ch-aviation
• Dirk Andrei Salcedo
Taiwan is exploring an order for eight ATR 42-600 aircraft configured for VIP transport and inspection operations, according to the cluster coverage. The move would add a new turboprop capability to support government and mission-tailored aviation requirements.
Space.com
• Josh Dinner
By Space.com: SpaceX completed a Starship engine test at its Starbase facility recently, igniting all six of the vehicle's engines for a full minute.
Reuters
By Reuters: Lockheed Martin is leading the race to acquire Ultra Maritime, owned by private-equity firm Advent International, in a deal that could value the naval defence business at about $3.5 billion, the Financial Times reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter.
Air Data News
• Ricardo Meier
By Air Data News: Business jet shipments reached a 16-year high for the period, while commercial aircraft deliveries increased by only one unit from a Embraer delivered 65 aircraft during the second quarter of 2026, its strongest second-quarter performance since 2010.
ch-aviation
• Dirk Andrei Salcedo
By ch-aviation: Malaysia Airlines (MH, Kuala Lumpur International) parent company Malaysia Aviation Group (MAG) is maintaining investment in its workforce, diversifying its non-passenger businesses, and hedging fuel costs as it seeks to reduce the impact of future industry disruptions, group chief executive Nasaruddin Bakar said.
ch-aviation
• Dirk Andrei Salcedo
By ch-aviation: Vietnam Airlines, VietJetAir, and Vietravel Airlines have submitted their initial operating plans for Ho Chi Minh City Long Thanh International ahead of its planned commercial opening in December 2026, according to the Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV).
Bloomberg
• Bloomberg News
By Bloomberg: The leader of Roscosmos has the audacious task of returning the country's space program to glory.
AINonline
• Hanneke Weitering
By AINonline: Fired software manager alleges retaliation, discrimination.
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
• Mateusz Maszczynski
Bloomberg
• Mathieu Dion, Siddharth Philip
Via Satellite
• Rachel Jewett
Space Intel Report
• Peter B. de Selding
SpaceWatch Global
• Guest Author
