CNBC
• Annie Palmer
The FCC has authorized Amazon to deploy 4,500 additional low-Earth-orbit broadband satellites, increasing the company's planned Kuiper constellation to roughly 7,700 spacecraft. The decision clears a major U.S. regulatory hurdle for Amazon's large-scale LEO broadband ambitions and enables accelerated deployment.
Airways Magazine
• Helwing Villamizar
By Airways Magazine: JetBlue and United now sell eligible flights on both sites with cash or points/miles; mixed-carrier itineraries next.
Air & Space Forces Mag
• Chris Gordon
By Air & Space Forces Mag: Stealthy U.S. fighter jets moved closer to the Middle East Feb. 9, with six F–35As landing at RAF Lakenheath, U.K. after U.S. talks with Iran.
The War Zone
• Hope Hodge Seck
By The War Zone: NASA is looking for new providers to supply low-gravity parabolic flights for spaceflight training and scientific research.
Reuters
• Dan Catchpole
By Reuters: Boeing plans to open a fourth 737 MAX production line in Everett, Washington, in midsummer, a Boeing executive said on Tuesday at an aerospace suppliers conference.
The Business Journals
SpaceNews.com
• Jeff Foust
By SpaceNews.com: Manufacturers of small satellites that lack opportunities to build very large constellations say they are seeing growing interest for smaller systems.
Via Satellite
• Rachel Jewett
By Via Satellite: Last week, Viasat demonstrated a bi-directional voice call from a connected vehicle over satellite, to show how satellite can be used in emergency communications for vehicles.
Reuters
• Allison Lampert, David Shepardson
By Reuters: The head of the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said on Tuesday he expected Canada would announce it was certifying some Gulfstream business jets that had been delayed for years, resolving an issue highlighted by President Donald Trump.
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
• Mateusz Maszczynski
Reuters
• Idrees Ali, Jana Choukeir, Phil Stewart
SpaceNews.com
• Sandra Erwin
