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Flying Magazine • Jack Daleo

Joby and Beta launch Florida’s first eVTOL pilot flights, with Joby planning a weeklong route from Tampa to Orlando and the Spac

Joby Aviation and Beta Technologies have begun Florida’s first Electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing Integration Pilot Program flights. Joby says its piloted electric air taxi will fly for a week, traveling from Tampa to Orlando and onward to the Space Coast.

Also: Joby Aviation

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2026-10-30T12:34:45.742161-07:00

Africa Aircraft Finance & Leasing Airlines Boeing

FlightGlobal • David Kaminski-Morrow

Air Congo to introduce 787 service through MIAT wet-lease arrangement

By FlightGlobal: Mongolian airline agrees to supply widebody capacity to DRC-based carrier. African carrier Air Congo is to offer Boeing 787-9 services through a wet-lease agreement with Mongolian airline MIAT.

Also: World Airline News

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2026-10-30T13:04:49.840931-07:00

Airline Industry & Market Trends Airlines

Cranky Flier • Andrew Bashuk

Cranky Weekly Review presented by Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport: JetBlue and Frontier Earnings, Alaska Heads to Tokyo

By Cranky Flier: JetBlue Earnings Leave the Carrier Feeling Blue but Not as Blue as Some Predicted.

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2026-10-30T11:35:03.266657-07:00

Airlines Southwest Airlines

ch-aviation • Daniel Martinez Garbuno

US’s Southwest Airlines prices notes worth $1.25bn

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2026-10-30T11:35:02.618716-07:00

BizAv

ch-aviation • Luciano Braganca

US's Signature Aviation to limit special event fees in 2027

By ch-aviation: Private aviation terminal and FBO services provider Signature Aviation plans to restrict special event fees, beginning in 2027, to a limited number of “extraordinary-demand” events.

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2026-10-30T10:55:47.482802-07:00

BizAv

AINonline • Charlotte Bailey

Jet Excellence Selects Gogo Galileo HDX for Citation Xs

By AINonline: charter operator Jet Excellence has selected Gogo Galileo HDX for its entire fleet of Cessna Citation Xs. Installations of the high-speed connectivity system, retrofitted by Araina Aviation, are ongoing.

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2026-10-30T10:04:53.775160-07:00

BizAv Leadership

AINonline • Charlotte Bailey

Air Charter Association Appoints New Chair

By AINonline: The Air Charter Association (ACA) has appointed Emily Williams as chairperson, effective Jan. 1, 2027. Williams, the co-founder of independent private aviation advisors IW Aviation, has also served as an ACA board member since 2021 and succeeds former chair Kevin Ducksbury, who has stepped down after seven years.

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2026-10-30T10:04:53.697042-07:00

BizAv Aircraft Finance & Leasing

AINonline • Joseph Carfagna Jr.

AINsight: Stuck on the Treadmill of Bizav’s Resale Market

By AINonline: Leverage Back in 2008, many more aircraft buyers leveraged their purchases with financing. Not so this time around. Yes, financing is still pervasive, but as a percentage, far fewer aircraft are financed during this market upswing versus then.

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2026-10-30T10:04:54.187234-07:00

Joby and Beta launch Florida’s first eVTOL pilot flights, with Joby planning a weeklong route from Tampa to Orlando and the Spac

Air Congo to introduce 787 service through MIAT wet-lease arrangement

Cranky Weekly Review presented by Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport: JetBlue and Frontier Earnings, Alaska Heads to Tokyo

US’s Southwest Airlines prices notes worth $1.25bn

US's Signature Aviation to limit special event fees in 2027

Jet Excellence Selects Gogo Galileo HDX for Citation Xs

Air Charter Association Appoints New Chair

AINsight: Stuck on the Treadmill of Bizav’s Resale Market

Air Congo to introduce 787 service through MIAT wet-lease arrangement

Cranky Weekly Review presented by Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport: JetBlue and Frontier Earnings, Alaska Heads to Tokyo

2 Electric Aircraft Land at Tampa International

US’s Southwest Airlines prices notes worth $1.25bn

US's Signature Aviation to limit special event fees in 2027

Air Force One flyover for White House Halloween event causes flight delays

Atlanta council okays transfer of Spirit’s gates to Delta

Bell Delivers 29 Commercial Helicopters in Q3 as Revenue Falls 9%

Air Force One flyover for White House Halloween event causes flight delays

FAA ends CE-500 single-pilot exemptions. What will change in the cockpit?

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Airbus holds 2025 delivery target near 870 as third-quarter handovers slip

Airbus holds 2025 delivery target near 870 as third-quarter handovers slip

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