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FlightGlobal • Jon Hemmerdinger

AAR to buy HAECO Americas for $78M, securing $850M of customer agreements and expanding US heavy-maintenance footprint

FlightGlobal reports: US maintenance provider AAR has acquired HAECO Americas for $78 million, securing customer agreements worth $850 million and expanding its heavy maintenance capabilities across North Carolina and Florida facilities.

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AINonline

Europe to Phase Out Halon: Implications for Aircraft Fire‑Suppression, MROs and Operators

By AINonline: Business, Air Transport, Defense & General Aviation News.

2025-11-03T16:26:17.964789-08:00

North America Airline Industry & Market Trends Workforce & Skills Development

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Paddle Your Own Kanoo • Mateusz Maszczynski

United Airlines Flight Attendants Publish New Contract Demands After Rejecting Tentative Agreement

By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: Flight attendants at United Airlines have outlined new demands for contract negotiations after rejecting a previous agreement.

Also: View from the Wing and Aviation A2Z

2025-11-03T12:56:24.326776-08:00

Supply Chain North America Orders Airline Industry & Market Trends Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)

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AirInsight • Addison Schonland

US airlines' single-aisle fleet age profile — renewal needs vs OEM delivery constraints (Nov 2025)

By AirInsight: As US airlines rush to renew aging fleets, supply constraints at Airbus and Boeing slow deliveries—forcing hard choices on fuel efficiency and cost.

2025-11-03T11:54:16.604448-08:00

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Bloomberg Law • Anthony Hughes

Beta Draws IPO Order Rush as Electric Aircraft’s Moment Arrives

By Bloomberg Law: Investors are warming to Beta Technologies Inc.’s IPO as the electric aircraft developer and its peers look to distance themselves from unhappy associations with the 2021 blank-check company boom and bust.

Reuters

Beta Technologies prices IPO at $34 a share — above range, signaling investor appetite for electric aircraft

Cargo Facts

Beta's IPO oversubscribed, set to price at $34 as investor interest in electric aircraft surges

2025-11-03T12:16:01.606285-08:00

China UAV Development & Drone Programs

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dronelife.com • Miriam McNabb

U.S. Officials Call for Commerce Investigation Amid Growing Scrutiny of DJI and Other Chinese Tech Firms

By dronelife.com: U.S. lawmakers call on the Commerce Department to investigate China-linked technology in critical industries, including drones.

2025-11-03T11:53:41.116150-08:00

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ch-aviation • CH-Aviation Staff

NetJets mulls dedicated private terminal at Naples, Florida

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2025-11-03T11:53:32.280470-08:00

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CNBC • Reuters |

Honeywell names Jim Currier CEO of planned independent Honeywell Aerospace ahead of spinoff

By CNBC: Honeywell on Monday named Jim Currier as president and CEO of its aerospace unit, which will become an independent company following its planned spinoff.

FlightGlobal

Honeywell to spin off aerospace unit in 2026; Jim Currier to remain CEO, Eaton’s Craig Arnold named chair