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The Air Current • Will Guisbond

FAA's MOSAIC final rule forces rethink of simplified and highly automated flight‑control development

The FAA's final MOSAIC rule alters certification expectations for simplified and highly automated flight‑control systems, forcing manufacturers to reassess design, verification and compliance strategies. The change could prompt substantive development shifts for aircraft and suppliers that rely on advanced automation, affecting testing timelines and safety cases.

2025-09-08T06:34:39.273990-07:00

AirInsight

Embraer E190‑E2 and E195‑E2 gain Type Acceptance Certification from South Africa's SACAA

2025-09-03T05:56:59.847440-07:00

Aviation Source

American E175 Flight AA4379 Diverts to JFK After Engine Failure

2025-09-04T16:53:15.308545-07:00

Paddle Your Own Kanoo

Passenger sues airline after alleged sexual assault in carrier‑provided shared Paris hotel room

2025-09-01T08:15:24.175068-07:00

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AINonline

EASA clears Falcon 6X for EFVS approaches to 100‑ft decision height in all conditions EASA has approved the Falcon 6X to conduct EFVS instrument approaches to a 100‑foot decision height in all conditions, allowing operators to use the aircraft's enhanced flight‑vision system for lower‑minima landings under formal regulatory authorization.

2025-09-10T08:33:34.108023-07:00

EASA clears Falcon 6X for EFVS approaches to 100‑ft decision height in all conditions

Associated Press

Heathrow Terminal 4 partially evacuated after suspected tear‑gas release; man arrested Heathrow's Terminal 4 was partially evacuated on Sept. 8 after emergency crews responded to a hazardous‑materials call and found a canister believed to contain tear gas or pepper spray. About 20 people were treated; a 57‑year‑old man was arrested on suspicion of possessing a firearm and causing a public nuisance.

2025-09-09T09:46:57.104421-07:00

Heathrow Terminal 4 partially evacuated after suspected tear‑gas release; man arrested

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FAA's MOSAIC final rule forces rethink of simplified and highly automated flight‑control development The FAA's final MOSAIC rule alters certification expectations for simplified and highly automated flight‑control systems, forcing manufacturers to reassess design, verification and compliance strategies. The change could prompt substantive development shifts for aircraft and suppliers that rely on advanced automation, affecting testing timelines and safety cases.

2025-09-08T06:34:39.273990-07:00

FAA's MOSAIC final rule forces rethink of simplified and highly automated flight‑control development

Vertical Mag

Skyhook among the UK's few helicopter operators still conducting sling‑load operations Skyhook Helicopters is one of only a handful of U.K. operators that continues to perform sling‑load helicopter operations. The company’s largely unseen work provides specialist aerial lift services that many projects and sites across the country rely on.

2025-09-08T06:09:24.857933-07:00

Skyhook among the UK's few helicopter operators still conducting sling‑load operations

beatofhawaii.com

Deadline looms as operator seeks permission for Hawaii helicopter tours below 1,500 ft Regulators are in the final hours of a public comment period on a helicopter tour company’s request to operate below Hawaii’s long‑standing 1,500‑foot minimum. The proposal would change the permissible low‑altitude operating envelope for tourist flights and raise airspace and community considerations.

2025-09-07T23:55:53.381462-07:00

Deadline looms as operator seeks permission for Hawaii helicopter tours below 1,500 ft

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Nok Air submits clarification documents to CAAT as regulatory probe into international operations continues On Sept. 3 Nok Air filed clarification documents with the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) in response to the regulator's safety and compliance review that prompted a suspension of the carrier's international services. The submission is intended to address CAAT’s concerns and inform the outcome of the probe.

2025-09-07T20:48:15.854652-07:00

Nok Air submits clarification documents to CAAT as regulatory probe into international operations continues

Associated Press

Houthi drone strikes Ramon (Eilat) International Airport arrivals hall, halting operations A Houthi-launched drone from Yemen struck the arrivals hall at Ramon (Eilat) International Airport, temporarily suspending operations and closing airspace while flights were halted; the strike lightly injured one person and follows earlier Houthi attacks and Israeli responses that have escalated threats to airports.

2025-09-07T05:30:49.478558-07:00

Houthi drone strikes Ramon (Eilat) International Airport arrivals hall, halting operations

Reuters

UK arrests about 300 after Palestine Action's RAF base incursion and aircraft damage British police arrested about 300 people after Palestine Action protesters breached an RAF base and damaged military aircraft. The group was proscribed under anti‑terrorism legislation in July following the incursion, triggering a series of nationwide enforcement actions and mass detentions at related demonstrations.

2025-09-06T13:20:29.900784-07:00

UK arrests about 300 after Palestine Action's RAF base incursion and aircraft damage

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