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Washington Post • Imogen Piper, Samuel Oakford, Zach Dorfman

CIA-linked contractors managed surveillance aircraft originally bought by a Florida company

A Post investigation traced the management of a specialized surveillance aircraft linked to covert attacks to contractors with ties to the CIA. The aircraft was originally purchased by a company based in The Villages, Florida, according to the investigation.

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2026-11-14T02:05:26.583364-08:00

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Reuters

PODCAST: FAA issues ground stop, Nvidia and Microsoft latest, Pope returns home in Peru (Updated)

By Reuters: A Microsoft outage disrupts email and communications for governments and businesses worldwide.

The Air Current

U.S. ends halt on flight departures after nationwide air traffic communications outage

The Air Current

FAA confirms to airlines nationwide ground stop due to widespread ATC frequency issues

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2026-11-13T13:05:49.051650-08:00

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Paddle Your Own Kanoo • Mateusz Maszczynski

FAA Announces Ground Stop For All Aircraft Across the Entire United States

By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: The ground stop is now not expected to be lifted until 11 pm EST.

The Air Current

U.S. ends halt on flight departures after nationwide air traffic communications outage

The Air Current

FAA confirms to airlines nationwide ground stop due to widespread ATC frequency issues

Also: Reuters, Airline Geeks, Flying Magazine, AINonline, New York Times, Skift, Bloomberg, CNBC, Associated Press, The Hill, Australian Aviation, American Airlines and 214 more

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2026-11-13T13:16:06.743928-08:00

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The Air Current • Julie Johnsson

FAA confirms to airlines nationwide ground stop due to widespread ATC frequency issues

By The Air Current: Data-driven reporting and analysis on the strategy and technology of flying., Data-driven reporting and analysis on the strategy and technology of flying.

The Air Current

U.S. ends halt on flight departures after nationwide air traffic communications outage

Reuters

US to resume flights after air traffic network failure sparks chaos

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2026-11-13T13:16:06.752447-08:00

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The Air Current • Julie Johnsson

Soft seats, soft power at stake in Singapore Airlines cabin design backlash

By The Air Current: SINGAPORE — Wooing well-heeled passengers has never been more important for global airlines looking to offset high fuel costs, nor more difficult — even for pacesetters like Singapore Airlines.

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2026-11-13T09:54:39.441631-08:00

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PaxEx.Aero • Seth Miller

Southwest Teases Gamer Performance on Starlink Inflight Internet

By PaxEx.Aero: Southwest Airlines is hyping its Starlink services on board as its inflight internet systems are refreshed, but one part of the the claims is suspect.

Also: Aviation A2Z

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2026-11-13T12:55:08.297676-08:00

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ch-aviation • Daniel Martinez Garbuno

Mexicana MRO mulls sale; 7 bidders despite union scepticism

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2026-11-13T14:55:07.531899-08:00

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ch-aviation • Luciano Braganca

NetJets United Kingdom adds Citation XLS+

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2026-11-13T14:05:22.803251-08:00

CIA-linked contractors managed surveillance aircraft originally bought by a Florida company

PODCAST: FAA issues ground stop, Nvidia and Microsoft latest, Pope returns home in Peru (Updated)

U.S. ends halt on flight departures after nationwide air traffic communications outage

FAA confirms to airlines nationwide ground stop due to widespread ATC frequency issues

FAA Announces Ground Stop For All Aircraft Across the Entire United States

U.S. ends halt on flight departures after nationwide air traffic communications outage

FAA confirms to airlines nationwide ground stop due to widespread ATC frequency issues

FAA confirms to airlines nationwide ground stop due to widespread ATC frequency issues

U.S. ends halt on flight departures after nationwide air traffic communications outage

US to resume flights after air traffic network failure sparks chaos

Soft seats, soft power at stake in Singapore Airlines cabin design backlash

Southwest Teases Gamer Performance on Starlink Inflight Internet

Mexicana MRO mulls sale; 7 bidders despite union scepticism

NetJets United Kingdom adds Citation XLS+

A spy plane tied to covert attacks leads back to Florida’s largest senior community

Mexicana MRO mulls sale; 7 bidders despite union scepticism

NetJets United Kingdom adds Citation XLS+

Israel’s Arkia seeks US foreign air carrier permit renewal

Thanksgiving air travel 2026: US airlines expect 29 million flyers

FAA confirms to airlines nationwide ground stop due to widespread ATC frequency issues

Israel’s Arkia seeks US foreign air carrier permit renewal

Thanksgiving air travel 2026: US airlines expect 29 million flyers

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