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Bloomberg • Brian K Sullivan

Severe thunderstorms flood Broward County and disrupt hundreds of flights through Chicago

Severe thunderstorms caused flooding near Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport and disrupted air traffic through Chicago, where hundreds of flights were canceled Saturday. Dangerous road conditions around Fort Lauderdale and worsening Midwest weather raised the prospect of broader delays and cancellations across the U.S.

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2026-09-19T09:05:14.277309-07:00

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Bloomberg • Isabelle Lee

SpaceX’s Nasdaq 100 Weight Is Confirmed at 2.82% in Rebalance

By Bloomberg: SpaceX will make up 2.82% of the Nasdaq 100 when the index’s quarterly rebalance takes effect Monday, according to data obtained by Bloomberg, locking in a sharp increase from its current weighting of about 1.28%.

Also: Seeking Alpha

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2026-09-19T07:50:32.079126-07:00

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Reuters • Ben Blanchard

Defence firm Anduril says US delay on Taiwan arms sales affecting its business

By Reuters: US defence tech firm Anduril's founder Palmer Luckey said on Saturday that President Donald Trump's delay in approving arms sales to Taiwan is affecting its business and ‌that he has discussed this with Trump.

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2026-09-18T21:35:45.253843-07:00

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Runway Girl • Mary Kirby

Expect higher inflight Wi-Fi speeds as ViaSat-3 F2 enters service

By Runway Girl: Passengers flying on airlines across the Americas should see higher inflight Wi-Fi speeds now that the ViaSat-3 F2 satellite is in service.

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2026-09-19T09:04:59.440382-07:00

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Paddle Your Own Kanoo • Mateusz Maszczynski

American Airlines Wants to End the Misery of ‘Rolling Delays’ By Being Honest With Passengers From the Outset

By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: The old approach wasn't dishonesty for its own sake — there was a logical reason behind it, even if it rarely paid off.

Also: View from the Wing, Live and Let's Fly and Simple Flying

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2026-09-19T07:15:50.492986-07:00

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Paddle Your Own Kanoo • Mateusz Maszczynski

Missile Reportedly Strikes Fuel Storage Tank at Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport

By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: A missile has reportedly struck a fuel storage tank at Riyadh King Khalid International Airport (RUH) in Saudi Arabia, sending a huge plume of thick black smoke into the sky over the city.

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2026-09-19T06:35:15.785606-07:00

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Air Data News • Ricardo Meier

Malaysia Airlines nears order for first Boeing 787s to replace Airbus A350s

By Air Data News: Malaysia Airlines is close to ordering around 10 Boeing 787-10 Dreamliners, a move that would introduce a new aircraft type to the carrier and replace its small fleet of leased Airbus A350-900s.

Also: Simple Flying

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2026-09-19T02:55:58.860164-07:00

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SpaceNews.com • Jeff Foust

Rocket Lab continues high Electron cadence with Synspective launch

By SpaceNews.com: Rocket Lab launched a radar-imaging satellite for Japanese company Synspective on Sept. 18 on the fifth flight of its Electron rocket in a month and a half.

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2026-09-19T03:06:41.469829-07:00

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