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FlightGlobal • Joseph Dainty

Blue Origin pushes New Glenn return to January 2027 as Boeing advances Artemis III core stage

Blue Origin has shifted New Glenn’s planned return to flight from December 2026 to January 2027 while rebuilding Launch Complex 36 after a ground-testing accident. Separately, Boeing has moved NASA’s Artemis III core stage into Kennedy Space Center’s High Bay 3 for final stacking, integration and testing ahead of the mission’s planned 2027 launch.

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2026-11-09T11:05:11.172438-08:00

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AINonline • Curt Epstein

NTSB Focus Turns To Impact Crater at Learjet Crash Site

By AINonline: The NTSB said it has completed its search of the surrounding crash scene of the November 1 fatal accident involving a Bombardier Learjet 60 near West Palm Beach, Florida.

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2026-11-09T10:05:15.343101-08:00

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Breaking Defense • Carley Welch

Army fields launched effects to 11 of 12 divisions, with Griffon Aerospace delivering the majority

By Breaking Defense: In line with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s 2025 Drone Dominance memo, the Army was directed to provide each headquarters division and multi-domain task force with launched effects.

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2026-11-09T10:04:56.347715-08:00

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CNBC • Leslie Josephs

Boeing to cut 5% of commercial airplane workers as production increase takes longer than expected

By CNBC: Boeing has been working to stabilize production rates of its best-selling 737 Max planes, which are made outside of Seattle.

Seattle Times

Boeing will cut 5% of its commercial airplane workforce

Seeking Alpha

Boeing reportedly plans 5% cut to commercial aircraft workforce as production ramps slow

Also: Reuters and The Guardian

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2026-11-09T10:04:50.206127-08:00

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Universe Today • Evan Gough

An Artificial CORTEX to Guide Satellite Rescue Missions

By Universe Today: Thousands of so-called zombie satellites orbit Earth in the critical Low-Earth Orbit regime. They're either inactive or have stopped alerting other satellites to their presence.

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2026-11-09T10:55:28.073633-08:00

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Reuters

Enel, Leonardo sign cooperation deal on energy, satellite services

By Reuters: Italian power group Enel and aerospace and defence company Leonardo ‌signed a memorandum of understanding on Monday covering, among others, satellite services and critical infrastructure protection, they said.

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2026-11-09T11:04:43.437122-08:00

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AINonline • Kerry Lynch

North America Bizav Ops Dip for First Time in 19 Months

By AINonline: Business aircraft operations in North America dampened by 2.7% last month, marking the first year-over-year (YOY) regional decline in 19 months and driving a 2.6% YOY dip in global activity in October, according to data and safety specialist Argus International.

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2026-11-09T11:05:05.331555-08:00

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ch-aviation • Daniel Martinez Garbuno

US unions oppose Spirit-Google safety data sale

By ch-aviation: Support Contact Newsroom Print Page Preparing for print Commercial Aviation brief Spirit Airlines Airbus A320-200N, © Airbus By Daniel Martinez Garbuno 09Nov2026 LinkedIn X Facebook Copy news link RSS Feed Several US pilots’ unions, backed by lobby group Airlines 4 America (A4A), are opposing the inclusion of confidential aviation safety information in Google ’s USD10 million acquisition of Spirit Airlines ’ internal business data, warning that the transaction could undermine voluntary safety reporting programmes across the industry.

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2026-11-09T11:05:11.551764-08:00

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