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India to send investigators to U.S. next week to review data from June Air India crash

India will send investigators to the United States next week to review data on the deadly Air India crash in June with the National Transportation Safety Board, Bloomberg reports. The visit enables a joint technical review of flight and wreckage data already collected in the investigation.

2025-12-06T06:42:38.584039-08:00

The Guardian

Malaysia to restart MH370 deep‑sea search in highest‑probability zone with Ocean Infinity at year‑end

2025-12-02T19:48:20.166641-08:00

AeroTime

Carriers rush ELAC software patch across A320 Family after Airbus and EASA alert; DGCA orders checks on 300+ jets

2025-11-30T04:09:34.987059-08:00

Reuters

AOG Technics director pleads guilty to supplying counterfeit CFM56 engine parts (2019–2023)

2025-12-01T05:01:31.658644-08:00

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India to send investigators to U.S. next week to review data from June Air India crash India will send investigators to the United States next week to review data on the deadly Air India crash in June with the National Transportation Safety Board, Bloomberg reports. The visit enables a joint technical review of flight and wreckage data already collected in the investigation.

2025-12-06T06:42:38.584039-08:00

India to send investigators to U.S. next week to review data from June Air India crash

The War Zone

Investigation Finds Systemic Failures After USS Gettysburg Shot Down an F/A-18 Super Hornet A Navy investigation into the USS Gettysburg's engagement that shot down an F/A-18 Super Hornet found numerous localized errors and wider systemic failures across procedures, training and shipboard systems. The findings could prompt changes to carrier strike group safeguards and air‑defense rules of engagement.

2025-12-05T11:02:20.998410-08:00

Investigation Finds Systemic Failures After USS Gettysburg Shot Down an F/A-18 Super Hornet

Aviation Source

AAIB final report: Spitfire MK.26B replica crash at Enstone Airfield — yaw on takeoff, safety recommendations The UK AAIB has published its final report into the fatal crash of a Spitfire MK.26B replica at Enstone Airfield, Oxfordshire, on 28 July 2024. Investigators found the aircraft yawed left during the takeoff roll before pitching up; the report issues safety recommendations for replica and vintage operations.

2025-12-04T16:34:49.950055-08:00

AAIB final report: Spitfire MK.26B replica crash at Enstone Airfield — yaw on takeoff, safety recommendations

The War Zone

Ukrainian strike drone destroys Russian MiG-29 at Kacha airfield, raising questions over fighter's presence A Ukrainian strike drone bombed and reportedly destroyed a Russian MiG-29 at the Kacha airfield in occupied Crimea, a base not equipped for fighter operations; Ukrainian and open-source claims are circulating, but questions remain about why a frontline fighter was present at Kacha.

2025-12-04T13:06:04.822506-08:00

Ukrainian strike drone destroys Russian MiG-29 at Kacha airfield, raising questions over fighter's presence

The War Zone

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Navy finds training, procedure and communication failures behind four USS Harry S. Truman mishaps during Houthi campaign The U.S. Navy released investigative reports into four mishaps involving the carrier USS Harry S. Truman during operations linked to the Houthi campaign, finding that shortfalls in training, procedures and communication caused or exacerbated losses of Boeing F/A‑18 aircraft. The findings highlight gaps in carrier air wing readiness.

2025-12-04T10:42:48.284060-08:00

Navy finds training, procedure and communication failures behind four USS Harry S. Truman mishaps during Houthi campaign

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Mistyped aircraft code caused Qantas 737 to depart almost 5 tonnes overweight, triggering multiple system failures A Qantas Boeing 737 departed with an actual takeoff weight nearly 5 tonnes higher than recorded after an incorrect aircraft-code entry. The mis-entry produced critical errors across aircraft systems, triggering multiple system failures during departure and prompting an immediate investigation and operational review.

2025-12-04T02:34:31.995171-08:00

Mistyped aircraft code caused Qantas 737 to depart almost 5 tonnes overweight, triggering multiple system failures

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USAF Thunderbirds F-16C Crashes in Southern California Desert; Pilot Ejects Safely On Dec. 3, 2025, at approximately 10:45 a.m., a U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds F-16C crashed in the Southern California desert near Death Valley after its pilot safely ejected. The pilot was reported in stable condition; authorities have opened an investigation.

2025-12-03T12:55:18.834803-08:00

USAF Thunderbirds F-16C Crashes in Southern California Desert; Pilot Ejects Safely

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Cosmic-ray strike suspected in electronics upset forcing passenger jet to make emergency landing Investigators suspect a cosmic-ray induced single-event upset in avionics electronics forced a passenger jet to make an emergency landing after an unexplained systems anomaly. Cosmic rays can flip bits in modern microelectronics and change a circuit's state, producing transient or persistent faults.

2025-12-03T10:14:14.368317-08:00

Cosmic-ray strike suspected in electronics upset forcing passenger jet to make emergency landing

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