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ch-aviation • Luciano Braganca

Sino Jet Cayman adds a BBJ MAX 8 as Beijing phases out its G280

Sino Jet Cayman is adding a Boeing Business Jet MAX 8, while Beijing is phasing out a Gulfstream G280, according to Business Jet News. The brief report identifies contrasting changes in business-aircraft fleets but provides no details on timing, the aircraft’s configuration or the reasons for the G280’s retirement.

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2026-10-20T19:35:34.251149-07:00

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Inflight Online • Satu Dahl

Lufthansa Technik, F/LIST and Pilatus jointly unveil intelligent cabin divider

By Inflight Online: The »nice« intelligent cabin divider is the first business jet cabin divider making use of Lufthansa Technik’s award-winning Hidden Touch technology.

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2026-10-20T20:04:32.849741-07:00

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ch-aviation • Dirk Andrei Salcedo

Cathay Pacific eyeing up to 50 more widebodies

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2026-10-20T20:04:42.463175-07:00

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ch-aviation • Dirk Andrei Salcedo

Korean Air and Jeju Air secure US loan guarantees

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2026-10-20T18:56:24.071167-07:00

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FlightGlobal • Jon Hemmerdinger

FAA chief promises AI-powered ATC overhaul will succeed where NextGen failed

By FlightGlobal: Regulator has a 'great plan' that will not suffer the same fate as the troubled predecessor programme, Bedford says.

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2026-10-20T19:05:32.997560-07:00

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Wall Street Journal • Bojan Pancevski

Airfield Attack Marked Opening Shot in Putin’s Sabotage Campaign Against Europe

By Wall Street Journal: BERLIN—A massive cargo plane, used to carry military assistance to Ukraine and parked at an airfield in eastern Germany, was attacked by explosive-packed drones in early August.

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2026-10-20T19:05:54.754672-07:00

Aircraft Finance & Leasing Orders Asia-Pacific (APAC) Airbus A320

ch-aviation • Dirk Andrei Salcedo

Vietnam Airlines seeks up to 25 A321neo for budget arm

By ch-aviation: Vietnam Airlines (VN, Hanoi Noi Bai International) is reportedly seeking to lease twenty to twenty-five A321-200N aircraft to support a return to the low-cost market as early as 2027, Bloomberg reported on October 16 citing unnamed sources familiar with the plans.

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2026-10-20T18:05:09.001233-07:00

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ch-aviation • Dirk Andrei Salcedo

New Caledonia's Air Calédonie wins six-month reprieve

By ch-aviation: Air Calédonie (TY, Nouméa Magenta) has secured a six-month extension of the observation period in its court-supervised restructuring, until mid-April 2027.

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2026-10-20T17:36:16.843115-07:00

Sino Jet Cayman adds a BBJ MAX 8 as Beijing phases out its G280

Lufthansa Technik, F/LIST and Pilatus jointly unveil intelligent cabin divider

Cathay Pacific eyeing up to 50 more widebodies

Korean Air and Jeju Air secure US loan guarantees

FAA chief promises AI-powered ATC overhaul will succeed where NextGen failed

Airfield Attack Marked Opening Shot in Putin’s Sabotage Campaign Against Europe

Vietnam Airlines seeks up to 25 A321neo for budget arm

New Caledonia's Air Calédonie wins six-month reprieve

Lufthansa Technik, F/LIST and Pilatus jointly unveil intelligent cabin divider

Cathay Pacific eyeing up to 50 more widebodies

Sino Jet Cayman adds BBJ MAX 8, Beijing phases out G280

Airfield Attack Marked Opening Shot in Putin’s Sabotage Campaign Against Europe

Korean Air and Jeju Air secure US loan guarantees

FAA chief promises AI-powered ATC overhaul will succeed where NextGen failed

Air Tahiti takes first VIP-configured ATR72-600

CAA Signs Jet Aviation Maintenance Deal for Members

ESPI AC 2026 - Satellites in Your Car by 2028: Markus Fritz of Advisorio on Connected Mobility

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Austrian Airlines A320 diverts to Sofia after bomb threat, escorted by Bulgarian MiG-29

Archer completes piloted Midnight eVTOL flights over San Francisco Bay, with Los Angeles demonstrations next

FAA expected to certify Boeing 737 MAX 10 Tuesday, completing the 737 MAX family after nearly a decade

Embraer delivers first E175 with RECARO R2 seats to American Airlines

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