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The International Business Aviation Council will launch its CORE risk-management resource at NBAA-BACE, aimed at smaller operators preparing for the FAA’s May 2027 safety management system implementation deadline. The show’s Flight Deck will also host expert sessions on cyberthreats, MRO capacity and the C-band auction.
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An Austrian Airlines flight from Tel Aviv to Vienna made an emergency landing in Sofia, Bulgaria, after a bomb threat, according to the reports. One account said a Bulgarian MiG-29 fighter jet escorted the aircraft; the reports did not provide further details about the threat or the landing.
The International Business Aviation Council will launch its CORE risk-management resource at NBAA-BACE, aimed at smaller operators preparing for the FAA’s May 2027 safety management system implementation deadline. The show’s Flight Deck will also host expert sessions on cyberthreats, MRO capacity and the C-band auction.
Moove says its Management Assistant platform now includes an AI query tool designed to help operators ensure crew qualifications remain current and meet regulatory requirements. The announcement points to a software approach to managing qualification data and compliance, though the article provides no details on deployments, performance or the tool’s underlying technology.
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The captain of a flydubai flight says he blocked axe blows from a co-pilot who intended to crash the aircraft, while screaming for help and reaching for a knob to open the cockpit door. His account describes a direct threat to the flight deck and its crew.
Romanian F-16s shot down two jet-powered drones about 20 kilometers southeast of Sulina after they entered Romanian airspace and flew over the country’s territorial waters. Romania’s Defense Ministry identified them as Geran-family attack drones but did not specify their country of origin.
India’s Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau says the flight crew’s decision to continue an unstabilised approach in marginal weather, followed by improper aircraft handling, was the probable cause of the September 2023 VSR Ventures Learjet 45XR crash at Mumbai airport. Eight people, including the crew, were seriously injured.
Bedford is set to headline the “Meet the Regulators” discussion at NBAA-BACE. The event follows the FAA’s revocation of single-pilot exemptions for Citation aircraft, putting regulator engagement and the policy change in the same news cycle.
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