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aviation Supply Chain Aircraft Demand: Airline Distress & Consolidation Orders Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs) Asia-Pacific (APAC) Airbus

Reuters • Julie Zhu

Airbus sees no softening in demand or deliveries despite geopolitical and supply-chain headwinds

Airbus’ Asia-Pacific president said the company does not see weakening demand or delivery momentum despite geopolitical tensions and supply-chain challenges. The comments underscore the manufacturer’s confidence that market appetite for new aircraft remains resilient amid broader uncertainty affecting aerospace production and trade.

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2026-09-14T21:04:56.202687-07:00

space Europe Space Policy & International Cooperation

Bloomberg • Kate Duffy

Trump Policies Speed European Campaign for Space Self-Reliance

By Bloomberg: For the second week in a row, Paris is presenting itself as the center of the space industry.

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2026-09-14T21:50:12.819285-07:00

defense Helicopter Sikorsky Military Aircraft Procurement Defense Deals

Yonhap News Agency • Kim Hyun-soo

S. Korea to additionally buy some 20 U.S. Seahawk helicopters by 2032

By Yonhap News Agency: SEOUL, Sept. 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korea on Tuesday approved a plan to additionally purchase some 20 MH-60R Seahawk helicopters capable of detecting and attacking enemy submarines and vessels underwater, the state arms procurement agency said.

FlightGlobal

Seoul clears follow on order for MH-60Rs

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2026-09-14T19:35:01.330492-07:00

aviation Farnborough Airshow Sustainability & Climate Initiatives

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FlightGlobal

What Farnborough revealed about the next phase of aircraft electrification

By FlightGlobal: Hybrid-electric flight demonstrations at the Farnborough International Airshow 2026 showed how quickly aircraft electrification is moving from research into real-world development.

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2026-09-14T23:05:17.012540-07:00

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Spaceflight Now • Will Robinson-Smith

Avio launches pair of climate monitoring European spacecraft to study plants, oceans and atmospheric changes

By Spaceflight Now: An Avio Vega-C rocket zipped off the launch pad Monday night from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana. This was the eighth launch to date of the 34.8-meter-tall (114.2 ft.) rocket and the second of 2026.

Economic Times

European Mission Integrator Space Cargo Plans First Commercial Starfall Reentry Mission Aboard SpaceX Starship

spaceanddefense.io

FLEX and Sentinel-3C launched

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2026-09-14T21:05:39.811094-07:00

aviation Orders Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs) Boeing

ch-aviation • Vanja Popovic

Kazakhstan’s Air Astana expects delayed B787s from 4Q26

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2026-09-14T22:05:29.268110-07:00

aviation Aircraft Finance & Leasing Asia-Pacific (APAC) Airlines

ch-aviation • Dirk Andrei Salcedo

US-Bangla Airlines eyes $4-5bn aircraft lease deal

By ch-aviation: US-Bangla Airlines (BS, Dhaka) plans another aircraft leasing programme worth USD4-5 billion "within the next 60 days", or by November 2026, managing director Mohammad Abdullah Al Mamun said.

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2026-09-14T20:35:18.163217-07:00

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