Inflight Online
• Keith Mwanalushi
Inflight Online reports: JetBlue has launched daily nonstop flights from Fort Lauderdale to Indianapolis and Columbus, expanding its Midwest network.
PaxEx.Aero
• Seth Miller
By PaxEx.Aero: A trio of new deployments reflect the value of wireless IFE solutions across a range of aircraft sizes and route networks.
Leeham News
• Leeham News
By Leeham News: Kirby is not alone among global airline executives in lamenting the lack of competition among airframers, nor are these Kirby's first public comments on the matter.
Bloomberg
• Kate Duffy
By Bloomberg: SunExpress is trimming capacity across its network this winter and passing some extra costs onto passengers as the carrier tries to cushion the blow from rising jet fuel prices driven by the Middle East conflict.
Flying Magazine
• Les Abend
By Flying Magazine: Twenty-five years after 9/11, an airline pilot reflects on the unimaginable tragedy in the skies.
Boeing
By Boeing: SEATTLE, Nov. 4, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] and Avolon today announced the lessor finalized its purchase of 140 737-10 airplanes, a record 737 MAX order by a lessor that increases Avolon's backlog to more than 240 unfilled orders.
Aviacionline
• Edgardo Gimenez Mazó
By Aviacionline: The agreement includes two firm units and purchase rights for ten more. The Caxias do Sul-based startup plans to connect the Santa Catarina coast with the mountains of Rio Grande do Sul.
ch-aviation
• Paul Ash
By ch-aviation: MEA - Middle East Airlines (ME, Beirut) has resumed flights to Riyadh after a three-week suspension of operations following Houthi rebel attacks on the Saudi Arabian airport.
The Daily Debrief
One concise daily briefing across aviation, defense and space—key developments, corroborating sources, and the context leaders need to act.
Reuters
• Allison Lampert, Doyinsola Oladipo
