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Boeing retires final 787 test aircraft after 16 years theaircurrent.com/aircraft-dev... (via @jonostrower.com) #staycurrent
Boeing retires final 787 test aircraft after 16 years
Boeing has decommissioned its last 787-8 test aircraft, a workhorse for the plane maker for over a decade and a half and a symbol of the company’s massive investment in development of the advanced jet...
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February 11, 2026 at 2:19 AM
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Newcomer ERC, now flight testing, keeps Germany’s eVTOL dreams alive theaircurrent.com/aircraft-dev... (via @elanhead.com) #staycurrent
Newcomer ERC, now flight testing, keeps Germany’s eVTOL dreams alive
Munich-based startup continues legacy of the country’s early eVTOL hopefuls with alumni from Lilium, Volocopter and Airbus
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February 10, 2026 at 1:08 AM
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How a Solar Impulse spinoff cleared a major battery certification hurdle theaircurrent.com/aircraft-dev... (via @elanhead.com) #staycurrent
How a Solar Impulse spinoff cleared a major battery certification hurdle
A battery testing milestone by Swiss startup H55 advances the broader electric aviation industry.
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February 3, 2026 at 4:10 PM
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ATR’s ‘massive investment’ targets a 2029 decision for hybrid Evo theaircurrent.com/aircraft-dev... (via @jonostrower.com) #staycurrent
ATR’s ‘massive investment’ targets a 2029 decision for hybrid Evo
ATR's next-generation hybrid turboprop evolution lives at the intersection of European industrial policy.
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January 31, 2026 at 8:45 PM
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ATR maps out the rest of its decade theaircurrent.com/industry-str... (via @jonostrower.com) #staycurrent
ATR maps out the rest of its decade
ATR prepares the supply chain for ramp up, its number one priority, as the JSX experiment in the U.S. gets underway.
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January 31, 2026 at 7:32 PM
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UPDATED: White House claims Trump de-cert threat won’t impact Canadian-made aircraft in service theaircurrent.com/feed/dispatc... (via @willguisbond.com & @jonostrower.com) #staycurrent
White House claims Trump de-cert threat won’t impact Canadian-made aircraft in service
Uncertainty persists over Trump’s decertification threat to Canadian aircraft
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January 30, 2026 at 7:27 PM
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UPDATED STORY on Canada decertification threat:

Contradicting Trump, White House claims de-cert threat won’t impact Canadian-made aircraft in service (via @theaircurrent.com)

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Contradicting Trump, White House claims de-cert threat won’t impact Canadian-made aircraft in service
Uncertainty persists over Trump’s decertification threat to Canadian aircraft
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January 30, 2026 at 5:54 PM
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Trump threatens ‘decertifying’ all Canadian-made aircraft theaircurrent.com/feed/dispatc... (via @willguisbond.com & @jonostrower.com) #staycurrent
Trump threatens ‘decertifying’ all Canadian-made aircraft
More than 2,000 active U.S.-registered aircraft could be impacted by stunning social media announcement
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January 30, 2026 at 1:36 AM
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January 28, 2026 at 12:26 AM
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Three reflections on today now that the DCA hearing is over:

1) it’s remarkable the NTSB finished this investigation in < a year. It used to regularly take them 2+ years to get a big accident report done, let alone what Homendy called the “most complex” investigation in the last two decades.
January 28, 2026 at 12:51 AM
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What to watch for as NTSB determines D.C. midair crash probable cause theaircurrent.com/feed/dispatc... (via @willguisbond.com) #staycurrent
What to watch for as NTSB determines D.C. midair crash probable cause
Wording of probable cause is key as Board meets to finalize DCA crash investigation
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January 27, 2026 at 1:32 AM
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FAA moves to codify existing DCA helicopter restrictions into law theaircurrent.com/feed/dispatc... (via @willguisbond.com) #staycurrent
FAA moves to codify existing DCA helicopter restrictions into law
Helicopters and powered-lift operations now permanently limited in airspace following fatal January 2025 crash
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January 22, 2026 at 8:03 PM
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The accountability problem exposed by the first Garmin Autoland deployment theaircurrent.com/aviation-saf... (via @elanhead.com) #staycurrent
The accountability problem exposed by the first Garmin Autoland deployment
Garmin and the FAA expected Autoland would be used following pilot incapacitation, an assumption that was overturned in December. What happens now?
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January 21, 2026 at 10:47 PM
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New from me: Jeppesen ForeFlight CEO cites automation and AI in justification for layoffs

A tumultuous week for a company many pilots know very well.

