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AeroTime • Ian Molyneaux

Airbus Spain workers ratify labor deal as Boeing engineers avert strike

Airbus employees in Spain approved a company-union agreement in a vote involving 13,378 workers, or just over 87% of the workforce, ending months of labor disputes. Separately, Boeing’s SPEEA-represented engineers and technicians accepted an improved contract offer, withdrawing a threatened strike that could have further delayed two aircraft programs.

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2026-10-02T04:36:23.190708-07:00

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Paddle Your Own Kanoo • Mateusz Maszczynski

American Airlines Passenger Allowed to Sue Over Alleged In-Flight Sexual Misconduct and PTSD

By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: An American Airlines passenger who was trapped in her window seat for an hour while the male stranger next to her allegedly masturbated during an international transatlantic red-eye flight from New York JFK to Milan is being allowed to sue the carrier for developing post-traumatic stress disorder over the incident.

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2026-10-02T04:49:54.305564-07:00

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Reuters • Rajesh Kumar Singh

Alaska Airlines takes its battle for Seattle with Delta overseas

By Reuters: Alaska Airlines is taking its decade-long Seattle battle with Delta Air Lines overseas, deploying the widebody jets it acquired with Hawaiian Airlines to go head-to-head for premium international travelers.

Bloomberg

Alaska Air Positioned for One Last Major U.S. Airline Acquisition

Simple Flying

How Alaska Airlines Wants To Build America's Next Global Carrier

Also: Economic Times, Seeking Alpha and mrobusinesstoday.com

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2026-10-02T03:19:49.145460-07:00

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FlightGlobal • David Kaminski-Morrow

Crew of overrun 767 at Miami not informed of wind condition during landing clearance

By FlightGlobal: Investigators yet to specify whether gusting crosswind and tailwind contributed to fatal accident sequence. Pilots of the Boeing 767-300 freighter which overran at Miami were not given crosswind or tailwind information during the landing clearance, investigators have revealed.

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2026-10-02T03:19:49.050380-07:00

eVTOL Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)

eVTOL Insights • Thomas Sleightholm

REGENT Opens Rhode Island Seaglider Manufacturing Facility

By eVTOL Insights: REGENT Craft has opened a 255,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in North Kingstown, Rhode Island, marking the start of production preparations for its Viceroy commercial Seaglider and Squire autonomous platform.

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2026-10-02T04:21:10.044686-07:00

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FlightGlobal • Dominic Perry

Horizon outlines initial training plan for Cavorite X7

By FlightGlobal: Canadian VTOL aircraft developer strikes deal with Great Lakes Helicopter for pilot instruction and MRO provision. Canada’s Horizon Aircraft has offered an insight into the planned training programme for pilots of its Cavorite X7 hybrid-electric-powered vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft.

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2026-10-02T06:04:48.221960-07:00

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