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Bloomberg • Angus Whitley

Australian authorities investigate Jetstar near miss with van at Townsville Airport

Australian authorities are investigating a near miss last week between an arriving Jetstar flight and a van at Townsville Airport in Queensland. The incident adds to a series of recent domestic safety events, though no further details about the aircraft, vehicle or investigation were provided.

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2026-10-11T23:05:10.266971-07:00

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Inflight Online • Keith Mwanalushi

Royal Air Maroc and Thales extend flight operations partnership

By Inflight Online: Royal Air Maroc has selected Thales' AvioBook Flight electronic flight bag solution under a new five-year agreement.

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2026-10-11T23:19:24.105118-07:00

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ch-aviation • Paul Ash

Israeli carriers scrap Dubai ops as UAE revokes permits

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2026-10-11T23:54:39.733343-07:00

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AeroTime • Miquel Ros

French startup HyLight raises €13 million to build autonomous airships

By AeroTime: French startup HyLight has raised €13 million to build a fleet of autonomous airships for infrastructure inspection.

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2026-10-12T00:19:20.622094-07:00

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ch-aviation • Paul Ash

Kyrgyzstan's Asman Airlines to add A321s by mid-2Q27

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2026-10-11T22:05:03.138951-07:00

Airline Industry & Market Trends Airlines Delta Air Lines

Airline Weekly • Gordon Smith, Jay Shabat

Delta Has the First Word

By Airline Weekly: Q3 earnings season is now underway, kicked off with a generally upbeat report from Delta. The cost numbers aren’t pretty but the revenue numbers are excellent.

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2026-10-11T22:05:07.967466-07:00

Aircraft Demand: Airline Distress & Consolidation Airline Industry & Market Trends Asia-Pacific (APAC) Airlines

Reuters • Anne Marie Roantree, Julie Zhu, Yantoultra Ngui

EXCLUSIVE: AirAsia in talks with Malaysian government over potential funding support, sources say

By Reuters: AirAsia co-founder Tony Fernandes met with officials from Malaysia's finance ministry two weeks ago to discuss potential government support for Southeast Asia's largest low-cost airline, said three people with knowledge of the matter.

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2026-10-11T20:04:33.253027-07:00

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ch-aviation • Dirk Andrei Salcedo

S Korea's Jin Air secures LCC merger approval in Viet Nam

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2026-10-11T21:54:40.225600-07:00

Australian authorities investigate Jetstar near miss with van at Townsville Airport

Royal Air Maroc and Thales extend flight operations partnership

Israeli carriers scrap Dubai ops as UAE revokes permits

French startup HyLight raises €13 million to build autonomous airships

Kyrgyzstan's Asman Airlines to add A321s by mid-2Q27

Delta Has the First Word

EXCLUSIVE: AirAsia in talks with Malaysian government over potential funding support, sources say

S Korea's Jin Air secures LCC merger approval in Viet Nam

French startup HyLight raises €13 million to build autonomous airships

Israeli carriers scrap Dubai ops as UAE revokes permits

Royal Air Maroc and Thales extend flight operations partnership

Jetstar Plane Nearly Collides With Van at Australian Airport

Kyrgyzstan's Asman Airlines to add A321s by mid-2Q27

Delta Has the First Word

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Delta cuts 2026 profit outlook nearly a quarter as fuel costs surge, while fares rise and capacity restraint looms

Delta cuts 2026 profit outlook nearly a quarter as fuel costs surge, while fares rise and capacity restraint looms

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