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Jeppesen ForeFlight CEO cites automation and AI in justification for layoffs
Company completes first strategic restructuring since being spun off from Boeing
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January 16, 2026 at 7:35 PM
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Jeppesen ForeFlight CEO cites automation and AI in justification for layoffs theaircurrent.com/feed/dispatc... (via @willguisbond.com) #staycurrent
Jeppesen ForeFlight CEO cites automation and AI in justification for layoffs
Company completes first strategic restructuring since being spun off from Boeing
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January 16, 2026 at 7:32 PM
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United converts 56 787-9s to -10s as GE and Rolls spar for engine deal and A350 looms theaircurrent.com/feed/dispatc... (via @jonostrower.com) #staycurrent
United converts 56 787-9s to -10s as GE and Rolls spar for engine deal and A350 looms
The airline’s fleet is facing near-term pinch points getting parts for the engines on its oldest 777s while it maps out a number of possible transformations for its widebody fleet in the second half o...
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January 16, 2026 at 1:31 AM
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In UPS crash, NTSB probing MD-11 engine mount issue first identified by Boeing in 2011 theaircurrent.com/feed/dispatc... (via @willguisbond.com & @elanhead.com) #staycurrent
In UPS crash, NTSB probing MD-11 engine mount issue first identified by Boeing in 2011
Rare mid-investigation update sheds light on previously disclosed engine attachment cracks
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January 14, 2026 at 10:49 PM
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What Peraton signed up for as ATC modernization’s ‘prime integrator’ theaircurrent.com/air-traffic-... (via @willguisbond.com) #staycurrent
What Peraton signed up for as ATC modernization’s ‘prime integrator’
Now largely in charge of FAA modernization, Peraton becomes the center of an ambitious project and inherits immense political, reputational and financial risk
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January 13, 2026 at 2:58 PM
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FAA formally warns operators of safety risks associated with faulty space launches theaircurrent.com/feed/dispatc... (via @willguisbond.com) #staycurrent
FAA formally warns operators of safety risks associated with faulty space launches
Warning follows high-profile launch incidents that affected commercial flights over the Caribbean
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January 9, 2026 at 7:02 PM
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BREAKING: FAA officially warns operators of risks associated with falling debris from faulty space launches, something it says “could significantly reduce safety.”

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FAA formally warns operators of safety risks associated with faulty space launches
Warning follows high-profile launch incidents that affected commercial flights over the Caribbean
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January 9, 2026 at 6:57 PM
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Boeing advances 737 Max 10 into next phase of FAA flight testing theaircurrent.com/aircraft-dev... (via @jonostrower.com) #staycurrent
Boeing advances 737 Max 10 into next phase of FAA flight testing
Boeing advances 737 Max 10 into the second of two FAA flight testing phases, reflecting growing momentum in certification campaign for 2026 target
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January 9, 2026 at 4:11 AM
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FAA delays release of safety continuum for eVTOL aircraft theaircurrent.com/feed/dispatc... (via @elanhead.com) #staycurrent
FAA delays release of safety continuum for eVTOL aircraft
Final powered-lift safety continuum document now expected in mid-2026
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January 7, 2026 at 10:02 PM
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December 21, 2025 at 12:41 AM
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Special Report: The night everything at DCA finally went wrong theaircurrent.com/aviation-saf... (via @willguisbond.com) #staycurrent
Special Report: The night everything at DCA finally went wrong
D.C. midair crash was the result of a complete collapse of the protections designed to keep aviation safe — and the institutions that design and maintain them
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December 18, 2025 at 5:55 PM