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ch-aviation • Daniel Martinez Garbuno

American plans Miami–Barcelona, Venezuela service for January 2027; Seville route set for 3Q27

American Airlines plans to connect Miami with Barcelona, Venezuela, beginning in January 2027. Separately, Seville, Spain, is set to gain its first transatlantic route in the third quarter of 2027; the available report does not identify the operating airline.

Airline Geeks • Zach Vasile

American Adds New Route to South America

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2026-10-16T11:15:27.920528-07:00

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Space.com • Robert Lea

Scientists find 'gemstones' in atmosphere of bizarre, scorching-hot 'marshmallow' exoplanet

By Space.com: Using data from the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have unravelled some of the secrets of a bizarre, blisteringly hot exoplanet that has the consistency of marshmallow.

Also: astrobiology.com and zmescience.com

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2026-10-16T11:05:33.362520-07:00

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The War Zone • Thomas Newdick

First C-130J For Navy’s New E-130J Phoenix II Ballistic Submarine Communications Fleet Delivered

By The War Zone: The E-130J will be taking over the Take Charge And Move Out mission from the jet-powered E-6B Mercury. The E-130J will be taking over the Take Charge And Move Out mission from the jet-powered E-6B Mercury.

FlightGlobal

US Navy receives first C-130J for conversion into E-130J nuclear command and control aircraft

Seapower Magazine

Navy accepts first C-130J-30 for next-generation TACAMO fleet

Also: insidedefense.com and defence-industry.eu

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2026-10-16T08:55:27.398383-07:00

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ch-aviation • Daniel Martinez Garbuno

US's Key Lime Air inks new Denver lease after dispute

By ch-aviation: Interested in Commercial Aviation/Business Aviation? Unlock exclusive news such as “US's Key Lime Air inks new Denver lease after dispute” today!.

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2026-10-16T09:55:25.085877-07:00

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AINonline • Charles Alcock

PrivatPort Brings Its FBO Network to Cancún and Tulum

By AINonline: Swissport spinoff adds two Mexico FBOs and names new leaders.

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2026-10-16T10:05:00.586258-07:00

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ch-aviation • Luciano Braganca

US's STA Jets to acquire International Jet

By ch-aviation: Support Contact Newsroom Print Page Preparing for print Business Jets STAjets Gulfstream GIV-SP, © STAjets By Luciano Braganca 16Oct2026 LinkedIn X Facebook Copy news link RSS Feed STAjets (KFB, Santa Ana, CA ) has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire International Jet Aviation Services (IJA, Denver Centennial ), in line with plans to acquire another Part 135-certified operator outlined by COO Erik Neiderman in an exclusive interview with ch-aviation at the NBAA-BACE 2025 convention in Las Vegas.

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2026-10-16T10:35:38.686495-07:00

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Bloomberg • Siddharth Philip

United, Air Canada Want to Add Routes to JV Amid Rising Tensions

By Bloomberg: United Airlines Holdings Inc. and Air Canada are looking to expand their existing joint venture to include more US-Canada routes, as travel between the two countries has been hammered by geopolitical pressures.

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2026-10-16T11:05:21.652061-07:00

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Space.com • Hanneke Weitering, Tariq Malik