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Air Data News • Ricardo Meier

NASA’s X-59 heads to Kennedy Space Center after more than 40 test flights

NASA’s experimental X-59 QueSST is making its first journey east, leaving California for Kennedy Space Center in Florida on the anniversary of its first flight. The aircraft is pausing flight testing after completing more than 40 test flights and is headed to appear at a NASA air show.

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2026-10-29T07:55:18.936123-07:00

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ch-aviation • Daniel Martinez Garbuno

interCaribbean Airways' E170 debut maps potential E2 future

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2026-10-29T06:15:22.581869-07:00

Africa M&A Airlines

FlightGlobal • Graham Dunn

Harith secures competition approval for FlySafair purchase

By FlightGlobal: South African investment firm looking to finalise acquisition first announced in February.

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2026-10-29T07:05:09.936473-07:00

Routes Middle East Airlines KLM

Skift • Christian Annesley

Which Airlines Are Still Skipping Dubai This Winter

By Skift: won’t return until the end of March. That removes much of the long-haul capacity Dubai’s hotels were counting on this winter. The latest delays have come through in the past week.

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2026-10-29T07:34:19.929580-07:00

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AeroTime • Ian Molyneaux

airBaltic to cut around 100 pilots and 200 cabin staff in latest savings drive

By AeroTime: airBaltic has confirmed plans to cut around 100 pilot and 200 cabin crew staff, with the Latvian Aviation Union claiming the process will begin this weekend.

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2026-10-29T07:34:22.783189-07:00

Airbus A350 Boeing

AeroTime • Clement Charpentreau

GE approves NYCO turbine oil for Boeing 787 after Air France trials

By AeroTime: GE Aerospace approves NYCO's Turbonycoil 600 for Boeing 787 GEnx-1B engines after nearly 7,000 flight hours of testing with Air France.

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2026-10-29T07:34:22.849832-07:00

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ch-aviation • Sanja Stefanjesko

Türkiye's SunExpress to build MRO hangar in Antalya

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2026-10-29T07:55:32.531220-07:00

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FlightGlobal • David Kaminski-Morrow

Tropicair DHC-6 lost nose-gear after excursion during wet-runway take-off

By FlightGlobal: Turboprop became airborne and continued flight to Papua New Guinea's capital. Investigators in Papua New Guinea have disclosed that a De Havilland DHC-6 became airborne after suffering a damaging runway excursion on a wet grass runway, losing its nose-gear in the process.

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2026-10-29T08:05:44.925625-07:00

NASA’s X-59 heads to Kennedy Space Center after more than 40 test flights

interCaribbean Airways' E170 debut maps potential E2 future

Harith secures competition approval for FlySafair purchase

Which Airlines Are Still Skipping Dubai This Winter

airBaltic to cut around 100 pilots and 200 cabin staff in latest savings drive

GE approves NYCO turbine oil for Boeing 787 after Air France trials

Türkiye's SunExpress to build MRO hangar in Antalya

Tropicair DHC-6 lost nose-gear after excursion during wet-runway take-off

NASA's X-59 takes a break from flight testing for a trip to Florida

Türkiye's SunExpress to build MRO hangar in Antalya

Tropicair DHC-6 lost nose-gear after excursion during wet-runway take-off

Which Airlines Are Still Skipping Dubai This Winter

GE approves NYCO turbine oil for Boeing 787 after Air France trials

airBaltic to cut around 100 pilots and 200 cabin staff in latest savings drive

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