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Flying Magazine • Jack Daleo

FAA Awards Nearly $1.5 Billion in Airport Upgrade Grants in August

The FAA awarded two rounds of airport improvement grants in August worth $870 million and $615 million, bringing the month’s announced funding to nearly $1.5 billion. The awards underscore the scale of federal investment supporting airport infrastructure upgrades across the United States.

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2026-08-21T06:06:11.351027-07:00

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Air Data News • Ricardo Meier

Portugal prepares A-29N production line to target European Super Tucano market

By Air Data News: Portugal has taken another step toward becoming the European production base for Embraer’s A-29N Super Tucano, with the government declaring the establishment of a final assembly line for the military aircraft a project of national public interest.

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2026-08-21T07:05:24.236150-07:00

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SpaceWatch Global • Joshua Faleti

Taiwan's First Domestic Rocket Test Ends in Mid-flight Termination as the Island Pursues Launch Independence

By SpaceWatch Global: Taiwan attempted the first flight test of a domestically developed satellite launch vehicle. The flight terminated shortly after liftoff.

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2026-08-21T02:53:24.605137-07:00

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Bloomberg • Ott Ummelas

Strike Set to Disrupt Norway Air Travel Through the Weekend

By Bloomberg: Norwegian air passengers are set for flight delays and potential cancellations until early next week due to a strike by the country’s air traffic controllers after wage talks failed.

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2026-08-21T05:52:34.449712-07:00

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FlightGlobal • Kerry Reals

Low-cost rivals step in as EasyJet pulls out of Leeds Bradford

By FlightGlobal: Jet2 and Ryanair slashed ticket prices from the Yorkshire airport after EasyJet said it would end all Leeds Bradford flights in January.