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AI Aviation Safety & Regulation

AINonline • Matt Thurber

Moove adds AI query tool to Management Assistant for tracking pilot qualifications

Moove says its Management Assistant platform now includes an AI query tool designed to help operators ensure crew qualifications remain current and meet regulatory requirements. The announcement points to a software approach to managing qualification data and compliance, though the article provides no details on deployments, performance or the tool’s underlying technology.

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2026-10-18T14:04:35.378400-07:00

Airports Airport Infrastructure & Air Traffic Management

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Bloomberg

Sydney’s New $4 Billion Airport Opens With Barely Any Flights

By Bloomberg: After more than half a century of political procrastination, environmental protests and funding shortfalls, Sydney finally has a second airport. But the new A$5.6 billion ($4 billion) site’s commercial prospects are already in question.

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2026-10-18T14:04:38.156277-07:00

Hydrogen Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs) Sustainability & Climate Initiatives Airbus

FlightGlobal • David Kaminski-Morrow

Airbus’s initial hydrogen airliner likely to have 80 seats: Wagner

By FlightGlobal: Propeller-driven zero-emission design 'becoming a reality' insists commercial aircraft chief. Airbus commercial aircraft chief Lars Wagner expects the company’s initial propeller-driven hydrogen fuel-cell airframe to have around 80 seats.

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2026-10-18T12:04:43.661249-07:00

Accident Aviation Safety & Regulation Airlines

Reuters

Captain of flydubai plane describes blocking axe blows as co-pilot attacked

By Reuters: The captain of a flydubai flight who was attacked by a co-pilot who intended to crash the plane has described blocking axe blows to the head and screaming for help as he reached for a knob to open the cockpit door.

Also: Air Data News and The Guardian

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2026-10-18T10:04:22.448298-07:00

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AINonline • Kerry Lynch

RVA Summit Bringing Packed Agenda, Honoring Legacy

By AINonline: Summit is first solely under the purview of RVA.

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2026-10-18T09:04:39.124379-07:00

MRO BizAv Workforce & Skills Development

AINonline • Amy Wilder

AAMT Previews Aviation Mx Training-as-a-Subscription Model

By AINonline: New courses cover Citation Longitude, Citation X/X+.

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2026-10-18T09:04:39.108252-07:00

Europe Airbus Airlines Boeing 747 Edelweiss Lufthansa

AeroTime • Gabriele Petrauskaite

Lufthansa prepares for final A340-600 flight as 17-year-old aircraft exits fleet

By AeroTime: Lufthansa is scheduled to operate its final A340-600 passenger service on October 18, ending the aircraft type’s nearly 23-year history with the German airline.

Dj's Aviation

Lufthansa A340-600 Operates Final Flight

Aviation A2Z

Lufthansa to Retire Last 8 Boeing 747-400s After 56 Years

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2026-10-18T04:19:34.672598-07:00

Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact Asia-Pacific (APAC) Airlines

AeroTime • Gabriele Petrauskaite

Pakistan extends airspace ban on Indian airlines

By AeroTime: Pakistan has extended its airspace ban on Indian aircraft for another month, keeping restrictions in place until November 24, 2026. The decision prolongs a disruption that has forced Indian airlines to reroute international flights, increase fuel consumption, and adjust operations for more than a year.

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2026-10-18T04:19:34.660868-07:00