FlightGlobal
• Jon Hemmerdinger
Eve says it will complete ground-based evaluations before beginning test flights that incrementally move its air-taxi demonstrator through the transition regime later this year. The program uses updated control software as the vehicle ramps toward transition-focused flying in Q3.
Via Satellite
• Rachel Jewett
By Via Satellite: After months of rumors in the market that Globalstar was for sale, Amazon moved last month to acquire the company in a deal worth roughly $10.8 billion.
SpaceNews.com
• Sandra Erwin
By SpaceNews.com: Divergent Space GEOx platform DENVER — A boom in commercial satellites has flooded the market with imagery, but for military users the challenge has shifted from scarcity to access.
Flying Magazine
• Jack Daleo
By Flying Magazine: Envelope expansion is about more than flying faster and higher, as the X-59 demonstrated through a series of maneuvers.
Boeing
By Boeing: ORLANDO, Fla., May 5, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] today announced that Alaska Airlines has signed a formal license agreement for Boeing's Virtual Airplane (VA) during the World Aviation Training Summit (WATS) held in Orlando, Florida.
Flying Magazine
• Meg Godlewski
By Flying Magazine: Los Angeles County supervisor calls for a safety review of Whiteman Airport in Southern California after April 20 crash.
Space Intel Report
• Peter B. de Selding
By Space Intel Report: LA PLATA, Maryland — Satellite fleet operator Telesat said its declining GEO-satellite division has enough cash to manage the business in 2026 but not enough to refinance $1.7 billion in debt coming due starting in December.
Space.com
• Keith Cooper
By Space.com: Mexico City is one of the fastest subsiding cities in the world, and the NASA-ISRO NISAR satellite is tracking the rate.
Breaking Defense
• Agnes Helou
SpaceNews.com
• Jarosław Adamowski
European Spaceflight
• Andrew Parsonson
