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Reuters • Rajesh Kumar Singh

United Airlines sees fourth-quarter profit below expectations as fuel costs erode gains from strong demand

United forecast fourth-quarter earnings below Wall Street estimates even as it expects record revenue, with soaring jet fuel prices offsetting resilient travel demand and higher fares. The outlook follows a third quarter in which record revenue and increased capacity were not enough to prevent fuel costs from weighing on earnings per share.

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2026-10-20T14:04:32.753806-07:00

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Ars Technica • Eric Berger

Does anyone actually want to win the medium-lift race in the United States?

By Ars Technica: Ars Technica is here to help with a guide to the medium-lift space race.

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2026-10-20T13:05:18.764331-07:00

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Air Data News • Ricardo Meier

US Navy controls MQ-25A from aircraft carrier more than 2,100 miles away

By Air Data News: Test connected USS Ronald Reagan in the Pacific with the unmanned tanker at Boeing's facility U.S. Navy has remotely controlled a Boeing MQ-25A Stingray unmanned aerial refueling aircraft from an aircraft carrier located more than 2,100 miles (3,380 km) away.

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2026-10-20T11:56:01.249364-07:00

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FlightGlobal • Murdo Morrison

PJC brings ‘Bermuda-first’ ethos to members-only private aviation service

By FlightGlobal: Specialist brokerage claims the industry has not best served the island community. Bermuda – a British overseas territory 1,000km (621 miles) off the US east coast – is one of the world’s wealthiest places thanks to offshore finance, high-end tourism, and a population of just 64,000.

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2026-10-20T12:05:20.532623-07:00

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ch-aviation • Luciano Braganca

Argentina's Aerotrust secures AOC with a Learjet 60

By ch-aviation: Discover more news on Aerotrust at ch-aviation, the leading aviation news and data provider.

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2026-10-20T11:55:52.877549-07:00

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Space.com • Daniel Biedermann

Jeff Bezos is playing the long game with Blue Origin (op-ed)

By Space.com: If Blue Origin goes public, it will have to meet the expectations of shareholders. Jeff Bezos may therefore want to establish a stronger business before committing to a listing.

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2026-10-20T11:05:12.802599-07:00

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New York Times • Gabe Castro-Root, Lexi Parra

How Do Airports Prepare for a Plane Crash? Go Inside JFK’s Disaster Drill.

By New York Times: U.S. airports are required to hold a full-scale disaster drill every three years. Go inside a simulated plane crash at Kennedy Airport last weekend.

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2026-10-20T11:32:02.367270-07:00

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