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Qantas Worker in Coma After Six-Meter Jetbridge Fall at Sydney Airport

A Qantas ground staffer remains in a coma and is fighting for her life after falling six meters from a jetbridge at Sydney Airport. The airline says it is cooperating with health and safety regulators to determine what went wrong.

2025-05-03T01:38:57.445176-07:00

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Two Commercial Jets Perform Go-Arounds at Reagan National After Army Black Hawk Intrusion

2025-05-02T11:00:03.774425-07:00

AINonline

It’s Time to Install Video Recorders in Cockpits

2025-05-02T06:58:03.650638-07:00

AeroTime

Belgian Labor Strikes Ground Flights at Major Airports

2025-04-29T01:46:08.577150-07:00

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Toronto Star

TSB Deploys Team after Helicopter on Training Flight Crashes near Whitehorse The Transportation Safety Board of Canada has dispatched investigators to Whitehorse, Yukon, after a helicopter on a training flight carrying two people crashed in the region. The circumstances of the crash and the occupants’ conditions remain under investigation.

2025-05-03T13:23:12.912650-07:00

TSB Deploys Team after Helicopter on Training Flight Crashes near Whitehorse

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Florida Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Assaulting American Airlines Gate Agent at DFW Airport A Florida man has been sentenced to federal prison after pleading guilty to assaulting an American Airlines gate agent at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport earlier this year. The incident prompted an FBI investigation and highlights rising security challenges facing frontline airline personnel at major U.S. airports.

2025-05-03T13:07:32.401979-07:00

Florida Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Assaulting American Airlines Gate Agent at DFW Airport

South China Morning Post

Tour Helicopter Crashes in Suzhou Scenic Area, Killing One and Injuring Four At Suzhou’s newly opened scenic zone, a helicopter carrying sightseeing tourists crashed during an emergency landing attempt, killing one passenger and injuring four others. Local visitors have raised concerns over the heavy volume of tour flights operated by the operator in the area.

2025-05-03T04:03:08.473976-07:00

Tour Helicopter Crashes in Suzhou Scenic Area, Killing One and Injuring Four

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Qantas Worker in Coma After Six-Meter Jetbridge Fall at Sydney Airport A Qantas ground staffer remains in a coma and is fighting for her life after falling six meters from a jetbridge at Sydney Airport. The airline says it is cooperating with health and safety regulators to determine what went wrong.

2025-05-03T01:38:57.445176-07:00

Qantas Worker in Coma After Six-Meter Jetbridge Fall at Sydney Airport

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NTSB Pinpoints Loose Screw in Aerobatic Modification as Likely Cause of Rob Holland’s Langley AFB Crash Preliminary NTSB findings indicate that a loose screw in a special modification to champion aerobatic pilot Rob Holland’s MX Aircraft MXS control system likely led to porpoising and uncontrollable roll during his April 24 landing at Langley AFB, causing the fatal crash short of the runway.

2025-05-02T14:14:38.304258-07:00

NTSB Pinpoints Loose Screw in Aerobatic Modification as Likely Cause of Rob Holland’s Langley AFB Crash

Aviacionline

Chile’s Puerto Williams Airport Evacuated After Tsunami Warning Puerto Williams airport, the world’s southernmost airfield on Navarino Island, was evacuated after a strong offshore earthquake triggered a tsunami alert. Regional flights were suspended and passengers moved to higher ground as authorities assessed coastal risks.

2025-05-02T12:51:29.941370-07:00

Chile’s Puerto Williams Airport Evacuated After Tsunami Warning

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Two Commercial Jets Perform Go-Arounds at Reagan National After Army Black Hawk Intrusion Two commercial flights were forced to abort landing at Washington's Reagan National Airport this week when an Army Black Hawk helicopter deviated from its clearance and entered their final approach paths. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy called the incident unacceptable as the FAA and NTSB launch probes into the safety breach.

2025-05-02T11:00:03.774425-07:00

Two Commercial Jets Perform Go-Arounds at Reagan National After Army Black Hawk Intrusion

AINonline

FAA Extends Public Comment Period on Aircraft Owner Data Privacy Rule The FAA has extended its public comment deadline by several weeks to allow additional feedback on a proposed rule that would let private aircraft owners conceal their personal information from the FAA’s registry, balancing privacy concerns with safety oversight.

2025-05-02T10:26:48.420978-07:00

FAA Extends Public Comment Period on Aircraft Owner Data Privacy Rule

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