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SpaceX targets 600th Falcon 9 booster landing on West Coast Starlink mission

SpaceX is preparing a Starlink launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base with a south-southwesterly trajectory and an attempt to complete its 600th Falcon 9 booster landing. The effort underscores the company’s cadence-driven reuse operations and ongoing integration of Starlink flights into that landing-recovery loop.

2026-04-17T23:59:22.130000-07:00

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Lufthansa marks 100 years with “Hangar One” visitor centre at Frankfurt Airport

2026-04-17T12:17:39.711734-07:00

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Flydubai and Ethiopian Airlines position in-flight connectivity as a relationship-building tool ahead of AIX

2026-04-17T12:09:00.704539-07:00

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Dubai International readies world’s first commercial eVTOL vertiport for Joby network

2026-04-16T11:09:38.500074-07:00

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SpaceX targets 600th Falcon 9 booster landing on West Coast Starlink mission SpaceX is preparing a Starlink launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base with a south-southwesterly trajectory and an attempt to complete its 600th Falcon 9 booster landing. The effort underscores the company’s cadence-driven reuse operations and ongoing integration of Starlink flights into that landing-recovery loop.

2026-04-17T23:59:22.130000-07:00

SpaceX targets 600th Falcon 9 booster landing on West Coast Starlink mission

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Lufthansa marks 100 years with “Hangar One” visitor centre at Frankfurt Airport Lufthansa Group is celebrating its centenary with the official opening of “Hangar One,” a new conference and visitor center at Frankfurt Airport. The launch ceremony featured remarks by German Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz, aligning the milestone with the airline’s planned 2026 anniversary programme dating back to its 1926 origins and maiden flights.

2026-04-17T12:17:39.711734-07:00

Lufthansa marks 100 years with “Hangar One” visitor centre at Frankfurt Airport

Via Satellite

Flydubai and Ethiopian Airlines position in-flight connectivity as a relationship-building tool ahead of AIX At the Passenger Experience Conference in Hamburg ahead of Aircraft Interiors Expo, flydubai and Ethiopian Airlines described in-flight connectivity (IFC) as a customer-relationship channel—supporting loyalty, targeted onboard content and ongoing engagement. Their perspectives underscore how IFC is increasingly tied to passenger experience strategy rather than treated as a standalone amenity.

2026-04-17T12:09:00.704539-07:00

Flydubai and Ethiopian Airlines position in-flight connectivity as a relationship-building tool ahead of AIX

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Astroscale’s ISSA-J1: world-first commercial multi-orbit satellite inspection mission targeting 2027 rendezvous Astroscale Japan has unveiled its ISSA-J1 mission, planned for launch in 2027. The commercial first will inspect two retired satellites located in different orbits, demonstrating multi-orbit proximity operations as the company pushes space sustainability into a scalable service model.

2026-04-17T01:22:18.226332-07:00

Astroscale’s ISSA-J1: world-first commercial multi-orbit satellite inspection mission targeting 2027 rendezvous

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Commercial LEO space-station developers push back on NASA’s “market not yet emerged” assessment Executives from three commercial space-station developers argued at the Space Symposium that the low-Earth-orbit (LEO) market is real and they can be ready by 2030, when the International Space Station is scheduled for retirement. Their remarks directly counter NASA’s claim that a commercial station market has yet to develop.

2026-04-16T19:32:32.780706-07:00

Commercial LEO space-station developers push back on NASA’s “market not yet emerged” assessment

Via Satellite

Space Force, NATO leadership outline new threat picture and next-step missions for contested space domains U.S. Space Force senior leaders and a top NATO commander used Space Symposium to brief how they are identifying and managing adversary threats across emerging space defense domains. The discussion also set out the forward-looking mission needs to defend U.S. assets both at home and globally.

2026-04-16T18:16:59.084816-07:00

Space Force, NATO leadership outline new threat picture and next-step missions for contested space domains

The War Zone

U.S. Army advances Bell MV-75 Cheyenne II FLRAA tiltrotor amid refueling ambition and airborne capability setbacks Bell has been designated the MV-75 Cheyenne II under the U.S. Army’s FLRAA programme, with new renderings showing Night Stalker-specific features including a radar, sensors, and in-flight refueling capability. At the Army Aviation Warfighting Summit, officials also pointed to the Navy’s MQ-25 Stingray as a possible model for future drone-tanker refueling concepts, alongside discussion of operational setbacks affecting AH-6 Little Birds.

2026-04-16T11:58:37.655672-07:00

U.S. Army advances Bell MV-75 Cheyenne II FLRAA tiltrotor amid refueling ambition and airborne capability setbacks

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NATA forum at Embry‑Riddle to explore AI applications in business aviation with Tuvoli The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) held a forum at Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Florida, focused on how artificial intelligence can be applied across business aviation. The session included Tuvoli and aims to connect AI use-cases to operational and training stakeholders in the sector.

2026-04-16T11:10:13.647231-07:00

NATA forum at Embry‑Riddle to explore AI applications in business aviation with Tuvoli

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SpaceX targets 600th Falcon 9 booster landing on West Coast Starlink mission

Lufthansa marks 100 years with “Hangar One” visitor centre at Frankfurt Airport

Flydubai and Ethiopian Airlines position in-flight connectivity as a relationship-building tool ahead of AIX

Dubai International readies world’s first commercial eVTOL vertiport for Joby network

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