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EVA Air and ANA Star Alliance Aircraft Appear Together at Songshan Airport：On October 24, Taipei Songshan Airport shared an apron photograph showing Star Alliance-liveried aircraft from EVA Air and ANA parked on opposite sides of the terminal. Songshan Star Alliance

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Australia Pauses Fourth F-35 Squadron as Super Hornets Serve Into the 2040s：Australia has received all 72 F-35s it committed to buy and paused plans for a fourth squadron. In April 2024, the government opted to upgrade its Super Hornet fleet and keep it in service into the 2040s, redirecting some funds to long-range missiles; future F-35 purchases remain possible. Australia F-35 plans

Boeing 737 MAX Gets Four Large Displays While Sharing the 737NG Type Rating：The 737 MAX replaces the 737NG’s six smaller square displays with four 15.1-inch landscape LCD screens using display architecture adapted from the 787. The aircraft retains a shared type rating with the 737NG, allowing pilots to transition after differences training while basic operating procedures remain the same. 737 MAX cockpit

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Qatar Airways Starts Daily Doha–Philadelphia Flights and Ends Third JFK Frequency：After American Airlines confirmed in June that it would permanently cancel its Philadelphia–Doha route, Qatar Airways began daily Doha–Philadelphia flights with an A350 in August. At the end of October, Qatar Airways will end its third Doha–New York JFK flight, returning capacity to its earlier layout. Qatar US East Coast

A350-1000 Orders and Deliveries Pick Up as Boeing 777X Target Slips to 2027：The Airbus A350-1000 entered service in 2018 but faced competition from the Boeing 777-300ER and 777X. With the 777X now targeted to enter service in 2027, A350-1000 orders and deliveries have picked up; by June, the aircraft had 367 orders and 114 deliveries. A350-1000 demand

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