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Last Updated: Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025, 1:35 PM PDT
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Reuters
• Shivam Patel
India signs pact with sanctioned Russian firm to build civil aircraft
By Reuters: Indian state-owned warplane maker Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd said on Tuesday it had signed an initial agreement to build civil commuter aircraft with a Russian aerospace firm subject to Western sanctions.
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Boeing seeks US Supreme Court review in Southwest union case
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Asian Aviation
• Asian Aviation Staff
Air Tahiti launches ATR MRO centre to expand regional maintenance capability
By Asian Aviation: Air Tahiti has launched a new project that seeks to expand and enhance Air Tahiti’s existing ATR MRO centre.
The War Zone
• Thomas Newdick
Lockheed Skunk Works X-59 QueSST Completes First Flight, Paving Way for Low‑Boom Supersonic Travel
By The War Zone: The Skunk Works-built X-59, which could revolutionize supersonic travel, made its first flight from the U.S. Air Force’s Plant 42 in Palmdale, California.
Aviation Week
NASA’s X-59 Quiet Supersonic Research Makes First Flight
Vertical Mag
Metro Aviation to Add Vanderbilt LifeFlight, LifeFlight Eagle and Children’s Nebraska in 2026 Expansion
By Vertical Mag: Metro Aviation is welcoming three new partners to its operations family: Vanderbilt LifeFlight, LifeFlight Eagle, and Children’s Nebraska.
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Chile’s JetSMART sees A321-200NY(XLR) arrival drop to 2028
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FlightGlobal
• David Kaminski-Morrow
No survivors among 11 on board crashed Mombasa Air Safari Grand Caravan
By FlightGlobal: None of those on board a Mombasa Air Safari Cessna 208B Grand Caravan has survived after the aircraft came down shortly after departing Kenya's coastal Diani airport.
