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On October 2, 2025, Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer announced its latest set of delivery figures of new aircraft for the third quarter of 2025 (3Q25). The figures show a slight uptick in the number of new aircraft being handed over to customers, while the quarter was also a success for orders for new aircraft from new and existing customers. In 3Q25, the planemaker delivered 62 new aircraft. The result represented a marginal increase over the 61 aircraft handed over in 2Q25 and the 59 jets that were delivered in 3Q24. During 3Q25, 20 new commercial jets were delivered, with more…
Munich Airport (MUC) in Germany was shut down overnight on October 2–3, 2025, due to multiple drone sightings in the area, becoming the latest European airport affected by drone activity. By the morning of October 3, 2025, the airport had reopened. According to information from Flightradar24, the airport remained closed until 02:59 local time on the night of October 2–3, 2025. A flight from Bangkok, Thailand, was the first to arrive at about 05:25 local time, according to the airport’s website. In a statement released on October 3, 2025, the airport announced that German air traffic control (DFS) had limited flight…
Pilots from both Lufthansa and Lufthansa Cargo have voted in support of possible strike action over pensions plans that have been part of ongoing negotiations with the airline. On September 30, 2025, the Cockpit Association, a union representing 10,000 pilots from all German airlines, announced that it had received a strong mandate for the next steps in the dispute. 90% of Lufthansa’s pilots voted, with 88% showing support for the collective bargaining committee. 95% of Lufthansa Cargo pilots voted, with 96% behind the mandate. “The result is a strong signal of the unity of our members. The pilots clearly stand…
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Germany has taken delivery of its first Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft, signaling a further bolstering of its naval surveillance and anti-submarine warfare capabilities amid rising tension in the Baltic Sea region. As per Defense News, there are eight on order in total, and the P-8A is expected to replace Germany’s aging fleet of Lockheed P-3 Orions, enhancing Germany’s ability to monitor undersea threats and contribute to NATO’s collective maritime defense objectives. The acquisition underscores how Germany is expanding its maritime reach. The German Navy will now operate a state-of-the-art platform that combines surveillance, anti-submarine warfare, and networked mission…
By Bjorn Fehrm and Henry Tam October 10, 2025, ©. Leeham News: We do a series about ideas on how the long development times for large airliners can be shortened. New projects talk about cutting development time and reaching certification and production faster than previous projects.. The series will discuss the typical development cycles for an FAA Part 25 aircraft, called a transport category aircraft, and what different ideas there are to reduce the development times. We will use the Gantt plan in Figure 1 as a base for our discussions. Figure 1. A generic new Part 25 airliner development…
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When one thinks of safety in air travel, they typically are concerned with mechanical or artificial challenges that could endanger a flight, its passengers, its crew, and people on the ground. Unfortunately, there is an entirely new kind of safety threat that has begun to emerge in recent years. Legacy carriers, low-cost airlines, and airports alike have begun to notice just how fragile the technological systems are that run aircraft, airport operations, and air traffic control networks. In a world where evildoers are increasingly focused on cyberwarfare, airports and airlines have had to reorient their efforts to improve cybersecurity. Just…
While we occasionally see aircraft have incidents on the ground, this has to be one of the worse ones we’ve seen in quite some time (perhaps since a Delta A350 sliced the tail off a Delta Connection CRJ-900). Two Delta Connection CRJ-900s have LaGuardia accident Shortly before 10PM on Wednesday, October 1, 2025, we saw a pretty wild accident at New York LaGuardia Airport. It involves two Delta Connection aircraft, both of which are Bombardier CRJ-900s operated by Endeavor Air, Delta’s wholly owned regional subsidiary. Specifically, it involves flight DL5155, which was taxiing for departure, bound for Roanoke, Virginia (ROA),…
Japan Airlines has clarified the extensive fleet transformation that it will be undertaking through to 2030. In its annual report published on October 1, the carrier provides extensive detail on its plans for both its domestic and international fleets, including a significant reduction of widebodies on domestic routes. It also indicates a strong shift towards more fuel-efficient, next-generation aircraft by the end of the decade. Also contained within the report, Japan Airlines says that it is currently considering replacements for its regional aircraft fleet. The airline operates multiple aircraft types via four regional subsidiaries, and there are substantial opportunities for…