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Air China launches Beijing–Copenhagen–Reykjavik fifth-freedom service

Air China began scheduled flights on Oct. 26, 2026, linking Beijing Capital with Reykjavik Keflavik via Copenhagen. The service gives Keflavik its first scheduled connection to mainland China and uses fifth-freedom traffic rights on the Copenhagen–Reykjavik sector.

Also: Aviation24

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2026-10-27T21:55:41.847319-07:00

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Universe Today • Laurence Tognetti

NASA Systems Engineering Team Details HWO Mission Architecture

By Universe Today: Finding an Earth-like world beyond the solar system is the Holy Grail of exoplanet research, and the field has experienced incredible technological advancements in searching for and identifying exoplanets since the first exoplanet was discovered in 1995.

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2026-10-27T20:34:51.682097-07:00

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Breaking Defense • Theresa Hitchens

China has tripled its satellite fleet since 2018 as expansion continues: DIA

By Breaking Defense: WASHINGTON — A new report by the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) finds that China has tripled its fleet of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) satellites since 2018 and continues to expand capabilities to detect, track and target US and allied forces on the ground and at sea.

Ars Technica

China's top-secret spaceplane can't hide in low-Earth orbit

The War Zone

U.S. Intel Confirms This Is China's Secret Spaceplane

Also: The Aviationist and spaceanddefense.io

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2026-10-27T14:04:46.164958-07:00

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ch-aviation • Dirk Andrei Salcedo

Uzbekistan's FlyOne Asia to wet lease A320, A321 in 2Q27

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

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2026-10-27T20:55:22.269515-07:00

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ch-aviation • Dirk Andrei Salcedo

China Eastern Airlines spends $3 million on share buyback

By ch-aviation: China Eastern Airlines (MU, Shanghai Hongqiao) repurchased 6,369,900 A shares for CNY20 million yuan (USD3 million) on October 22, 2026.

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2026-10-27T20:04:48.610363-07:00

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AeroTime • Stephen Pope

JetBlue defends its finances as creditors hire restructuring advisers

By AeroTime: JetBlue is defending its finances after creditors hired restructuring advisers, as losses deepen and cash reserves shrink.

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2026-10-27T20:34:20.993789-07:00

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ch-aviation • Dirk Andrei Salcedo

Garuda Indonesia-Pelita Air merger awaits turnaround

By ch-aviation: The proposed merger of Garuda Indonesia (GA, Jakarta Soekarno-Hatta) and Pelita Air (IP, Jakarta Soekarno-Hatta) will proceed only after both airlines improve their business performance, Danantara Indonesia chief operating officer, Dony Oskaria, said on October 26, 2026.

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2026-10-27T19:34:45.371670-07:00

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