Associated Press
• Rebecca Boone
A Super Puma helicopter crashed Sunday while battling the Dome Fire in mountainous terrain at Yosemite National Park in California, killing both pilots aboard. The incident occurred during active wildfire-suppression operations, according to the U.S. Forest Service and local officials.
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A Super Puma helicopter crashed Sunday while battling the Dome Fire in mountainous terrain at Yosemite National Park in California, killing both pilots aboard. The incident occurred during active wildfire-suppression operations, according to the U.S. Forest Service and local officials.
Two gliders collided while en route to Piseco Airport in upstate New York, killing one pilot. The pilot of the second glider landed safely, according to the available reporting; the incident highlights the safety risks involved in operating multiple gliders in shared airspace.
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France’s BEA reenacted the nighttime approach at Nice Airport to examine how runway lighting may have affected a serious incident involving Nouvelair and easyJet aircraft. The evidence-gathering exercise is intended to clarify the visual cues available to crews and the contribution of airport lighting to the event.
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Delta Flight 394, an Airbus A321neo carrying 189 passengers from Kahului to Seattle, diverted to Honolulu after fumes were reported in the cabin shortly after departure. Several passengers were taken to an emergency room, while the crew followed established procedures during the incident.
EASA and Eurostat’s 2025 Annual Safety Review records 116 people killed in accidents occurring within EU territory or involving EU-registered aircraft. The report quantifies deaths and injuries across those accidents, providing the latest European-wide measure of aviation safety outcomes.
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KLM flight KL735, carrying 322 passengers from Amsterdam to Curaçao, turned back over the Atlantic after a power bank caught fire in the business-class cabin. The incident reportedly caused minor burns and highlights the operational and safety risks posed by lithium-battery devices in flight.
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The Federal Aviation Administration and U.S. Army are moving to implement safety recommendations from the National Transportation Safety Board’s investigation into the January 2025 collision between a passenger jet and Army helicopter near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
A Trans Air Cargo DC-8-73CF was damaged in a runway excursion at Kinshasa, followed days later by a Serve Air Boeing 737-300 freighter whose main landing gear apparently collapsed during takeoff from Kindu. Congolese investigators are probing the 737 accident, in which the aircraft sustained serious damage.
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