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• Ricardo Meier
Debris has been found south of Nantucket, Massachusetts, from a Gulfstream G100 operated by Canadian medical transport company Latitude Air Ambulance. The jet disappeared over the Atlantic Ocean while carrying six people, prompting a search and recovery effort.
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Australian and Israeli authorities are examining the background of an Omani flydubai co-pilot accused by officials of trying to crash an aircraft. Sources said the co-pilot studied at a university in Melbourne and had embraced extremist Islamist views, prompting scrutiny of how those concerns were handled.
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Debris has been found south of Nantucket, Massachusetts, from a Gulfstream G100 operated by Canadian medical transport company Latitude Air Ambulance. The jet disappeared over the Atlantic Ocean while carrying six people, prompting a search and recovery effort.
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A Gulfstream G100 operated by Latitude Air Ambulance lost contact shortly after 1 a.m. while carrying four Canadians and two people picked up in Bermuda on a medical flight to Boston. The U.S. Coast Guard launched a search operation off Nantucket after the aircraft reportedly underwent a sudden descent.
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The UAE identified the suspected attacker as Omani national Hamam al-Hammami, who allegedly struck the captain with a cockpit weapon and tried to seize control of the Boeing 737 en route to Tel Aviv. Two off-duty pilots and passengers intervened, allowing the aircraft to land safely in Saudi Arabia.
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A Flydubai Boeing 737 MAX endured a violent in-flight sequence roughly two hours into a flight this week, reaching speeds and gravitational forces severe enough to risk structural breakup. The aircraft ultimately survived the near-supersonic-speed dive, highlighting the extreme loads commercial airliners can withstand.
French single-engine trainer manufacturer Elixir Aircraft has grounded its entire fleet following a fatal accident. An emergency directive formalizes the grounding while investigators work to determine the cause of the crash, creating an immediate operational and safety review for operators of the company’s aircraft.
Japan’s air force has started recovery operations for a U.S.-made Global Hawk surveillance drone that crashed into the sea last month. The operation underscores the continuing operational and investigative implications of incidents involving high-value unmanned military aircraft.
A Reach Air Medical Services helicopter crashed into the Pacific Ocean shortly after takeoff from Catalina Island, killing two crewmembers and a patient and injuring two others. The aircraft came to rest in roughly 240 feet of water; the National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the cause.
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