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Reuters • David Shepardson

NTSB rejects one-third of FAA responses to recommendations after fatal Washington mid-air collision

The National Transportation Safety Board said the FAA’s responses to 11 of 33 recommendations issued after the 2025 mid-air collision near Washington that killed 67 people were “unacceptable.” The board said the responses failed to address the safety concerns underlying its recommendations.

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2026-09-14T15:35:40.265456-07:00

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Ars Technica • Eric Berger

Rocket Lab is seeing red about NASA's decision on a Mars spacecraft

By Ars Technica: NASA’s award decision appears to be inconsistent with the eligibility criteria.".

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2026-09-14T14:35:52.925073-07:00

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AeroTime • Clement Charpentreau

NATO fighters shoot down drone over Lithuania after airspace incursion

By AeroTime: NATO fighter jets shot down a drone after it entered Lithuanian airspace, President Gitanas Nausėda announced.

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2026-09-14T15:38:31.173204-07:00

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FlightGlobal • Graham Rapier

Breeze pilots request mediation as contract talks stall

By FlightGlobal: The Air Line Pilots Association represents the discount airline's pilots. Pilots at Breeze Airways requested a federally appointed mediator as contract negotiations remain deadlocked.

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2026-09-14T15:35:40.638903-07:00

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FlightGlobal • Ryan Finnerty

Boeing will power up new VC-25B Air Force One this year ahead of 2027 first flight: USAF general

By FlightGlobal: The airframer is on contract for two VC-25B presidential transport jets. Boeing plans to power up the lead VC-25B presidential transport jet later this year, with a first flight to follow in 2027.

Also: Aviation Week

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2026-09-14T14:51:13.662194-07:00

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Air Data News • Ricardo Meier

Cessna SkyCourier UX explores autonomous military cargo role with new loading design

By Air Data News: Concept removes the conventional cockpit to study a forward-loading architecture for distributed Textron Aviation has unveiled a concept for an autonomous version of the Cessna SkyCourier in which the absence of a conventional cockpit could make room for a new forward cargo-loading architecture.

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2026-09-14T14:16:13.135584-07:00

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Leeham News • Howard Hardee

Working to Avoid Strike, Boeing Advances Another SPEEA Offer

By Leeham News: In the interest of protecting the slow ramp-up of 737 Max production across its facilities and ensuring that certification progress continues on the Max 10 and 777X programs, Boeing is highly motivated to avoid a workers’ strike.

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2026-09-14T12:36:04.863904-07:00

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