space   Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation   Commercial Space  
Bloomberg • Brian W Smith, Davide Barbuscia, Gowri Gurumurthy

SpaceX bond offering talks: bankers preparing calls on potential $20B+ issuance after record IPO

Bankers for SpaceX are set to speak with investors as soon as next week about a potential bond offering of at least $20 billion, according to people familiar with the matter. The plan follows the company’s record-scale IPO and signals a continued push to secure large-scale public-market funding.

Also: CNA and Seeking Alpha
2026-06-18T09:50:27.617610-07:00
defense   MRO   Military Aircraft Procurement   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Embraer  
Air Data News • Ricardo Meier

Embraer signs support agreement for Brazilian Air Force KC-390 fleet

By Air Data News: Embraer has signed a new logistics support agreement for the Brazilian Air Force's KC-390 Millennium fleet. The contract covers aircraft already in service as well as the remaining units yet to be delivered, although the value of the agreement was not disclosed.

2026-06-18T10:05:24.663410-07:00
aviation   Air Cargo & Freight Logistics   Orders   Asia-Pacific (APAC)   Airbus   Airbus A330  
Cathay Pacific • Grace Poon

Cathay Cargo adds an Airbus A330 freighter from Air Hong Kong to support further growth

By Cathay Pacific: Following Cathay Cargo’s recent announcement of a firm order for two additional Airbus A350F freighters last month, the Cathay Group is further reinforcing its freighter fleet with the announcement today that Air Hong Kong has signed a lease agreement for an Airbus A330P2F converted freighter.

Also: Breitflyte, Airline Economics, aviator.aero and caasint.com
2026-06-18T02:03:30.761244-07:00
aviation   Supply Chain   Aviation Safety & Regulation   GKN Aerospace  
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Reuters • Allison Lampert

GKN aerospace factory in California prepares to restart after chemical tank scare

By Reuters: A California aerospace factory operated by GKN Aerospace plans to restart some production, sources and a county health agency said, after halting output in late May when an overheating tank raised fears of ​an explosion and prompted 50,000 nearby residents to evacuate.

Also: CNA
2026-06-18T10:34:30.179203-07:00