ch-aviation
• Dirk Andrei Salcedo
Nauru Airlines has wet leased capacity on the Airbus A319-100, according to ch-aviation. The available report does not identify the lessor, lease duration, number of aircraft or intended routes, limiting visibility into the arrangement’s scale and operational purpose.
ch-aviation
• Samoa Airways (OL
By ch-aviation: The Samoan government is again assessing interest among the country's diaspora in investing in the proposed relaunch of jet operations by Samoa Airways (OL, Apia Faleolo), according to an official statement issued on November 2, 2026.
CNBC
By CNBC: CNBC’s Morgan Brennan and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss the midterm election results, updates to Air Traffic Control, future of mobility, Europe bomb threats, and more.
Reuters
• David Shepardson
By Reuters: The US Federal Aviation Administration said on Thursday it will replace by the end of 2028 the outdated floppy disks used for weather and other critical information at more than 400 air traffic control facilities across the country.
Bloomberg
• Angus Whitley
By Bloomberg: Qantas Airways Ltd. is hiking air fares and making deeper cuts to its domestic flight schedules early next year to tackle rising fuel prices.
Australian Aviation
Air Data News
• Ricardo Meier
By Air Data News: Funding will support flight testing of the top-mounted engine installation on the full-scale Jet1 Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded JetZero US$ 5.3 million to flight-test the unusual engine installation of its blended-wing-body demonstrator, which is scheduled to fly for the first time in late 2027.
Via Satellite
• Rachel Jewett
By Via Satellite: Growth in aviation and defense pushed SES’s Networks segment 6% revenue growth in the third quarter on a like-for-like (LFL) basis, as overall revenue grew by a modest 4.2% year-over-year.
AeroTime
• Stephen Pope
By AeroTime: Investigators found three pieces of a Learjet 60’s left elevator between 1.3 and 3.8 miles from the crash site in Palm Beach County, Florida.
The Daily Debrief
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AeroTime
• Stephen Pope
Bloomberg
• Edward Ludlow, Lily Meier, Natasha Mascarenhas
