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Air Data News • Ricardo Meier

Airbus rules out glider strategy as engine and fuselage bottlenecks constrain production, while A220 secondary-market supply gro

Airbus says it will not stockpile unfinished aircraft as engine deliveries continue to limit its production ramp-up. Separately, a growing pool of secondhand A220s is emerging as output targets rise, while Airbus disclosed that production of key A350 fuselage components inherited from Spirit AeroSystems has fallen by more than half from pre-pandemic levels.

Also: Aviation Week and Airline Economics

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2026-10-29T15:30:37.644133-07:00

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NASA Spaceflight • Eleanor Day

Blue Origin attempts end of year return and eyes Artemis IV selection

By NASA Spaceflight: With Blue Origin moving towards a potential return to flight by late 2026, NASA has formally integrated a Blue Moon Mark 2 (Mk2) test article into its revised Artemis III low-Earth orbit (LEO) flight profile.

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2026-10-29T14:28:13.331630-07:00

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Air Data News • Ricardo Meier

Italian Army CH-47F crashes in Bosnia, killing at least four

By Air Data News: An Italian Army CH-47F Chinook crashed in Bosnia and Herzegovina on Thursday, October 29, killing at least four people and injuring 11 others during an operation in support of the European Union Force (EUFOR) Althea mission.

aviationnews.eu

EUFOR Chinook Helicopter Crash in Northern Bosnia Leaves Three Dead and Several Injured

The Aviationist

Developing: Italian CH-47F Chinook Crashes in Bosnia

Also: Reuters, horizon.mt and The Independent

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2026-10-29T13:04:34.862358-07:00

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Space.com • Hanneke Weitering, Tariq Malik

On this day in space! Oct. 29, 1991: NASA's Galileo spacecraft flies by asteroid Gaspra and snaps amazing photos while flying at 18,000 mph

By Space.com: On Oct. 29, 1991, the Galileo spacecraft flew by the asteroid Gaspra on its way to Jupiter. Here's why it mattered.

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2026-10-29T15:19:09.023419-07:00

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ch-aviation • Luciano Braganca

US's TLC Jet partners luxury villa firm for air services

By ch-aviation: TLC Jet (PVO, Fort Lauderdale Executive) has partnered with WIMCO St Barth Properties to offer private aviation services to guests travelling to destinations served by the luxury villa rental and concierge services provider.

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2026-10-29T15:55:44.595372-07:00

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Paddle Your Own Kanoo • Mateusz Maszczynski

Airlines Say the CDC's New Ebola Attestation Requirement For International Travelers Is Disproportionate And Unworkable

By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: The airline industry is up in arms over a new requirement for all international travelers heading to the United States by plane to complete an attestation certifying that they have not been in the Democratic Republic of Congo in the past 21 days due to rising concerns about Ebola importation.

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2026-10-29T16:15:27.822523-07:00

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Space.com • Robert Z. Pearlman

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SpaceNews.com • Jason Rainbow

Former FCC adviser Courtney Reinhard to lead Space Bureau

By SpaceNews.com: Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr has appointed former FCC adviser Courtney Reinhard to lead the regulator’s Space Bureau.

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2026-10-29T13:45:40.815524-07:00

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