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AINonline • Amy Wilder

Industry coalition urges FAA to extend proposed duty-and-rest rules beyond Part 121 carriers

An industry coalition is pressing the FAA to broaden the scope of its proposed duty-and-rest rule, which currently applies only to Part 121 carriers. The appeal raises questions about whether fatigue-management requirements should cover additional commercial aviation operations.

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2026-09-30T07:05:55.982303-07:00

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SpaceNews.com • Paul Maguire

U.S. Space Force Taps Five Companies for Open-Architecture Space Data Network

By SpaceNews.com: In August, the U.S. Space Force selected five companies to help develop its next-generation Space Data Network, an open architecture intended to connect commercial satellite systems through standardized interfaces and reduce dependence on any single provider.

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2026-09-30T06:16:39.340694-07:00

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Air Data News • Ricardo Meier

Could an SR-71 Blackbird fly again? NASA's secretive moves raise the possibility

By Air Data News: An SR-71 Blackbird that has not flown for nearly 27 years has quietly disappeared from its outdoor display at NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center, while former members of the program have reportedly been contacted about the possibility of returning the aircraft to flight.

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2026-09-30T06:16:28.161004-07:00

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ch-aviation • Hilka Birns

Unsecured creditors’ committee named in airBaltic Chapter 11

By ch-aviation: An official committee of unsecured creditors has been announced as part of airBaltic's Chapter 11 restructuring process, according to documents filed with the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

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2026-09-30T07:16:25.731394-07:00

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Paddle Your Own Kanoo • Mateusz Maszczynski

British Airways Resumes Starlink Rollout: Airbus A350s Now Being Equipped With Free Ultra-Fast In-Flight Wi-Fi

By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: British Airways has resumed the rollout of free ultra-fast Starlink in-flight Wi-Fi after pausing the program for nearly four months over the height of the summer travel rush.

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2026-09-30T07:19:55.733631-07:00

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Flying Magazine • Peter Garrison

Off Target: The High Cost of Trying to Salvage a Bad Approach

By Flying Magazine: It wasn't that important for one Georgia pilot to get it right on the approach.

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2026-09-30T05:06:06.920901-07:00

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Reuters • Alexander Cornwell, Rami Amichay

Passengers overcame co-pilot who tried to crash flydubai flight, Netanyahu says

By Reuters: The co-pilot of a flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv tried to crash the plane after stabbing the pilot, but passengers then held him down while other pilots landed the plane safely in Saudi Arabia, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said.

Airline Geeks

Israel-Bound 737 Drops 17,000 Feet, Diverts to Saudi Arabia After Violent Struggle Between Pilots

Flying Magazine

Flydubai Jet Plunges Thousands of Feet During Pilot Altercation

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2026-09-30T00:29:41.962615-07:00

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