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Paddle Your Own Kanoo • Mateusz Maszczynski

Jetstar Flight Attendant Injured in Near-Miss With Qatar Airways 777 at Sydney Airport

A Jetstar aircraft taxiing for departure at Sydney International Airport was forced to brake sharply early Sunday to avoid a Qatar Airways Boeing 777 being towed to a remote parking position. The sudden stop injured a flight attendant and raises questions about ramp and taxiway coordination during aircraft movements.

Also: Aviation Safety Network and Simple Flying

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2026-08-08T20:01:25.961164-07:00

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Wall Street Journal • Tim Higgins

Selling the Dream of SpaceX Was the Easy Part. Now Elon Musk Has to Hang On.

By Wall Street Journal: The IPO was the biggest ever while this week’s volatility underscores the grind ahead.

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2026-08-08T20:02:02.760673-07:00

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Associated Press • Leer En Español

A drone likely from Ukraine explodes in Bulgaria near a gas pipeline

By Associated Press: A drone has entered Bulgarian airspace from Romania and exploded close to a gas pipeline. There were no casualties or damage.

Reuters

Bulgaria says drone explodes in its airspace, no damage

Bloomberg

Unidentified Drone Enters Bulgarian Airspace and Crashes Near Romanian Border and Gas Pipeline

Also: Yahoo and Kyiv Independent

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2026-08-08T04:14:30.688720-07:00

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Paddle Your Own Kanoo • Mateusz Maszczynski

Delta Boeing 757 Evacuated at Atlanta After Smoke Enters Cockpit Following Takeoff

By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: A Delta Air Lines Boeing 757 with 199 passengers and six crew members on board was evacuated on the runway at Atlanta Hartsfield International Airport (ATL) on Saturday morning after smoke entered the cockpit shortly after takeoff.

Aviation A2Z

199 Passengers Evacuated as Delta Boeing 757 Returns to Atlanta After Smoke Fills Flight Deck

Reuters

Delta flight makes emergency landing in Atlanta

Also: The Independent, NBC News, CNN, theaviationhub.co.uk and news.ssbcrack.com

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2026-08-08T09:30:18.873685-07:00

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New York Times • Reis Thebault

Two Killed in Firefighting Helicopter Crash Near Utah Wildfire

By New York Times: The aircraft was responding to the Widemouth 2 fire, which has burned more than 100,000 acres since starting last month.

Also: The Guardian and watchers.news

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2026-08-08T13:46:36.148041-07:00

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Space.com • Mike Wall

SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites to orbit from California (video)

By Space.com: SpaceX launched another batch of its Starlink internet satellites to orbit today (Aug. 8) from California's scenic central coast.

Spaceflight Now

SpaceX West Coast launch surge continues with Starlink mission

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2026-08-08T12:25:37.765600-07:00

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Associated Press • Josh Funk

Pilots of helicopter that crashed while fighting wildfire in Utah are dead, officials say

By Associated Press: Officials have confirmed that two pilots who crashed while fighting a wildfire in Utah are dead. The Sevier County sheriff said Saturday that the pilots were killed when their Sikorsky Skycrane helicopter went down Friday morning.

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2026-08-08T14:17:42.808166-07:00

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SpaceNews.com • Jeff Foust

Northrop Grumman and Canada Repurpose Lunar Gateway Work for Planned Moon Base

By SpaceNews.com: Northrop Grumman and the Canadian Space Agency will adapt what they had been working on for NASA’s lunar Gateway into applications for a planned lunar base.

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2026-08-08T11:16:57.289291-07:00

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