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SpaceX Starship test program 2026

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Latest: SpaceX prepares Starship for first planned orbital flight test

Following the successful Flight 13 in late July 2026, SpaceX has accelerated preparations for Flight 14, which aims to achieve the first orbital flight for the vehicle’s upper stage. Elon Musk has indicated that SpaceX i

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Dome Fire in Yosemite National Park

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Latest: Yosemite Dome Fire causes helicopter crash and road closures

The Dome Fire in Yosemite National Park, which erupted near the Chilnualna Falls Trailhead around September 15, has expanded to more than 4,000 acres. The blaze remains approximately 15% contained. On September 20, a fi

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Joby Aviation autonomous coast-to-coast flight

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Latest: Joby Aviation completes first autonomous US coast-to-coast flight

Joby Aviation successfully completed a 3,199-mile autonomous coast-to-coast flight across the continental United States, traveling from Concord, California, to North Carolina. Using a modified Cessna 208B Grand Caravan e

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Lawsuit filed and operations paused after Miami cargo jet

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Latest: Amazon pauses operations with 21 Air after fatal Miami plane crash

A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed against Amazon and its aviation partners following the fatal Boeing 767 cargo jet crash at Miami International Airport. The widow of Yoel Rodriguez Naranjo, one of the five victims

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Joby Aviation eVTOL commercial and defense expansion

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Latest: Texas launches electric air taxi testing via Project Nexus

In July 2026, Joby Aviation was reported as the front-runner in the electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) market, having logged more than 50,000 test-flight miles, progressed through FAA type-certification, and

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NASA X-59 quiet supersonic flight testing

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Latest: NASA X-59 completes test flights to enable quiet supersonic travel

NASA is conducting the Quesst mission to test the X-59, an experimental aircraft designed to reduce the noise of supersonic flight. The goal is to replace traditional sonic booms with a softer “sonic thump,” potentially

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Unmanned cargo aircraft flight demonstrations in Louisiana

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Latest: Unmanned cargo aircraft complete flight demonstrations in Louisiana

In late August 2026, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) conducted the first remote-piloted eVTOL cargo flight under its eVTOL Integration Pilot Program (eIPP) at Houma-Terrebonne Airport in Louisiana. The test inv

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Heart Aerospace X1 electric aircraft flight testing

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Latest: Heart Aerospace completes first piloted flight of Heart X1 electric aircraft

Heart Aerospace successfully completed the first piloted flight of its X1 demonstrator, a full-scale battery-electric aircraft, at Plattsburgh International Airport in New York. The 27-minute flight reached an altitude o

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Fatal aircraft accidents in Alaska

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Latest: Alaska plane crash kills former Bethel mayor and three relatives

A series of fatal aircraft accidents in Alaska has drawn investigation into flight operations and weather-related risks. In February 2025, Bering Air Flight 445 crashed near Nome, killing all ten people on board. An NTS

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European corporate earnings season July–Aug 2026

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Latest: European companies report mixed 2026 financial results

The mid-2026 European corporate earnings season featured diverse Q2 results and macroeconomic indicators across several sectors. Early reports included major German, Swiss, UK, and French entities. In renewables, Vestas

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Trump Marine One safety investigations

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Latest: Marine One experiences repeated communication failures in Washington

On 4 August 2026, Marine One, carrying President Donald Trump, lifted off from the White House Ellipse and climbed toward Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. While the helicopter was ascending, an Envoy Air Embrae

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