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Paddle Your Own Kanoo • Mateusz Maszczynski

British Airways Chicago flight loses cabin pressurization over Ireland, deploying oxygen masks

Passengers aboard a transatlantic British Airways flight to Chicago O’Hare put on oxygen masks Monday after the aircraft failed to pressurize while flying at 9,000 feet over Ireland. The reported event highlights the operational and passenger-safety consequences of a cabin pressurization failure.

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2026-10-05T10:15:21.329641-07:00

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SpaceNews.com • Jason Rainbow

Open Cosmos sets 192-satellite target for connectivity network amid launch shortage

By SpaceNews.com: Open Cosmos has built at least 50 of the more than 96 ConnectedCosmos connectivity satellites the British company said Oct. 5 it plans to deploy before the end of 2028, CEO Rafel Siquier told SpaceNews.

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2026-10-05T09:56:17.463480-07:00

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Reuters • Dan Catchpole

After notching two Naval jet fighter contracts, Boeing could be turning the page

By Reuters: Boeing's won the contract for the US Navy's next-generation fighter due to years of investment, decades of experience building carrier-based jets and a design approach that closely matched the Pentagon's push for easier-to-upgrade aircraft, according to people familiar with the competition.

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2026-10-05T11:19:58.364635-07:00

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Leeham News • Karl Sinclair

About That 1,100-Aircraft Comac Backlog

By Leeham News: Securing market share in the commercial aviation business is one of the most difficult industrial endeavors one can attempt.

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2026-10-05T10:05:01.486593-07:00

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Corporate Jet Investor • Yves Le Marquand

Family offices relying ‘more heavily’ on business aviation, finds Airbus study

By Corporate Jet Investor: Increasingly international family offices are relying more heavily on business aviation to support global growth, according to new research from Airbus Corporate Jets (ACJ).

Also: AINonline and Corporate Jet Investor

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2026-10-05T05:20:16.263058-07:00

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FlightGlobal • Joseph Dainty

Air Baltic to slash hundreds of jobs under restructuring

By FlightGlobal: Latvian carrier is preparing to cut up to 23% of its workforce across the Baltic region as part of restructuring efforts following its Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing.

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airBaltic Pilot Salary in 2026

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2026-10-05T08:49:53.367267-07:00

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ch-aviation • Luciano Braganca

Solairus closes Clay Lacy management, charter units takeover

By ch-aviation: Solairus Aviation (TWY, Novato) has completed the acquisition of the aircraft management and charter divisions of Clay Lacy Aviation (CLY, Van Nuys) as of October 1, 2026.

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2026-10-05T10:15:21.559048-07:00

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