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ch-aviation • Hilka Birns

Lufthansa redirects five planned Austrian 787-9 deliveries to offset 777X delays

Austrian Airlines will lose five planned Boeing 787-9 deliveries after Lufthansa Group reallocates the aircraft to address delays to Boeing’s 777X. The shift adds another constraint to Austrian’s fleet plans while directing scarce widebody capacity toward other needs within the group.

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2026-11-06T02:55:09.656280-08:00

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SpaceNews.com • Jeff Foust

NASA selects three companies for TDRSS replacement program

By SpaceNews.com: NASA has selected three companies for the next phase of an effort to provide a commercial replacement for its aging data-relay constellation.

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2026-11-06T03:49:03.398882-08:00

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AeroTime • Clement Charpentreau

F-35B releases Meteor missile from internal weapons bay for first time

By AeroTime: An F-35B has released a Meteor missile test asset from its internal weapons bay for the first time, advancing UK and Italian integration plans.

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2026-11-06T02:34:26.597236-08:00

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FlightGlobal • David Kaminski-Morrow

Maintenance procedure lapse left gust damage to 737 Max undetected

By FlightGlobal: Southwest jet released to service after operational test missed impairment to fin and rudder unit.

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2026-11-06T03:05:09.654153-08:00

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ch-aviation • Paul Ash

Union urges airBaltic rethink over flight crew layoff plans

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2026-11-06T02:15:36.371548-08:00

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Breaking Defense • Andrew White

Europe nears decision on competing hypersonic interceptor programs

By Breaking Defense: The European Commission is expected to select one of two competing consortia by the end of November to advance development of a European interceptor targeting hypersonic and ballistic missile threats, with a system-level demonstrator targeted for 2030.

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2026-11-06T03:20:37.960560-08:00

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