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Flying Magazine • Jack Daleo

Jury awards Aerosonic $116.9 million, finding Joby breached agreement and misused trade secrets

A federal jury awarded Aerosonic $116.9 million after finding that Joby broke an agreement and willfully misused trade secrets. The verdict puts a significant legal judgment against the air-taxi developer at the center of a dispute over contractual obligations and proprietary information.

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2026-10-06T09:35:46.136563-07:00

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Space.com • Mike Wall

SpaceX's Crew-12 astronauts heading home Oct. 7 after nearly 10 months in space: Watch it live

By Space.com: The four astronauts of SpaceX’s Crew-12 mission will head home to Earth Wednesday (Oct. 7) after nearly 10 months in space, and you can watch their journey live.

Also: ESA

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2026-10-06T09:04:56.817344-07:00

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FlightGlobal • Lizzie Rix

US clears $1bn potential APKWS II deal for UAE

By FlightGlobal: Additional potential sales to Egypt and Kuwait bring an estimated total value of $2.27 billion.

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2026-10-06T09:49:57.361359-07:00

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Skift • Peden Doma Bhutia

Airlines Get More Time on Mumbai Airport Cuts — But the Move to Navi Mumbai Is Still Coming

By Skift: India’s civil aviation ministry Tuesday asked Adani Airport Holdings, owner of the Mumbai Airport and Navi Mumbai Airport, to hold off on its plan to move.

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2026-10-06T09:19:56.629588-07:00

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Runway Girl • Mary Kirby

KLM A350-900 Business-Class Seats Near Certification, but Blocked on Initial Flights

By Runway Girl: KLM is seeing light at the end of the certification tunnel for its business seats on the A350-900. But it's blocking WBC on initial flights.

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2026-10-06T09:35:39.882117-07:00

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