ch-aviation
• Dirk Andrei Salcedo
Hainan Airlines Holding has agreed to back a $3.7mn credit facility for HNA Technic, supporting the maintenance provider’s financing needs. The move ties the airline group’s financial support directly to its broader aircraft sustainment ecosystem.
Universe Today
• Evan Gough
By Universe Today: NASA's Psyche mission used a gravity assist maneuver at Mars to gain velocity and adjust its trajectory to its eventual target.
DefenseNews.com
• Joe Brock
By DefenseNews.com: Boeing remains on track to deliver two new Air Force One jets in 2028, but meeting that target will require additional spending.
Live and Let's Fly
Washington Post
SpaceNews.com
• Debra Werner
By SpaceNews.com: SAN FRANCISCO – Zenno Astronautics, a New Zealand startup focused on applying superconducting magnets for spacecraft attitude control and acceleration, plans to redomicile to the United States.
Reuters
By Reuters: A European proposal that would impose new carbon costs on some international flights would leave carriers being hit twice, the president of Emirates said on Tuesday, as more airlines lined up behind a single global deal to curb pollution.
NASA Spaceflight
• Eleanor Day
By NASA Spaceflight: SpaceX’s Falcon 9 is set to launch the Mission Robotic Vehicle (MRV-1) mission from Florida on Tuesday evening. The MRV-1 vehicle, developed by Northrop Grumman, is a robotic servicing spacecraft capable of extending the life of satellites by attaching Mission Extension Pods (MEPs).
Flying Magazine
• Zach Vasile
By Flying Magazine: Officials from the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA), and the FAA's Air Traffic Organization (ATO) convened at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh on Tuesday to call for an additional $20 billion to complete the Trump's administration's ongoing air traffic control (ATC) system.
Via Satellite
• Mark Holmes
By Via Satellite: Arianespace has revealed details on what will be its fourth Ariane 6 launch this year. On August 27, it will look to launch the second Meteosat Third Generation Imager satellite, MTG-I2, with a dedicated Ariane 62, the two-booster configuration of Ariane 6.
FlightGlobal
• David Kaminski-Morrow
Reuters
• David Shepardson, Tim Hepher
Wall Street Journal
• Alistair MacDonald
SpaceWatch Global
• Joshua Faleti
