# Ice711 Aviation News Recap, June 18th, 2026

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**Category:** Aviation News\
**Created:** [June 18, 2026, 8:02pm UTC](https://ice711.discourse.group/t/ice711-aviation-news-recap-june-18th-2026/7960 "2026-06-18T20:02:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![KSAvgeek](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/ice711.discourse.group/ksavgeek/32/25030_2.png) [@KSAvgeek](https://ice711.discourse.group/u/KSAvgeek)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2026, 8:02pm UTC](https://ice711.discourse.group/t/ice711-aviation-news-recap-june-18th-2026/7960/1 "2026-06-18T20:02:38Z")

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Daily Aviation News Recap, still looking for another editor. (posting this early because i am yet again watching the world cup and don’t want to be late to post this)

_ **Accidents/incidents:** _

**Honored Russian Test Pilot Killed in Crash:** Honored Russian test pilot Pyotr Tutakin was killed in a crash yesterday that left both him and another person fatally injured. The Zlin 42MU crashed on takeoff and immediately caught on fire. Not much is known about this crash. ASN: [Accident Zlin 42MU RA-3285G, Wednesday 17 June 2026](https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/572516)

**Capital Factory CEO Killed in NetJets Crash:** The NetJets Citation crash in Laredo, Texas, killed Capital Factory Founder and CEO Joshua Baer. Capital Factory was a company which would back start up companies such as SpaceX and Firefly Aerospace, based in Austin, Texas.

_ **Airline News:** _

**EasyJet Announces 13 New Destinations For Winter Season:** EasyJet has just announced 13 new destinations originating from U.K. airports for the 2026-27 winter season. These include:

London Luton - \> Kittila & Strasbourg

London Southend - \> Edinburgh

Birmingham - \> Copenhagen

Manchester - \> Cairo Sphinx

Liverpool - \> Reykjavik & Kittila

Newcastle - \> Barcelona, Hurghada, Copenhagen, Berlin, Rovaniemi, & Geneva

**Qantas to Launch Daily Nonstop from Sydney to London:** In one of the bigger news stories today, Qantas has affirmed that they will be operating a once daily flight from Sydney to London with their new A350-1000ULRs starting in October 2027. Shortly after, another flight will be launched utilizing the A350-1000ULRs, this time to New York.

**LOT Polish Adds Route for 2026-27 Winter Season:** LOT Polish Airlines has added a route from Warsaw to Tromso, starting on December 1st and operating twice per week. The route with end for the season on February 13th.

**Jet2 Adds Route to Bergen:** Jet2 will be adding a route from Bournemouth to Bergen.

still literally nothing going on aircraft manufacturer wise

_ **Events:** _

**The NJ Air Show; Greenwood Lake Airport, West Milford, New Jersey; June 19-21**

**Columbus Air Show; Rickenbacker International Airport, Columbus, Ohio; June 19-21**

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**Author:** ![Algodoo30](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/ice711.discourse.group/algodoo30/32/28426_2.png) [@Algodoo30](https://ice711.discourse.group/u/Algodoo30)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2026, 8:12pm UTC](https://ice711.discourse.group/t/ice711-aviation-news-recap-june-18th-2026/7960/2 "2026-06-18T20:12:35Z")

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RIP to the Russian test pilot and the CEO 🕊✝

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New routes and destinations! Yay!