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Airline Geeks • Zach Vasile

Alphabet agrees to exclude Spirit medical files and safety reports from $10 million data purchase

Google parent Alphabet agreed to enhanced privacy safeguards as part of its bid for data from the defunct carrier, including excluding employee medical files and safety reports. The deal puts sensitive workforce and safety records at issue as Spirit’s data is sold.

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2026-11-12T08:55:32.196256-08:00

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One Mile at a Time • Ben Schlappig

American Airlines Pilot Arrested At Heathrow For Being Unfit To Fly And Having Cocaine

By One Mile at a Time: A 64-year-old pilot, apparently with American Airlines, was arrested at Heathrow for being unfit to fly and having cocaine, grounding a US-bound flight.

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2026-11-12T06:55:46.402363-08:00

UAV Development & Drone Programs Aviation Safety & Regulation

AINonline • Hanneke Weitering

FAA Grants First High-seas BVLOS Waiver to Skyways

By AINonline: Skyways’ V2 will inspect a pipeline on its way to a Shell offshore platform.

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2026-11-12T13:04:57.626933-08:00

Airline Industry & Market Trends Airlines

Skift • Dan Marcec

IAG's CEO on the Value of Diversification When Fuel Spikes

By Skift: Airline groups facing volatile fuel costs and uneven demand need a disciplined approach to allocating capital across different markets and business models.

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2026-11-12T13:28:04.706569-08:00

Airline Industry & Market Trends Airlines

Skift • Dan Marcec

How a Low-Cost Carrier Keeps Its Edge with Allegiant's CCO

By Skift: Airlines with specialized networks face a growing challenge in reaching customers who discover travel through intermediaries and AI platforms.

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2026-11-12T13:28:04.926661-08:00

Airline Industry & Market Trends Workforce & Skills Development Airlines

Skift • Dan Marcec

Sara Nelson on What's Ahead for Airline Labor

By Skift: Airlines face a new labor-cost challenge as pressure shifts from wage increases at mainline carriers toward closing gaps at regional airlines.

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2026-11-12T13:34:38.963429-08:00

eVTOL Orders

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ch-aviation • Daniel Martinez Garbuno

Brazil’s FlyBIS inks order for 2+10 Eve Air eVTOL aircraft

By ch-aviation: Discover more news on Eve Air Mobility at ch-aviation, the leading aviation news and data provider.

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2026-11-12T13:56:13.960541-08:00

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Skift • Dan Marcec

What Airbus Says About a New North American Factory and Demand

By Skift: Aircraft manufacturers face growing pressure to deliver the next generation of efficient airplanes that maintain operational reliability.

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2026-11-12T13:56:14.168483-08:00

Alphabet agrees to exclude Spirit medical files and safety reports from $10 million data purchase

American Airlines Pilot Arrested At Heathrow For Being Unfit To Fly And Having Cocaine

FAA Grants First High-seas BVLOS Waiver to Skyways

IAG's CEO on the Value of Diversification When Fuel Spikes

How a Low-Cost Carrier Keeps Its Edge with Allegiant's CCO

Sara Nelson on What's Ahead for Airline Labor

Brazil’s FlyBIS inks order for 2+10 Eve Air eVTOL aircraft

What Airbus Says About a New North American Factory and Demand

Brazil’s FlyBIS inks order for 2+10 Eve Air eVTOL aircraft

What Airbus Says About a New North American Factory and Demand

Report: Google Accepts Privacy Safeguards for Spirit Data

Sara Nelson on What's Ahead for Airline Labor

FAA Grants First High-seas BVLOS Waiver to Skyways

How a Low-Cost Carrier Keeps Its Edge with Allegiant's CCO

Boeing to cut 5% of Commercial Airplanes workforce

Breeze’s David Neeleman: Chasing Old-School Metrics ‘Got Spirit to Die’

IAG Launches Media Business to Cash In on Connected Passengers: Exclusive

EASA Approves Universal Avionics Connected FMS

Cathay adds 46 A320neo-family and A330neo aircraft; Magnifica Air orders 10 ACJ220-300s

United restricts third-party AI agents from booking flights on its digital platforms, citing security and regulatory concerns

USAF relocates tankers from RAF Mildenhall amid reported Iran-linked threat

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