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Reuters

WestJet flight attendants issue 72-hour strike notice over unpaid work; 4,400 attendants could strike as early as Sunday

WestJet flight attendants have served a 72-hour notice for industrial action during Canada’s peak summer travel season if negotiations do not produce a last-minute deal. The anticipated work stoppage would involve 4,400 attendants and could begin as soon as Sunday, escalating disruption risks as the deadline nears.

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2026-07-30T00:01:58.748354-07:00
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FlightGlobal • Greg Waldron

RAAF P-8As hunt subs, surface ships at RIMPAC exercise

By FlightGlobal: The exercise provides the RAAF P-8A community with its first experience using a new anti-ship capability. Royal Australian Air Force Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft are serving in both the anti-submarine warfare and anti-surface roles during the current RIMPAC naval exercises.

2026-07-30T00:02:11.109046-07:00
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SpaceNews.com • Sandra Erwin

Space Force awards All Points $250 million to expand satellite processing at Vandenberg

By SpaceNews.com: WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force awarded All Points Logistics a $250 million contract to expand satellite processing capacity at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California.

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2026-07-29T14:47:11.389180-07:00
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FlightGlobal • Greg Waldron

Nigeria set to receive first three M-346FAs

By FlightGlobal: Initial deliveries had originally been pegged in 2025. The Nigerian air force has completed factory acceptance tests of its first batch of three Leonardo M-346FAs.

2026-07-29T20:16:51.700843-07:00
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FlightGlobal • Greg Waldron

TAI set to resume T-70 production following US sanctions relief

By FlightGlobal: Improved ties between Ankara, Washington lift T-70 programme. Turkish Aerospace (TAI) will resume production of the T-70 utility helicopter – a local variant of the Sikorsky S-70 – following sanctions relief from the US government.

2026-07-29T21:32:01.417610-07:00