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Reuters • Allison Lampert, Doyinsola Oladipo

Global air traffic controller shortage drives cross-border recruitment, raising safety and disruption concerns

A worldwide shortage of air traffic controllers is prompting authorities to recruit experienced staff across borders, according to aviation officials. The competition for qualified personnel highlights staffing gaps that officials say could affect air safety and contribute to travel disruption.

Also: aviationnews.eu and The Independent

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2026-11-03T21:28:20.136406-08:00

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SpaceNews.com • Jeff Foust

Starfish Space’s first Otter servicing spacecraft fails

By SpaceNews.com: Starfish Space says its first Otter servicing spacecraft failed shortly after launch when a fault protection system on the satellite blocked communications.

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2026-11-03T20:30:41.021318-08:00

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FlightGlobal • Greg Waldron

Aircraft deliveries lift KAI to big third quarter

By FlightGlobal: Maturing fixed-wing combat aircraft programmes are a boost for revenues. Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) saw impressive third quarter revenue growth on the back of aircraft deliveries.

Also: Yonhap News Agency

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2026-11-03T21:05:05.460627-08:00

aviation Airline Industry & Market Trends Airbus A320 Airlines Boeing 737

ch-aviation • Dirk Andrei Salcedo

Australia's Alliance Airlines open to B737s and A320s

By ch-aviation: Alliance Airlines (QQ, Brisbane International) could consider adding B737s or A320s to meet demand for larger aircraft in its fly-in, fly-out (FIFO) and charter operations, chief executive Steven Greenway told industry outlet Australian Aviation.

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2026-11-03T20:55:28.476041-08:00

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ch-aviation • Hilka Birns

Air Mauritius to head new aviation group

By ch-aviation: Support Contact Newsroom Print Page Preparing for print Commercial Aviation Air Mauritius Airbus A330-900, © Airbus By Hilka Birns 04Nov2026 LinkedIn X Facebook Copy news link RSS Feed Mauritius' Cabinet has approved the dismantling of Air Mauritius ' parent, state-owned Airport Holdings Ltd (AHL), and the creation of two separate operating entities: an aviation group led by the state-owned airline and an airport operations business led by Airports of Mauritius (AML), according to a decision taken at a Cabinet meeting on October 30, 2026.

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2026-11-03T21:05:13.349649-08:00

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ch-aviation • Dirk Andrei Salcedo

Russia's S7 Airlines launches Malé flights via Termez

By ch-aviation: S7 Airlines (S7, Novosibirsk) launched 2x weekly flights between Novosibirsk and Malé on October 30, 2026, with a technical stop at Termez in Uzbekistan.

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2026-11-03T20:05:18.532597-08:00

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Space Intel Report • Peter B. de Selding

ITU OKs deadline extension for Open Cosmos broadband network, but reduces constellation size by 50%

By Space Intel Report: BALI, Indonesia— International regulators have dealt a setback to plans by Europe’s Open Cosmos for a broadband LEO network by effectively limiting the company to half the number of satellites it had planned.

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2026-11-03T18:15:30.321587-08:00

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