Air Data News
• Ricardo Meier
Avianca has restored two daily flights between Bogotá and Caracas using 180-seat Airbus A320s. The added service brings the Abra Group airline’s Venezuela schedule, including Valencia and Maracaibo, to 28 weekly frequencies.
eVTOL Insights
• Thomas Sleightholm
By eVTOL Insights: Airspeeder has announced the first three pilots for its inaugural International Series, naming competitors from Australia, the United States and New Zealand ahead of an opening private race scheduled for Adelaide in November 2026.
eVTOL Insights
• Thomas Sleightholm
By eVTOL Insights: Florida Polytechnic University has taken delivery of a Jetson ONE single-seat electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft for its police department, which plans to assess potential applications in public safety, emergency response and aerospace research.
Bloomberg
• Jeffrey Sparshott
By Bloomberg: US orders for durable goods rose in September by the most in five months, on stronger bookings for aircraft and other business equipment, adding to evidence of momentum in manufacturing.
Leeham News
• Howard Hardee • Editor
By Leeham News: Generally the same thinking applies for the A220-500, which would represent a longer variant of Airbus’ small narrowbody jet.
ch-aviation
• Daniel Martinez Garbuno
By ch-aviation: Discover more news on Tropic Air at ch-aviation, the leading aviation news and data provider.
Inflight Online
• Satu Dahl
By Inflight Online: SCANtoREAD is an extension of the Media Carrier Solutions Media Box platform and passengers are able to just scan the QR code displayed and start reading.
ch-aviation
• Vanja Popovic
By ch-aviation: Discover more news on Polaris Airlines at ch-aviation, the leading aviation news and data provider.
The Daily Debrief
One concise daily briefing across aviation, defense and space—key developments, corroborating sources, and the context leaders need to act.
APEX
• Joshua Kupietzky
FlightGlobal
• David Kaminski-Morrow
