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space Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation Space Policy & International Cooperation NASA

SpaceNews.com • Jeff Foust

NASA creates single office to consolidate launch procurements and assess block buys

NASA is consolidating multiple launch programs under a new office that will oversee procurement activity and consider buying launches in blocks. The reorganization could centralize acquisition decisions across the agency’s launch portfolio, with implications for how launch providers compete for NASA missions.

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2026-09-02T16:45:44.473027-07:00

aviation Aircraft Finance & Leasing Asia-Pacific (APAC) Airlines

ch-aviation • Dirk Andrei Salcedo

China's Spring Airlines plans up to $1.5bn bond issue

By ch-aviation: Spring Airlines (9C, Shanghai Hongqiao) plans to issue up to CNY10 billion yuan (USD1.5 billion) in corporate bonds with maturities of up to five years, subject to shareholder approval and registration with the China Securities Regulatory Commission.

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2026-09-02T16:05:07.452138-07:00

defense F-16 Missile Systems & Strategic Weapons Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact

The War Zone

Missile Shortage Has Now Hit Ukrainian F-16 Force

By The War Zone: The shortage is so acute that the air force frantically tracks incoming missile shipments and waits to see whether they arrive before Russia’s next aerial barrage.

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2026-09-02T15:33:33.621498-07:00

aviation Orders Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs) Airlines Embraer

Aviation Week • Jens Flottau

Daily Memo: Embraer Delivers Its 2,000th E-Jet

By Aviation Week: Embraer is celebrating the delivery of the 2,000th E-Jet, around 22 years after the first was handed over to its initial operator in March 2004.

Air Data News

Embraer E-Jets reach 2,000 deliveries, joining world’s three largest commercial jet families

Aviation24

Embraer delivers 2,000th E-Jet to Azul

Also: FlightGlobal and FL360aero

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2026-09-02T10:22:08.927959-07:00

space Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation

NASA Spaceflight • Eleanor Day

Rocket Lab’s Neutron ‘Hungry Hippo’ Fairing Completes Testing

By NASA Spaceflight: With Rocket Lab targeting to launch its Neutron vehicle by the end of this year, the company is rapidly clearing milestones in the vehicle’s development.

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2026-09-02T14:20:29.358832-07:00

aviation Accident Aviation Safety & Regulation Boeing Boeing 737

Reuters • David Shepardson

Boeing paid $3.1 million fine to FAA over widespread safety violations

By Reuters: Boeing paid a $3.1 million fine to the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration this year, after the agency said the planemaker had committed a series of safety violations, including actions tied to ‌the 2024 Alaska Airlines MAX 9 mid-air emergency, the FAA told Reuters Wednesday.

Also: aviationnews.eu and Seeking Alpha

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2026-09-02T12:36:23.206236-07:00

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