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NBAA-BACE will feature roughly two dozen sessions focused on aircraft maintenance, reflecting the sector’s evolving operating environment. The show will also include an emerging technology pavilion with start-ups Beyond Aero, DTA Aircraft and Regent Craft among its exhibitors.
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NBAA-BACE will feature roughly two dozen sessions focused on aircraft maintenance, reflecting the sector’s evolving operating environment. The show will also include an emerging technology pavilion with start-ups Beyond Aero, DTA Aircraft and Regent Craft among its exhibitors.
Leaders from Paragon Network fixed-base operators met in Denver to exchange best practices spanning leadership, safety and customer experience. The conference highlights the operational priorities FBOs are addressing across the network, though the available report provides no details on specific initiatives or outcomes.
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At the International Astronautical Congress, astronauts including André Kuipers, Mike Feustel, Andrew Marshburn and Michael López-Alegría debated whether spaceflight can be called safe. Their framing: “managed” is the more honest word, putting risk management—not a promise of zero risk—at the center of the discussion.
A SpaceWatchGL recap reports that the 2026 International Astronautical Congress has concluded in Antalya, Turkey, and that Geneva will host the 2029 edition. The report identifies the next host city but provides no further details on the selection or the congress’s outcomes.
Media Carrier Solutions plans to present new personalization features for its Media Box platform and its SCANtoREAD offering at the APEX FTE EXPO in Singapore. The announcement centers on passenger-facing digital media services; the available report provides no further details on features, deployment plans or commercial terms.
Estonian company KrattWorks plans to show its products at this year’s AUSA conference in Washington, including a Shahed-like dummy drone designed for target practice. The announcement puts the company’s offering in view at a major U.S. Army-focused defense gathering.
Day two of Germany’s ND conference focused on dual-use systems, launch, the IRIS² satellite network and intelligence needs. An industry panel identified security clearances as the central constraint on progress, shifting attention from satellite availability to the ability to access and use space capabilities.
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At the 77th International Astronautical Congress in Antalya, agencies and companies addressed low Earth orbit congestion and debris removal, cislunar interoperability, and lunar communications and transport. ESA also presented a study on developing a reusable two-stage heavy-lift launcher, while U.S. and Chinese space networks were in focus.
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