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FAA issues safety alert and new guidance to prevent cockpit voice recorder (CVR) audio data loss

The FAA has issued new guidance aimed at ensuring critical cockpit voice recorder (CVR) audio is preserved for accident investigations. The safety alert focuses on preventing gaps or loss of CVR audio that can limit investigators’ ability to analyze crew actions and cockpit events after safety occurrences.

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2026-07-08T07:14:04.148286-07:00

CAPA

UAE GCAA certifies Dubai’s VDX purpose-built vertiport for eVTOL operations

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2026-07-07T18:59:57.134240-07:00

AeroTime

NAIA tarmac collision: Saudia Boeing 787-9 strikes Philippine Airlines A320 tail while taxiing; both aircraft damaged and ground

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2026-07-08T03:58:57.170201-07:00

Bloomberg

Airbus says Gulf carriers can rebound from Iran-war disruption

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2026-07-08T04:29:20.970756-07:00

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Flying Magazine

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FAA issues safety alert and new guidance to prevent cockpit voice recorder (CVR) audio data loss The FAA has issued new guidance aimed at ensuring critical cockpit voice recorder (CVR) audio is preserved for accident investigations. The safety alert focuses on preventing gaps or loss of CVR audio that can limit investigators’ ability to analyze crew actions and cockpit events after safety occurrences.

2026-07-08T07:14:04.148286-07:00

FAA issues safety alert and new guidance to prevent cockpit voice recorder (CVR) audio data loss

Bloomberg

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Airbus says Gulf carriers can rebound from Iran-war disruption Airbus said it remains optimistic that airlines across the Persian Gulf will work through business disruption tied to the war in Iran and regain their role as a key growth driver for global aviation. The company framed the outlook as a recovery pathway for the region’s carrier demand and capacity momentum.

2026-07-08T04:29:20.970756-07:00

Airbus says Gulf carriers can rebound from Iran-war disruption

AeroTime

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NAIA tarmac collision: Saudia Boeing 787-9 strikes Philippine Airlines A320 tail while taxiing; both aircraft damaged and ground A ground collision at Manila’s Ninoy Aquino International Airport occurred when a Saudia Boeing 787-9, during a taxi maneuver, struck the tail (rudder area) of a parked Philippine Airlines Airbus A320-214. No passengers or crew were reported hurt, but both aircraft sustained damage and were grounded as authorities probe the incident.

2026-07-08T03:58:57.170201-07:00

NAIA tarmac collision: Saudia Boeing 787-9 strikes Philippine Airlines A320 tail while taxiing; both aircraft damaged and ground

CAPA

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UAE GCAA certifies Dubai’s VDX purpose-built vertiport for eVTOL operations The UAE General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) and Skyports Infrastructure announced that VDX, Dubai’s flagship vertiport in the air taxi network, has received regulatory certification for electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft operations. The certification positions VDX as the “world’s first” purpose-built commercial vertiport for eVTOL use.

2026-07-07T18:59:57.134240-07:00

UAE GCAA certifies Dubai’s VDX purpose-built vertiport for eVTOL operations

Associated Press

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K2 Airways Boeing 737-400 cargo freighter missing after navigation issue en route to Karachi A Pakistan-registered K2 Airways Boeing 737-400 freighter (AP-BOI) operating as flight KTA1732 from Sharjah to Karachi lost contact with air traffic control after reporting a navigational system problem. Authorities say the aircraft disappeared over the Arabian Sea about 155nm from Karachi and search and rescue efforts are underway, hampered by rough seas.

2026-07-07T13:17:57.368975-07:00

K2 Airways Boeing 737-400 cargo freighter missing after navigation issue en route to Karachi

FlightGlobal

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Kyrgyz authorities suspend TezJet after MD-83 landing-gear collapse at Bishkek Manas during taxi; investigation underway Kyrgyz civil aviation authorities have temporarily suspended TezJet operations after one of the carrier’s Boeing MD-83s suffered a landing-gear collapse while taxiing for the runway at Bishkek Manas Airport. The move comes about a month after Kyrgyzstan was removed from the EU’s aviation safety blacklist and follows a probe into the event.

2026-07-07T12:29:11.854517-07:00

Kyrgyz authorities suspend TezJet after MD-83 landing-gear collapse at Bishkek Manas during taxi; investigation underway

eVTOL Insights

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Electra partners with Signature Aviation and UrbanV-Signature to lay groundwork for eSTOL point-to-point regional air mobility Electric aircraft startup Electra.aero has signed an MOU with fixed-base operator Signature Aviation and vertiport developer UrbanV-Signature to build the infrastructure platform for point-to-point regional travel. The plan centers on next-generation vertiports and a global network of private aviation terminals, supporting Electra’s eSTOL aircraft designed for takeoff/landing in 150 feet.

2026-07-07T05:14:29.644526-07:00

Electra partners with Signature Aviation and UrbanV-Signature to lay groundwork for eSTOL point-to-point regional air mobility

Flying Magazine

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NTSB final report finds custom counterweight plug failure drove elevator jam and loss of control in Rob Holland accident The NTSB concluded that a failure of a custom counterweight plug caused a jammed elevator during landing, leading to loss of control in the accident that killed aerobatic pilot Rob Holland. The report frames the event as a component/rigging malfunction with direct flight-control consequences at low altitude.

2026-07-06T12:13:55.164733-07:00

NTSB final report finds custom counterweight plug failure drove elevator jam and loss of control in Rob Holland accident

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