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AINonline • Charles Alcock

Falcon 50 carrying Donnie Wahlberg strikes Las Vegas airport perimeter fence after aborted takeoff

A chartered Falcon 50 carrying actor Donnie Wahlberg and seven others struck an airport perimeter fence after aborting its takeoff in Las Vegas. The pilots avoided a collision with nearby construction equipment, and Wahlberg said everyone aboard was safe.

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2026-10-19T09:05:05.676355-07:00

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Air Data News • Ricardo Meier

Singapore emerges as customer behind secret F-35 variant development program

By Air Data News: A US Department of Defense contract for the development of an F-35 configuration tailored to an unidentified foreign customer can be linked to Singapore through other US government procurement records, as the country approaches the delivery of its first fighter.

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2026-10-19T09:35:21.213849-07:00

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Ars Technica • Stephen Clark

A Chinese rocket deorbited over Minnesota and left this in a farmer's cornfield

By Ars Technica: All the evidence points to the debris being part of a Chinese Zhuque-2E rocket.

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2026-10-19T08:05:11.474418-07:00

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Skift • Deepthi Nair

Third of Saudi Flights Canceled As High Profile Events Postponed

By Skift: B.alotaby More than a third of all flights from Saudi Arabia were canceled or did not fly on Monday amid continued attacks by Iran-aligned Houthi rebels, according to aviation analytics company Cirium.

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2026-10-19T10:15:48.437662-07:00

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Air Data News • Ricardo Meier

LATAM Airbus A320 suffers engine fire before takeoff in Peru

By Air Data News: Aircraft scheduled to fly from Lima to Piura emitted large flames from its left engine; passengers were evacuated LATAM Airlines Peru Airbus A320 suffered an engine fire on Monday (19) at Jorge Chávez International Airport in Lima, shortly before its scheduled departure for Piura in northern Peru.

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2026-10-19T08:45:36.581810-07:00

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AINonline • Matt Thurber

Safety Management System and FRAT Now Part of ForeFlight Platform

By AINonline: Designed to help small to midsize business aviation operations meet modern safety standards.

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2026-10-19T09:05:05.941736-07:00

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AINonline • Charlotte Bailey

SkyReserve Presents Premium Charter and Commercial Flight Pricing

By AINonline: Charter quotes shown in real time alongside commercial alternatives.

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2026-10-19T09:05:06.589220-07:00

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FlightGlobal • Jon Hemmerdinger

Wheels Up bets on simpler fleet as it navigates post-pandemic business travel

By FlightGlobal: The private aviation company operated 40 aircraft, including 11 Embraer Phenom 300s, at mid-year Wheels Up The firm is cutting costs and has switched to a two-type fleet in a bid to boost efficiency and stem losses .

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2026-10-19T09:05:27.932020-07:00

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