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European Spaceflight • Andrew Parsonson

ArianeGroup Keeps MaiaSpace Operating Despite Negative Equity

ArianeGroup has decided to keep launch startup MaiaSpace operating after the company’s losses pushed shareholders’ equity into negative territory. The decision preserves MaiaSpace’s continued participation in the launch market while highlighting the financial pressure facing the venture.

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2026-08-03T08:14:50.234680-07:00

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Runway Girl • Becca Alkema

ORIX Aviation to Acquire Aircraft Aftermarket Specialist AerFin

By Runway Girl: ORIX Aviation has inked an agreement to acquire AerFin, the aviation aftermarket specialist that buys, sells, leases and repairs aircraft, engines and parts.

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2026-08-03T07:59:30.688903-07:00

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Breaking Defense • Valerie Insinna

Northrop gets $3B framework deal to increase motor production for PAC-3, THAAD

By Breaking Defense: The deal will allow Northrop to stand up production as a second supplier of solid rocket motors for the PAC-3 interceptor.

Wall Street Journal

Northrop Grumman Enters $3 Billion Contracts to Increase Missile Defense Production

aviationnews.eu

Northrop Grumman Secures $3 Billion Framework Deals to Surge Missile Interceptor Production

Also: Reuters, Bloomberg, defence-industry.eu, Seeking Alpha, defence-industry.eu and insidedefense.com

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2026-08-03T05:31:14.955872-07:00

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Ars Technica • Eric Berger

SpaceX is set to acquire 130,000 acres of marshland in southern Louisiana

By Ars Technica: A Louisiana launch site would offer several significant advantages.

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2026-08-03T07:44:39.024775-07:00

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SpaceNews.com • Sandra Erwin

Xona secures spectrum approval for 250-satellite navigation network

By SpaceNews.com: WASHINGTON — Xona Space Systems has received federal approval to broadcast commercial navigation signals from a planned constellation of more than 250 satellites, clearing a major regulatory obstacle as the startup prepares to begin deploying the network, the company said Aug.

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2026-08-03T08:44:34.002726-07:00

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AeroTime • Ian Molyneaux

Eve Air activates pusher propulsion system in first partial transition flight

By AeroTime: Eve Air Mobility activated the company’s electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft pusher propulsion system in its first partial transition flight.

Airline Economics

Eve Air Mobility advances eVTOL testing with first partial transition flight

suasnews.com

Eve Air Mobility Achieves First Transition Flight Milestone, Advancing eVTOL Program Toward Wing-Borne Flight

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2026-08-03T06:59:14.385891-07:00

aviation Aircraft Finance & Leasing Orders Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs) Airlines Boeing Boeing 737

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2026-08-03T00:59:45.583147-07:00

aviation Aircraft Demand: Airline Distress & Consolidation Asia-Pacific (APAC) Airlines

Aviation Week • Chen Chuanren

Bamboo Airways Suspends Ticket Sales, Operations Dwindle

By Aviation Week: Bamboo Airways has suspended commercial ticket sales, fueling speculation over the Vietnamese carrier’s future as scheduled operations dwindle.

Also: AeroTime

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2026-08-03T02:59:28.776548-07:00

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