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Last Updated: Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025, 11:09 AM PST
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Paddle Your Own Kanoo
• Mateusz Maszczynski
Lawsuit Says American Airlines Flight Attendants Dismissed Passenger’s Chest Pain and Threatened Him
By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: A lawsuit against American Airlines alleges flight attendants dismissed a passenger's severe chest pain and threatened him.
New York Times
• Francesca Regalado
UPS and FedEx Ground MD‑11 Freighters After Louisville Crash on Manufacturer’s Recommendation
By New York Times: Boeing, the plane’s manufacturer, said it had recommended the grounding as a precaution while it conducts further analysis.
FlightGlobal
Boeing urges UPS, FedEx and Western Global to suspend MD‑11F flights pending safety assessment after UPS crash
Wall Street Journal
UPS and FedEx Temporarily Ground MD-11 Fleets After Deadly Kentucky Plane Crash
Associated Press
• Associated Press
UPS grounds MD-11 fleet after deadly crash at Louisville hub
By Associated Press: UPS and FedEx has decided to ground their fleets of MD-11 planes “out of an abundance of caution” after a deadly crash at a UPS global aviation hub in Kentucky.
Aviation Week
• Ben Goldstein
ARIDGE A868: China’s New Hybrid-Electric Long-Range Tiltrotor eVTOL
By Aviation Week: China’s ARIDGE has unveiled its new A868 hybrid-electric tiltrotor eVTOL.
The Air Current
• Will Guisbond
Airlines Question US Department of Transportation’s Flight-Cut Rationale as FAA Data Remains Absent
By The Air Current: Concern about political motivation fills the void left by lack of FAA data.
Skift
• Bailey Schulz
U.S. Travel Companies Hit by Fewer International Visitors. Here’s What CEOs Say.
By Skift: Travel industry executives discussed the decline in international visitation to the U.S. in recent earnings calls. Here's what we learned.
FlightGlobal
• Dominic Perry
Rolls‑Royce launches Trent 1000 XE standard — parts double time-on-wing and include TotalCare support
By FlightGlobal: Rolls-Royce has revealed a new build standard for the Trent 1000 engine, the XE, which incorporates improved parts that will double time on wing, alongside inclusion of the manufacturer's TotalCare support package.
