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SpaceNews.com • Jeff Foust

NASA says nuclear electric propulsion mission SR-1 remains on track for late 2028 launch

NASA officials say the SR-1 nuclear electric propulsion mission is still expected to launch in late 2028. The agency has provided limited detail on the mission’s cost and schedule, leaving key program parameters unclear despite the stated launch outlook.

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2026-10-29T18:25:40.167567-07:00

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Air Data News • Ricardo Meier

Italian Army CH-47F crashes in Bosnia, killing at least four

By Air Data News: An Italian Army CH-47F Chinook crashed in Bosnia and Herzegovina on Thursday, October 29, killing at least four people and injuring 11 others during an operation in support of the European Union Force (EUFOR) Althea mission.

aviationnews.eu

EUFOR Chinook Helicopter Crash in Northern Bosnia Leaves Three Dead and Several Injured

The Aviationist

Developing: Italian CH-47F Chinook Crashes in Bosnia

Also: Reuters, Al Jazeera, ANI News Agency, horizon.mt and The Independent

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2026-10-29T13:04:34.862358-07:00

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Aviation Week • Adrian Schofield

ANA Parent Takes First Step To Acquire Air Do And Solaseed Air

By Aviation Week: ANA Holdings has signed an agreement to acquire Air Do and Solaseed Air that would see them integrated into the ANA Group.

Also: ch-aviation

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2026-10-29T08:49:09.883105-07:00

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ch-aviation • Dirk Andrei Salcedo

Pakistan restores overflight rights to Taiwan carriers

By ch-aviation: This article is only available with a subscription for Commercial Aviation News, Operator & Airport Data.

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2026-10-29T18:04:59.511242-07:00

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Air Data News • Ricardo Meier

Airbus reveals scale of production collapse behind A350 delays

By Air Data News: Airbus has revealed the scale of the production problems inherited from Spirit AeroSystems that contributed to recent A350 delivery delays, with output of critical fuselage components falling by more than half from pre-pandemic levels.

Also: Aviation Week and Airline Economics

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2026-10-29T15:30:37.644133-07:00

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NASA Spaceflight • Eleanor Day

Blue Origin attempts end of year return and eyes Artemis IV selection

By NASA Spaceflight: With Blue Origin moving towards a potential return to flight by late 2026, NASA has formally integrated a Blue Moon Mark 2 (Mk2) test article into its revised Artemis III low-Earth orbit (LEO) flight profile.

Also: human-spaceflight.blogspot.com and newspaceeconomy.ca

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2026-10-29T14:28:13.331630-07:00

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ch-aviation • Dirk Andrei Salcedo

Indonesia's Travira Air investor explores exit

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1 Source

2026-10-29T17:05:02.864096-07:00

aviation Aviation Safety & Regulation Policy & Regulation Airlines

Paddle Your Own Kanoo • Mateusz Maszczynski

Airlines Say the CDC's New Ebola Attestation Requirement For International Travelers Is Disproportionate And Unworkable

By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: The airline industry is up in arms over a new requirement for all international travelers heading to the United States by plane to complete an attestation certifying that they have not been in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in the past 21 days due to rising concerns about Ebola importation.

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2026-10-29T16:15:27.822523-07:00

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