Weekly digest

Aviation safety this week — 2026-W39: Air ambulance helicopter lands on Heathrow runway, forcing go-around

A calm weekly roundup of aviation safety events, live emergencies, new safety recommendations, and airworthiness directives — all in one place.

Week 2026-W39 — events from the past week, tracked and summarized.

THIS WEEK IN NUMBERS

- 1 fatal event

- 3 new FAA + 0 new EASA directives

LIVE EMERGENCIES RECAP

- Aircraft N14518, seen near SFO — squawk 7600 for 299 min

- Aircraft N2193J, seen near JFK — squawk 7600 for 254 min

- Aircraft PR011, seen near SDV — squawk 7600 for 100 min

NEW AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES

3 new FAA + 0 new EASA directives

- Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes

- Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes

- Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes

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