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Reuters

Trump plans recurring 1,900-acre Florida aerospace show to rival Paris Air Show within two years

President Donald Trump announced plans for a recurring aerospace exhibition at NASA’s Shuttle Landing Facility near Cape Canaveral, Florida, on a 1,900-acre site. He said the event would be the world’s biggest, surpassing the Paris Air Show, and showcase commercial, private aviation and space technology.

FlightGlobal • Jon Hemmerdinger

President Trump promises USA will host ‘biggest’ air show within two years

ANI News Agency

Trump vows US air show bigger than Paris

5 Sources

2026-11-06T17:05:06.618302-08:00

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Bloomberg • Carmen Arroyo

SpaceX Director Resigns From Board One Day After US Election

By Bloomberg: SpaceX board member Donald Harrison resigned from the role after more than a decade, leaving the company as a group of independent directors consider a potential merger with Tesla Inc.

Reuters

Google executive Donald Harrison resigns from SpaceX board

CNBC

SpaceX says Google exec Don Harrison has resigned from its board

6 Sources

2026-11-06T14:05:13.718597-08:00

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FlightGlobal • Brooke Ingemi

US clears potential $100m APKWS guided rocket sale to Jordan

By FlightGlobal: The US Department of State has approved a potential $100 million sale to Jordan for up to 1,500 Advanced Precision Kill Weapon Systems (APKWS) guided rockets.

Reuters

US approves potential $1.08 billion Black Hawk helicopter sale to Mexico

Air Data News

US approves potential $1.08 billion sale of 11 Black Hawk helicopters to Mexico

8 Sources

2026-11-06T12:05:23.147864-08:00

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Flying Magazine • Jack Daleo

Portion of Learjet’s Engine Recovered, NTSB Says

By Flying Magazine: Discovery follows NTSB investigators’ recovery of parts of the Learjet’s left elevator on Wednesday.

CBC

Dad of 20-year-old co-pilot in Florida Learjet crash says final radio calls showed 'she's tough'

Aviation24

Florida Learjet crash: flight data and recovered elevator offer clues

Also: AviationPros, CTV News, NBC News, CNN, Flightradar24, The Independent and The Independent

10 Sources

2026-11-06T11:30:38.334940-08:00

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NASA Spaceflight • Chris Bergin

Stoke Space evaluating expansion of Cape site for second Nova pad

By NASA Spaceflight: Stoke Space has been granted Right of Entry by Space Launch Delta 45 to property north of its existing Space Launch Complex 14 (SLC-14) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

1 Source

2026-11-06T13:28:29.866456-08:00

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FlightGlobal • Jon Hemmerdinger

Ed Bolen, NBAA chief since 2004, retires

By FlightGlobal: Dan Hubbard named interim CEO of business aviation organisation. Long-time National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) chief executive Ed Bolen has retired.

AINonline

Ed Bolen Retiring after 22-year Reign at NBAA

Aviation Week

Bolen Retires From NBAA; Hubbard Named Acting CEO

Also: avweb.com and avm-mag.com

5 Sources

2026-11-06T10:05:26.481178-08:00

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Bloomberg • Sri Taylor

JetBlue’s Defiant CFO to Employees: ‘Not Considering Bankruptcy’

By Bloomberg: JetBlue Airways Corp. executives again reassured employees that the financially strained carrier has no plans to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, another effort by management to convince staff of its ability to withstand soaring fuel costs and debt.

2 Sources

2026-11-06T14:05:08.235631-08:00

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