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Washington Post • Sammy Westfall

Missile and Drone Strikes Ignite Fuel Tanks Near Riyadh Airport

Ballistic missiles and drones struck near Riyadh’s international airport, setting storage tanks alight and sending a large plume of black smoke into the sky. The incident followed Saudi Arabia’s first overnight air-raid alert since fighting in neighboring Yemen intensified this month, prompting emergency firefighting response.

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2026-09-19T13:35:07.502210-07:00

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Bloomberg • Brian K Sullivan

Chicago Storms Wash Out Hundreds of Flights, Raise Flood Risk

By Bloomberg: Thunderstorms across the Midwest disrupted air traffic through Chicago, causing hundreds of flight cancellations Saturday and threatening ripple effects for travelers across the US.

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2026-09-19T09:05:14.277309-07:00

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Bloomberg • Isabelle Lee

SpaceX’s Nasdaq 100 Weight Is Confirmed at 2.82% in Rebalance

By Bloomberg: SpaceX will make up 2.82% of the Nasdaq 100 when the index’s quarterly rebalance takes effect Monday, according to data obtained by Bloomberg, locking in a sharp increase from its current weighting of about 1.28%.

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2026-09-19T07:50:32.079126-07:00

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Air Data News • Ricardo Meier

US Air Force fighter drones to join large-scale combat exercise for first time

By Air Data News: The US Air Force (USAF) will put its new Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) drones into a large-scale combat exercise for the first time in December, another step toward introducing uncrewed aircraft designed to operate alongside fighters.

Also: defence-industry.eu

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2026-09-19T10:35:08.258969-07:00

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Paddle Your Own Kanoo • Mateusz Maszczynski

Missile Reportedly Strikes Fuel Storage Tank at Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport

By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: A missile has reportedly struck a fuel storage tank at Riyadh King Khalid International Airport (RUH) in Saudi Arabia, sending a huge plume of thick black smoke into the sky over the city.

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2026-09-19T06:35:15.785606-07:00

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Paddle Your Own Kanoo • Mateusz Maszczynski

American Airlines Wants to End the Misery of ‘Rolling Delays’ By Being Honest With Passengers From the Outset

By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: The old approach wasn't dishonesty for its own sake — there was a logical reason behind it, even if it rarely paid off.

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2026-09-19T07:15:50.492986-07:00

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Runway Girl • Mary Kirby

Expect higher inflight Wi-Fi speeds as ViaSat-3 F2 enters service

By Runway Girl: Passengers flying on airlines across the Americas should see higher inflight Wi-Fi speeds now that the ViaSat-3 F2 satellite is in service.

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2026-09-19T09:04:59.440382-07:00

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Air Data News • Ricardo Meier

Malaysia Airlines nears order for first Boeing 787s to replace Airbus A350s

By Air Data News: Malaysia Airlines is close to ordering around 10 Boeing 787-10 Dreamliners, a move that would introduce a new aircraft type to the carrier and replace its small fleet of leased Airbus A350-900s.

Also: Simple Flying

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2026-09-19T02:55:58.860164-07:00

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