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• Gabriele Petrauskaite
Malaysia’s aviation regulator has launched a security review after a Malaysia Airlines pilot was arrested in Indonesia over alleged drug smuggling. The inquiry will examine whether existing screening and security procedures were adequate, putting crew access controls and aviation security practices under scrutiny.
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Malaysia’s aviation regulator has launched a security review after a Malaysia Airlines pilot was arrested in Indonesia over alleged drug smuggling. The inquiry will examine whether existing screening and security procedures were adequate, putting crew access controls and aviation security practices under scrutiny.
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Two leased Bell 214ST helicopters collided mid-air on Aug. 2 while fighting a severe, wind-driven wildfire near Psatha in western Attica, about 60 kilometers west of Athens. One aircraft crashed, killing its two crew members; the two occupants of the other helicopter were rescued, according to Greek authorities.
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A small Aerodiana tourist aircraft crashed near Peru’s Nazca Lines, killing all 13 people aboard, including 11 passengers and two crew members. Local authorities confirmed the fatalities after the sightseeing flight went down over the archaeological site in southern Peru.
COMAC has completed the first flight of the C919-600, a shortened, high-altitude derivative of its C919 narrowbody. The milestone advances a variant intended to address the performance and capacity requirements of operations from challenging, high-elevation airports.
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A U.S. Marine Corps F-35B crashed Friday near Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in Southern California after the pilot ejected from the aircraft. The pilot was taken for medical treatment and is expected to survive, with injuries described as non-life-threatening, according to the service.
The FAA has closed its comment period on a proposed airworthiness directive addressing corrosion in affected GE CF34 engine turbines. If adopted, the directive would require operators to conduct additional inspections, potentially adding maintenance requirements for fleets powered by the turbofan.
Russian airline Izhavia has lost its air operator certificate (AOC) and suspended flights, removing the carrier from commercial operations. The immediate grounding underscores the operational and regulatory consequences when an airline no longer holds the certification required to conduct air transport services.
The FAA has finalized its plan to eliminate 100LL avgas by 2030, but has not resolved which replacement fuel will be selected, how costs will be distributed, what aircraft modifications may be required or when operators must transition. The decisions will shape general aviation’s fuel and fleet planning.
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