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Paddle Your Own Kanoo • Mateusz Maszczynski

United agrees to expand non-rev access to widebody crew rest bunks for flight attendants

United Airlines’ flight-attendant union has reached an agreement that could allow “non-rev” crew members to use widebody aircraft’s secret crew rest bunks on long-haul flights. The change hinges on implementing access rules with the Chicago-based carrier.

2026-06-19T08:09:55.073023-07:00

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SpaceNews.com

ElevationSpace Secures US $40 Million in Series B Funding, Bringing Total Raised to US $63.5 Million

By SpaceNews.com: ElevationSpace Inc. (CEO: Ryohei Kobayashi), a company developing Space-to-Earth transportation as well as a Space Environment Utilization and Recovery Platform, has raised a total of US $40 million in its Series B round through a third-party allotment of shares from investors including SPARX Asset Management, Beyond Next Ventures, Energy & Environment Investment, NTT DOCOMO Ventures, Toyoda Gosei and Dai Nippon Printing .

2026-06-19T08:08:21.463747-07:00

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FlightGlobal • Craig Hoyle

Additional Eurofighter operators eyeing APKWS rocket integration as BAE expands capability

By FlightGlobal: UK company is testing update to enable jet to deploy 14 counter-drone weapons.

Also: Janes and Aviation Week

2026-06-19T09:39:32.780114-07:00

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ch-aviation • Daniel Martinez Garbuno

Lessor sues US’s 7 AIR, to repossess two B737-800(SF)s

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

2026-06-19T08:24:22.865878-07:00

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Bloomberg • Kate Duffy, Leen Al-Rashdan

Ryanair Extends CEO O’Leary’s Contract Until 2032

By Bloomberg: Ryanair Holdings Plc, the largest discount carrier in Europe, is extending the contract of brash Chief Executive Officer Michael O’Leary until 2032 and giving the billionaire an opportunity to earn another massive payout.

FlightGlobal

Ryanair chief O’Leary agrees new deal until 2032

Airline Economics

Ryanair extends CEO Michael O’Leary’s contract to April 2032

Also: The Independent, Daily Sabah and Seeking Alpha

2026-06-19T06:39:27.906889-07:00

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FlightGlobal • Dominic Perry

Dassault completes Falcon 10X first flight

By FlightGlobal: Maiden sortie of new ultra-long-range business jet lasted 2h 30min. Dassault Aviation has completed the maiden sortie of its ultra-long-range Falcon 10X business jet.