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Bloomberg • Carmen Arroyo, Dana Hull, Kara Carlson

SpaceX and Tesla boards form committees to consider a potential merger

Elon Musk said SpaceX and Tesla have created special board committees to discuss a possible combination. He said he cannot intervene in their deliberations and described the committees as comprising independent directors, though the report characterizes the boards as closely aligned with him.

Also: Bloomberg Law

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2026-10-27T11:05:15.267676-07:00

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Flying Magazine • Meg Godlewski

NTSB Cites Lack of Situational Awareness in Medevac Accident

By Flying Magazine: NTSB releases final report on Bell 407 accident where tail rotor struck a rooftop surveillance camera during a night takeoff in Dallas in May.

Also: avweb.com

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2026-10-27T10:35:16.238587-07:00

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FlightGlobal • Ryan Finnerty

Saab reveals industrial details of Gripen offer to Canada

By FlightGlobal: CAE, IMP and Magellan Aerospace will be the Swedish airframer's local partners for production, final assembly and sustainment of a proposed Gripen E/F fleet for Canada.

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2026-10-27T10:05:21.406216-07:00

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AINonline • Matt Thurber

Garmin Adds Guided Visuals, SmartCharts Airports on Web

By AINonline: Garmin has added more guided visual approaches to its database of visual procedures for challenging airports, now including some in Mexico. The company also released new features on the Garmin Pilot app and Garmin Pilot Web, notably SmartCharts airport diagrams.

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2026-10-27T10:05:04.235120-07:00

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ch-aviation • Hilka Birns

SAA staggers salaries for pilots, management, execs

By ch-aviation: Support Contact Newsroom Print Page Preparing for print Commercial Aviation South African Airways Airbus A330-300, © Airbus By Hilka Birns 27Oct2026 LinkedIn X Facebook Copy news link RSS Feed South African Airways (SA, Johannesburg O.R.

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2026-10-27T10:05:23.423275-07:00

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AINonline • Curt Epstein

Affinity Aviation Group Partners with Training Provider

By AINonline: Affinity Aviation Group (AAG), the UK-based company specializing in aircraft sales and charter, has begun a strategic collaboration with flight-training provider AeronautX.

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2026-10-27T11:05:05.157255-07:00

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AINonline • Matt Thurber

Bristow Inaugurates AW139 Full-flight Sim at Aberdeen

By AINonline: Bristow Group pilots can now train on a new AW139 level-D simulator at the company’s simulation hall in Dyce, Aberdeen, near Scotland’s Aberdeen International Airport (EGPD).

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2026-10-27T11:05:05.632634-07:00

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FlightGlobal • Jon Hemmerdinger

FAA sets high bar for commercial air taxi flights under eVTOL pilot programme

By FlightGlobal: A regulatory official suggests achieving air taxi type certificates may be an easier path than securing commercial-flight approvals under eIPP programme.

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2026-10-27T11:05:11.242785-07:00

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