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Via Satellite • Mark Holmes

Rocket Lab to Acquire Iridium in a Major Satellite-Sector Expansion

Rocket Lab announced an agreement on June 29 to acquire Iridium, a move that would significantly broaden the launch company’s position in the satellite sector. Analysts are assessing how the transaction could accelerate Rocket Lab’s strategy to build a next-generation space company.

2026-08-20T13:35:57.499118-07:00
aviation   North America   FlightSim   Workforce & Skills Development   Airlines   United Airlines  
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Aviacionline • Edgardo Gimenez Mazó

United Airlines completes expansion of world's largest flight training center, with capacity for 860 pilots a day

By Aviacionline: The US carrier completed the expansion of its simulator center in Denver, where it has invested more than US$145 million and which generates 1,600 direct jobs.

Also: AeroTime and Air Data News
2026-08-20T10:05:12.641085-07:00
defense   ATC   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Missile Systems & Strategic Weapons   Space Defense & Militarization   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact  
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Flying Magazine • Jack Daleo

Antarctica-Bound Air Force C-17 Diverted Due to ‘Planned Missile Launch’

By Flying Magazine: Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand said Russia’s Air Traffic Management Centre alerted it to “potential hazard.”.

2026-08-20T11:06:04.415163-07:00
space   Satellite   LEO   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)  
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Via Satellite • Mark Holmes

Sypris Electronics Wins Manufacturing Deal to Support LEO Constellation

By Via Satellite: Sypris Electronics has won a major new contract to support an unnamed Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) constellation. The company manufacture power processing units for an unnamed, next-generation satellite constellation.

Also: Seeking Alpha
2026-08-20T14:06:57.193478-07:00
space   Leadership   Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation   Commercial Space  
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Via Satellite • Rachel Jewett

Phantom Space Names Worth Wray as COO

By Via Satellite: Phantom Space has appointed Worth Wray as chief operating officer with responsibility for day-to-day operations, operational efficiency, capital formation, and scaling business processes, as the company works to ramp up production and establish launch cadence.

2026-08-20T13:35:59.382562-07:00
aviation   Routes   Europe   North America   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Airlines   Boeing  
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FlightGlobal • Graham Rapier

Alaska’s international expansion continues with two more European routes

By FlightGlobal: Flights to Athens and Paris form part of the carrier's strategy to operate 12 intercontinental routes from Seattle by 2030.

Also: Live and Let's Fly, One Mile at a Time, Dj's Aviation, Simple Flying, Aviation Week, Aviation A2Z, Business Traveller, Aviation24, Airline Economics, Aeronews, Seattle Times and 10 more
2026-08-20T08:05:14.748804-07:00
space   AI   Commercial Space  
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Wall Street Journal • Drew Fitzgerald, Micah Maidenberg

SpaceX Is Racking Up Wins in Washington

By Wall Street Journal: SpaceX SPCX -5.22%decrease; down pointing triangle has had a bumpy ride on Wall Street, but in Washington, Elon Musk’s space-and-artificial intelligence company has been racking up big wins.

Also: Seeking Alpha
2026-08-20T10:51:30.317803-07:00