ch-aviation
• Dirk Andrei Salcedo
STARLUX says it will monetize three newly acquired Airbus A330neo family aircraft and sell them, while also planning a $159mn capital raise in mid-2Q26. Separately, the carrier is set to increase Taipei Taoyuan–Busan service in July 2026 as it continues network expansion.
SpaceNews.com
• Jason Rainbow
By SpaceNews.com: Cowboy Space has filed plans with the Federal Communications Commission for a 20,000-satellite “Stampede” orbital data center constellation, shortly after raising $275 million to develop rockets whose upper stages would serve as the computing platforms.
Air Data News
• Ricardo Meier
By Air Data News: A delegation from the Royal Thai Air Force visited Sweden this week to review progress on Thailand’s Gripen E/F fighter acquisition program, including the start of assembly work on the country’s first aircraft at Saab’s facility in Linköping.
CBS News
By CBS News: A jury in Chicago awarded $49.5 million in damages Wednesday to the family of a 24-year-old American who perished in a 2019 Boeing 737 MAX crash.
Aviation Source
• Len Varley
By Aviation Source: Italy’s highest administrative court, the Council of State, has annulled a €4.2 million fine imposed by the Italian Competition Authority (AGCM) on Ryanair, finding discrimination of the airline.
CNBC
• Leslie Picker, Morgan Brennan
By CNBC: Elon Musk's reusable rocket company is getting closer to what's expected to be a record stock market debut.
ch-aviation
• Dirk Andrei Salcedo
By ch-aviation: The sale of NCA - Nippon Cargo Airlines (KZ, Tokyo Narita) contributed to a 55.7% drop in net profit for Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2026.
ch-aviation
• Dirk Andrei Salcedo
By ch-aviation: The Australian Services Union (ASU) has requested an urgent meeting with Qantas (QF, Sydney Kingsford Smith) chief executive Vanessa Hudson regarding the airline's artificial intelligence strategy.
Aviation Source
• Len Varley
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
• Mateusz Maszczynski
Vertical Mag
• GPMS Press Release
Space Intel Report
• Peter B. de Selding
Space Intel Report
• Peter B. de Selding
