SpaceNews.com
• Jason Rainbow
French startup Univity says it has raised around $32 million in a Series A to launch a pair of 5G very-low-Earth-orbit (VLEO) demonstrators next year. The funding supports plans for at least 1,600 VLEO satellites aimed at extending 5G coverage from space for telecom operators.
Bloomberg
• Luz Ding, Vlad Savov
By Bloomberg: Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.’s Qwen AI app now helps users book China Eastern Airlines Corp. flights directly, the first time it’s opened its agentic AI technology to a major commercial partner.
FlightGlobal
• Greg Waldron
By FlightGlobal: The missile deals will help bolster European defences. The US government has cleared the Netherlands to obtain Lockheed Martin AGM-114R2 Hellfire air-to-ground missiles, and Lithuania Raytheon AIM-9X Block II Sidewinder missiles.
ch-aviation
• Dirk Andrei Salcedo
By ch-aviation: Discover more news on Air Astana at ch-aviation, the leading aviation news and data provider.
FlightGlobal
• Greg Waldron
By FlightGlobal: KAI is pressing forward with efforts to develop an indigenous transmission for the Surion helicopter. Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) has completed assembly of a new locally designed main gearbox (MGB) for the KUH-1 Surion helicopter.
ch-aviation
• Dirk Andrei Salcedo
By ch-aviation: Cathay Pacific (CX, Hong Kong International) is planning to raise about HKD2 billion Hong Kong dollars (USD255.4 million) through a Hong Kong dollar-denominated bond issuance, Reuters reported citing sources and a term sheet.
The Guardian
• Guardian staff reporter
By The Guardian: The US Federal Aviation Administration said on Tuesday it was investigating a close call at New York’s John F Kennedy international airport between two passenger jets.
Aviation Source
Airline Geeks
By Spaceflight Now: Update Apr. 22, 11:52 p.m. EDT (0352 UTC): SpaceX landed its booster on the droneship.
The Air Current
• Jon Ostrower
Aviation Source
• Len Varley
Via Satellite
• Rachel Jewett
DefenseNews.com
• Aaron Mehta
