29.808207-08:00

NTSB: High‑altitude weather balloon struck United 737‑8 windshield over Utah

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NTSB preliminary report: fatigue cracks in pylon caused UPS MD‑11F left‑engine separation, killing 14 The NTSB's preliminary report finds fatigue cracks in pylon‑mount components that secured the left engine on the UPS MD‑11F that crashed after takeoff from Louisville on Nov. 4, causing the engine to detach and vault over the airframe; the accident killed 14.

2025-11-20T09:00:13.154022-08:00

NTSB preliminary report: fatigue cracks in pylon caused UPS MD‑11F left‑engine separation, killing 14

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Lithium battery ignites on SAS flight; eight hospitalized after cabin fills with toxic smoke A lithium battery ignited onboard an SAS passenger flight, filling the cabin with dense toxic smoke and prompting an emergency response. Eight people were hospitalized for smoke inhalation or related injuries; airline officials and investigators are examining the cause and crew firefighting actions.

2025-11-20T06:24:00.830172-08:00

Lithium battery ignites on SAS flight; eight hospitalized after cabin fills with toxic smoke

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Pat Epps, leader of the Glacier Girl P‑38 recovery and champion of historic aviation, dies at 91 Pat Epps, 91, the pioneering aviator who led the Greenland Expedition Society and orchestrated recovery of the "Glacier Girl" P‑38, died peacefully in Atlanta. A Living Legend of Aviation and Georgia Aviation Hall of Fame inductee, he was known for mentorship, support of vintage aviation and advocacy for veterans.

2025-11-19T10:52:09.383235-08:00

Pat Epps, leader of the Glacier Girl P‑38 recovery and champion of historic aviation, dies at 91

The War Zone

UK says Russian spy ship Yantar used lasers to dazzle RAF P‑8 crew off UK coast UK Defence Secretary John Healey said a Royal Air Force P‑8 crew monitoring the Russian undersea‑intelligence ship Yantar reported being 'dazzled' by lasers directed at their aircraft while tracking the vessel off UK waters. The BBC and the MoD say the incidents occurred within the past two weeks.

2025-11-19T09:05:19.131520-08:00

UK says Russian spy ship Yantar used lasers to dazzle RAF P‑8 crew off UK coast

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AAIA preliminary: ACT Airlines 747‑400F runway excursion in Hong Kong linked to asymmetric thrust A Hong Kong AAIA preliminary report into the Oct. 20 ACT Airlines Boeing 747‑400F runway excursion found asymmetric thrust — one engine surged to full forward during landing — was a key factor. The freighter was destroyed; two airport security personnel were killed and four crew survived.

2025-11-18T20:04:23.407118-08:00

AAIA preliminary: ACT Airlines 747‑400F runway excursion in Hong Kong linked to asymmetric thrust

Daily Sabah

Black-box analysis of Turkish C-130 crash in Georgia to take at least two months, minister says Turkey's defence minister said black-box analysis and initial findings into last week's C-130 cargo aircraft crash in Georgia — which killed 20 Turkish soldiers after departing Azerbaijan — will take at least two months. Preliminary reporting says the tail separated first and the airframe broke into three parts.

2025-11-17T10:29:15.969213-08:00

Black-box analysis of Turkish C-130 crash in Georgia to take at least two months, minister says

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