Runway Girl
• Mary Kirby
Southwest Airlines will equip its entire fleet with SpaceX's Starlink Ku‑band LEO inflight connectivity, replacing existing providers Anuvu and Viasat. The first Starlink‑fitted aircraft will enter service in summer 2026, with more than 300 Boeing 737s targeted for installation by year‑end 2026.
By Spaceflight Now:  NASA is loading liquid hydrogen aboard its Space Launch System moon rocket at the Kennedy Space Center on Thursday for an unpublicized but crucial test of the repairs made to a leaky umbilical that derailed a countdown rehearsal on Feb.
indiatoday.in
By indiatoday.in: The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, has cleared the procurement of 114 Rafale fighter jets, marking a significant boost to the Indian Air Force's combat capabilities.
Airways Magazine
• Daniel Gorun
By Airways Magazine: Join us on a journey through 98 acres of aviation history, where the 777, 767, KC-46, and 777X are built.
ch-aviation
By ch-aviation: Interested in Commercial Aviation/Business Aviation? Unlock exclusive news such as “Latvia's airBaltic denies "immediate financing deadline"” today!.
FlightGlobal
• Dominic Perry
By FlightGlobal: Bombardier continues to wrestle with "brutal" supply problems from one unidentified engine manufacturer which last year caused weeks of stoppages to its final assembly line.
Vertical Mag
• Dayna Fedy-Macdonald
By Vertical Mag: Rotorcraft maintenance leaders say collaboration, training, and workforce culture are key to industry success.
Vertical Mag
• Alex Scerri
By Vertical Mag: A new collaboration to integrate LiDAR obstacle awareness into rotorcraft aims to shift wire-strike protection from passive mitigation to active avoidance.
Bloomberg
• Michael Nienaber
AeroTime
• Jean Carmela Lim
NASA Spaceflight
• Chris Bergin, William Graham
