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• Daniel Martinez Garbuno
JetSMART has won approval for ninth-freedom operations in Argentina, while American, Delta, and Air Canada–United announced new routes for 2027. Separately, Transport Canada opened public consultation on an updated Air Canada–United joint venture, adding a regulatory review to a wave of network changes.
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The U.S. Department of Transportation has immediately rescinded its October 2025 order freezing new routes by Mexican airlines from Mexico City International Airport and Felipe Ángeles International Airport. The move restores 13 existing or planned Aeroméxico, Volaris and Viva routes, while carriers must continue submitting schedules for U.S. approval.
The Canadian Forces Snowbirds have flown their final home-closing show with the CT-114 Tutor at 15 Wing Moose Jaw, ending 55 years with the jet. The team now faces an extended performance hiatus before transitioning to the PC-21 turboprop in the early 2030s.
CesiumAstro plans to establish a new engineering and manufacturing facility in Melbourne on Florida’s Space Coast. The expansion is expected to create 100 jobs in the region over the next year.
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JetSMART has won approval for ninth-freedom operations in Argentina, while American, Delta, and Air Canada–United announced new routes for 2027. Separately, Transport Canada opened public consultation on an updated Air Canada–United joint venture, adding a regulatory review to a wave of network changes.
Key Lime Air has signed a new lease in Denver following a dispute, according to ch-aviation. The available report does not specify the leased property, the terms of the agreement or how the dispute was resolved, limiting what can be concluded about the deal’s operational or financial impact.
The Pentagon selected KBR’s Firefly system for a pilot program to test defenses against adversarial drones at U.S. military installations. Separately, Hanwha Systems said two laser weapons intercepted all three target drones in a demonstration for the South Korean Army, underscoring parallel efforts to develop directed-energy counter-drone capabilities.
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SpaceX has described its multibillion-dollar US airwaves purchase as a critical step in building a mobile service, but the deal alone does not put it on equal footing with major carriers. A competitive terrestrial network would require years of work and billions in additional investment, adding to the capital demands on the company.
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