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NASA Spaceflight • Martijn Luinstra

ESA explores European-led space station and crew transport as launch capability expands

The European Space Agency is investigating options for a European-led space station and pursuing crew-transport capabilities as new European launchers come online. The effort follows member states’ endorsement of a “Call to Boost European Space Exploration,” signaling a broader push to strengthen Europe’s independent role in human spaceflight.

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2026-10-03T15:15:10.495215-07:00

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The Air Current • Jon Ostrower

Why U.S. airlines balked at adopting Boeing’s latest 737 Max software versions

By The Air Current: The aircraft’s software issues have made headlines over the past week as the Federal Aviation Administration conducted a safety review of a bug that can arise during missed landing approaches.

Also: FlightGlobal

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2026-10-03T11:54:44.238839-07:00

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The War Zone • Tyler Rogoway

Northrop Grumman’s Talon Blue Collaborative Combat Aircraft Has Flown

By The War Zone: Northrop Grumman has placed its hopes in Talon Blue to capture a piece of the USAF's future Collaborative Combat Aircraft portfolio.

Air Data News

Northrop Grumman’s YFQ-48A Talon Blue makes first autonomous flight

The Aviationist

Northrop Grumman’s YFQ-48 Flies for the First Time

Also: defence-blog.com

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2026-10-03T11:06:16.602153-07:00

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FlightGlobal • David Kaminski-Morrow

FAA details Boeing 737 flight-management issue affecting vertical navigation during missed approaches

By FlightGlobal: FAA not mandating operator action but advises following Boeing guidance on addressing flight-management computer issue.

The Air Current

Why U.S. airlines balked at adopting Boeing’s latest 737 Max software versions

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2026-10-03T13:35:03.094511-07:00

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NBC News • Freddie Clayton

Coast Guard searching off Nantucket for medical evacuation jet carrying 6 people heading from Bermuda to Boston

By NBC News: The U.S. Coast Guard is searching for a Gulfstream jet carrying six people that lost contact with flight controllers Saturday morning on its way to Boston from the island of Bermuda.

Aviation A2Z

BREAKING: Medical Jet Gulfstream G100 With 6 Onboard Goes Missing on Bermuda-Boston Flight

Economic Times

Six missing as Boston-bound medical jet disappears off Nantucket after sudden descent: Here’s what we know

Also: FlightGlobal, New York Times, Reuters, Los Angeles Times, The Guardian, globalnews.ca and news.ssbcrack.com

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2026-10-03T05:05:04.162167-07:00

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New York Times • Aaron Boxerman, Ismaeel Naar

FlyDubai Co-Pilot Used Crash Ax in ‘Terrorist’ Cockpit Attack, Emirates Says

By New York Times: The violent midair assault on a FlyDubai flight to Tel Aviv has deepened concerns about the safety of Israelis traveling abroad.

Associated Press

FlyDubai Co-Pilot Allegedly Attacked Captain and Tried to Seize Controls

CNA

UAE says flydubai co-pilot attacked captain with axe in attempted cockpit takeover

Also: Financial Times, lemonde.fr, The Independent, Economic Times and 3 more

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2026-10-03T03:19:59.432889-07:00

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Paddle Your Own Kanoo • Mateusz Maszczynski

British Government Promises to Ban ‘Rip-Off’ Airline Fees But Retains Some of the Highest Aviation Taxes in the World

By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: The British government has promised to ban ‘rip-off’ airline fees, like charging parents to sit with their own children or to change simple name mistakes, in what Prime Minister Andy Burnham described as an “everyday fix” to put money back in the pockets of working families.

Also: Travel Radar, aerospaceglobalnews.com and aerospaceglobalnews.com

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2026-10-03T06:49:52.222080-07:00

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SpaceNews.com • Sandra Erwin

More than 600 soldiers join Army’s new space operations career field

By SpaceNews.com: WASHINGTON — More than 600 soldiers have joined the Army’s new space operations career field, giving the service its first permanent enlisted workforce dedicated to the space domain.

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2026-10-03T08:55:39.131780-07:00

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