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ch-aviation • Dirk Andrei Salcedo

Air Calédonie wins six-month extension to restructuring observation period

A court has extended Air Calédonie’s observation period in its court-supervised restructuring by six months, through mid-April 2027. The reprieve gives the New Caledonian carrier additional time under judicial oversight as it works through its restructuring.

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2026-10-20T17:36:16.843115-07:00

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Universe Today • Matthew Williams

Scientists Use Ancient Rains to Map the Possible Origin Life on Mars

By Universe Today: Billions of years ago, rain may have helped shape where the chemistry of life could begin on Mars. A new study maps how formaldehyde, an important prebiotic molecule, may have reached the surface.

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2026-10-20T16:55:50.853768-07:00

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SpaceNews.com • Sandra Erwin

Space Force plans overhaul of launch ranges as traffic surges

By SpaceNews.com: WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force wants its busiest launch ranges to eventually handle surges of five to eight major operations a day under a modernization plan aimed at keeping aging infrastructure from becoming a constraint on space activity.

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2026-10-20T15:40:38.376691-07:00

aviation Aircraft Finance & Leasing Orders Asia-Pacific (APAC) Airbus A320

ch-aviation • Dirk Andrei Salcedo

Vietnam Airlines seeks up to 25 A321neo for budget arm

By ch-aviation: Vietnam Airlines (VN, Hanoi Noi Bai International) is reportedly seeking to lease twenty to twenty-five A321-200N aircraft to support a return to the low-cost market as early as 2027, Bloomberg reported on October 16 citing unnamed sources familiar with the plans.

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2026-10-20T18:05:09.001233-07:00

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ch-aviation • Dirk Andrei Salcedo

Korean Air and Jeju Air secure US loan guarantees

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2026-10-20T18:56:24.071167-07:00

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FlightGlobal • Jon Hemmerdinger

FAA chief promises AI-powered ATC overhaul will succeed where NextGen failed

By FlightGlobal: Regulator has a 'great plan' that will not suffer the same fate as the troubled predecessor programme, Bedford says.

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2026-10-20T19:05:32.997560-07:00

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Wall Street Journal • Bojan Pancevski

Airfield Attack Marked Opening Shot in Putin’s Sabotage Campaign Against Europe

By Wall Street Journal: BERLIN—A massive cargo plane, used to carry military assistance to Ukraine and parked at an airfield in eastern Germany, was attacked by explosive-packed drones in early August.

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2026-10-20T19:05:54.754672-07:00

space Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation Commercial Space

Space.com • Mike Wall

SpaceX will attempt 1st-ever double Starship rocket catch on next test launch, a 'profound technology milestone,' Elon Musk says

By Space.com: SpaceX will try to recover both Starship stages during the megarocket's next test flight, which is expected to take place in November, according to Elon Musk.

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2026-10-20T15:40:38.478909-07:00

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