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Bloomberg • Danny Lee

First Taiwanese commercial aircraft flies over Pakistan after permit reversal

A Taiwanese commercial aircraft crossed Pakistani airspace on Thursday morning after authorities abruptly reversed course and approved the required permits. The brief report gives no details on the operator, route or reason for the initial permit decision, but marks the first such overflight by a Taiwanese commercial aircraft.

Also: India Defense News and India Defense News
2026-10-28T20:06:27.352634-07:00
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The Atlantic • Isaac Stanley-Becker, Simon Shuster

How Elon Musk Turned on Ukraine

By The Atlantic: No reliable alternatives exist to Musk’s satellite network, and Ukraine cannot survive for long without it.

Also: CNN, Defense One, pilotonline.com and tass.com
2026-10-28T15:43:41.298719-07:00
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ch-aviation • Dirk Andrei Salcedo

Air Vanuatu eyes return to jet operations by 2030

By ch-aviation: The government of Vanuatu is considering acquiring an Airbus or Boeing aircraft by 2030 to support the eventual resumption of international jet operations by Air Vanuatu (NF, Port Vila), deputy prime minister and finance minister Johnny Koanapo said.

2026-10-28T19:04:47.614587-07:00