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Satellite   ATC   M&A   Airport Infrastructure & Air Traffic Management  
Space Intel Report • Peter B. de Selding

Iridium Q3 revenue rises 8%, with Aireon acquisition contributing to results

Iridium Communications reported an 8% increase in total revenue and a 13% rise in service revenue for the three months ended Sept. 30. The acquisition of Aireon, which provides aircraft tracking and flight data services, figured heavily in the results.

2026-10-20T11:04:25.891823-07:00
Routes   Africa   Airlines  
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ch-aviation • Hilka Birns

Finnair resumes seasonal flights to Africa

By ch-aviation: Finnair (AY, Helsinki Vantaa) has resumed seasonal charter flights between Helsinki Vantaa and Agadir Al Massira in Morocco, operating 1x weekly from October 14, 2026, to March 24, 2027, the airline announced.

2026-10-20T08:36:07.551580-07:00
North America   Boeing   Boeing 737  
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Bloomberg • Alicia A. Caldwell, Myles Miller, Siddharth Philip

Kristi Noem’s Mass Deportation Jet Fleet Sits Grounded at Louisiana Airport

By Bloomberg: Seven Boeing Co. 737-700 jets, acquired for hundreds of millions of dollars and meant to ramp up President Donald Trump’s deportation campaign, have barely left the ground at southwest Louisiana’s Lake Charles Regional Airport.

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2026-10-20T10:06:35.528313-07:00