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Embraer’s Phenom 300EV has received simultaneous certification from Brazil’s ANAC, the FAA and EASA, clearing the light business jet for operation across three major markets. The aircraft is the first light jet certified with Garmin Emergency Autoland, though deliveries are not expected to begin until 2028.
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The Air Line Pilots Association is asking the FAA to require airlines to install secondary cockpit barriers on in-service aircraft. The proposal would extend physical cockpit-access protections beyond newly delivered airplanes, potentially creating new compliance, maintenance and retrofit-planning obligations for carriers and operators.
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Embraer’s Phenom 300EV has received simultaneous certification from Brazil’s ANAC, the FAA and EASA, clearing the light business jet for operation across three major markets. The aircraft is the first light jet certified with Garmin Emergency Autoland, though deliveries are not expected to begin until 2028.
Romania recorded 25 unauthorized drone incursions by Aug. 25—nearly three times its total for 2025—while air-policing launches more than doubled. The country scrambled fighter aircraft twice in a single day, underscoring the growing operational burden posed by drone activity near its airspace.
German investigators reportedly found a third drone and suspected explosives at an additional location near Leipzig/Halle Airport, more than a week after two other UAVs were involved in incidents. The airport handles military shipments for Germany and NATO allies and hosts Ukraine’s Antonov Airlines.
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An employee at Montréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport died after being struck Monday evening by a French Bee Airbus A350-900 during pushback operations, according to the airport authority. The incident caused widespread ground delays and renewed scrutiny of ramp safety procedures during aircraft movement.
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Israir has cleared a key U.S. regulatory hurdle to launch nonstop flights between Tel Aviv and New York JFK, with service targeted for October 2026. The Israeli leisure carrier plans to add two Airbus A330 widebodies, reportedly retaining their existing American Airlines cabin layouts, for its North American expansion.
Bulgarian authorities neutralized a powerful GPS jammer located in a guarded complex in Sofia after interference disrupted aircraft navigation near the capital. The outage forced affected aircraft to switch to ground-based navigation, highlighting the operational consequences of localized GNSS interference around major airports.
An Indonesian Air Force Su-30MK2 overran the runway at Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport in South Sulawesi during a post-overhaul test, reportedly after a braking-system failure. The military crew escaped injury, and the incident did not disrupt commercial flight operations at the airport.
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