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The Air Current • Jon Ostrower

Alaska Air Group likely to use Boeing 737-800s to replace Hawaiian Airlines’ 717s on interisland routes

Alaska Air Group is expected to deploy Boeing 737-800s to assume Hawaiian Airlines’ interisland flying as it prepares to phase out the smaller 717 aircraft that have handled the mission for roughly 25 years. The move signals a narrower, more common aircraft type for the Hawaii domestic network.

2026-06-17T17:41:24.776331-07:00

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NASA Spaceflight • Eleanor Day

Terran R second stage heads to Stennis as Relativity advances toward 2026 debut

By NASA Spaceflight: Terran R, the heavy-lift vehicle currently being developed by Relativity Space, is reaching significant milestones ahead of a potential debut at the end of 2026.

2026-06-17T15:18:08.527105-07:00

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Aviation Week • Brian Everstine

USAF Awards CCA Production Contracts To Anduril, General Atomics

By Aviation Week: USAF selects Anduril and General Atomics for CCA production contracts while continuing autonomy system competition with three other firms.

The War Zone

USAF Orders Both General Atomics' FQ-42 And Anduril's FQ-44 Into Production

Breaking Defense

Air Force picks General Atomics, Anduril to build first CCA drone wingmen

Also: Air & Space Forces Mag, FlightGlobal, Reuters, The Aviationist, ex2.com.au, Defense Scoop, Defense Daily, anduril.com, ga-asi.com, Defense One and 4 more

2026-06-17T14:21:04.826761-07:00

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ch-aviation • Dirk Andrei Salcedo

South Korea to extend B747-8 presidential jet lease

By ch-aviation: This article is only available with a subscription for Commercial Aviation News, Operator & Airport Data.

2026-06-17T20:33:34.204615-07:00

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Reuters • Sabrina Valle

KKR bets $1.4 billion on aircraft leasing, eyes airlines, Boeing and Airbus

By Reuters: Private equity firm KKR on Wednesday disclosed a $1.4 billion fresh bet on aircraft leasing with partner Altavair, as persistent supply shortfalls at Airbus and Boeing keep plane availability tight.

Also: Airline Economics and Seeking Alpha

2026-06-17T16:32:35.291619-07:00

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Bloomberg • Carmen Arroyo

SpaceX Picks Sequoia’s Roelof Botha to Board Days After IPO

By Bloomberg: SpaceX said it had elected Roelof Botha, a long-time Sequoia Capital investor, to join the board as an independent director, less than a week after the Elon Musk-led company’s record-setting initial public offering.