First In Over 35 Years Displayed Teamwork, Precision, Expertise

For the first time in more than 35 years, a patient who sustained a cardiac arrest was successfully evacuated from McMurdo Station in Antarctica. The lifesaving operation was carried out by the Wyoming Air National Guard’s 187th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron.

Crew Lost Control While Carrier Performed High-Speed Turn

The U.S. Navy lost an F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jet into the Red Sea when it rolled off the carrier USS Harry S. Truman while it was being towed. An official said reports from the scene indicated a factor in the incident was that the Truman was making hard turns to avoid Houthi fire.

Saudi Startup is Happy to Catch the Fallout From the US-China Trade War

Riyadh Air CEO Tony Douglas announced Monday that the airline is ready and willing to snap up Boeing aircraft originally meant for Chinese airlines, assuming trade tensions between the United States and China continue to block deliveries. Riyadh Air has been shopping aggressively ahead of its launch, which was originally planned for spring 2025.

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The FAA announced that the agency will not move ahead with its policy of issuing denials of incomplete medical applications when the prior long-standing policy was to defer them until the applications were complete. The agency said it will instead work with the aviation community to establish initiatives that will give pilots information on best practices to facilitate their medical applications as well as assist the FAA in processing applications deferred by AMEs. A recent report from the National Weather Service, showing vacancies as high as 40% in some forecast offices, has the industry bracing for lower accuracy and slower data reporting. The agency has already begun cutting several weather collection methods in more heavily affected areas. Aviation charter company AeroVanti is adding to its long list of lost lawsuits with sports t

An Amazing Experience Awaits The Chosen Few...

Oshkosh, to us, seems the perfect place to get started on watching aviation recover the past couple of years... and so ANN is putting EXTRA effort and resources into our coverage of Oshkosh 2025... just a little under 90 days hence. We are now undertaking the process to seek talented stringers to help us present Oshkosh and the sport and general aviation community to the world around us. If you ever thought about joining us, this is THE year to do it. IF YOU want to be a part of this unique adventure, speak up NOW, rather than later, because we're going to be looking for the best volunteer folks we can find and are planning to do so ASAP. You've been warned (grin)....

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A HEXA electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft experienced a component failure while performing demo flights at EXPO 2025 in Osaka, Japan. Though it was able to land without an issue, the bird and its twin will remain grounded until event organizers say otherwise. The HEXA is manufactured by LIFT Aircraft. Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has been busy spearheading a multi-million dollar communications project at the Federal Aviation Administration, the agency that regulates the same airspace Musk’s SpaceX flies through. Employees pulled into this project, charmingly named “Project Lift,” have claimed that they have been forced to sign non-disclosure agreements. As airmen medical applications reach an all-time high, the FAA is turning to the public to review questions, comments, and concerns about

Outdated 90s-Era Limitations on Power Output Degrade Service Experience

Avid users or would-be subscribers to satellite-based internet systems may be in luck soon, after the Federal Communications Commission voted to review a vintage set of spectrum rules as requested by SpaceX. The long and short of things: The older FCC rules limited the output of satellite systems in the interest of safeguarding the public airwaves and minimizing congestion, but new technology and a new dynamic in the satellite industry are shaking things up. The FCC’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking begins a formal proceeding to “enable greater and more intensive use of spectrum for space activities in the United States,” paving the way for better satcom service for subscribers–and more congested airwaves, if you ask the cell carriers.

Gaseous Hydrogen May Not Be As Cool as Liquid, But it Has Potential

Diamond Aircraft has announced a project hybrid aviation powertrains, entering into a “pathbreaking Austrian Research Promotion Agency funded project to advance gaseous hydrogen’s potential as a fuel source in General Aviation.”

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2028 Delivery To Support Growing Latin America’s Energy Sector

Airbus announced it has committed to provide Brazil with full flight simulators for the H160/H175 helicopter models by 2028 to support the training requirements for the growing energy sector in Latin America.