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ch-aviation • Dirk Andrei Salcedo

Russia permanently closes Moscow’s Ostafyevo airport, Gazpromavia’s base

The Russian government has officially closed Moscow Ostafyevo airport to flight operations and abolished the border-control post there. The move ends operations at the airport, which served as a base for Gazpromavia; the reports provide no details on the closure’s timing or the disposition of its operations.

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2026-10-07T23:55:27.485604-07:00

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FlightGlobal • Greg Waldron

Over 80 US aircraft lost or damaged in Iran war

By FlightGlobal: MQ-9 Reaper has suffered significant attrition, with nearly 50 units lost over Iran. A new report indicates that the US has seen 81 fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters damaged since hostilities against Iran commenced in February.

Also: CNN and ANI News Agency

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2026-10-07T23:05:34.290594-07:00

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SpaceNews.com • Jeff Foust

Artemis Accords countries offered opportunities to participate in lunar base and space academy

By SpaceNews.com: NASA is offering countries that sign the Artemis Accords an opportunity to participate in the agency’s lunar base plans and a proposed space academy.

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2026-10-07T21:04:53.689756-07:00

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FlightGlobal • David Kaminski-Morrow

New Red Wings chief set to oversee fleet modernisation

By FlightGlobal: Carrier operates Russian-built types including Superjet 100 and Tu-204. Russia operator Red Wings has named commercial director Igor Ivliev as the carrier’s new chief executive.

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2026-10-08T00:05:27.123493-07:00

aviation Helicopter Aircraft Finance & Leasing Orders Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)

FlightGlobal • David Kaminski-Morrow

Russian state lessor signs follow-on agreement for large batch of Mi-8MTV-1 helicopters

By FlightGlobal: First rotorcraft under new GTLK pact set to arrive this year. Russian state leasing company GTLK has signed a follow-on agreement with Russian Helicopters for the supply of 72 Mil Mi-8MTV-1s.

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2026-10-08T00:05:28.898966-07:00

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FlightGlobal • David Kaminski-Morrow

Tanzanian EMB-120 diverted to Kilimanjaro after colliding with zebra during Serengeti take-off

By FlightGlobal: Turboprop suffered landing-gear collapse on touchdown following wildlife strike. Tanzanian safari flight operator AH Airways has confirmed that an Embraer EMB-120 turboprop collided with a zebra on rotation from a Serengeti National Park airstrip, resulting in a gear collapse while landing at Kilimanjaro airport.

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2026-10-08T00:05:29.249828-07:00

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eVTOL Insights • Jason Pritchard

PODCAST: Beyond the aircraft: Melissa Rank from SAM on preparing the wider ecosystem for AAM

By eVTOL Insights: In this episode of the eVTOL Insights Podcast, Jason Pritchard speaks with Melissa Rank, Aviation Market Leader and Programme Director at SAM, about the foundations needed to support advanced air mobility.

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2026-10-08T00:05:43.069100-07:00

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