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eVTOL Insights • Thomas Sleightholm

Samson Sky hires Cresa to find site for first Switchblade production facility after $80 million investment

The company has engaged the commercial real estate advisory firm to identify a U.S. location for manufacturing its Switchblade roadable aircraft. The site search follows Samson Sky’s announcement of an $80 million investment from Matin Group, a funding commitment that precedes its move toward production.

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2026-11-12T05:19:20.432207-08:00

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AeroTime • Ian Molyneaux

Vertical says new quality certification matches Airbus-Boeing levels

By AeroTime: eVTOL aircraft developer Vertical Aerospace has said a newly awarded quality certification matches the standard used by Airbus and Boeing.

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2026-11-12T05:49:25.315582-08:00

BizAv Orders

ch-aviation • Luciano Braganca

TAG Aviation San Marino retires GVII-G600, adds second G700

By ch-aviation: This article is only available with a subscription for Business Jet News.

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2026-11-12T03:35:09.736109-08:00

Europe M&A Airlines easyJet

ch-aviation • Dirk Andrei Salcedo

easyJet mulls HQ job cuts; shareholders approve takeover

By ch-aviation: easyJet Group has confirmed it is consulting on proposed redundancies at its London Luton headquarters, with up to 50 positions potentially affected, or around 2% of its reported 2,300-strong head-office workforce.

Also: aerospaceglobalnews.com and The Independent

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2026-11-12T04:15:30.903727-08:00

Accident Aviation Safety & Regulation Airbus Airbus A330

FlightGlobal • David Kaminski-Morrow

Pitch-up effect after bounced touchdown led A300 freighter to strike tail at London Heathrow

By FlightGlobal: Crew executed go-around despite activating reverse thrust upon arrival from Leipzig. UK investigators believe back-pressure on the control column and the pitch-up effect of spoiler extension resulted in an Airbus A300-600F’s tail-strike at London Heathrow last year.

Also: Simple Flying and ukaviation.aero

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2026-11-12T04:19:16.342484-08:00

Bloomberg • Kate Duffy

Europe Should Coordinate Bomb Threat Responses, Wizz CEO Says

By Bloomberg: Wizz Air Holdings Plc’s chief executive officer said Europe needs a coordinated approach for handling bomb threats, such as those last week that forced carriers to divert planes and militaries to deploy fighter jets.

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2026-11-12T04:04:56.153929-08:00

Orders Boeing Boeing 737

AeroTime • Ian Molyneaux

Boeing slide in 737 MAX deliveries hampers recent progress

By AeroTime: Boeing saw a slide in its 737 MAX deliveries in October 2026, hampering recent progress made by the US planemaker following the summer.

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2026-11-12T03:49:19.060878-08:00

Europe Airline Industry & Market Trends Airlines

FlightGlobal • Graham Dunn

How Europe’s major airlines fared in key third quarter

By FlightGlobal: Air France-KLM among six carriers to boost operating profits for the July-September period. While high fuel costs continue to cloud airline fortunes, strong demand and yields helped European carriers largely protect – and in some cases enhance – profits in the peak third-quarter season.

Also: Cranky Flier

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2026-11-12T03:19:15.714205-08:00