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Reuters • Julie Zhu, Sophie Yu

China’s Big Three airlines post second-quarterly losses, face full-year red ink as fuel costs and weak fares bite

China’s three largest carriers reported operating losses in the third quarter, their second consecutive quarterly loss this year. Higher jet fuel costs, weak domestic fares and typhoon-related disruption eroded results during a period that is normally the airlines’ most profitable, putting them on course for full-year losses.

Also: FlightGlobal
2026-11-01T19:04:24.317041-08:00
space   Mars   Space Exploration & Science Missions   Human Spaceflight & Space Stations   NASA  
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Reuters • Will Dunham

Crew from NASA's simulated Mars mission emerges after 378 days in isolation

By Reuters: Nov 1 (Reuters) - The four members of a crew who took part in a simulated mission to Mars have emerged after 378 days in isolation at the US space agency's Johnson Space Center in Houston, an endeavor designed to help prepare for a possible future excursion by NASA astronauts to Earth's planetary neighbor.

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2026-11-01T09:04:21.950821-08:00
defense   Europe   Military Aircraft Procurement   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact  
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Air Data News • Ricardo Meier

Poland sends two more MiG-29s to Ukraine as F-35 fleet grows

By Air Data News: Deputy Defense Minister Paweł Zalewski confirmed on October 29 that an agreement had been reached with Ukraine for the two aircraft. Defense Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz later said both MiG-29s were being withdrawn after reaching the end of their operational service lives.

2026-11-01T10:04:30.489393-08:00
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Air Data News • Ricardo Meier

Learjet 60 crashes into urban area in Florida after rapid dive

By Air Data News: Flight tracking data show the business jet descending at nearly 20,000 feet per minute shortly before impact; nine people were Learjet 60 crashed in Greenacres, Palm Beach County, Florida, on Sunday afternoon, November 1, after entering a steep descent shortly before impact.

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2026-11-01T13:04:26.038066-08:00
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ch-aviation • Dirk Andrei Salcedo

Air New Zealand takes first iMTOW B787-9

By ch-aviation: Air New Zealand (NZ, Auckland International) has taken delivery of its first B787-9 with increased maximum takeoff weight (iMTOW) capability, ZK-NZT (msn 66904), which arrived at Auckland International on October 29, 2026, the airline announced.

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2026-11-01T17:04:38.440320-08:00