aviation   PaxEx   Airports   Air Canada  
Breitflyte • Joe Breitfeller

Air Canada opens “Air Canada Café” premium lounge at Quebec City (YQB), adding 97-seat premium space to its airport network

Air Canada has opened its first dedicated premium-lounge experience at Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport (YQB) with an “Air Canada Café.” The 336-square-meter facility seats 97 guests and is the airline’s seventh café concept across its route network.

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2026-06-16T10:49:40.693169-07:00
space   Europe   Defense Budgets & Spending   Space Policy & International Cooperation   Space Defense & Militarization   Defense Policy  
Space Intel Report • Peter B. de Selding

French government, industry on how to react to Germany's decision to throttle up space spending

By Space Intel Report: PARIS — The steep and sudden increase in German space spending, especially military space, was always going to be complicated for France.

2026-06-16T10:26:00.281696-07:00
defense   Military Aircraft Procurement   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Defense Policy  
Air Data News • Ricardo Meier

US Congress moves again to block retirement of U-2 spy plane fleet

By Air Data News: The US Congress is once again moving to preserve the US Air Force's fleet of U-2 Dragon Lady reconnaissance aircraft, setting up another clash with service leaders who want to retire the Cold War-era spy plane.

2026-06-16T09:44:21.780860-07:00
aviation   BizAv   M&A  
NEW
ch-aviation • Luciano Braganca

US's Jet.AI adjourns shareholder vote on flyExclusive deal

By ch-aviation: Jet.AI's special meeting of stakeholders to approve the sale of all private aviation assets to flyExclusive (JRE, Kinston), originally scheduled for June 11, has been adjourned to June 23 to allow additional time for voting on the transaction proposals.

2026-06-16T11:05:05.235204-07:00