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United Airlines is restricting third-party AI agents across its digital platforms, online travel agencies and aggregators, citing customer-data security and potential violations of FAA and DOT rules. The move comes ahead of the holiday travel season as airlines confront growing use of automated assistants for travel bookings.
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United Airlines is restricting third-party AI agents across its digital platforms, online travel agencies and aggregators, citing customer-data security and potential violations of FAA and DOT rules. The move comes ahead of the holiday travel season as airlines confront growing use of automated assistants for travel bookings.
A U.S. military demonstration in Morocco will test an uncrewed Cessna Caravan configured for casualty evacuation. The trial explores whether autonomous aircraft can support medical rescue operations in remote or difficult-to-reach locations, with potential relevance beyond the demonstration site.
Dronamics and Hensoldt have demonstrated the Black Swan uncrewed aircraft’s potential as an airborne early warning and ISTAR platform. The companies said they will advance their collaboration toward operational deployment, though the available reports provide no further details on the demonstration or deployment timeline.
The 2026 World Aviation Festival in Lisbon focused on how artificial intelligence is changing work behind the scenes at airlines. Its highlights centered on three operational areas: aircraft turnarounds, disruption management and airline payments, putting AI’s expanding role in day-to-day airline processes at the center of the event.
Qatar satellite operator Es’hailSat has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Qatar Mobility Innovations Center, a research and innovation center owned by Qatar University, to explore collaboration opportunities in artificial intelligence and related technologies. Es’hailSat announced the agreement Nov. 9.
Shield AI says its Hivemind software enabled two U.S. Air Force Collaborative Combat Aircraft to fly in a multi-ship formation for the first time and perform coordinated beyond-visual-range counter-air tactics. The combat maneuvers were simulated, demonstrating software-enabled coordination between the uncrewed aircraft.
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Multiple collaborative combat aircraft flew together on a joint sortie for the first time, with two Anduril YFQ-44A Fury jets controlled by Shield AI’s Hivemind autonomy software. Separately, the Royal Navy plans to demonstrate Northrop Grumman’s YFQ-48A Talon Blue from a Queen Elizabeth-class carrier in 2027 as it develops a future hybrid air wing.
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Google has agreed to additional privacy protections in its proposed $10 million purchase of enterprise data from the now-defunct airline, after objections from the union representing Spirit flight attendants. The revised terms exclude 20 categories of data linked to former pilots and flight attendants, and the union has withdrawn its objections.
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