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SpaceWatch Global • Torsten Kriening

Isar Aerospace to Attempt Second Spectrum Launch from Norway After First Flight Failed

Isar Aerospace is preparing to fly the second mission of its Spectrum launch vehicle from Andøya, Norway, after the rocket’s first attempt ended in a sea crash roughly 30 seconds after liftoff. The mission is the company’s first Spectrum flight carrying payloads.

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2026-09-05T04:50:21.177517-07:00

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Flying Magazine • Jack Daleo

Air Force Retires EC-130H Compass Call

By Flying Magazine: EC-130H’s ‘compass call’ mission systems will be transitioned to a fleet of modified Gulfstream business jets.

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2026-09-05T05:05:35.789748-07:00

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Paddle Your Own Kanoo • Mateusz Maszczynski

United Threatens to Fire Flight Attendants Who Game Rolling Delays for Pay Without Working

By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: United Airlines is threatening to terminate flight attendants who ‘game’ rolling delays by assigning themselves trips they know they won’t be able to work in order to trigger pay protection for the trip without actually doing the work.

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2026-09-05T02:50:06.722286-07:00

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Reuters

Greek F-4 crashes during an air show near Athens

By Reuters: A Greek two-seat F-4 Phantom ‌fighter jet crashed on Saturday during an air show at Tanagra airport, near Athens, a Greek Air Force official told ⁠Reuters.

Associated Press

Greek air force jet crashes at annual aerial show, starts fire

aviationnews.eu

Greece F-4E Phantom Crashes During Athens Flying Week Display at Tanagra Air Base

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2026-09-05T05:35:18.517044-07:00

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Air Data News • Ricardo Meier

How a 747-8 manufacturing flaw complicated the new Air Force One conversion

By Air Data News: The two Boeing 747-8s being converted into the next US presidential aircraft have required extensive structural repairs because of a manufacturing problem affecting the type, adding more work to a VC-25B program already delayed by several years.

Also: Simple Flying

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2026-09-04T23:52:54.736045-07:00

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Bloomberg • Olesia Safronova, Volodymyr Verbianyi

Kyiv Adapts to New Reality of Life Under Constant Russian Drone Attack

By Bloomberg: As a resident of Boryspil, a satellite town of Kyiv, Kostyantyn Kuts has grown accustomed to regular night-time air raids. This past week has been different.

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2026-09-05T00:20:37.737608-07:00

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NASA Spaceflight • Alejandro Alcantarilla Romera, Chris Bergin

Blue Origin expands test and launch sites across the Cape

By NASA Spaceflight: Blue Origin is expanding its Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral footprint on multiple fronts, from a new Merritt Island test site and Rocket Park production buildings to the rebuild of Launch Complex 36 and early work on nearby processing facilities.

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2026-09-04T13:50:26.896017-07:00

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