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Lucky doesn't even begin to describe the pilot in this Norwegian incident where a helicopter's skids became caught in powerlines: flightglobal.com/helicopters/in…

Because it's er... Merlin Monday, here's a little update on plans for the UK's Leonardo Helicopters AW101s to fly on until 2040. flightglobal.com/helicopters/uk…

First flight for the CityAirbus NextGen - meets Airbus Helicopters’ most recent target for maiden sortie in 2025.

At some point Leonardo Helicopters will get the AW609 over the line; next year seems the current best guess, although there have been many ‘next years’. flightglobal.com/helicopters/aw…

The ripples from Boeing’s 787 production troubles continue as Leonardo mulls a carve-out of its struggling aerostructures business that makes centre fuse barrels for the 787. flightglobal.com/air-transport/…

UK's Vertical Aerospace advances to untethered flight tests of latest VX4 prototype but pushes back cert until 2028; promises first upgrade in 2030 - seemingly taking capacity from 4 to 6 pax. flightglobal.com/aerospace/vert…

A visit to Cotswold Airport to see Vertical Aerospace and the VX4 (with some bonus 747 action for Max Kingsley-Jones )

Anyone watching the slow demise of Lilium well, there may still be hope: hearing there is an all-hands meeting this morning which may herald the arrival of a Christmas miracle. #eVTOL

Hearing that the final bits of paperwork relating to Lilium acquisition might be done. Employees told at 'all wings' meeting today. Reassured on wages too...

Dear British Airways I appreciate flights get cancelled for reasons beyond your control but to abandon a plane-load of passengers at Arricefe at midnight with no help finding hotels is beyond dreadful. An entire swim team was left to sleep on the airport floor, for example.

A new offering from Robinson Helicopter Company - meet the R88. 8 pax, two-blade main rotor, design for utility operations. $3.3m. Pretty.

NMH acquisition moves forward, as Leonardo Helicopters submits ‘best offer’ to UK MoD Ministry of Defence 🇬🇧. Nice update from Dominic Perry - including potential African customer interest in Royal Air Force retired Puma HC2s... flightglobal.com/helicopters/nm…

Potentially footage of the Vertical Aerospace VX4 performing its first CTOL take-off and landing flight. The presence of a possible chase aircraft (?) is certainly interesting.