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Jeppesen ForeFlight begins post‑Boeing restructuring after $10.55B Thoma Bravo buy, cites AI and automation

Jeppesen ForeFlight has initiated a strategic restructuring and staff reductions following Thoma Bravo's $10.55 billion acquisition from Boeing, with the company citing automation and AI as drivers. Jeppesen ForeFlight confirmed layoffs but disputed social‑media reports about their scale and declined to disclose exact numbers, noting local (Arapahoe County) impacts.

2026-01-16T11:23:41.506556-08:00

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Royal Navy's Proteus completes maiden flight — UK's first autonomous full‑size helicopter

2026-01-16T04:11:05.120839-08:00

Skift

AI reshapes travel growth and chips away at airline brand loyalty

2026-01-16T04:52:55.455109-08:00

Breaking Defense

Space Force awards Slingshot Aerospace $27M to integrate TALOS AI into scenario training

2026-01-15T02:52:52.676542-08:00

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Jeppesen ForeFlight begins post‑Boeing restructuring after $10.55B Thoma Bravo buy, cites AI and automation Jeppesen ForeFlight has initiated a strategic restructuring and staff reductions following Thoma Bravo's $10.55 billion acquisition from Boeing, with the company citing automation and AI as drivers. Jeppesen ForeFlight confirmed layoffs but disputed social‑media reports about their scale and declined to disclose exact numbers, noting local (Arapahoe County) impacts.

2026-01-16T11:23:41.506556-08:00

Jeppesen ForeFlight begins post‑Boeing restructuring after $10.55B Thoma Bravo buy, cites AI and automation

Skift

AI reshapes travel growth and chips away at airline brand loyalty Artificial intelligence is changing where travel growth originates, how travelers plan trips, and the signals that build loyalty—weakening traditional airline brand power. Carriers face pressure to rework revenue management, distribution and marketing as hyper-personalised offers and planning tools fragment demand and raise customer acquisition costs.

2026-01-16T04:52:55.455109-08:00

AI reshapes travel growth and chips away at airline brand loyalty

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Royal Navy's Proteus completes maiden flight — UK's first autonomous full‑size helicopter Leonardo's Proteus autonomous helicopter completed its maiden flight in Cornwall, the UK’s first full‑size crewless rotorcraft developed for the Royal Navy. The AW09‑based demonstrator advances the Royal Navy’s hybrid air wing and supports plans to mature Proteus concepts for 700X trials and carrier experimentation.

2026-01-16T04:11:05.120839-08:00

Royal Navy's Proteus completes maiden flight — UK's first autonomous full‑size helicopter

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Avi‑Go adds AI search bot, expands platform to challenge charter marketplaces Singapore start‑up Avi‑Go has added an AI‑powered search bot and broadened its platform to position itself as an alternative to established charter marketplaces. The move aims to simplify discovery and booking of private and on‑demand charter flights for operators, brokers and customers.

2026-01-15T10:33:58.718323-08:00

Avi‑Go adds AI search bot, expands platform to challenge charter marketplaces

Skift

AI growth drives U.S. emissions up 2.4% in 2025 — implications for airlines and travel companies New Rhodium Group data shows U.S. greenhouse gas emissions will rise 2.4% in 2025, reversing a multi‑year decline as rapid AI expansion — and the data centres that power it — increase energy demand. The report flags a growing emissions footprint that travel firms must account for as they scale AI tools.

2026-01-15T08:00:32.129412-08:00

AI growth drives U.S. emissions up 2.4% in 2025 — implications for airlines and travel companies

European Spaceflight

CNES and Île-de-France launch €1M AI challenge for satellite data CNES and the Île-de-France regional government have launched a €1 million challenge to solicit artificial intelligence applications for analysing satellite data. The competition targets AI methods to process and interpret Earth-observation datasets and is funded jointly by national and regional authorities.

2026-01-15T06:56:48.898818-08:00

CNES and Île-de-France launch €1M AI challenge for satellite data

SpaceNews.com

Hydrosat closes €51M ($60M) Series B at $180M valuation to scale thermal‑IR constellation Hydrosat closed a €51 million ($60 million) Series B — at a reported $180 million valuation — to expand its thermal‑infrared Earth‑observation constellation beyond two satellites and double headcount. The startup supplies AI‑powered thermal‑IR data and analytics for water‑resource management, agricultural risk and public‑safety/defence applications.

2026-01-15T03:07:34.341562-08:00

Hydrosat closes €51M ($60M) Series B at $180M valuation to scale thermal‑IR constellation

Breaking Defense

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Space Force awards Slingshot Aerospace $27M to integrate TALOS AI into scenario training The U.S. Space Force has awarded Slingshot Aerospace a $27 million contract to integrate its TALOS artificial‑intelligence agent into Space Force scenario training. Slingshot says TALOS will mirror real‑world threats and use its satellite‑tracking, space‑traffic coordination and modeling‑and‑simulation capabilities to power a more realistic, AI‑driven training environment.

2026-01-15T02:52:52.676542-08:00

Space Force awards Slingshot Aerospace $27M to integrate TALOS AI into scenario training

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Jeppesen ForeFlight begins post‑Boeing restructuring after $10.55B Thoma Bravo buy, cites AI and automation

Royal Navy's Proteus completes maiden flight — UK's first autonomous full‑size helicopter

AI reshapes travel growth and chips away at airline brand loyalty

Space Force awards Slingshot Aerospace $27M to integrate TALOS AI into scenario training

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