New York Times
• Chelsia Rose Marcius, Miles G. Cohen
A DHC-6?—likely Kodiak 100—seaplane made a “hard landing” in New York City’s East River, prompting an emergency response. Officials reported eight people aboard, including the pilot, were rescued, with only minor injuries reported in accounts of the incident.
CNN
• Ileya Robinson-Williams
SpaceNews.com
• Jeff Foust
By SpaceNews.com: NASA is partnering with the U.S. Small Business Administration on an effort to attract capital to invest in companies producing critical space components.
Bloomberg
• Its Manufacturer, Space Weapons
By Bloomberg: Cold War-sized nuclear stockpiles are out. Emergent technologies like hypersonics, AI, space weapons and drones are in. World powers are betting big that getting there first will give them an insurmountable edge.
Frontier Airlines
By Frontier Airlines: DENVER – July 5, 2026 – Frontier Airlines (Nasdaq: ULCC) is launching eight new routes previously operated by Spirit Airlines this week.
ch-aviation
• Ana Sesar
By ch-aviation: Interested in Commercial Aviation/Business Aviation? Unlock exclusive news such as “Republic Airways appoints new President and Chief Executive Officer” today!.
Wall Street Journal
• Andrew Tangel, Micah Maidenberg, Natalie Andrews
By Wall Street Journal: The regulator initially denied Jared Isaacman’s request to fly in the Freedom 250 celebration, calling the aircraft too dangerous for densely populated areas.
Bloomberg
• Kate Duffy
By Bloomberg: EasyJet Plc agreed in principle to a takeover offer of more than £5 billion from Castlelake LP, which swooped in as the UK budget carrier was reeling from soaring jet fuel prices and suppressed demand after the Iran war.
Dj's Aviation
Aviation Source
• Aviation Source News
By Aviation Source: As business aviation across Asia-Pacific becomes increasingly international, aircraft registration is evolving from an administrative requirement into a strategic business decision.
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
• Mateusz Maszczynski
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
• Mateusz Maszczynski
NASA Spaceflight
• Eleanor Day
Reuters
• Joey Roulette, Steve Gorman
