AeroTime
• Stephen Pope
Sri Lankan lawmaker Namal Rajapaksa faces 24 charges over an alleged bribe linked to SriLankan Airlines’ purchase of Airbus aircraft. The allegations concern a historic aircraft deal; the charges have not been established in court.
Associated Press
• Konstantin Toropin, Samy Magdy
By Associated Press: Iran’s strikes on more than two dozen U.S. bases in the Middle East focused on early warning systems before hitting aircraft and buildings.
Space.com
• Space.com Staff
By Space.com: On Episode 234 of This Week In Space, Tariq Malik and Mike Wall are joined by Than Putzig of the Planetary Science Institute about a NASA-backed payload bound for the Marius Hills Pit on the moon.
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
• Mateusz Maszczynski
By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: American Airlines pilots have been told to stay clear of a tiramisu dessert on their crew meal trays while flying out of Phoenix Sky Harbor after it was discovered that the iconic Italian sweet treat had been accidentally laced with alcohol by local caterers at the airport.
AeroTime
• Stephen Pope
By AeroTime: Three people died when a Robinson R22 training helicopter and an Airbus AS350B3 collided near McMinnville Municipal Airport in Oregon.
Bloomberg
• Kateryna Kadabashy
By Bloomberg: What was already destined to be a bad year for Middle East airlines got even worse in October when missiles pummeled the Saudi capital’s airport, killing more than a dozen people and prompting authorities to suspend the hub’s operations.
SpaceNews.com
• Sandra Erwin
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AeroTime
• Stephen Pope
By AeroTime: Passenger rights group FlyersRights is suing DOT over a rule it says shifts flight delay costs from airlines to travelers.
The Daily Debrief
One concise daily briefing across aviation, defense and space—key developments, corroborating sources, and the context leaders need to act.
FlightGlobal
• David Kaminski-Morrow
Ars Technica
• Jeremy Hsu
FlightGlobal
• David Kaminski-Morrow
Cranky Flier
• Andrew Bashuk
SpaceNews.com
• Sandra Erwin
The War Zone
• Thomas Newdick
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• admin On
Universe Today
• Matthew Williams
Via Satellite
• Mark Holmes
