space   China   Africa   Commercial Space   Space Policy & International Cooperation   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact  
SpaceNews.com • Philip Dackiw

US Africa space strategy at risk of ceding emerging market leadership to China

A commentary argues the Trump administration’s “America First in Africa” approach is insufficiently focused on space, a fast-growing sector where the US still holds decisive advantages—yet faces the risk of ceding Africa’s emerging space industry to China.

2026-06-22T06:09:38.481180-07:00
aviation   Routes   Middle East   Orders   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Airbus   Airbus A320   Airbus A330   Airlines  
FlightGlobal • Alfred Chua

AirAsia ramps up fleet renewal with older A320s phased out

By FlightGlobal: The airline group also confirms it has cancelled its order for 15 Airbus A330-900s. AirAsia Group expects to remove up to 12 of its oldest Airbus A320s from its fleet this year, as part of wider fleet renewal efforts that will also see more A321LRs being delivered in 2027.

Also: Airline Economics
2026-06-22T05:54:39.329982-07:00
defense   Missile Systems & Strategic Weapons   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact  
DefenseNews.com • Military Times staff

Can China’s latest air-to-air missile take on its US equivalent? Definitely maybe, experts say.

By DefenseNews.com: The PL-16’s specs would let it chase large, slower-moving aircraft, one analyst said, though its effectiveness against smaller, faster planes is unclear.

Also: AirForceTimes and Military Times
2026-06-22T05:39:32.857055-07:00
space   Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation   Commercial Space  
Bloomberg • Brian W Smith, Gerson Freitas Jr.

SpaceX Kicks Off Debut US Dollar Investment-Grade Bond Offering

By Bloomberg: SpaceX is selling investment-grade bonds for the first time in what’s expected to be the start of a massive borrowing spree to fund the company’s AI ambitions following its record $75 billion IPO.

Also: ANI News Agency, newsable.asianetnews.com and Yahoo Finance
2026-06-22T05:41:27.268307-07:00
aviation   Antitrust   M&A   Airlines   easyJet  
FlightGlobal • David Kaminski-Morrow

Castlelake details three offers made to EasyJet after meeting resistance to acquisition

By FlightGlobal: Investment firm wants budget airline shareholders to weigh proposal as board shows 'unwillingness' to engage.Investment firm Castlelake has made a formal, non-binding approach to acquire the entirety of UK budget carrier EasyJet — but has so far been rejected.

Also: Paddle Your Own Kanoo, ch-aviation, Reuters, Simple Flying, Airline Economics, AirInsight, FlightGlobal, Bloomberg, The Independent, The Guardian, Seeking Alpha, Financial Times and 5 more
2026-06-21T23:54:12.627294-07:00