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Europe   Airports   Airport Infrastructure & Air Traffic Management  
ch-aviation • Dirk Andrei Salcedo

Russia permanently closes Moscow’s Ostafyevo airport, Gazpromavia’s base

The Russian government has officially closed Moscow Ostafyevo airport to flight operations and abolished the border-control post there. The move ends operations at the airport, which served as a base for Gazpromavia; the reports provide no details on the closure’s timing or the disposition of its operations.

2026-10-07T23:55:27.485604-07:00
Event   Satellite   Europe   Moon   Commercial Space   Space Policy & International Cooperation   NASA  
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SpaceWatch Global

#SpaceWatchGL Recap: IAC 2026 Day Three: Europe Prepares for Rome, NASA Opens Its Data

By SpaceWatch Global: IAC 2026 Day Three: Europe's road to Rome and crew autonomy, NASA's Artemis II lunar data release, Türkiye's Moon mission details and space manufacturing.

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2026-10-08T00:35:40.234723-07:00
Helicopter   Aircraft Finance & Leasing   Orders   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)  
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FlightGlobal • David Kaminski-Morrow

Russian state lessor signs follow-on agreement for large batch of Mi-8MTV-1 helicopters

By FlightGlobal: First rotorcraft under new GTLK pact set to arrive this year. Russian state leasing company GTLK has signed a follow-on agreement with Russian Helicopters for the supply of 72 Mil Mi-8MTV-1s.

2026-10-08T00:05:28.898966-07:00
Africa   Accident   ATR   Embraer  
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FlightGlobal • David Kaminski-Morrow

Tanzanian EMB-120 diverted to Kilimanjaro after colliding with zebra during Serengeti take-off

By FlightGlobal: Turboprop suffered landing-gear collapse on touchdown following wildlife strike. Tanzanian safari flight operator AH Airways has confirmed that an Embraer EMB-120 turboprop collided with a zebra on rotation from a Serengeti National Park airstrip, resulting in a gear collapse while landing at Kilimanjaro airport.

2026-10-08T00:05:29.249828-07:00