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Taiwan aviation safety summit opens; CAA points to three areas for resilience：Taiwan's Civil Aeronautics Administration said the 2026 International Flight Safety Management Summit opened, bringing together about 200 experts and senior executives. Taiwan aviation safety summit opens

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Police Meet American Airlines Airbus A319 After Alleged Passenger Groping：Simple Flying reported that a passenger aboard an American Airlines Airbus A319 (ICAO type code A319) allegedly groped a seatmate during a midday flight over Wichita. Its summary says flight attendants separated the two passengers after a reported inappropriate touch, while the headline says police met the aircraft. Police Meet American Airlines Airbus

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Boston go-around and Etihad Boeing 787 runway entry reported：Simple Flying’s headline reports a go-around in Boston and describes an uncleared Etihad Boeing 787 entering the runway. It mentions the go-around and runway entry in the same headline, but the wording here does not present a confirmed causal link between them. Boston go-around and Etihad Boeing

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華信航空 proposes cargo pricing changes and a cap on senior discount tickets：華信航空 chairman 陳大鈞 said there is a rational case for raising domestic fares, while government support for the public is another consideration. Domestic airfares have not increased for more than 20 years. General manager 莊明哲 proposed decoupling cargo pricing and setting a total limit on discounted senior tickets. 華 信 航 空 proposes cargo pricing

星宇航空 Adds Flights to Prague, Phoenix and Ontario：星宇航空 said it has increased service to Phoenix, Prague and Ontario. Prague service rose from three to four flights a week, while Phoenix and Ontario service increased from four to five weekly flights. The airline’s public relations chief, 梁文龍, said passenger load factors and fares at these destinations had remained stable and were trending upward. 星 宇 航 空 Adds Flights to Prague

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Starlux Airlines Expects Fleet to Reach 48 Aircraft by End-2027：Starlux Airlines public relations chief Liang Wen-lung said the carrier expects its fleet to reach 42 aircraft by the end of 2026 and 48 by the end of 2027. It expects four aircraft to be delivered in November and December this year: one A350-1000, one A330-900 and two A321neo. A further six aircraft are expected by the end of 2027, comprising four A321neo and two A350-1000. Starlux Airlines Expects Fleet to

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STARLUX Plans Taipei–Sydney–Auckland Service in 2027 with A330neo：STARLUX Airlines plans to connect Taipei Taoyuan (TPE), Sydney (SYD) and Auckland (AKL) in 2027. Sydney Airport announced on June 2, 2026, that Sydney would be the carrier's first Australian destination, with an onward service to Auckland. STARLUX Plans Taipei Sydney Auckland

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Taichung Airport Drone Defense System Accepted, Expected to Function by Month-End：CNA reported that Defense Minister 顧立雄 said the drone defense system (UDS) at Taichung Airport has completed acceptance. He said it should be able to perform its functions before the end of October. 顧立雄 also said configuration changes to include the 5.17 GHz band in the system's jamming frequencies began this year. Taichung Airport Drone Defense

Ukraine Uses Heavy Drone to Evacuate Wounded Soldier; Military Calls It a First：Ukrainian troops used a heavy drone to airlift a wounded soldier from a frontline position, where mines and Russian drone activity had prevented a ground rescue, AeroTime reported. The operation involved a six-rotor Heavy Shot Ayudag-6, built by Ukrainian manufacturer Gurzuf Defence. Ukraine Uses Heavy Drone to Evacuate

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Austrian Airlines A320 diverts to Sofia under fighter escort after bomb threat：An Austrian Airlines flight from Tel Aviv to Vienna diverted to Sofia, Bulgaria, on October 18, 2026, after a bomb threat, under Bulgarian fighter escort. Flight OS82 was carrying 51 passengers and six crew members, the airline said. Austrian Airlines A320 diverts to

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Delta Air Lines Orders 30 Boeing 787-10s, With Deliveries No Earlier Than 2031：Delta Air Lines has ordered 30 Boeing 787-10 aircraft, according to the Simple Flying headline. The headline says the airline will not receive any of the aircraft until 2031. In other words, the stated timing puts receipt in 2031 or later, rather than before that year. Delta Air Lines Orders 30 Boeing

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Ukraine's 92nd Brigade reports wounded serviceman evacuated by heavy-lift drone：Ukraine’s 92nd Separate Assault Brigade posted on its official Telegram channel that a wounded serviceman had been evacuated from a position by aerial drone. Aerospace Global News reported that the brigade used a heavy-lift hexacopter built by Gurzuf Defence. The report did not disclose the operation’s date or location. Ukraine s 92nd Brigade reports

Lufthansa plans three weekly Columbus–Frankfurt flights from May 2027：Lufthansa plans to begin service between John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH) and Frankfurt Airport (FRA) on 5 May 2027. The airline plans to operate three flights per week, on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays. The service is scheduled to connect Columbus with Lufthansa’s Frankfurt hub. Lufthansa plans three weekly

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Eurocontrol delivers iNM Wave 2.5.1, expanding eEAD AIP production：Eurocontrol says it has delivered Wave 2.5.1 of its integrated Network Management (iNM) programme. The release expands the iNM Digital Platform to include aeronautical information publication (AIP) production, as part of a gradual migration from the European AIS Database (EAD) to the enhanced eEAD. Eurocontrol delivers iNM Wave 2.5.1,