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Flying Magazine • Jack Daleo

FAA awards $870 million for airport infrastructure, safety and passenger upgrades

The FAA is awarding $870 million for airport improvements, with funding directed toward infrastructure upgrades, safety enhancements and more family-friendly features. The grants underscore continued federal investment in airport facilities and passenger-facing infrastructure, though the announcement provides no further breakdown of recipients or individual project amounts.

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2026-08-04T11:35:08.278318-07:00

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Breaking Defense • Michael Marrow

Colombia buys 2 KC-390s from Embraer in $336 million deal

By Breaking Defense: The Colombian Aerospace Force said the first aircraft is expected for delivery in 2029, and that a second will follow in 2030.

aviationnews.eu

Embraer Lands Colombian Air Force Deal for Two KC-390 Millennium Multi-Mission Jets

FlightGlobal

Colombia signs for two KC-390s marking key Latin America win for Embraer

Also: Reuters, Aviation24 and english.defensearabia.com

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2026-08-04T10:31:43.614320-07:00

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NASA Spaceflight • Alejandro Alcantarilla Romera, Chris Bergin

While SpaceX recovers Ship 40, Ship 41 prepares for testing ahead of Flight 14

By NASA Spaceflight: SpaceX is recovering the intact Ship 40 from the Indian Ocean after its soft landing on Flight 13, while teams are readying Ship 41 for engine testing at Massey’s and continuing Pad 2 work toward a potential Flight 14 as early as late August.

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2026-08-04T09:30:40.040116-07:00

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AirInsight • Addison Schonland

Scope Clause Keeps Regional Aviation Stuck in the Past |

By AirInsight: Four efficiency variables, every major US regional jet. The index gap versus single-aisles is the Scope Clause in numerical form. Mitsubishi is watching closely.

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2026-08-04T10:59:23.911774-07:00

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Bloomberg • Vikram Kumar

India Probes Air India Flight After Altitude Loss Injures 17

By Bloomberg: India’s civil aviation regulator has launched a probe after Tata Group-owned Air India Ltd.’s Phuket-Delhi flight lost altitude, leaving 17 people injured, before safely landing in the country’s capital.

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