aviation   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Policy & Regulation   Boeing  
FlightGlobal • Jon Hemmerdinger

DOT inspector questions FAA approach to FAA-mandated software update after LEAP engine smoke incidents; GE and Boeing seek fix

A U.S. DOT inspector raised concerns about how the FAA is responding to recent LEAP engine smoke incidents, particularly regarding the FAA’s planned requirement for a software update. GE and Boeing are working on the software change intended to address the underlying issue.

2026-04-23T19:06:26.751035-07:00
space   Satellite   Space Force   Commercial Space   Space Defense & Militarization  
SpaceNews.com • Sandra Erwin

SpaceX wins $57 million U.S. military contract for satellite crosslink demo

By SpaceNews.com: GTON — The Space Systems Command, the U.S. Space Force’s acquisition arm, awarded SpaceX a $57 million contract to demonstrate satellite-to-satellite communications using Link-182, a radio-frequency data link standard the Space Force has adopted for its MILNET data relay network.

2026-04-23T14:50:27.221197-07:00
aviation   Orders   Asia-Pacific (APAC)   Airbus A350   Airbus   Airbus A320   Airlines  
ch-aviation • Dirk Andrei Salcedo

Philippine Airlines to take 9 jets in 2026, sees no delays

By ch-aviation: Support Contact Newsroom Print Page Preparing for print Commercial Aviation Philippine Airlines Airbus A350-1000, © Airbus By Dirk Andrei Salcedo 23Apr2026 LinkedIn X Facebook Copy news link RSS Feed Philippine Airlines (PR, Manila Ninoy Aquino International ) has no plans to defer its upcoming deliveries of five A350-1000 s, and four A320-200 and A321-200N aircraft in 2026, and expects them roughly on time, president Richard Nuttall said during an on-stage interview at the Aviation Festival Asia in Singapore in late March 2026.

2026-04-23T16:49:40.952540-07:00
aviation   ATC   NTSB   North America   Airports   Accident   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Air Canada  
Associated Press • Josh Funk, Michael R. Sisak

Firefighter heard ‘stop, stop’ before LaGuardia jet crash, but didn’t know who it was for, NTSB says

By Associated Press: The National Transportation Safety Board says a firefighter whose truck collided with an Air Canada jet last month on a runway at New York’s LaGuardia Airport, killing both pilots, heard an air traffic controller warn “stop, stop, stop” but didn’t know who it was for.

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2026-04-23T11:49:58.064547-07:00