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ch-aviation • Vanja Popovic

Airbus A330neo output delayed by horizontal-tailplane quality issue

Airbus nearly halted A330neo deliveries for about three months after identifying a quality issue involving the horizontal tailplane, including a stray tool found in one aircraft’s tail section. Inspections and corrective work have allowed handovers to resume, but some deliveries will slip into 2026.

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2026-09-04T08:05:27.780127-07:00

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DefenseNews.com • Michael Scanlon

Space industry lacks workers needed to rebuild satellites lost in war, report says

By DefenseNews.com: The U.S. does not have enough engineers, technicians and assemblers to rebuild military space assets destroyed in a war with China or Russia, per RAND.

Also: AirForceTimes and Military Times

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2026-09-04T07:05:31.877112-07:00

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Breaking Defense • Mark Pomerleau

Army’s desert Starlink trial highlights challenges and opportunities of commercial satellite technology

By Breaking Defense: US Army soldiers have taken to placing wet t-shirts on Starlink terminals to keep them from overheating in the field during tests.

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2026-09-04T06:19:48.048580-07:00

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Associated Press • Hunter Robertson, Katalyst Space, Kieran Wilson

Private spacecraft reaches NASA’s Swift Observatory in attempted rescue mission

By Associated Press: A private spacecraft that was supposed to save NASA's sinking Swift Observatory has managed to come within nine miles of the doomed spacecraft and even snap pictures.

Also: The Independent

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2026-09-04T07:21:14.425556-07:00

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European Spaceflight • Andrew Parsonson

Isar Aerospace Calls Off 4 September Spectrum Launch Attempt

By European Spaceflight: Isar Aerospace appears to have scrubbed a planned 4 September launch attempt hours after launch-related road closures went into effect.

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2026-09-04T06:50:10.433560-07:00

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FlightGlobal • Kerry Reals

Air France-KLM moves chief operating officer across to lead Transavia

By FlightGlobal: Oltion Carkaxhija will focus on “reinforcing” Transavia’s position in the intra-European market. Air France-KLM Group chief operating officer Oltion Carkaxhija has been appointed chief executive of low-cost unit Transavia, as part of a management reshuffle.

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2026-09-04T07:05:22.573046-07:00

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Leeham News • Howard Hardee

Will Embraer Go Big by Developing a Large Narrowbody Jet?

By Leeham News: Embraer has downplayed this possibility for years, though executives have welcomed the perception that the Brazilian airframer is capable of designing, developing and producing a large single-aisle aircraft to challenge the airframer duopoly's core products.

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2026-09-04T07:13:44.146068-07:00

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