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Moldova temporarily closed its airspace after a Russian drone crashed near a village, delaying three departures, including Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s flight from Chisinau to Oslo. Officials said the drone fragments resembled Russian Geran-type systems used in Ukraine, while separate reports described the aircraft as narrowly avoiding the threat.
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Moldova temporarily closed its airspace after a Russian drone crashed near a village, delaying three departures, including Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s flight from Chisinau to Oslo. Officials said the drone fragments resembled Russian Geran-type systems used in Ukraine, while separate reports described the aircraft as narrowly avoiding the threat.
President Trump’s departure for a Republican convention in Dallas was delayed after an emergency slide deployed while the Qatari-donated aircraft was parked on the tarmac at Joint Base Andrews. The incident occurred before takeoff and involved the jet designated for the trip.
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NBAA, AOPA and other aviation organizations are urging the FAA to apply proposed uniform flightcrew rest and duty standards to Part 91, Part 125 and Part 135 operators, rather than limiting the framework to scheduled airlines operating under Part 121.
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An inflatable emergency slide deployed at Joint Base Andrews just before President Donald Trump departed for a midterm convention in Dallas, briefly delaying the flight. Reports described the deployment as accidental, while Trump said crews were intentionally checking the slide on the Qatari-gifted aircraft.
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US investigators determined that an All Nippon Airways Boeing 787-9 captain inadvertently activated the take-off/go-around switch during touchdown at Houston after a Cat III autoland approach in fog. The resulting pitch-up caused the twinjet to strike its tail, highlighting risks during low-visibility automated landings.
Deutsche Aircraft has completed low- and high-speed taxi testing of the new landing gear for its D328eco regional turboprop and entered the initial flight-test phase. The milestone advances the aircraft’s landing-gear certification program and broader development campaign.
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The FAA is pursuing rulemaking to permit supersonic flight over land, implementing Executive Order 14304, while taking broader actions that could affect spaceflight infrastructure. The changes could expand viable operating locations for high-speed aircraft and launch providers beyond established coastal corridors.
A helicopter conducting a Flying Doctor Service mission crashed in a remote area of Sarawak on Malaysia’s Borneo island, killing all five people aboard. Authorities recovered the remains of the pilot and four medical staff, according to reports.
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