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ch-aviation • Dirk Andrei Salcedo

Vanuatu says Air Vanuatu must end reliance on state aid as restructuring proceeds

Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Johnny Koanapo told parliament on Nov. 9 that Air Vanuatu should stop relying on government financial assistance as it restructures, according to the Vanuatu Daily Post. The statement signals pressure to make the carrier financially self-sustaining, though the report provides no timeline or details of the restructuring.

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2026-11-12T17:34:57.497264-08:00

Airline Industry & Market Trends Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs) Airlines Embraer

Skift • Dan Marcec

How Embraer and Porter Airlines Consider Matching the Jet to the Market

By Skift: Airlines choosing new aircraft must weigh per-seat operating costs against deploying more capacity than a market can support.

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2026-11-12T17:55:41.681473-08:00

Accident Aviation Safety & Regulation

ch-aviation • Dirk Andrei Salcedo

Japan's First Flying told to improve safety practices

By ch-aviation: Daiichi Aviation, which operates as First Flying (Okinawa Naha), has received a safety improvement recommendation from Japan's Osaka Regional Civil Aviation Bureau after its DHC-6-400 JA201D (msn 915) was operated with a known weather radar defect on July 12-13, 2026.

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2026-11-12T18:05:21.977123-08:00

Workforce & Skills Development Airlines Delta Air Lines

Skift • Bailey Schulz

Flight Attendants Union Chief Targets Regional Pay, Delta, and Worker Data

By Skift: Flight attendants and pilots saw massive pay jumps in recent negotiations. Association of Flight Attendants International President Sara Nelson doesn’t.

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2026-11-12T16:15:27.668578-08:00

Orders Airlines Embraer

ch-aviation • Daniel Martinez Garbuno

US’s Advanced Air adds first E190

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2026-11-12T15:04:46.867030-08:00

Accident Aviation Safety & Regulation

Reuters • Allison Lampert

Publication of air crash probes falls short, safety advocates say

By Reuters: National agencies around the world have not published enough air accident reports to generate recommendations that ‌could improve safety for the flying public, advocates said on the sidelines of an industry conference on Thursday.

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2026-11-12T15:05:11.193546-08:00

ATC AI

Ars Technica • Jeremy Hsu

FAA expands AI advice to manage air traffic congestion across entire US airspace

By Ars Technica: Airlines praised the AI tool, but the air traffic controllers’ union wasn’t involved.

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2026-11-12T15:19:18.785538-08:00

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ch-aviation • Daniel Martinez Garbuno

Olympia Regional, WA to see first schl’d ops in early 1Q26

By ch-aviation: Air Excursions PC-12 (SeaPort Airlines livery),.

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2026-11-12T14:34:57.658021-08:00

Vanuatu says Air Vanuatu must end reliance on state aid as restructuring proceeds

How Embraer and Porter Airlines Consider Matching the Jet to the Market

Japan's First Flying told to improve safety practices

Flight Attendants Union Chief Targets Regional Pay, Delta, and Worker Data

US’s Advanced Air adds first E190

Publication of air crash probes falls short, safety advocates say

FAA expands AI advice to manage air traffic congestion across entire US airspace

Olympia Regional, WA to see first schl’d ops in early 1Q26

How Embraer and Porter Airlines Consider Matching the Jet to the Market

Japan's First Flying told to improve safety practices

Air Vanuatu faces push to end state bailouts

Flight Attendants Union Chief Targets Regional Pay, Delta, and Worker Data

US’s Advanced Air adds first E190

Publication of air crash probes falls short, safety advocates say

Report: Google Accepts Privacy Safeguards for Spirit Data

American Airlines Pilot Arrested At Heathrow For Being Unfit To Fly And Having Cocaine

Brazil’s FlyBIS inks order for 2+10 Eve Air eVTOL aircraft

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