Bloomberg
• Jake Lloyd-Smith
A Singapore Airlines passenger jet landed at Rockhampton Airport in Australia after smoke was reported in the cabin. The available report does not identify the aircraft, flight number, cause of the smoke or whether anyone was injured.
Washington Post
• Todd C. Frankel
By Washington Post: Fatal Learjet crash in Florida shows fallout from a modern flood of data.
Bloomberg
• Danny Lee
By Bloomberg: Singapore Airlines Ltd. returned to profitability in the second quarter as strong travel and cargo demand helped temper elevated costs.
Bloomberg
• Kate Duffy, Leen Al-Rashdan
By Bloomberg: The head of the company that manages the UK’s air traffic control system apologized for two glitches in September that forced airlines to cancel about 2,200 flights and delay dozens more.
eVTOL Insights
• Thomas Sleightholm
By eVTOL Insights: Jaunt, the Canadian subsidiary of AIRO Group Holdings, has signed a non-binding letter of intent (LOI) with Vertiko Mobilité covering the proposed purchase of 10 JC250 heavy-lift cargo drones and the development of autonomous logistics operations in Canada.
Inflight Online
• Keith Mwanalushi
By Inflight Online: KLM has launched Grand Café KLM across its European fleet, introducing onboard retail in partnership with Immfly.
FlightGlobal
• Graham Dunn
By FlightGlobal: Joint venture partners exploring 'multiple options' to reverse plan to relocate Delta operations to Terminal 4 under terminal occupancy review.
FlightGlobal
• David Kaminski-Morrow
By FlightGlobal: Air France jet descending towards Paris trimmed in accordance with direct rather than alternate law. Airbus has clarified procedures for horizontal stabiliser jam after an incident in which an Air France A321 was substantially mis-trimmed during a flight to Paris Charles de Gaulle.
The Daily Debrief
One concise daily briefing across aviation, defense and space—key developments, corroborating sources, and the context leaders need to act.
Skift
• Montira Rungjirajittranon
Bloomberg
• Timothy McLaughlin
Air Data News
• Ricardo Meier
