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Boeing union representing 3,200 striking workers to resume contract talks Monday

Reuters reports: A union representing more than 3,200 striking Boeing workers said on Friday it had agreed to resume contract discussions with the U.S. planemaker next week.

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Last Updated: Friday, Oct. 17, 2025, 12:28 PM PDT

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Airbus • News Release

IndiGo doubles A350 backlog with firm order for 30 more A350-900s, taking total to 60

By Airbus: IndiGo, India’s largest airline, has finalised an MoU for 30 more Airbus A350 aircraft, increasing its total A350 orders to 60 aircraft.

AeroTime

IndiGo finalizes order for 30 additional Airbus A350-900s, bringing total to 60

FlightGlobal

IndiGo firms commitment for 30 more Airbus A350-900s, doubling A350 fleet to 60

Also: Air Data News, LARA, Aviation24, ch-aviation, Airline Geeks, Aviacionline, Business Standard, Times of India, Economic Times, Financial Express and 5 more

2025-10-17T08:12:20.102572-07:00

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Aviation Business News • Craig Waters

MRO Europe 2025: Korean Air to upgrade its Airbus predictive maintenance solution

By Aviation Business News: Korean Air will adopt Airbus’ Skywise Fleet Performance+, replacing its existing Skywise Predictive Maintenance+ and Skywise Health Monitoring tools.

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Korean Air adopts Airbus Skywise Fleet Performance+ to boost predictive maintenance

airlinergs.com

Korean Air strengthens predictive maintenance capabilities with Airbus

Also: Yonhap News Agency, payloadasia.com and koreaherald.com

2025-10-17T06:49:52.073396-07:00

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Flying Magazine • Ryan Ewing

Starlink in Business Aviation: Transforming Cockpit Communications, Maintenance and Real‑Time Decision Making

By Flying Magazine: Pilots and operators say the system is reshaping cockpit communication, maintenance support, and real-time decision-making.

2025-10-17T10:25:36.898041-07:00

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Wall Street Journal • Conor Grant

The Age of Flying Cars Has Arrived — What It Means for Urban Air Mobility, Autonomy and Power

By Wall Street Journal: Plus, Waymos of London, AI clones and the ‘bring your own power’ era, in this edition of The Future of Everything newsletter.

2025-10-17T09:48:00.064826-07:00

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Flying Magazine • Meg Godlewski

Idaho’s Great Beaver Airlift. In 1948 aircraft were used to relocate beavers from the growing city of McCall, Idaho, to central Idaho, where they thrived. And the beavers didn’t just fly aboard the aircraft for relocation—they were dropped by parachute

By Flying Magazine: World War II-era surplus parachutes were used to put beavers in the backcountry of Idaho.

2025-10-17T06:14:10.789708-07:00

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FlightGlobal • Jon Hemmerdinger

Textron to eliminate eAviation unit, realign electric aircraft programmes

By FlightGlobal: Textron will eliminate its eAviation business unit next year, redistributing the division's electric aircraft programmes including Pipistrel across other segments in a strategic realignment.

2025-10-17T09:34:39.516894-07:00

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