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Wall Street Journal • Drew Fitzgerald, Micah Maidenberg

SpaceX Is Racking Up Wins in Washington Despite Wall Street Volatility

SpaceX has faced a difficult ride on Wall Street, with its shares down 5.74%, even as Elon Musk’s space and artificial-intelligence company accumulates significant wins in Washington. The contrast highlights divergent investor sentiment and political momentum surrounding the company’s businesses.

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2026-08-20T10:51:30.317803-07:00

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Aviacionline • Edgardo Gimenez Mazó

United Airlines completes expansion of world's largest flight training center, with capacity for 860 pilots a day

By Aviacionline: The US carrier completed the expansion of its simulator center in Denver, where it has invested more than US$145 million and which generates 1,600 direct jobs.

Also: Air Data News and Airline Geeks

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2026-08-20T10:05:12.641085-07:00

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Flying Magazine • Jack Daleo

Antarctica-Bound Air Force C-17 Diverted Due to ‘Planned Missile Launch’

By Flying Magazine: Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand said Russia’s Air Traffic Management Centre alerted it to “potential hazard.”.

Also: Military Times, interestingengineering.com and AirForceTimes

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2026-08-20T11:06:04.415163-07:00

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FlightGlobal • David Kaminski-Morrow

Icelandair Group agrees price for share in former rival Play’s Maltese AOC holder

By FlightGlobal: Purchase agreement will provide Icelandic flag-carrier with flexibility to 'streamline' operation. Icelandair Group is paying $686,000 for a 49% shareholding in the company Play Europe, the Maltese division of Icelandair’s former budget rival Play.

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2026-08-20T11:20:05.950155-07:00

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ch-aviation • Daniel Martinez Garbuno

Canada’s WestJet to launch South America ops in 4Q26

By ch-aviation: This article is only available with a subscription for Commercial Aviation News, Operator & Airport Data.

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2026-08-20T11:20:23.888167-07:00

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FlightGlobal • Graham Rapier

Alaska’s international expansion continues with two more European routes

By FlightGlobal: Flights to Athens and Paris form part of the carrier's strategy to operate 12 intercontinental routes from Seattle by 2030.

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Alaska Airlines adds 2 more European cities, growing its intercontinental map again

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Alaska Airlines announces new nonstop service to Athens and Paris, connecting Seattle to more of the world

Also: Live and Let's Fly, One Mile at a Time, Simple Flying, Aviation Week, Aviation A2Z, Business Traveller, Airline Economics, Aeronews and 8 more

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2026-08-20T08:05:14.748804-07:00

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The Hill • Ellen Mitchell

Invited media, military members held at gunpoint by Space Force security

By The Hill: Five journalists and the two military members escorting them to an event at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., this week were briefly detained at gunpoint by security police who believed they were gate crashers, according to the local media affected.

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2026-08-20T10:33:26.315847-07:00

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