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Bloomberg • Angus Whitley

Australian authorities investigate Jetstar near miss with van at Townsville Airport

Australian authorities are investigating a near miss last week between an arriving Jetstar flight and a van at Townsville Airport in Queensland. The incident adds to a series of recent domestic safety events, though no further details about the aircraft, vehicle or investigation were provided.

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2026-10-11T23:05:10.266971-07:00

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SpaceNews.com • Jeff Foust

NASA issues final RFP for commercial space station procurement

By SpaceNews.com: NASA released the final request for proposals for the next phase of its program to develop commercial space stations.

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2026-10-11T21:05:36.892314-07:00

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Air Data News • Ricardo Meier

France plans to continue sixth-generation fighter development alone after FCAS breakup

By Air Data News: Government targets a new demonstrator development phase in 2027, but funding and industrial arrangements France plans to continue developing its next-generation combat aircraft without Germany and Spain, preserving work on a future fighter despite the collapse of the three-country partnership earlier this year.

Also: Simple Flying

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2026-10-11T14:14:54.738227-07:00

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ch-aviation • Paul Ash

Kyrgyzstan's Asman Airlines to add A321s by mid-2Q27

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2026-10-11T22:05:03.138951-07:00

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Airline Weekly • Gordon Smith, Jay Shabat

Delta Has the First Word

By Airline Weekly: Q3 earnings season is now underway, kicked off with a generally upbeat report from Delta. The cost numbers aren’t pretty but the revenue numbers are excellent.

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2026-10-11T22:05:07.967466-07:00

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ch-aviation • Dirk Andrei Salcedo

S Korea's Jin Air secures LCC merger approval in Viet Nam

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2026-10-11T21:54:40.225600-07:00

aviation M&A Airline Industry & Market Trends Asia-Pacific (APAC) Airlines

ch-aviation • Dirk Andrei Salcedo

China's Juneyao Air raises China Eastern H-stake to 11.1%

By ch-aviation: Juneyao Air (HO, Shanghai Hongqiao) has acquired 5.7 million Hong Kong-listed H-shares in China Eastern Airlines (MU, Shanghai Hongqiao) for HKD15.1 million Hong Kong dollars (USD1.9 million), according to a Hong Kong Stock Exchange disclosure dated October 6, 2026.

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2026-10-11T21:04:58.975695-07:00

aviation Aircraft Demand: Airline Distress & Consolidation Airline Industry & Market Trends Asia-Pacific (APAC) Airlines

Reuters • Anne Marie Roantree, Julie Zhu, Yantoultra Ngui

EXCLUSIVE: AirAsia in talks with Malaysian government over potential funding support, sources say

By Reuters: AirAsia co-founder Tony Fernandes met with officials from Malaysia's finance ministry two weeks ago to discuss potential government support for Southeast Asia's largest low-cost airline, said three people with knowledge of the matter.

Also: Dj's Aviation

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2026-10-11T20:04:33.253027-07:00

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