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Bloomberg • Stephanie Hughes, Thomas Seal

Air Canada cuts full-year earnings outlook as jet fuel costs surge nearly 50%

Air Canada lowered its full-year earnings outlook as surging jet fuel prices, driven by the Iran war, pressure the carrier’s cost base. The revision highlights the immediate financial exposure of airlines to geopolitical shocks and fuel-market volatility.

Also: Reuters

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2026-08-11T16:21:57.883594-07:00

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Space.com • Mike Wall

SpaceX could make $500 billion in 2028, Elon Musk says

By Space.com: SpaceX started out as a launch company, but it has been transitioning into an artificial intelligence outfit — one that's poised to make huge profits in the coming years, Elon Musk says.

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2026-08-11T16:51:11.450930-07:00

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SpaceNews.com • Sandra Erwin

Golden Dome money starting to reach contractors, but long-term funding still unclear

By SpaceNews.com: HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Uncertainty over Golden Dome’s long-term funding is hanging over the Pentagon’s missile defense plans, even as defense executives say money is beginning to reach contracts for satellite sensors, interceptor weapons and other programs now grouped under the initiative.

Breaking Defense

If funding falters, 'there's no Golden Dome,' Guetlein warns

Bloomberg

US Firms Involved in Trump’s Golden Dome Complete Key Milestone

Also: Aerospace America, SpaceNews.com, Payload, Aviation Week, Air & Space Forces Mag and Aviation Week

9 Sources

2026-08-11T11:20:36.865482-07:00

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Bloomberg • Stephanie Hughes, Thomas Seal

Blackstone Leads $1.8 Billion Air Canada Loyalty Plan Stake Deal

By Bloomberg: Blackstone Inc. and a group of Canadian pension funds are buying a 25% stake in Air Canada’s Aeroplan loyalty program for C$2.5 billion ($1.8 billion).

One Mile at a Time

Report: Air Canada Selling $2 Billion Aeroplan Stake To Blackstone

Airline Economics

Blackstone’s Aeroplan interest highlights value of airline loyalty assets

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2026-08-11T15:20:36.028504-07:00

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ch-aviation • Dirk Andrei Salcedo

VietJetAir to launch Western Sydney ops in early 1Q27

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2026-08-11T16:21:59.676705-07:00

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SpaceNews.com • Jeff Foust

National lab visit boosts NASA’s confidence in space nuclear propulsion mission

By SpaceNews.com: NASA officials are confident in plans to launch a nuclear electric propulsion demonstration mission by the end of 2028 after visiting a national lab.

1 Source

2026-08-11T14:32:09.218360-07:00

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Breaking Defense • Theresa Hitchens

Laser weapons for space? US officials see threat, opportunity

By Breaking Defense: Directed-energy and cyber weapons, as well as bombs targeted on communications hubs, all have potential to disable large satellite constellations, said Lt.

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2026-08-11T13:50:04.229318-07:00

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FlightGlobal • Graham Dunn

2026-08-11T06:35:55.747652-07:00

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