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Aug 10, 2026 | AVweb
The number of severe runway incursions in the U.S. increased 44% in 2025, according to an FAA Safety Team notice...
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Aug 10, 2026 | AVweb
Vertical Aerospace announced Monday it has lined up approximately $100 million in new financing as the British eVTOL...
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Aug 10, 2026 | AVweb
A drone interfered with aerial firefighting operations Saturday as crews battled the Eight Mile Fire west of Cedar...
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Aug 10, 2026 | AVweb
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Malaysia Aviation Group Orders Drug Testing For 1,260 Pilots
Aug 7, 2026 | AVweb
Malaysia Aviation Group has ordered mandatory drug screening for 1,260 Malaysia Airlines pilots after an off-duty...
FAA Proposes Dropping Third-Class Medical For Military Pilot Trainees
Aug 7, 2026 | AVweb
The FAA on Friday proposed eliminating the requirement for military pilot trainees to obtain a third-class FAA medical...
Robinson Sells 5,000th R44 Raven II
Aug 7, 2026 | AVweb
Robinson Helicopter Company announced Friday that it has sold its 5,000th R44 Raven II, more than two decades after...
Catalina Plans Vero Beach Engineering Center
Aug 7, 2026 | AVweb
Catalina Aircraft Company announced Aug. 6 that it plans to establish an Engineering and Technology Center in Vero...
AI Flies X-62 VISTA Live-Target Intercepts
Aug 7, 2026 | AVweb
The U.S. Air Force said Tuesday that its X-62 VISTA experimental aircraft completed 27 AI-controlled intercepts during...
Arizona Senators Seek Changes To Phoenix Flight Path Plan
Aug 6, 2026 | AVweb
Arizona Sens. Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego on Aug. 5 asked the FAA to revise its Phoenix Area Modernization Project...