✈️ [2026-11-07] SKYTICAL Afternoon Aviation BriefingBETA
Some information is not yet complete. This edition summarizes the aviation developments currently confirmed.
🚨 Safety events & emergencies
Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 loses No. 2 engine after takeoff, declares emergency and diverts to Los Angeles：Southwest Airlines Flight 3396 lost power in its No. 2 engine shortly after taking off from John Wayne Airport (SNA)-Orange County on Friday, November 6, 2026, prompting the crew to declare an emergency and squawk 7700. The Boeing 737-700, registration N281WN, was operating a scheduled service from Santa Ana to Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC) with 97 people on board, and diverted to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), where it landed safely. Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 loses
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🇹🇼 Taiwan aviation (civil + military)
China Airlines posts record first-nine-months revenue of NT$185.94 billion, EPS of NT$1.8：China Airlines reported record first-nine-months results, with consolidated revenue of NT$185.94 billion, operating profit of NT$15.774 billion, after-tax net profit of NT$12.624 billion, net profit attributable to the parent company of NT$11.002 billion, and earnings per share of NT$1.8. Both revenue and profit set new highs for the first nine months of a year. Third-quarter revenue reached NT$65.125 billion, net profit NT$4.929 billion, and earnings per share NT$0.72, also records for a third quarter. China Airlines posts record
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🌐 International aviation industry news
NATO opens counter-drone marketplace with 16 systems from five companies：NATO launched a counter-drone marketplace on November 5, 2026, enabling allied countries to order from a catalog of 16 preselected solutions without running a separate tender. The NATO Communications and Information Agency, which manages the marketplace, selected Alta Ares, Axon Enterprise, Northrop Grumman, OSL UK and Quantum Systems; the selected capabilities have already been deployed in allied countries and Ukraine, and include static, transportable and mobile systems to protect military installations, critical infrastructure and troops on the move. NATO opens counter-drone marketplace
File photo · Project Kei · CC BY-SA 4.0
Aviation briefs: Spokane Airport Invests $335 Million in Central Hall to Connect Three Concourses; Airbus A320 flying radar lab with Eurofighter nose completes commissioning flights：3 independent aviation updates. Includes excerpts of recent reports, with original reports and sources linked below. Aviation briefs Spokane Airport
Source image · Jdubman · CC BY-SA 3.0
