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Ars Technica • Eric Berger

NASA overhauls Artemis: cancels SLS upgrade, adds Earth‑orbit lander test and defers crewed landing

NASA announced a major Artemis architecture revision — canceling a multibillion‑dollar Boeing upgrade to the SLS, adding an Earth‑orbit test flight of lunar landers, and removing a landing attempt from Artemis III, a change that defers the crewed‑surface timeline and reshapes contractor schedules.

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2026-02-27T07:12:58.610675-08:00
aviation  
Air Cargo News • Damian Brett

European Court of Justice Rejects Airlines' Appeals, Upholds Over €770m Cargo Cartel Fines

By Air Cargo News: The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has rejected appeals by several major airlines against antitrust fines totalling more than €770m. Europe’s top court rejected 12 out 13 appeals related to a price fixing cargo cartel, with only SAS securing a reduction in its fine due to a miscalculation in the fine that was imposed on….

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2026-02-27T02:54:18.981820-08:00
aviation   Aircraft Demand: Airline Distress & Consolidation   Aircraft Finance & Leasing   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Airlines   Spirit Airlines  
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Cranky Flier

Spirit Nears Bankruptcy Exit (Again) as Restructuring Reaches Milestone

By Cranky Flier: ![](https://s6331.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2025CWRPBOSFBAlogo.png) ![](https://s6331.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/cwr1-1.jpg) If at First You Don’t Succeed…Spirit Nears Bankruptcy Exit (Again) Our long, yellow-painted, BuzzBallz-loving, ultra-low cost national nightmare just might be over…for now.

2026-02-27T11:13:53.499404-08:00