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Payload • Douglas Gorman

Iridium shareholders approve Rocket Lab’s $54-a-share acquisition, clearing path to mid-2027 close

Iridium shareholders approved Rocket Lab’s proposed acquisition with 99.6% of votes cast, endorsing a transaction valued at $54 per share—comprising $27 in cash and Rocket Lab shares subject to a collar. The deal remains subject to regulatory approvals and is expected to close by mid-2027; Rocket Lab’s CFO also signaled further M&A.

Airline Economics • Justin Pugsley

Iridium shareholders approve Rocket Lab acquisition

Also: newsable.asianetnews.com, Seeking Alpha and govconwire.com
2026-09-25T05:56:04.405317-07:00
defense   Satellite   Missile Systems & Strategic Weapons   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Space Defense & Militarization  
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Bloomberg • Sana Pashankar

SpaceX-Focused Pentagon Contracts Leave Rivals Feeling Squeezed

By Bloomberg: Satellite company York Space Systems Inc. told investors in its initial public offering this year that getting a piece of the $185 billion Golden Dome missile defense project would fuel growth.

2026-09-25T05:06:07.807970-07:00
space   Satellite   Space Defense & Militarization   Industry Leader Profiles & Interviews  
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Via Satellite • Mark Holmes

BlackSky CEO: Sovereign is the No. 1 Market Opportunity Right Now

By Via Satellite: At the Space Defense and Security in Summit (SDSS) in Paris last week, Via Satellite Senior Editorial Director Mark Holmes sat down with BlackSky CEO Brian O’Toole to talk about the defense and sovereign market for a company like BlackSky.

2026-09-25T06:15:52.832237-07:00
aviation   Accident   Aviation Safety & Regulation   ATR  
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FlightGlobal • David Kaminski-Morrow

ANZ reinforces training after prolonged evacuation of engine-fire ATR 72

By FlightGlobal: Evacuation took nearly 3min as passengers failed to perceive threat and half retrieved carry-on luggage. Investigators probing an Air New Zealand ATR 72-600 engine fire on final approach to Wellington have disclosed that evacuation took nearly 3min, almost double the benchmark time.

2026-09-25T04:20:01.625920-07:00
aviation   Middle East   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact   Airbus A330   Airlines   Qatar Airways  
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Reuters • Alessandro Parodi, Gianluca Lo Nostro, Joanna Plucinska

EXCLUSIVE: Qatar Airways retires idle A330s and sends pilots to RwandAir as Iran war drags

By Reuters: Qatar Airways has retired its last Airbus A330 passenger jets and seconded some pilots to Rwanda's flag carrier as the prolonged Iran war ​disrupts Gulf aviation and accelerates the global phase-out of older jets, according to two people with knowledge of the matter and data reviewed by Reuters.

Also: aviationnews.eu
2026-09-25T02:51:59.491625-07:00