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AirInsight • Addison Schonland

A321XLR’s 2027 Transatlantic Network Expands Across Confirmed Routes

AirInsight maps every confirmed A321XLR transatlantic route scheduled for 2027, including launch dates and cabin configurations, while adding fresh first-half 2026 reliability data. The analysis offers an updated view of how the narrowbody is being deployed on long-haul markets.

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2026-09-10T13:05:40.560348-07:00

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AeroTime • Stephen Pope

Researchers test magnetic navigation to protect aircraft from GPS jamming

By AeroTime: Honeywell and Q-CTRL are separately testing magnetic navigation using quantum sensors to help aircraft navigate in areas of GPS jamming and spoofing.

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2026-09-10T12:50:13.739646-07:00

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AirInsight • Addison Schonland

How Iran’s Sanctioned Airlines Keep Rolls-Royce-Powered Boeing 777s Flying

By AirInsight: Getting a smuggled 777 into Iran is the easy part. Keeping it flying runs through Rolls-Royce parts networks built years before the plane arrived.

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2026-09-10T10:51:24.452687-07:00

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Associated Press

Ryanair CEO disputes report that an injured passenger was partly sucked out a shattered window

By Associated Press: 13, 2026, shows the shattered window on a Ryanair plane that was broken by a stray engine part shortly after takeoff, causing a man’s head to be sucked into the hole.

Also: Paddle Your Own Kanoo, The Independent and aeroxplorer.com

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2026-09-10T09:50:28.904406-07:00

Hypersonic Policy & Regulation

FlightGlobal • Ryan Finnerty

FAA approves Hermeus to fly Quarterhorse Mk 2.2 supersonically

By FlightGlobal: The start-up has already broken the sound barrier with its Mk 2.1 jet. US hypersonic developer Hermeus has received regulatory approval to conduct supersonic flights with its latest aircraft design.

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2026-09-10T11:36:42.064970-07:00

Aircraft Demand: Airline Distress & Consolidation Airlines Spirit Airlines

Ars Technica • Ashley Belanger

Panic builds over bankrupt Spirit’s looming data sale to Google

By Ars Technica: Doug Kreuzkamp was shocked when news outlets reported that Google won an auction to buy a huge amount of operational data as part of Spirit Airlines’ bankruptcy proceedings.

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2026-09-10T11:20:23.673731-07:00

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Paddle Your Own Kanoo • Mateusz Maszczynski

United CEO Scott Kirby Says Airline Should Eliminate Situations Requiring Flight Attendant Apologies

By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: United Airlines chief executive Scott Kirby has become one of the aviation industry’s most well-known names, credited with transforming the Chicago-based carrier into a company that commands customer brand loyalty.

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2026-09-10T11:06:22.894505-07:00

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