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Korean Air adopts Airbus Skywise Fleet Performance+ to upgrade predictive maintenance

Korean Air has signed an agreement to adopt Airbus’s Skywise Fleet Performance+ (S.FP+), replacing its existing Skywise Predictive Maintenance+ and Skywise Health Monitoring tools. Formalised at MRO Europe on Oct. 16, the move upgrades the carrier’s data-driven predictive maintenance to improve fleet reliability and availability.

2025-10-17T06:49:52.073396-07:00

Skift

United says AI has eliminated 4–8% of management roles; more automation‑driven cuts planned in 2026

2025-10-17T07:35:36.954486-07:00

FlightGlobal

HondaJet Elite II completes Garmin Autoland flight testing, secures FAA type‑inspection authorization

2025-10-15T12:13:00.649236-07:00

Textron

FAA certifies Textron's Cessna Citation M2 Gen2 (with Garmin autothrottles) and CJ3 Gen2

2025-10-13T15:04:47.049460-07:00

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Wall Street Journal

The age of flying cars has arrived — UAM, autonomy and the 'bring your own power' challenge A wave of flying‑car demos and early services — from Waymos of London to AI 'clones' — signals the arrival of urban air mobility. The shift forces operators, regulators and infrastructure planners to tackle autonomy, novel energy models (the 'bring your own power' era) and passenger experience before scale‑up.

2025-10-17T09:48:00.064826-07:00

The age of flying cars has arrived — UAM, autonomy and the 'bring your own power' challenge

Skift

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United says AI has eliminated 4–8% of management roles; more automation‑driven cuts planned in 2026 United Airlines cut about 4% of corporate management roles, while the CFO said AI has replaced roughly 8% of non‑union managers; the carrier warns additional automation‑driven reductions are planned in 2026. Affected functions include finance, crew scheduling and loyalty marketing.

2025-10-17T07:35:36.954486-07:00

United says AI has eliminated 4–8% of management roles; more automation‑driven cuts planned in 2026

Aviation Business News

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Korean Air adopts Airbus Skywise Fleet Performance+ to upgrade predictive maintenance Korean Air has signed an agreement to adopt Airbus’s Skywise Fleet Performance+ (S.FP+), replacing its existing Skywise Predictive Maintenance+ and Skywise Health Monitoring tools. Formalised at MRO Europe on Oct. 16, the move upgrades the carrier’s data-driven predictive maintenance to improve fleet reliability and availability.

2025-10-17T06:49:52.073396-07:00

Korean Air adopts Airbus Skywise Fleet Performance+ to upgrade predictive maintenance

Skift

Southwest’s Caution on AI Highlights Operational and Safety Risks for Airlines Southwest is urging caution on airline use of AI, arguing aviation can’t 'move fast and break things' because operational continuity and safety are non‑negotiable. Its stance exposes a widening gap between tech‑driven AI rollout pace and airlines’ need for rigorous reliability, oversight and incremental adoption.

2025-10-16T11:19:36.406937-07:00

Southwest’s Caution on AI Highlights Operational and Safety Risks for Airlines

Aviation Week

Netherlands gains 'total access' to US Collaborative Combat Aircraft programme, joins F‑35 'loyal wingman' development The Netherlands has formally joined the U.S. Air Force's Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) programme after State Secretary for Defence Gijs Tuinman signed a letter of intent, granting Dutch authorities and industry 'total access' to develop autonomous unmanned systems to operate with F‑35s.

2025-10-16T10:15:38.634808-07:00

Netherlands gains 'total access' to US Collaborative Combat Aircraft programme, joins F‑35 'loyal wingman' development

Aviation Today

Tycho.AI exits stealth with $10M Series A to enable autonomous navigation for fast, low‑flying drones in GPS‑jammed environments On Oct. 7 Tycho.AI emerged from stealth with a $10 million Series A to scale its autonomous navigation software for fast, low‑flying drones that must operate in GPS‑jammed environments. The company focuses on onboard navigation stacks intended to keep high‑speed unmanned aircraft operational without reliance on GPS.

2025-10-16T09:38:19.765551-07:00

Tycho.AI exits stealth with $10M Series A to enable autonomous navigation for fast, low‑flying drones in GPS‑jammed environments

FlightGlobal

MD Onboard aims to modernize in‑flight medical response for business aviation A business‑jet passenger developed chest pain suggestive of a heart attack while cruising at 40,000 ft, roughly 30 minutes from the nearest diversion airport. MD Onboard is developing modern in‑flight medical response technologies to support operators, heads of operations and safety teams managing such high‑stakes events.

2025-10-15T15:50:00.579196-07:00

MD Onboard aims to modernize in‑flight medical response for business aviation

Air & Space Forces Mag

US Air Force to lease land at five bases for commercial on‑base AI data centres The U.S. Air Force has identified five bases to lease land for commercial on‑base AI data centers, inviting developers to build facilities that will host hardware and services supporting Air Force AI programs. The service notice lists the sites and initial terms for developer engagement.

2025-10-15T15:40:47.545412-07:00

US Air Force to lease land at five bases for commercial on‑base AI data centres

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