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• Dominik Sipinski
TAP Air Portugal does not expect today’s elevated fuel prices to derail its privatization process, with chairman Carlos Oliveira and CEO Luis Rodrigues saying both the airline and the Portuguese state are still targeting selection of a new investor by October 2026.
Breaking Defense
• Elisabeth Gosselin-Malo
By Breaking Defense: Several full-sized CCA aircraft or models are on display here, with company officials eager to talk up the latest updates.
Via Satellite
• Frank Wolfe
By Via Satellite: The U.S. Space Force (USSF) plans to request nearly $1.5 billion for the Space Data Network (SDN) Backbone in a future fiscal 2027 reconciliation bill.
FlightGlobal
• Murdo Morrison
By FlightGlobal: Bombardier Defense will supply another large-cabin jet to air ambulance specialist. German operator Aero-Dienst has ordered a second medevac-configured Challenger 650 from Bombardier Defense.
Flying Magazine
• Meg Godlewski
By Flying Magazine: What is so difficult about flying the rare NDB approach?.
AeroTime
• Jean Carmela Lim
By AeroTime: Emirates announced that it is prepared to launch daily widebody services to both Berlin and Stuttgart, committing more than €100 million (US$112 million) per year in operational expenses, staffing, airport charges, fuel, and other costs.
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
• Mateusz Maszczynski
By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: A Delta Air Lines flight from Fort Lauderdale to Los Angeles ended up making an unscheduled landing at Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport after a passenger allegedly slapped a female flight attendant’s bottom after she accidentally skipped him during the beverage service.
SpaceNews.com
• Sandra Erwin
By SpaceNews.com: WASHINGTON — Satellite data provider Spire Global has partnered with one of Germany’s largest defense contractors to pursue space-based missile warning and hypersonic threat detection capabilities.
AeroTime
• Jean Carmela Lim
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
• Mateusz Maszczynski
FlightGlobal
• David Kaminski-Morrow
Bloomberg
• Alberto Brambilla, Donato Paolo Mancini
