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PaxEx.Aero • Seth Miller

Panasonic Avionics expands Osaka production as Astrova screens top 500,000 under contract

Panasonic Avionics says more than 500,000 Astrova inflight entertainment screens are now under contract, prompting a major production ramp at its expanded Osaka manufacturing facility. The planned increase signals rising demand for the system and puts manufacturing capacity in focus as the supplier scales output.

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2026-10-29T04:55:18.194771-07:00

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Ars Technica • Eric Berger

SpaceX no longer needs NASA, and that's a problem for America's space agency

By Ars Technica: NASA desperately needs SpaceX, and SpaceX knows it, and Elon knows it.".

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2026-10-29T04:05:03.432157-07:00

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Air Data News • Ricardo Meier

German chancellor confirms GCAP talks as Airbus pushes for quick fighter decision

By Air Data News: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has confirmed that his government is considering joining the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP), giving the clearest political acknowledgment yet that Berlin could turn to the UK-Italian-Japanese project after the collapse of its fighter partnership with France.

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2026-10-29T03:04:33.402210-07:00

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ch-aviation • Dirk Andrei Salcedo

Romania's ROMCargo wet leases two B747 freighters

By ch-aviation: Interested in Commercial Aviation/Business Aviation? Unlock exclusive news such as “Romania's ROMCargo wet leases two B747 freighters” today!.

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2026-10-29T03:35:12.014362-07:00

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Airline Weekly • Gordon Smith, Jay Shabat

Decoding Q3 U.S. Airline Earnings

By Airline Weekly: Gordon Smith and Jay Shabat break down third-quarter earnings from the biggest U.S. airlines, examining record revenues and diverging financial performance.

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2026-10-29T04:35:04.419680-07:00

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Paddle Your Own Kanoo • Mateusz Maszczynski

Qatar Airways Is Finally Considering Premium Economy, a U-Turn on Akbar Al Baker’s Claim That Its Economy Was Already Just As Good

By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: Qatar Airways is said to be finally examining the introduction of Premium Economy, although no final decision has yet been made, with the airline’s chief executive Hamad Ali Al-Khater telling Australian publication Executive Traveller that “it’s something that we’re seriously considering.”.

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2026-10-29T05:00:37.673021-07:00

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Axios • Thomas Novelly

Cape Canaveral braces for its new "boom cycle"

By Axios: Rocket launches from Cape Canaveral are well outpacing those of the Cold War-era space race.

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2026-10-29T03:15:33.828601-07:00

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ch-aviation • Vanja Popovic

Poland’s LOT adds wet-leased A320 to Tel Aviv route

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

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2026-10-29T02:55:19.611794-07:00

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