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Air Antilles Twin-Otter smashes into helicopter on luxury island: video
A DHC-6-400 Twin Otter has smashed into a parked helicopter on the French speaking luxury island of Saint-Barth, as captured by dramatic video footage.?
Ukraine reportedly used Australian-made cardboard drones to bomb Russian air base
Ukrainian forces reportedly used SYPAQ Corvo Precision Payload Delivery System, or PPDS, drones as loitering munitions to carry out an attack on an undisclosed Russian airfield. ?
All-Russian Superjet 100 makes maiden flight
The all-Russian Superjet 100, named the SJ-100, completed its maiden flight, marking another step forward for Russia in its attempt to mass produce an all-domestic narrow-body aircraft within the country.?
FAA issues urgent AD to address potential Boeing 777 fuel tank explosions
The United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) urgently issued an airworthiness directive (AD) to address errors made by Boeing in a Requirements Bulletin (RB), which meant that the fuel tanks on some Boeing 777 aircraft were not properly protected against lightning strikes.