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Novaspace: connected aircraft to surpass 70,000 by 2035 (72% penetration in commercial aviation)

Novaspace projects the global connected aircraft fleet will exceed 70,000 by 2035, with penetration reaching 72% across commercial aviation. The finding frames satellite-based aircraft connectivity as a rapidly scaling differentiator for airlines, with implications for onboard equipment, network partnerships and service offerings.

2026-06-27T06:27:49.642238-07:00

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Airbus Defence and Space builds a German sovereign ISR coalition with Rohde & Schwarz, constellr, Orbint and HPS

2026-06-10T04:28:46.141552-07:00

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Avelo Airlines launches nonstop Cleveland–New Haven and Cleveland–Charlotte (Concord)

2026-06-19T14:52:04.011498-07:00

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Northrop Grumman to Fly Pegasus Intercept Mission to Raise NASA’s Swift Observatory from Decaying Orbit

2026-06-18T05:17:07.837992-07:00

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Novaspace: connected aircraft to surpass 70,000 by 2035 (72% penetration in commercial aviation) Novaspace projects the global connected aircraft fleet will exceed 70,000 by 2035, with penetration reaching 72% across commercial aviation. The finding frames satellite-based aircraft connectivity as a rapidly scaling differentiator for airlines, with implications for onboard equipment, network partnerships and service offerings.

2026-06-27T06:27:49.642238-07:00

Novaspace: connected aircraft to surpass 70,000 by 2035 (72% penetration in commercial aviation)

Breitflyte

Avelo Airlines launches nonstop Cleveland–New Haven and Cleveland–Charlotte (Concord) Avelo Airlines has announced new nonstop service to and from Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, adding routes to New Haven, Connecticut, and Charlotte / Concord, North Carolina. The announcement expands the carrier’s point-to-point network from a key Northeast/Mid-Atlantic hub.

2026-06-19T14:52:04.011498-07:00

Avelo Airlines launches nonstop Cleveland–New Haven and Cleveland–Charlotte (Concord)

SpaceNews.com

Northrop Grumman to Fly Pegasus Intercept Mission to Raise NASA’s Swift Observatory from Decaying Orbit Northrop Grumman’s Pegasus rocket is scheduled for a time-critical rescue mission in June to prevent NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory from making an uncontrolled re-entry. The plan will use Katalyst Space’s LINK spacecraft to intercept Swift in a decaying orbit and boost it to a higher altitude.

2026-06-18T05:17:07.837992-07:00

Northrop Grumman to Fly Pegasus Intercept Mission to Raise NASA’s Swift Observatory from Decaying Orbit

FlightGlobal

Canada begins negotiations with Italy for Leonardo M-346 advanced jet trainer under Future Fighter Lead-In Training The Royal Canadian Air Force has begun talks with Italy for a potential acquisition of Leonardo M-346 advanced jet trainers to support the Future Fighter Lead-In Training programme. The move follows the RCAF’s retirement of its BAE Systems CT-155 Hawks in 2024 and targets replacement of its next-generation training pipeline.

2026-06-17T08:04:26.592031-07:00

Canada begins negotiations with Italy for Leonardo M-346 advanced jet trainer under Future Fighter Lead-In Training

The Atlantic

Boeing 747’s Retirement Marks the End of the “Queen of the Skies” Era The Boeing 747 is entering its final retirement phase, signaling the closure of an iconic chapter in U.S. commercial aviation design and ambition. The type’s drawdown also reframes how legacy widebody fleets are being preserved or repurposed, including through museum-style second lives.

2026-06-12T04:13:02.615274-07:00

Boeing 747’s Retirement Marks the End of the “Queen of the Skies” Era

Airbus

Airbus Defence and Space builds a German sovereign ISR coalition with Rohde & Schwarz, constellr, Orbint and HPS At the Berlin Air Show, Airbus Defence and Space signed an MoU with Rohde & Schwarz, constellr, Orbint and High Performance Space Structure Systems to collaborate on a satellite-based Earth observation and sovereign intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) solution. The effort is positioned to bring together RF plus EO/IR—including SAR and thermal IR—for an autonomous capability.

2026-06-10T04:28:46.141552-07:00

Airbus Defence and Space builds a German sovereign ISR coalition with Rohde & Schwarz, constellr, Orbint and HPS

Via Satellite

Astroscale launches AIRS initiative to improve data on atmospheric impacts from reentered spacecraft Astroscale is leading the “Atmospheric Impacts of Reentered Spacecraft” (AIRS) initiative to advance study of how reentered spacecraft affect the atmosphere, combining better environmental data collection with protection of sensitive commercial information. Planet Labs joins as a founding participant to support the effort with its Earth-observation data capabilities.

2026-06-09T12:42:16.610956-07:00

Astroscale launches AIRS initiative to improve data on atmospheric impacts from reentered spacecraft

SpaceWatch Global

OHB begins RAMSES planetary defense spacecraft build for spring 2028 launch OHB has started construction of the RAMSES planetary defense mission spacecraft, targeting a spring 2028 launch. The move locks in an end-to-end schedule milestone for the spacecraft build ahead of integration and test, positioning RAMSES to meet its planned launch window.

2026-06-08T00:11:15.037658-07:00

OHB begins RAMSES planetary defense spacecraft build for spring 2028 launch

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Novaspace: connected aircraft to surpass 70,000 by 2035 (72% penetration in commercial aviation)

Airbus Defence and Space builds a German sovereign ISR coalition with Rohde & Schwarz, constellr, Orbint and HPS

Avelo Airlines launches nonstop Cleveland–New Haven and Cleveland–Charlotte (Concord)

Northrop Grumman to Fly Pegasus Intercept Mission to Raise NASA’s Swift Observatory from Decaying Orbit

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