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Ars Technica • Eric Berger

Trump’s NASA News Conference Appearance Highlights Pressure on Science Programs

President Trump’s decision to dial into a NASA news conference puts added visibility on an agency whose science programs need a boost, with only one more major mission reportedly upcoming. The appearance signals heightened political attention as NASA’s near-term mission slate and broader science priorities come under scrutiny.

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2026-08-30T10:50:06.855143-07:00

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Paddle Your Own Kanoo • Mateusz Maszczynski

Flight Attendant Union Tells Crew They Don’t Have to Answer Questions From ICE About Coworkers or Passengers

By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: !customs and border protection sign at JFK.

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2026-08-30T08:50:18.171221-07:00

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defence-blog.com • Dylan Malyasov

First production HÜRJET jet trainer completes maiden flight

By defence-blog.com: Key Points Turs first production HÜRJET jet trainer completed its maiden flight on Victory Day, August 30, moving the program from prototype to production.

AeroTime

Turkey’s supersonic Hürjet completes maiden flight

c4defence.com

First HÜRJET Aircraft for Turkish Air Force Completes Maiden Flight

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2026-08-30T02:21:01.380583-07:00

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Paddle Your Own Kanoo • Mateusz Maszczynski

Aviation Union Demands Investigation into New Engine Oil That Won’t Smell, Making it Harder for Crew to Detect Potentially Serious Problems

By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: The company behind the oil is marketing the lack of smell as a feature, not a flaw — the union sees it very differently.

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2026-08-30T08:06:30.195643-07:00

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AeroTime • Gabriele Petrauskaite

Former Aeroflot employee convicted in $900,000 US aircraft parts smuggling case

By AeroTime: A former Aeroflot employee has been convicted in the U.S. for helping illegally obtain and ship more than $900,000 worth of aircraft parts to Russia and Aeroflot.

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2026-08-30T07:35:04.244800-07:00

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AeroTime • Gabriele Petrauskaite

Russia turns to imported Jet A-1 as refinery disruptions hit fuel supply

By AeroTime: Russia has imported 70,000 tons of Jet A-1 from South Korea and Egypt as refinery strikes disrupt domestic jet-fuel production, Ukraine’s DIU says.

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2026-08-30T06:50:02.414750-07:00

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AeroTime • Gabriele Petrauskaite

Greece to build €3.1B integrated air defense network with Israel

By AeroTime: Greece is advancing a €3.1 billion program to build a nationwide air defense network using Israeli systems against aircraft, drones and missiles.

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2026-08-30T07:05:03.693599-07:00

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Air Data News • Ricardo Meier

Airbus unveils A380 FlightLab for next-generation propulsion tests

By Air Data News: Airbus has revealed the new identity of an A380 brought back from years of storage to become a flying laboratory for some of the technologies being considered for its next generation of commercial aircraft.

Also: aviationnews.eu

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2026-08-30T02:35:54.277720-07:00

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