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Two helicopters collide near Mount Everest, killing passenger：Two helicopters collided while landing at the Pheriche helipad in Nepal's Mount Everest region on November 3, 2026, killing one passenger and injuring three people, according to the Solukhumbu District Police Office. The victim was a 47-year-old Indian national from Chennai, Tamil Nadu. The injured were a New Zealand citizen of Indian origin who was traveling on the same helicopter as the victim, and the pilots of both aircraft. Nepal's Civil Aviation Authority said both aircraft were AS350 single-engine helicopters: the Air Dynasty Heli Service helicopter, registered 9N-AOD, had arrived from Tenzing-Hillary Airport in Lukla carrying no passengers, while the Fishtail Air helicopter, registered 9N-AJR, was arriving from Gorakshep with two foreign passengers on board. The report said the helicopters' rotors struck during landing. Two helicopters collide near Mount

US Army Black Hawk nearly struck by fireworks during NFL flyover in Seattle：On November 2, 2026, four US Army Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters from the 2-158th Assault Helicopter Battalion, part of the 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, performed a ceremonial flyover at Lumen Field in Seattle as part of the national anthem ceremony ahead of the Monday Night Football matchup between the Seattle Seahawks and the Chicago Bears, which attracted approximately 70,000 spectators. According to MyNorthwest, as cited in the report, the first three helicopters passed over the stadium before the fireworks display began, but the fourth aircraft was still nearby when the stadium's pyrotechnics were activated. US Army Black Hawk nearly struck by

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STARLUX art aircraft to fly CPBL combined team to Tokyo for Asia championship：STARLUX Airlines said the Chinese Professional Baseball League combined team will take flight JX800 to Tokyo, Japan, on November 10 to take part in the 2026 Asia Professional Baseball Championship, which is scheduled to begin on November 12 at Tokyo Dome. STARLUX specially arranged its AIRSORAYAMA Gold art aircraft to operate the flight and invited fans to take the same flight to cheer for Team Taiwan. The support theme for the flight is Fly In GOLD! Go For Gold!, and STARLUX prepared support items for the combined team and for passengers on the flight. STARLUX also arranged for cabin crew member張甄芸, who holds the status of a women's national baseball player, to serve as a working crew member on the flight, joining all crew members in cheering for the combined team. STARLUX art aircraft to fly CPBL

FAA orders fuel tank sealant inspections on certain Boeing 787s over lightning-strike explosion risk：The US Federal Aviation Administration has issued an airworthiness directive, published November 2, 2026, ordering inspections of certain Boeing 787-8, 787-9 and 787-10 aircraft. The directive concerns center wing fuel tank sealant installations that lacked evidence of required adhesion testing, an issue Boeing identified during production. FAA orders fuel tank sealant

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