NASA Spaceflight
• Martin Smith
China launched an internet-constellation mission using three missions within nearly four days and also achieved orbit with the debut of LandSpace’s tallest rocket. The new booster insertion came with eyebrows raised over the apparent absence of airspace notices ahead of the flight.
Cranky Flier
• Andrew Bashuk
By Cranky Flier: Review Spirit, Port Authority Spar over LGA Slots Spirit’s planned sale of its slots at New York/LGA to raise capital and pay off some creditors has hit a roadblock as the Port Authority of NY and NJ told a U.S.
Aviation Week
• Brian Everstine
By Aviation Week: Boeing has decided not to bid on the U.S. Navy’s next-generation trainer competition, a surprise move by the company that was seen as a favorite.
Breaking Defense
The Aviationist
Reuters
• Laura Matthews, Saqib Iqbal Ahmed
By Reuters: Investors will soon get a new way to bet on SpaceX's trajectory: options on the stock are set to begin trading as soon as Tuesday, with early activity expected to be heavy, volatile, and likely expensive.
Space.com
• Elizabeth Howell
By Space.com: As the US military readies for two 2027 missions to test spacecraft maneuvering, a new challenge with orbital warehouses aims to beef up space infrastructure.
Associated Press
• Allan Olingo
By Associated Press: The war in Iran is driving up jet fuel prices, worsening supply strains for African airlines. The African Airlines Association says the crisis has exposed reliance on imported jet fuel.
Bloomberg
• Mihir Mishra
By Bloomberg: The final report about why an Air India Ltd. jetliner crashed last year won’t be issued by Friday’s mandatory deadline, with a government agency saying the investigation into the country’s worst commercial airline disaster still isn’t finished.
Corporate Jet Investor
• Alasdair Whyte
By Corporate Jet Investor: TikTok’s favourite business jet broker has been bought by Flexjet. Steve Varsano, founder of The Jet Business will become president of Flexjet.
Flying Magazine
Bloomberg
• Mihir Mishra, Sanjai P R, Siddharth Philip
FlightGlobal
• David Kaminski-Morrow
Space Intel Report
• Peter B. de Selding
Via Satellite
• Christina Patsioura
