Bloomberg
• Diakaridia Dembele, Katarina Hoije
Mali and Algeria have agreed to reopen their airspace to civilian and military aircraft and to return ambassadors to their posts. The decision signals an easing of yearlong strain between the two northern African states, with potential near-term impacts on route access and overflight planning.
Via Satellite
• Rachel Jewett
By Via Satellite: Space42 and Skylo conducted direct-to-device (D2D) testing on the Thuraya-4 satellite, successfully demonstrating both SMS and SOS messaging.
The War Zone
• Joseph Trevithick
By The War Zone: E-2 pilots and foreign student pilots still need to do carrier qualifications, but huge changes to the naval aviation training landscape are looming.
FlightGlobal
• David Kaminski-Morrow
By FlightGlobal: Damage to fuel system and engine starter generator under scrutiny after Texas-bound NetJets aircraft attempted emergency diversion.
Air Data News
• Ricardo Meier
By Air Data News: The group's expansion relies on Airbus, Boeing and Embraer aircraft, trading operational simplicity for LATAM Group is on track to operate the largest fleet in its history by the end of 2026, but its expansion strategy is built around a growing mix of aircraft families rather than a standardized fleet.
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
• Mateusz Maszczynski
By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: A passenger on a Ryanair flight from the Greek holiday resort of Thessaloniki was reportedly partially sucked out of the plane’s window when it suffered an explosive decompression on Friday morning.
Bloomberg
• Sri Taylor
By Bloomberg: Delta Air Lines Inc. reaffirmed its full-year profit guidance and said strong demand for premium, corporate and international travel helped offset the highest quarterly fuel expense in its history.
Space.com
• Josh Dinner
By Space.com: SpaceX completed an engine test of the next Super Heavy booster slated to launch Starship's next mission, which could lift off as soon as next week.
NASA Spaceflight
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
• Mateusz Maszczynski
Bloomberg
• Alicia A. Caldwell, Siddharth Philip
FlightGlobal
• David Kaminski-Morrow
Breaking Defense
• Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
Wall Street Journal
• Wall Street Journal
Wall Street Journal
• Alexander Ward, Anat Peled, Andrew Tangel, Marianne LeVine
AeroTime
• Clement Charpentreau
