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Air Data News • Ricardo Meier

Airbus schedules A350F freighter’s first flight for September 29 after high-speed RTO tests

Airbus says the A350F freighter is scheduled to make its first flight from Toulouse on September 29, subject to weather and technical conditions. Prototype MSN700 has completed two high-speed rejected-takeoff tests, marking a key step toward the delayed aircraft’s certification campaign.

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2026-09-25T07:16:16.253331-07:00

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Ars Technica • Stephen Clark

With PRIMA, NASA will try to build a billion-dollar space telescope in record time

By Ars Technica: NASA's PRIMA mission will use spare parts from Webb to do major science at a lower cost.

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2026-09-25T07:21:10.613043-07:00

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FlightGlobal • Craig Hoyle

Canada, Saab to enter full negotiations for six GlobalEye AEW&C aircraft

By FlightGlobal: Development follows May announcement of Saab as preferred supplier for new surveillance capability. Canada intends to acquire six Saab GlobalEye airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft, with Ottawa set to advance into full negotiations to purchase the type.

Also: Air Data News and defence-industry.eu

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2026-09-25T07:50:05.011719-07:00

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Reuters

US Senate approves legislation to address pilot, air traffic control mental health issues

By Reuters: The US Senate approved bipartisan legislation to modernize regulations ‌on mental health guidance for pilots and air traffic controllers to encourage early disclosure and ⁠treatment.

Also: NBAA

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2026-09-25T08:35:52.190114-07:00

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CNBC • Leslie Josephs

Airlines waive flight-change fees ahead of nor'easter

By CNBC: Flight disruptions were minimal for Saturday as of Friday morning.

Airline Geeks

Airlines, Airports Brace for Weekend Nor’easter

Bloomberg

US Airlines Waive Change Fees as Storm Strengthens in Northeast

Also: Airline Economics and Seeking Alpha

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2026-09-25T06:05:51.360223-07:00

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FlightGlobal • Kerry Reals

CAA probe into NATS system failure to focus on modernisation plans and lessons learned

By FlightGlobal: UK regulator will provide initial report on the recent air traffic management outage to the government by the end of January.

AeroTime

CAA to assess NATS leadership during system failure review

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2026-09-25T07:05:09.925247-07:00

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Bloomberg • Allyson Versprille

FAA Ceases Single-Pilot Cessna Flight Exemptions After Crashes

By Bloomberg: Some Cessna aircraft that typically require two pilots will no longer receive a waiver to be flown by just one, following several fatal accidents and widespread noncompliance with rules for maintaining exemptions, the US Federal Aviation Administration said.

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2026-09-25T08:36:12.922947-07:00

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Reuters • Alessandro Parodi, Gianluca Lo Nostro, Joanna Plucinska

EXCLUSIVE: Qatar Airways retires idle A330s and sends pilots to RwandAir as Iran war drags

By Reuters: Qatar Airways has retired its last Airbus A330 passenger jets and seconded some pilots to Rwanda's flag carrier as the prolonged Iran war disrupts Gulf aviation and accelerates the global phase-out of older jets, according to two people with knowledge of the matter and data reviewed by Reuters.