The War Zone
• Joseph Trevithick
NASA is looking to hire a highly specialized company to assess whether a “classified” Air Force 737 can serve as a testbed for low-gravity research. The effort would determine the aircraft’s suitability for “vomit comet”-style operations without revealing the platform’s sensitive details.
By evaint.com: Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. today announced its 100th customer delivery and the 100th city-pair speed record for the Gulfstream G700, underscoring the exceptional performance and speed of the aircraft, backed by Gulfstream’s advanced manufacturing excellence and widespread customer demand.
AirInsight
Airbus
By Airbus: Berlin Air Show, Germany - 10 June 2026 – Airbus Defence and Space has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Rohde & Schwarz, constellr, Orbint and High Performance Space Structure Systems (HPS) to collaborate on a satellite-based Earth observation and Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) solution.
aviation-defence-universe.com
Via Satellite
• Rachel Jewett
By Via Satellite: Sky Perfect JSAT will acquire the HYLAS 3 satellite that is currently in orbit and owned by Avanti Communications. Sky Perfect JSAT said the satellite.
FlightGlobal
• Murdo Morrison
By FlightGlobal: Electric aircraft start-up has also secured deal with GA-ASI to supply its proprietary battery know-how for current and future platforms.
View from the Wing
• Gary Leff
By View from the Wing: Southwest is restoring cabin jumpseat access for mechanics and other employees after a union challenge, reversing a flight-attendant-only policy with new annual training required, in a conflict between two unions over who gets access to a scarce resource that matters to their quality of life and benefits.
ch-aviation
• Dirk Andrei Salcedo
By ch-aviation: Plans to enable A320-200N operations at London City through a revised approach profile have faced opposition from the London Assembly environment committee over concerns about noise, emissions, and potential impacts on nearby residents.
ch-aviation
• Luciano Braganca
By ch-aviation: NetJets Aviation (EJA, Columbus John Glenn, OH) has launched maintenance operations at a leased 30,000-square-foot (2,787-square-metre) hangar at Reading, PA.
AeroTime
• Jean Carmela Lim
Breaking Defense
• Elisabeth Gosselin-Malo
