defense   Space Force   Defense Budgets & Spending   Space Defense & Militarization   Policy & Regulation   Defense Policy  
SpaceNews.com • Sandra Erwin

Trump's $1.5T defense plan would more than double Space Force funding

President Trump's $1.5 trillion defense plan would more than double funding for the U.S. Space Force, sharply increasing its share of the overall defense request. The proposal signals a major shift of resources toward space warfighting, sensing and acquisition priorities.

2026-04-04T09:42:22.307156-07:00
aviation   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Workforce & Skills Development   Airlines   United Airlines  
Paddle Your Own Kanoo • Mateusz Maszczynski

United reaches tentative flight attendant contract with $100+/hr top pay, no major concessions

By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: Flight attendants at United Airlines are scouring the full text of a new, highly anticipated tentative labor agreement that was released late on Friday night and trying to work out what the catch is, after the Chicago-based carrier promised pay rates that top out at more than $100 per hour.

Also: Aviation A2Z and View from the Wing
2026-04-03T23:58:48.974526-07:00
aviation   Orders   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Asia-Pacific (APAC)   Airlines   ATR  
Aviation Week • Thierry Dubois

New South Korean Carrier Sum Air Orders Up To Eight ATR 72-600s

By Aviation Week: Sum Air has ordered four ATR 72-600 regional turboprops from ATR and signed purchase rights for four additional aircraft.

Also: Aviation24
2026-04-03T07:06:31.430447-07:00