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Paddle Your Own Kanoo • Mateusz Maszczynski

Study: More than three-quarters of European pilots have accidentally fallen asleep in the cockpit

A major study of European flight crew found that more than three-quarters of pilots surveyed had unintentionally fallen asleep in the cockpit. The finding puts pilot fatigue and its implications for flight operations in focus, though the article summary provides no further detail on the study’s methods or results.

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2026-10-26T05:34:26.095386-07:00

space Satellite Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation Commercial Space

SpaceNews.com

Astranis Upgrades Falcon 9 Launch Contract to Dedicated Mission for Entire Block 4 Production Run of Satellites

By SpaceNews.com: SAN FRANCISCO —October 26, 2026—Today, Astranis announced it has upgraded its 4th launch to a dedicated mission aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket set to launch in 2028, allowing it to carry all of the “Block 4” production run of Astranis MicroGEO satellites.

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2026-10-26T06:25:40.903808-07:00

defense Europe Space Defense & Militarization Defense Policy

SpaceNews.com • Daniel Molland

The UK has finally nailed the vocabulary of orbital warfare. Now it needs a playbook.

By SpaceNews.com: The past year has changed how the British government talks about space. The Strategic Defence Review put space on par with land, sea and air as a warfighting domain.

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2026-10-26T05:15:46.588432-07:00

aviation PaxEx Airbus Airbus A320 easyJet

Bloomberg • Kate Duffy

EasyJet Inks Deal to Fit SpaceX’s Starlink Wi-Fi on Fleet

By Bloomberg: EasyJet Plc plans to offer Starlink inflight Wi-Fi connectivity across its fleet of Airbus SE jets, showing how demand for the fast Internet service in the sky is finding its way even into budget-carrier cabins.

PaxEx.Aero

easyJet Gets Online with Starlink

Paddle Your Own Kanoo

EasyJet Will Install Ultra-Fast Starlink Wi-Fi Across its Entire Fleet Beginning in 2027

Also: Air Data News, FlightGlobal, AeroTime, One Mile at a Time, Airline Economics, ukaviation.aero, Inflight Online, The Independent, ANI News Agency and 5 more

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2026-10-26T03:05:15.760139-07:00

aviation Air Cargo & Freight Logistics Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs) Airbus Airbus A330

Leeham News • Howard Hardee

Would an A330-900F Make Sense? Part 3: Airbus Weighs In

By Leeham News: With the Boeing 767 Freighter nearing the end of its production run, an emerging market niche could be filled by new dedicated freighters based on existing mid-sized widebody jets.

1 Source

2026-10-26T06:05:27.547923-07:00

aviation Africa Airlines

ch-aviation • Hilka Birns

DRC now targets Congo Airways restart in mid-4Q26

By ch-aviation: This article is only available with a subscription for Commercial Aviation News, Operator & Airport Data.

1 Source

2026-10-26T06:15:00.092425-07:00

aviation AI Airports Airport Infrastructure & Air Traffic Management Airlines

Aviation Week • Chen Chuanren

Japan Airlines Expands Autonomous Tractor Operations To Fukuoka

By Aviation Week: Japan Airlines has expanded autonomous tractor operations to Fukuoka Airport, making it the third airport in its network to introduce Level 4 autonomous driving capability.

Also: AeroTime

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2026-10-26T05:05:06.278129-07:00

aviation Routes Europe Airlines

ch-aviation • Armin Kific

Ryanair trims Belgium ops, calls for US and China tax

By ch-aviation: Ryanair (FR, Dublin International) is cutting 20 routes and 1.1 million seats from its Belgian operations at Brussels National and Brussels Charleroi for the upcoming 2026/2027 winter season.

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2026-10-26T05:34:57.811933-07:00

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