AIRLINES

Safety Flight has achieved the first certification of an Entrol flight simulator in Brazil, formalizing the approval of an H135 FTD Level 5 device for helicopter training. The simulator, supplied by Spanish manufacturer Entrol, meets the Flight Training Device Level 5 standard and is intended to support advanced helicopter instruction in the country. According to Entrol and sector media reports, the H135 FTD Level 5 replicates Airbus Helicopters H135 systems and cockpit environment, allowing pilots to practice normal and emergency procedures in a controlled setting. 

The Spanish Air and Space Force is preparing to equip part of its Airbus A400M fleet with roll-on/roll-off (RORO) firefighting kits developed by Airbus Defence and Space, according to recent test and program updates from the manufacturer. The move would allow Spain to convert standard tactical transport aircraft into large-capacity water bombers at short notice, without structural modifications.Airbus has carried out multiple flight test campaigns in Spain with the prototype kit, including drops of up to 20,000 liters of water or retardant from an A400M over test ranges such as El Cubillo de Uceda. The system houses the liquid in a tank installed in the cargo hold and uses doors to release a single, high-volume discharge, producing concentrated retardant lines more than 400 meters long on the ground.

Alaska Airlines has operated its first nonstop service from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to London Heathrow, inaugurating the carrier’s new transatlantic route between the Pacific Northwest and the UK capital. The flight is part of a newly announced daily, year-round schedule linking Seattle and Heathrow on Alaska’s Boeing 787 Dreamliner fleet, according to the airline.The westbound service from London to Seattle is due to begin on May 22, 2026, with departures from Heathrow at 5:00 p.m. and scheduled arrival at Seattle at 6:50 p.m. local time. Eastbound, flights leave Seattle at 9:40 p.m. and arrive at Heathrow at 3:05 p.m. the following day.

Alaska Airlines has operated its first nonstop service from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to London Heathrow, inaugurating the carrier’s new transatlantic route between the Pacific Northwest and the UK capital. The flight is part of a newly announced daily, year-round schedule linking Seattle and Heathrow on Alaska’s Boeing 787 Dreamliner fleet, according to the airline.The westbound service from London to Seattle is due to begin on May 22, 2026, with departures from Heathrow at 5:00 p.m. and scheduled arrival at Seattle at 6:50 p.m. local time. Eastbound, flights leave Seattle at 9:40 p.m. and arrive at Heathrow at 3:05 p.m. the following day.

Safety Flight has achieved the first certification of an Entrol flight simulator in Brazil, formalizing the approval of an H135 FTD Level 5 device for helicopter training. The simulator, supplied by Spanish manufacturer Entrol, meets the Flight Training Device Level 5 standard and is intended to support advanced helicopter instruction in the country. According to Entrol and sector media reports, the H135 FTD Level 5 replicates Airbus Helicopters H135 systems and cockpit environment, allowing pilots to practice normal and emergency procedures in a controlled setting. 

The Spanish Air and Space Force is preparing to equip part of its Airbus A400M fleet with roll-on/roll-off (RORO) firefighting kits developed by Airbus Defence and Space, according to recent test and program updates from the manufacturer. The move would allow Spain to convert standard tactical transport aircraft into large-capacity water bombers at short notice, without structural modifications.Airbus has carried out multiple flight test campaigns in Spain with the prototype kit, including drops of up to 20,000 liters of water or retardant from an A400M over test ranges such as El Cubillo de Uceda. The system houses the liquid in a tank installed in the cargo hold and uses doors to release a single, high-volume discharge, producing concentrated retardant lines more than 400 meters long on the ground.