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Space.com • Mike Wall

SpaceX targets Sept. 28 for Starship Flight 14 and first operational Starlink V3 deployment

After more than a decade of development, SpaceX is preparing Starship’s first orbital mission, targeting Sept. 28 for Flight 14. The mission would deploy Starlink V3 satellites into an operational orbit, marking the vehicle’s transition from development testing toward commercial spaceflight operations.

NASA Spaceflight • Ryan Weber

Starship Flight 14: SpaceX Attempts Orbit

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2026-09-27T09:05:02.755458-07:00
aviation   Europe   Airports   Airport Infrastructure & Air Traffic Management   Policy & Regulation  
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Bloomberg • Alex Wickham

Burnham Declines to Support Plan for Third Runway at Heathrow

By Bloomberg: UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s suggestion that he could block plans for a third runway at Heathrow Airport set up a dispute with influential Labour interest groups just as the governing party’s annual conference got underway.

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2026-09-27T03:05:11.972916-07:00
defense   Europe   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact   Defense Policy  
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Reuters • Toby Shepheard

Trump says men arrested at UK air base used by US were looking to do 'big damage'

By Reuters: An Iranian-linked motive is considered the most likely, a source familiar with the investigation said, while a Russian sabotage operation or an ​Islamist plot were also being looked at.

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2026-09-27T01:05:43.526402-07:00
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FlightGlobal • David Kaminski-Morrow

Single-pilot operations with larger Citation jets banned over safety and compliance concerns

By FlightGlobal: US FAA rescinds long-standing exemption for Part 25 aircraft after reviewing accident rate and oversight weakness. US regulators are to rescind exemptions allowing single pilots to operate transport-category Cessna Citation business jets, after analysing accident rates and poor compliance with rules.

2026-09-27T01:50:03.906036-07:00