Built to Take a Hit: Tiny Flying Robot is a Step Closer to Flight Beyond the Lab | UC Davis College of Engineering

https://engineering.ucdavis.edu/news/built-take-hit-tiny-flying-robot-step-closer-flight-beyond-lab

Boeing’s white-collar union approves contract offer, avoiding strike

https://www.seattletimes.com/business/boeing-aerospace/boeings-white-collar-union-approves-contract-offer-avoiding-strike/

Boeing 737 MAX software glitch not a safety risk, FAA says

https://www.seattletimes.com/business/boeing-aerospace/boeing-737-max-software-glitch-not-a-safety-risk-faa-says/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_boeing-aerospace

AFRL Certifies Anduril’s Barracuda-M as Open Systems Architecture Compliant

https://theaviationist.com/2026/09/30/barracuda-m-open-systems-architecture-compliant/

Northrop Grumman’s YFQ-48 Flies for the First Time

https://theaviationist.com/2026/10/03/northrop-grummans-yfq-48-flies-for-the-first-time/

Winning ideas to transform wildfire detection and response

https://wildfiretoday.com/winning-ideas-to-transform-wildfire-detection-and-response/

FAA Breaks All-Time Record for Air Traffic Controller Trainee Hiring

https://www.faa.gov/newsroom/faa-breaks-all-time-record-air-traffic-controller-trainee-hiring

Boeing Secures Order For First Full-Rate Production MH-139 Grey Wolf Helicopters

https://boeing.mediaroom.com/news-releases-statements?item=131723

New Travel Industry Coalition Calls for EU Digital Omnibus to Enable Secure, Seamless Biometric Journeys

https://www.iata.org/en/pressroom/2026-releases/10-01-new-travel-industry-coalition-calls-for-eu-digital-omnibus-to-enable-secure-seamless-biometric-journeys/

Airbus A350F freighter successfully performs its maiden flight

https://www.airbus.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2026-09-airbus-a350f-freighter-successfully-performs-its-maiden-flight

Embraer and Mahindra Select Nagpur for Proposed C-390 Assembly Facility in India

https://aviationnews.eu/news/2026/10/embraer-and-mahindra-select-nagpur-for-proposed-c-390-assembly-facility-in-india/

GA-ASI and SoftBank Test Aerial Disaster Relief Communications System on MQ-9B Drone

https://aviationnews.eu/news/2026/10/ga-asi-and-softbank-test-aerial-disaster-relief-communications-system-on-mq-9b-drone/

Germany Considers Buying 16 New Airbus A400M Aircraft

https://aviationnews.eu/news/2026/10/germany-considers-buying-16-new-airbus-a400m-aircraft/

SAS flight returns to Copenhagen after suspected drone alert closes Vilnius Airport

https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/scandinavian-airlines-system-sas/sas-flight-returns-to-copenhagen-after-suspected-drone-alert-closes-vilnius-airport/

Medical jet with six aboard missing on Bermuda–Boston flight

https://www.aviation24.be/miscellaneous/accidents/medical-jet-with-six-aboard-missing-on-bermuda-boston-flight/

B-52s Get Prototype System for Beyond-Line-of-Sight Comms

https://www.airandspaceforces.com/b-52s-prototype-comms-systems/

Colorado Evaluates Aerial Water System for Wildfire Control

https://aerialfiremag.com/2026/09/25/colorado-evaluates-new-aerial-water-delivery-system-designed-to-reach-emerging-fires-earlier-and-expand-wildfire-suppression-options/

Airships as pseudo satellite flying antenna for mobile phone communications

An unmanned Sceye airship flew from New Mexico to Japan and back, beaming mobile cell service to ordinary phones from the stratosphere. Still a test, but SoftBank – one of Japan's major mobile carriers – eyes commercial service in Japan from 2027.

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 https://newatlas.com/aircraft/sceye-flying-cell-tower-beams-phone-signal-stratosphere/

Even before it could complete 3 months of service, the gold trimmed 747-8 donated by the Qatar royal family has been grounded for cosmetic upgrades. The swanky jet already boasts lie-flat massage seats for reporters, decorative bookcases, and a grand staircase. - Luxurylaunches

https://luxurylaunches.com/other_stuff/qatar-air-force-one-grounded-10032026.php

Hegseth Unveils New Autonomous Warfare Command

https://www.airandspaceforces.com/hegseth-drones-autonomous-warfare-command-state-of-the-force/