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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. Reports say two people were killed, while other crew members—including a British national—were rescued.
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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. Reports say two people were killed, while other crew members—including a British national—were rescued.
Two Bell firefighting helicopters collided in midair Sunday while battling a wind-driven wildfire near Psatha, west of Athens, killing two of the four crew members aboard. One aircraft crashed to the ground, underscoring the operational hazards facing aerial firefighting crews during severe wildfire conditions.
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India’s IndiGo will discontinue its widebody operations from Oct. 25 and end its ACMI agreement with Norse Atlantic Airways on Oct. 31, returning five Boeing 787-9s. The decision brings an early end to the budget carrier’s long-haul experiment after difficulties operating European routes.
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