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SpaceNews.com • Jeff Foust

NASA inspector general: Artemis lunar spacesuits and ISS xEMU upgrades face delays into the 2031 window

NASA’s inspector general warns that new spacesuits required for Artemis lunar missions—and related suits supporting International Space Station operations—may not be ready until 2031. The assessment flags further schedule risk as NASA’s human lunar program continues to reshape architectures and milestones for the near term.

2026-04-20T20:02:21.781111-07:00
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SpaceNews.com • Sandra Erwin

Pentagon officially ends OCX program, citing risk and delays

By SpaceNews.com: WASHINGTON — The Pentagon announced April 20 it has formally terminated the Next Generation Operational Control System, or OCX, ending a 15-year effort to modernize the ground system that operates the U.S.

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2026-04-20T15:38:16.984894-07:00
aviation   Routes   Air Cargo & Freight Logistics   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Airlines  
Aviation Week • Victoria Moores

Beond Suspends European Flights Until October

By Aviation Week: All-business-class airline Beond has halted scheduled flights between Europe and the Maldives until October, saying the unit economics no longer work given the sharp rise in fuel prices.

2026-04-20T07:01:14.752129-07:00
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Boeing

Ethiopian Airlines Converts Options of Six Boeing 787 Dreamliner Airplanes into Firm Orders

By Boeing: WASHINGTON, April 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] and Ethiopian Airlines announced today the purchase of six 787 Dreamliner jets as the airline fully exercises commitments from its 2023 landmark order.

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2026-04-20T17:58:10.243841-07:00
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ch-aviation • Dirk Andrei Salcedo

Mongolia's Hunnu Air mulls A321LRs, A330s for Europe push

By ch-aviation: Hunnu Air (MR, Ulaanbaatar) is considering leasing two A321-200NX(LR)s and two A330-200s to pave the way for a planned expansion into Europe, commercial director Turbold Tserenkhuu said at Routes Asia 2026, as cited by Aviation Week.

2026-04-20T21:58:02.904656-07:00
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Associated Press • Josh Funk

Two Southwest Airlines planes came dangerously close in Nashville and had to take evasive action

By Associated Press: Two Southwest Airlines planes had to take evasive action to avoid colliding Saturday in Nashville, Tennessee, after an air traffic controller directed one pilot to turn into the path of the other plane.

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2026-04-20T13:51:24.220894-07:00