Axios
• Colin Demarest
A Farnborough-focused industry gathering underscored how defense deal activity is dominating the market picture, reflecting where budget and capital are being directed “based on the world right now and where the money’s being spent.” The emphasis signals prioritization of military programs over other aerospace segments in the current cycle.
Runway Girl
• Mary Kirby
By Runway Girl: Bluebox has "unboxed" its Blueview software suite to create Blueview Cloud, which pipes an airline's branded portal and digital services over IFC.
Space.com
• Mike Wall
By Space.com: NASA astronaut Chris Williams and two Russian cosmonauts will return to Earth from the International Space Station early Sunday morning (July 26), and you can watch their homecoming live.
AeroTime
• Clement Charpentreau
By AeroTime: France has committed an Airbus A400M with a retardant drop kit to the Gironde wildfire, days after signing an experimental agreement with Airbus.
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
• Mateusz Maszczynski
By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: The European low-cost behemoth, Ryanair, allegedly sacked a Captain based at the airline’s Barcelona hub who used his legal authority to extend the rest period for a group of cabin crew who had worked beyond normal working hours under a special provision called ‘Commander’s Discretion.’.
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
• Mateusz Maszczynski
By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: British Airways is moving crew out of its layover hotel in the Indian city of Hyderabad after all three pilots of a return flight to London Heathrow suffered violent food poisoning at 35,000 feet, with one pilot becoming so sick that he became “incapacitated” and had to be put on oxygen.
Air Data News
• Ricardo Meier
By Air Data News: New videos and images shared on Chinese social media appear to show another prototype of China's unofficially designated J-36 next-generation combat aircraft, offering fresh clues about the development of the country's largest known stealth fighter program.
New York Times
• Eric Lipton, Maggie Haberman, Tyler Pager
By New York Times: A New York Times investigation found that President Trump’s push to speed delivery of the aircraft led to ballooning costs and trade-offs in safety features.
Reuters
• Sarah Young, Tim Hepher
The Air Current
• Brian Garrett-Glaser, Jon Ostrower
Reuters
• Abhijith Ganapavaram, Aditya Kalra
New York Times
• Julian E. Barnes, Maggie Haberman, Tyler Pager
Ars Technica
• Stephen Clark
