Payload
• Andrew Parsonson
FCC filings show Eutelsat is planning a new low Earth orbit broadband constellation, dubbed “Eutelsat Next,” targeting 528 satellites and operating separately from OneWeb. The proposal signals Eutelsat is pursuing an additional constellation architecture rather than treating OneWeb’s fleet as the only growth vector.
Reuters
• Kanishka Singh
By Reuters: The U.S. Coast Guard said on Thursday that a Kenmore Air seaplane in Washington state with 11 people on board made an emergency landing near Sucia Island before catching fire, but everyone on the plane was accounted for after a rescue operation.
Aviation Safety Network
Reuters
• Cassell Bryan-Low
By Reuters: As U.S. defence companies descended on Britain's Farnborough Airshow this week hoping to tap Europe's military spending boom, they encountered increased concern among customers about reliance on American suppliers.
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
• Mateusz Maszczynski
By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: A Southwest Airlines flight attendant was detained at the Nashville International Airport by ICE agents who had learned that the Jamaican-born crew member was due to arrive back at his home crew base after working a trip.
ch-aviation
• Paul Ash
By ch-aviation: Discover more news on Air India Express at ch-aviation, the leading aviation news and data provider.
ch-aviation
• Paul Ash
By ch-aviation: Discover more news on SpiceJet at ch-aviation, the leading aviation news and data provider.
AeroTime
• Jean Carmela Lim
By AeroTime: Etihad Airways and Air Peace have signed an interline agreement connecting their networks, giving Etihad passengers access to 20 destinations across Nigeria, West Africa, and Central Africa.
Reuters
By Reuters: Adani Enterprises , part of Indian billionaire Gautam Adani's Adani Group, said on Friday it was not evaluating any proposal to enter the airline business.
Associated Press
• Mauricio Savarese
Bloomberg
• Edward Ludlow, Sana Pashankar
Space Intel Report
• Peter B. de Selding
