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Accident   Aviation Safety & Regulation   United Airlines  
Flying Magazine • Jack Daleo

Cessna 172 overturns at John Wayne Airport after jet blast behind United aircraft

A Cessna 172 carrying a flight instructor and student overturned at John Wayne Airport after the pilot was struck by a sudden jet blast while positioned behind a United jet. Both occupants escaped injury. The incident highlights the ground-safety risks posed by jet blast to nearby light aircraft.

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2026-11-09T13:55:17.739136-08:00
Europe   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact   Airlines  
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FlightGlobal • Klaas-Jan van Woerkom

Bomb threats plague European aviation: ‘New element of hybrid warfare’

By FlightGlobal: Security expert sees no remedy after four days of false bomb threats disrupted more than 30 flights across Europe. European airlines have faced multiple days of false bomb threats disrupting dozens of flights.

2026-11-09T13:05:13.497798-08:00
Leadership   Air India  
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Bloomberg • Leen Al-Rashdan, Mihir Mishra, Siddharth Philip

Air India Considers Departed Garuda CFO for Top Finance Position

By Bloomberg: Air India Ltd. is considering appointing Balagopal Kunduvara as chief financial officer, tapping the veteran of Singapore Airlines Ltd. to help revive the Indian carrier’s finances after a record loss, according to people familiar with the matter.

Also: CNA
2026-11-09T13:22:33.330500-08:00
SAF   Sustainability & Climate Initiatives  
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AINonline • Curt Epstein

SAF Producer Circularity Fuels Raises Funding for Manure-to-Jet-Fuel Process

By AINonline: Potential sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) producer Circularity Fuels, which has developed a process to convert an abundant feedstock—cow manure—into ASTM D7566 Annex A1 specification jet fuel, has closed its latest round of funding.

Also: AeroTime
2026-11-09T12:05:01.545721-08:00
MRO   North America   Airports   Airport Infrastructure & Air Traffic Management   Air Canada   Airlines  
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ch-aviation • Daniel Martinez Garbuno

Canada's WestJet to open hangar near Winnipeg Int'l

By ch-aviation: WestJet (WS, Calgary) plans to develop a 6,782-square-metre (73,000-square-foot) aircraft maintenance hangar at the new AirLink Business Park, located on the western side of Winnipeg International, becoming the development's first anchor tenant.

2026-11-09T12:06:03.510850-08:00
Helicopter   Africa  
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ch-aviation • Luciano Braganca

Namibia launches gov't-operated air ambulance services

By ch-aviation: The Government of Namibia (Windhoek International) has launched state-operated air ambulance services using a Learjet 31A. The service will further include helicopter evacuations through strategic cooperation with the Namibian Police Force (NamPol) and the Namibia Defence Force (NDF).

2026-11-09T11:55:52.926168-08:00