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Appeals court pauses DOT order to dissolve Delta–Aeroméxico transborder joint venture

A U.S. appeals court has temporarily stayed a Department of Transportation order — issued in September by the Trump administration — that required Delta and Aeroméxico to unwind their antitrust‑immune transborder joint venture coordinating schedules and pricing on U.S.–Mexico routes by Jan. 1, 2026. The substantive legal challenge continues.

2025-11-12T23:53:53.209284-08:00

Bloomberg

Congress moves to end 43‑day U.S. government shutdown as airports reel from lasting disruptions

2025-11-12T02:11:23.488077-08:00

Space Intel Report

France commits $4.9B to military space, $18.5B to civil programmes; unveils Space Command and National Space Strategy

2025-11-12T12:15:40.315890-08:00

Reuters

United asks judge to toss lawsuit over paid ‘window’ seats that lack windows

2025-11-11T05:52:34.690590-08:00

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New York Times

Pentagon warns China could target F-35 technology if U.S. sells jets to Saudi Arabia A Pentagon intelligence assessment warns China could seek to acquire advanced F-35 technology from Saudi Arabia should the Trump administration approve a sale of the jets to the kingdom. The report flags risks of technology transfer and exposure of classified systems if U.S. fighters operate in the region.

2025-11-13T13:14:25.929343-08:00

Pentagon warns China could target F-35 technology if U.S. sells jets to Saudi Arabia

Bloomberg

Homeland Security to pay $10,000 bonuses and back pay to TSA officers who worked unpaid during six-week shutdown Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced $10,000 bonus checks and back pay for Transportation Security Administration officers who worked without pay during the six-week government shutdown, calling the payments a reward for “exemplary service” amid operational strain.

2025-11-13T12:33:14.111825-08:00

Homeland Security to pay $10,000 bonuses and back pay to TSA officers who worked unpaid during six-week shutdown

AINonline

FAA clarifies 'based aircraft' definition after general aviation ban exemption, affecting airport grant calculations The FAA has clarified how it defines "based aircraft" after issuing an exemption to a general aviation ban, saying based-aircraft counts will be used in calculating federal airport grant eligibility and apportionments—changes that could shift funding levels and priority for smaller GA airports.

2025-11-13T10:47:28.952897-08:00

FAA clarifies 'based aircraft' definition after general aviation ban exemption, affecting airport grant calculations

Paddle Your Own Kanoo

Transgender TSA officer sues DHS, says pat‑down ban strips duties and violates Title VII A transgender TSA officer has sued the Department of Homeland Security after being barred from conducting pat‑down searches on female passengers, arguing the agency's policy unlawfully removes core job duties, blocks career advancement and violates Title VII. The suit challenges TSA's reversal of prior gender‑identity–based assignments.

2025-11-13T07:31:36.234014-08:00

Transgender TSA officer sues DHS, says pat‑down ban strips duties and violates Title VII

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Vertical Aerospace wins UK CAA Permit to Fly for VX4, begins piloted Phase 4 — Transition tests The UK Civil Aviation Authority has issued a Permit to Fly for Vertical Aerospace’s VX4 prototype, enabling the company to begin Phase 4 — Transition piloted flight testing and exercise the prototype’s defining transition manoeuvre. The approval advances the VX4’s flight-test programme toward planned certification and commercialisation.

2025-11-13T05:30:22.756806-08:00

Vertical Aerospace wins UK CAA Permit to Fly for VX4, begins piloted Phase 4 — Transition tests

ch-aviation

Romania provisionally approves $26M emergency funding for TAROM Romania's government has provisionally approved $26 million in emergency funding for national carrier TAROM. The cash injection is intended to shore up the airline's short-term liquidity and preserve scheduled services and jobs as Bucharest and the carrier assess longer-term restructuring options.

2025-11-13T01:19:57.117214-08:00

Romania provisionally approves $26M emergency funding for TAROM

Skift

UAE and Bahrain to trial GCC 'one-stop' Schengen-style visa system at airports in December The UAE and Bahrain will run the first trial of a GCC 'one-stop' travel system at airports in December, testing a Schengen-style visa arrangement that centralises exit and entry formalities for connecting passengers. The pilot aims to streamline transit and set the groundwork for wider Gulf Cooperation Council travel integration.

2025-11-13T01:15:16.499478-08:00

UAE and Bahrain to trial GCC 'one-stop' Schengen-style visa system at airports in December

eVTOL Insights

AIRO Group and Jaunt Air Mobility Canada join MACADA to mature collaborative collision‑avoidance for AAM AIRO Group confirmed it has joined the MACADA (Maturity of Collaborative Avoidance Development Approach) initiative alongside Jaunt Air Mobility Canada. The project will accelerate maturity of collaborative air collision‑avoidance technologies for Advanced Air Mobility (AAM), targeting safer, coordinated low‑altitude operations for eVTOLs and other AAM platforms.

2025-11-13T00:12:32.091877-08:00

AIRO Group and Jaunt Air Mobility Canada join MACADA to mature collaborative collision‑avoidance for AAM

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