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Air Data News • Ricardo Meier

NASA’s X-59 heads to Kennedy Space Center after more than 40 test flights

NASA’s experimental X-59 QueSST is making its first journey east, leaving California for Kennedy Space Center in Florida on the anniversary of its first flight. The aircraft is pausing flight testing after completing more than 40 test flights and is headed to appear at a NASA air show.

Also: The Aviationist and aerospaceglobalnews.com

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2026-10-29T07:55:18.936123-07:00

Airbus

ch-aviation • Sanja Stefanjesko

US warns about "lack of information" on Airbus loan

By ch-aviation: Discover more news on Airbus at ch-aviation, the leading aviation news and data provider.

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2026-10-29T08:28:35.005461-07:00

GA NTSB Aviation Safety & Regulation

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Flying Magazine • Jack Daleo

NTSB Warns GA Pilots of Fatal Injury Risk From Outdated, Faulty Restraints

By Flying Magazine: Agency urges GA owners and operators to inspect and replace certain seat restraints to lower risk of injury or death during accidents.

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2026-10-29T08:55:26.422655-07:00

Air Cargo & Freight Logistics 777X Aircraft Finance & Leasing Orders Boeing

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FlightGlobal • Lizzie Rix

Turkish Airlines leases pair of 777-300ER freighters from AerCap

By FlightGlobal: Nicknamed the 'Big Twin', the -300ERSF is a cargo conversion developed in partnership with the lessor.

Also: stattimes.com

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2026-10-29T09:05:22.429724-07:00

MRO

ch-aviation • Sanja Stefanjesko

Türkiye's SunExpress to build MRO hangar in Antalya

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2026-10-29T07:55:32.531220-07:00

Accident

FlightGlobal • David Kaminski-Morrow

Tropicair DHC-6 lost nose-gear after excursion during wet-runway take-off

By FlightGlobal: Turboprop became airborne and continued flight to Papua New Guinea's capital. Investigators in Papua New Guinea have disclosed that a De Havilland DHC-6 became airborne after suffering a damaging runway excursion on a wet grass runway, losing its nose-gear in the process.

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2026-10-29T08:05:44.925625-07:00

Routes Middle East Airlines KLM

Skift • Christian Annesley

Which Airlines Are Still Skipping Dubai This Winter

By Skift: won’t return until the end of March. That removes much of the long-haul capacity Dubai’s hotels were counting on this winter. The latest delays have come through in the past week.

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2026-10-29T07:34:19.929580-07:00

Airbus A350 Boeing

AeroTime • Clement Charpentreau

GE approves NYCO turbine oil for Boeing 787 after Air France trials

By AeroTime: GE Aerospace approves NYCO's Turbonycoil 600 for Boeing 787 GEnx-1B engines after nearly 7,000 flight hours of testing with Air France.

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2026-10-29T07:34:22.849832-07:00

NASA’s X-59 heads to Kennedy Space Center after more than 40 test flights

US warns about "lack of information" on Airbus loan

NTSB Warns GA Pilots of Fatal Injury Risk From Outdated, Faulty Restraints

Turkish Airlines leases pair of 777-300ER freighters from AerCap

Türkiye's SunExpress to build MRO hangar in Antalya

Tropicair DHC-6 lost nose-gear after excursion during wet-runway take-off

Which Airlines Are Still Skipping Dubai This Winter

GE approves NYCO turbine oil for Boeing 787 after Air France trials

Turkish Airlines leases pair of 777-300ER freighters from AerCap

NTSB Warns GA Pilots of Fatal Injury Risk From Outdated, Faulty Restraints

US warns about "lack of information" on Airbus loan

NASA's X-59 takes a break from flight testing for a trip to Florida

Türkiye's SunExpress to build MRO hangar in Antalya

Tropicair DHC-6 lost nose-gear after excursion during wet-runway take-off

airBaltic to cut around 100 pilots and 200 cabin staff in latest savings drive

Harith secures competition approval for FlySafair purchase

ANA confirms plans to acquire two domestic carriers

interCaribbean Airways' E170 debut maps potential E2 future

Boeing’s Q3 loss narrows as backlog hits record, but commercial losses double and production targets slip

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

Fuel inflation and capacity constraints cloud airline growth outlook

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