AINonline
• Matt Thurber
Honda Aircraft has delayed its Echelon light-jet program but says manufacturing preparations are progressing. The available report does not specify a revised first-flight date or the scale of the delay, leaving the company’s updated development timeline unclear.
Bloomberg
• Vikram Kumar
By Bloomberg: India’s air crash investigator has cited the actions of the pilots as the probable reason behind a 2023 accident in Mumbai involving a Learjet that left eight people, including the crew, seriously injured.
Air Data News
• Ricardo Meier
By Air Data News: Aircraft only a few years old are being sacrificed as shortages make their engines and components Airbus and Boeing have accumulated order backlogs stretching for years as airlines compete for more fuel-efficient aircraft.
Flying Magazine
• Jack Daleo
By Flying Magazine: The U.S. Transportation, Defense, and Homeland Security Departments created the TFR to counter “illicit cartel activity” and other drone threats.
Air Data News
• Ricardo Meier
By Air Data News: American Airlines will launch its first-ever flights to Barcelona, Venezuela, in January 2027, expanding a network that has grown rapidly since the carrier returned to the country earlier this year.
AINonline
• Kerry Lynch
By AINonline: Discussion comes shortly after FAA revoked Citation single-pilot exemptions.
AINonline
• Hanneke Weitering
By AINonline: Helicopter shuttles link the convention center and static display.
AINonline
• Curt Epstein
By AINonline: The company will enter fractional service with the Hondajet and Challenger 3500.
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Reuters
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Wall Street Journal
• Andrew Tangel
Reuters
• Allison Lampert, David Shepardson
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• Analysis Staff, Leeham News
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