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aviation M&A Airlines

ch-aviation • Dirk Andrei Salcedo

Korean Air to complete $579 million buyback of remaining 80% of catering and duty-free business

Korean Air is scheduled to close its acquisition of the remaining 80% of Korean Air C&D Service on Nov. 4, 2026, after securing regulatory approval. The $579 million deal would give the airline full ownership of the catering and duty-free services business.

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2026-11-05T19:04:48.433670-08:00

space ISS Human Spaceflight & Space Stations NASA

Space.com • Robert Z. Pearlman

'We got it done!' Spacewalking astronauts finish installing next-gen ISS solar arrays

By Space.com: Spacewalkers Anil Menon and Joshua Kutryk installed the final ISS Roll-Out Solar Array on Thursday (Nov. 5), wrapping up a multiyear effort to boost the station's power generation by 30%.

NASA Spaceflight

ISS astronauts install final iROSA solar panel to augment aging ISS power systems

Spaceflight Now

Spacewalkers complete five-year effort to upgrade space station power supply

Also: SpaceQ, CBS News, Spaceflight Now and spacefoundation.org

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2026-11-05T14:19:14.499072-08:00

defense UAV Development & Drone Programs Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact

Reuters

(JA) Governor Says Large-Scale Drone Attack Hits Russia’s Ryazan, Causing Fire at Industrial Facility; Flames Seen Near Refinery Area

By Reuters: ロシアのリャザンで5日に撮影されたとされる映像には、遠方で炎が上がる様子が映っている。地元知事はＳＮＳで「大規模なドローン攻撃」があったと述べた。教会のドームと窓、道路の配置、建物が過去の映像・画像や衛星画像と一致し、撮影場所を確認した。正確な撮影日は確認できなかった。ただし、リャザン州のパベル・マルコフ知事は5日、テレグラムで、ドローンの破片が落下し、リャザン市内の工業施設で火災が発生したと述べた。マルコフ氏はその後、工業施設で発生した火災は延焼が食い止められたか、消し止められたと述べた。施設名は明らかにしていない。映像に映る炎は、リャザン製油所がある工業地区の方向から上がっているように見える。.

1 Source

2026-11-05T17:25:40.501365-08:00

aviation Aircraft Finance & Leasing Airbus A320 Airlines

ch-aviation • Dirk Andrei Salcedo

Nauru Airlines wet leases A319-100 capacity

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

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2026-11-05T17:55:25.420969-08:00

aviation Airlines

ch-aviation • Samoa Airways (OL

Samoa Airways surveys diaspora on jet funding

By ch-aviation: The Samoan government is again assessing interest among the country's diaspora in investing in the proposed relaunch of jet operations by Samoa Airways (OL, Apia Faleolo), according to an official statement issued on November 2, 2026.

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2026-11-05T17:04:47.530398-08:00

aviation ATC Airport Infrastructure & Air Traffic Management Policy & Regulation

CNBC

Watch CNBC's full interview with Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy

By CNBC: CNBC’s Morgan Brennan and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss the midterm election results, updates to Air Traffic Control, future of mobility, Europe bomb threats, and more.

FAA

Trump’s Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy Begins Retiring Decades Old Floppy Disks from Air Traffic Control as Part of Ongoing Modernization Effort Deployment of Brand New Air Traffic Control Continues at Record Pace

Politico Pro

POLITICO Pro: Duffy hopes for lame-duck vote on $30B air traffic control overhaul

4 Sources

2026-11-05T13:28:23.459757-08:00

space North America Commercial Space

Bloomberg • Joe Lovinger, Madlin Mekelburg

Texas Governor-Elect Requests Pause on Land Talks With SpaceX

By Bloomberg: Texas Governor-elect Gina Hinojosa used her first news conference since winning election to spotlight her scrutiny of the potential sale of state park land to Elon Musk’s Space Exploration Technologies Corp.

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2026-11-05T15:04:47.424457-08:00

aviation ATC North America Airport Infrastructure & Air Traffic Management

Reuters • David Shepardson

US FAA says it will phase out floppy disks from air traffic control by 2028

By Reuters: The US Federal Aviation Administration said on Thursday it will ‌replace by the end of 2028 the outdated floppy disks used for weather and other critical information at more than 400 air traffic control facilities across the country.