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flydubai has posted the highest turnover in its 15-year history for the full financial year of 2025 with a revenue of AED 13.6 billion (approximately US$ 3.7 billion), a 6% increase over the preceding year.  However, this growth did not translate into higher profitability. EBITDA remained stable at AED 4 billion (US$1.1 billion), almost the same as in 2024, while profit before tax dropped to AED 2.2B (US$ 591 million approximately) from the AED 2.5 billion (US$674) of 2024, marking a record year in this regard.  Profit after tax stood at AED 1.9 billion (US$ 531 million), which represents a…

A suspected Russian drone approached the French Navy’s aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle while it was docked in Malmö, Sweden, according to Swedish public broadcaster SVT.   The Swedish Armed Forces detected the unmanned aircraft and launched countermeasures. The type of drone involved is unclear.  The incident, if confirmed, would be an unusually direct attempt to probe security around a high-profile NATO-aligned port visit and a rare public example of counter-drone activity in the immediate vicinity of a carrier strike group.  Drone reportedly launched from nearby Russian vessel  SVT reported that the drone took off from a Russian ship in the area and moved toward Charles de…

This is a regular meeting of the EASA Member States’ Technical Body Air Operations TeB.source

Ursa Major has announced a new hypersonic weapon concept it calls the HAVOC Missile System, describing it as a medium-range design intended for production in larger quantities than other high-end hypersonic efforts and adaptable across air, land, and sea launch platforms.  HAVOC: scalable, cross-domain missile  The Colorado-based propulsion company says HAVOC is built around its Draper engine, a storable liquid rocket engine that can be throttled and restarted during flight. Ursa Major says that restart and throttle flexibility could enable different flight profiles compared to one-and-done solid motors and reduce some of the cost and design penalties associated with hypersonic…

JERUSALEM — Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has delivered a “BlueWhale” autonomous submarine to the German Navy, the company announced Feb. 25.The vessel is the first unmanned submarine developed by an Israeli defense company. It is the product of a joint venture with Atlas, a subsidiary of Germany’s TKMS, the manufacturer behind the Israeli Navy’s submarine fleet.A BlueWhale was delivered in a ceremony held at the German naval base in Eckernförde after a series of tests carried out by the German Navy in the Baltic Sea.None of the parties involved specified the number of vessels the German sea service eventually stands…

This is a regular meeting of the EASA Member States’ Technical Body Air Operations TeB.source

An Airbus A380 has become the fourth Lufthansa aircraft to feature the XXL crane livery as part of the airline’s 100 years anniversary celebrations. On February 25, 2026, the Lufthansa Airbus A380, registered D-AIMH, landed at Munich Airport (MUC) after departing from Shannon, Ireland, where 35 staff members worked on the design update for 34 days. Lufthansa said its colleagues “brought the 47-meter-long stylized crane on the aircraft to life and painted a total area of over 4,000 square meters, equivalent to about 16 tennis courts”. Included in the special celebratory livery is the XXL crane and the lettering ‘1926…

ROME — Italian defense giant Leonardo aims to set up its long planned aerostructures joint venture with an unnamed partner by June, CEO Roberto Cingolani has said, promising the new firm will be one of the world’s top three of its kind.“Our partner is both financial and industrial, and they have a strong demand for civil as well as military aviation components, rotorcraft and potentially space in the near future,” Cingolani said.He was speaking at a conference call with analysts after Leonardo announced preliminary results for 2025 which included new orders of €23.8 billion ($28.09 billion), up 14.5% and beating…

Joby Aviation posted its 2025 full year financial results on February 25, 2026.  The Californian advanced air mobility developer is continuing to pour funds into its eVTOL development program, which is advancing towards the final stages of its certification process with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).  As expected in such a capital-demanding phase of its development, Joby’s net losses widened, from $608M in 2024 to $929.8M in 2025.  However, unlike the preceding year, Joby registered the first somewhat meaningful revenue stream, $53 million, although this is in great part attributable to the acquisition of Blade, a helicopter operator with an already established business, primarily in New York City. This income was dwarfed by the ongoing research and development spend, which stood at $581 million.  Joby’s cash position, however, appears to be…

By Justin Bachman Feb. 26, 2026, © Leeham News: Boeing has seen quality rework hours on aircraft production drop 40% over the past year as its supplier base has trimmed defects, aiding the company’s recovery, Boeing’s supply chain head said. Ihssane Mounir, the head of the Boeing Commercial Airplanes supply chain, at the 2024 PNAA conference. Credit: Leeham News. The rework decrease through 2025 is “incredible and very significant,” Ihssane Mounir, senior vice president of Global Supply Chain and Fabrication for Boeing Commercial Airplanes (BCA), told supplier partners, speaking Feb. 11 at the annual Pacific Northwest Aerospace Alliance (PNAA) conference…