Ganesh Kolekar 
Bombardier said on 23 October 2026 that it will hire 800 people in the United States and invest an estimated US$270 million in a first phase of expansion in Kansas, Texas, Indiana and Connecticut.
A CDC order dated 22 October 2026 requires every passenger boarding a flight to the United States from abroad to confirm they have not been in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in the previous 21 days, starting 3 November.
Safran said on 23 October 2026 that 1,565 LEAP engines, which power the Airbus A320neo family and Boeing 737 MAX, were delivered in the first nine months of the year, up 26%, and confirmed its 2026 targets.
Embraer said on 23 October 2026 that its order backlog reached a record US$35.7 billion at the end of the third quarter, helped by 36 firm orders for E2 regional jets from Abra Group, ANA, Binter and Luxair.
Gatwick second runway explained: the £2.2bn plan to move the emergency Northern Runway 12 m so it can be used every day, 100,000 extra flights a year, approval in September 2025, the failed High Court and Court of Appeal challenges in 2026, climate concerns, and how it compares with Heathrow’s third runway.
The busiest airports in the United States, ranked with official FAA passenger boarding (enplanement) data for 2025: Atlanta, Dallas Fort Worth, Chicago O’Hare, Denver and Los Angeles lead the top 30. Growth and decline, how FAA hub sizes work, and why FAA and ACI numbers differ.
Western Sydney International (Nancy-Bird Walton) Airport opens to passengers on 25 October 2026, with a Jetstar A320 to the Gold Coast scheduled as the first flight. Air New Zealand follows on 26 October and Singapore Airlines on 23 November.
The UK Civil Aviation Authority published a six-point lithium battery checklist on 22 October 2026, as almost three million people fly from England and Wales over the October half-term.
The US Department of Transportation fined KLM $320,000 and Air France $105,000 on 23 October 2026 for flying Delta-coded flights below 32,000 feet over Iraq, airspace the FAA bans for US operators.
Heathrow third runway explained: the latest news in October 2026, the full timeline from 2009, the £33bn runway and £49bn expansion plan, the M25 tunnel, the 2035 vs 2039 opening date, cost to passengers, climate advice, politics and what happens next.
