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• Dominic Perry
Dovetail Electric Aviation says it is confident of agreeing the certification basis for its DovePower electric propulsion system with Europe’s civil aviation regulator by year-end. The developer’s outlook follows its first firm customer agreement and a battery industrialization pact, strengthening its path toward commercializing the powertrain.
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A U.S. Air Force aircraft turned around over the South Pacific on Aug. 18 after encountering a possible space-debris hazard. The unexplained incident highlights the operational risks that falling or reentering debris can pose to aircraft operating beneath increasingly congested orbital environments.
Dovetail Electric Aviation says it is confident of agreeing the certification basis for its DovePower electric propulsion system with Europe’s civil aviation regulator by year-end. The developer’s outlook follows its first firm customer agreement and a battery industrialization pact, strengthening its path toward commercializing the powertrain.
Nigeria’s Air Peace says repeated damage by groundhandling companies has caused approximately $42 million in lost revenue, with three aircraft seriously damaged over the past 12 months. The claim highlights the operational and financial exposure airlines face from weak ramp-handling performance and aircraft downtime.
A helicopter carrying a pilot and six tourists crashed near Mount Ololokwe in Kenya’s Samburu County, killing everyone aboard, according to police and the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority. Luxury tour operator &Beyond confirmed that its guests were on the chartered aircraft, identified as Eurocopter 5Y-GYM.
Rosaviatsia has issued a combined type certificate covering the Tupolev Tu-204 and Tu-214 twinjet families, a regulatory change designed to give operators and maintainers greater flexibility. The consolidation comes as Russia seeks to expand production of the Soviet-era Tu-214.
Rory Kennedy’s “Freefall: A Reckoning for Boeing,” a follow-up to her 2022 investigation into the 737 MAX tragedies, argues that a corporate culture prioritizing profits over product quality played a central role in the disasters and their broader consequences.
A Japan Air Self-Defense Force F-15J suffered a main landing-gear collapse while landing at Naha Airport in Okinawa, skidding and turning 180 degrees before stopping with its left wing touching the runway. The incident temporarily closed one of the airport’s two commercial runways, while flights continued on the other.
Bodycam footage shows a bloodied Marine pilot walking away after ejecting from an F/A-18 Hornet that struck trees during a low-level training exercise in Washington state in June. The pilot survived the crash but sustained injuries, underscoring the risks of terrain-intensive military flight operations.
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