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PaxEx.Aero • Seth Miller

FAA approves JetBlue’s $58.5 million purchase of 22 LaGuardia slots from Spirit debtors

The FAA approved the transfer of 22 LaGuardia slots from Spirit Airlines’ debtors to JetBlue for $58.5 million after considering public comments. The approval clears the way for JetBlue to expand its position at the capacity-constrained New York airport.

Also: FlightGlobal

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2026-10-06T14:20:06.564418-07:00

UAV Development & Drone Programs Policy & Regulation

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FlightGlobal • Brooke Ingemi

FAA awards $12m to support safe drone integration

By FlightGlobal: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded $12 million for 19 drone research projects aimed at safely expanding drone operations in the US airspace.

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2026-10-06T15:49:59.949033-07:00

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APEX • Joshua Kupietzky

American Airlines Plans Its Largest Admirals Club at Charlotte

By APEX: American Airlines plans a more than 40,000-square-foot Admirals Club in Charlotte, the largest in its network.

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Premium travel with a touch of southern charm: American announces its largest Admirals Club lounge in Charlotte

View from the Wing

American Airlines Is Building One Of The World's Biggest Lounges—40,000 Square Feet In Crowded Charlotte

Also: Simple Flying, The Points Guy, Forbes and 3 more

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2026-10-06T12:20:10.348287-07:00

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ch-aviation • Daniel Martinez Garbuno

Bolivia Seeks to Make Viru Viru a Regional Aviation Hub

By ch-aviation: BoA - Boliviana de Aviación Boeing 737-300,.

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2026-10-06T13:34:51.739844-07:00

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Via Satellite • Mark Holmes

How 4 Airlines Size Up IFC Offerings from LEO, GEO, to Multi-Orbit

By Via Satellite: The in-flight connectivity (IFC) market is at an inflection point as airlines have embraced the free model and Starlink has made deep inroads into the market over the last two to three years.

Also: Simple Flying

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2026-10-06T12:35:02.538370-07:00

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Air Data News • Ricardo Meier

LATAM to resume nonstop Santiago-Caracas flights after more than two years

By Air Data News: Airline will operate four weekly Airbus A320neo flights from January 2027 after air links between Chile and Venezuela were suspended in 2024 LATAM will resume nonstop flights between Santiago, Chile, and Caracas, Venezuela , more than two years after direct air services between the two countries were suspended.

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2026-10-06T10:50:06.848638-07:00

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AINonline • Curt Epstein

Aviation Fuel Prices Reach Six-month Peak in September

By AINonline: Middle East stalemate continues to crimp fuel supplies.

Also: Economic Times and aeroxplorer.com

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2026-10-06T10:49:59.880971-07:00

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Runway Girl • Mary Kirby

KLM A350-900 Business-Class Seats Near Certification, but Blocked on Initial Flights

By Runway Girl: KLM is seeing light at the end of the certification tunnel for its business seats on the A350-900. But it's blocking WBC on initial flights.

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2026-10-06T09:35:39.882117-07:00

FAA approves JetBlue’s $58.5 million purchase of 22 LaGuardia slots from Spirit debtors

FAA awards $12m to support safe drone integration

American Airlines Plans Its Largest Admirals Club at Charlotte

Premium travel with a touch of southern charm: American announces its largest Admirals Club lounge in Charlotte

American Airlines Is Building One Of The World's Biggest Lounges—40,000 Square Feet In Crowded Charlotte

Bolivia Seeks to Make Viru Viru a Regional Aviation Hub

How 4 Airlines Size Up IFC Offerings from LEO, GEO, to Multi-Orbit

LATAM to resume nonstop Santiago-Caracas flights after more than two years

Aviation Fuel Prices Reach Six-month Peak in September

KLM A350-900 Business-Class Seats Near Certification, but Blocked on Initial Flights

FAA awards $12m to support safe drone integration

JetBlue's LaGuardia Growth Approved by FAA

Bolivia Seeks to Make Viru Viru a Regional Aviation Hub

How 4 Airlines Size Up IFC Offerings from LEO, GEO, to Multi-Orbit

American Airlines Plans Its Largest Admirals Club at Charlotte

LATAM to resume nonstop Santiago-Caracas flights after more than two years

Falcon 20 research jet used to measure emission plume of sub-orbital launch vehicle

Jury Finds Air Taxi Firm Joby Breached NDA, Misused Trade Secrets

Airlines Get More Time on Mumbai Airport Cuts — But the Move to Navi Mumbai Is Still Coming

Business Aviation Groups Demand European Emissions Policy Changes

Flydubai co-pilot suspected of planning attack before hiring; investigators see no organizational or foreign-government ties

Debris found south of Nantucket from missing Gulfstream G100 air ambulance with six aboard

Six presumed dead after Latitude Air Ambulance Gulfstream G100 crashes off Massachusetts

Houthis warn airlines to avoid Saudi airspace as Yemen fighting escalates

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