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As the USAF confirms its intent to buy more F-15EX Eagle IIs, Senators Budd and Shaheen have launched three new bills designed to expand the U.S. fighter inventory and retain experienced pilots. New plans from the U.S. Air Force boosting their order of F-15EX Eagle II fighters to as many as 267 aircraft may not be the last we hear of this program expanding, at least not if several members of the U.S. Senate achieve their aims. Just after the Pentagon revealed its $1.5 trillion budget request for FY2027, its largest ever, U.S. Senators Ted Budd (Republican, North Carolina) and…
ST Engineering is paving the way for the next generation of drone innovations, and the engineering company chose the Singapore Airshow 2026 to demonstrate that claim.At the media preview on February 3, 2026, the Singaporean aerospace and defense giant officially unveiled the DrN-600, a medium-lift cargo drone with an eight-meter wingspan and a maximum takeoff weight just under 600 kilograms. It is, by a comfortable margin, the largest unmanned aircraft the company has ever built, and it marks a turning point not just for ST Engineering but for Singapore’s broader push into autonomous air logistics. The unveiling carried weight beyond…
For quite some time now, there have been rumors that United Airlines might be interested in buying JetBlue Airways. In March 2025, United CEO Scott Kirby even said that “JetBlue is the obvious candidate” for consolidation, and that “the ball is going to be in JetBlue’s court” when it comes to whether or not some sort of a deal happens. The common wisdom has been that the reason that United hasn’t made a bid for JetBlue is due to concerns over regulatory approval. The two airlines launched a partnership last year, and it seemed like a “foot in the door”…
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has published a preliminary report into the fatal collision of a landing Air Canada Express and a fire truck at New York’s LaGuardia Airport (LGA). The two pilots lost their lives during the incident on March 22, 2026. Despite the destruction of all those onboard, the fire truck survived. While the preliminary report describes the early findings of the NTSB investigators, it is only publication of the final report that will fully conclude the investigation. According to the NTSB, during the evening of the crash, a total of six Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting (ARFF)…
Russia will add European countries hosting French nuclear-capable Rafale to its list of priority targets in a major conflict, Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko said on April 23, 2026, in the sharpest Kremlin response yet to Emmanuel Macron’s “forward deterrence” doctrine. Grushko made the comments in an interview with Russian state media, three days after Macron and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced in Gdansk on April 20, 2026, that Warsaw would join the group of European capitals discussing joint exercises and possible future deployments of French nuclear-capable Rafale fighter jets. A response to Gdansk In Gdansk, the French and Polish leaders said the agenda between Paris and…
On April 24, 2026, Ryanair announced that it is to close its base at Berlin-Brandenburg International Airport (BER), effective October 24, 2026. The Irish low-cost airline will relocate seven aircraft to its other bases throughout Europe, particularly those countries that have recently reduced taxes and charges for air operators, such as Sweden, Italy, Albania and Slovakia. In a press conference held in the German capital, Ryanair’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Eddie Wilson and Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) Jason McGuiness blamed cost increases at Berlin-Brandenburg for this decision. A 10% increase in airport fees at the German capital’s airport for the…
We’ve seen a lot of airline executives make questionable claims in recent times, though this takes the cake… Air Peace CEO says he often flies solo on Boeing 777 Allen Onyema is the CEO of Nigerian airline Air Peace, which has a questionable safety record (more on that in a bit). In a recent interview, Onyema talked about his rather unusual flying habits: Since Air Peace was founded in 2014, he has never flown on any other airline Even if he needs to go somewhere like Brazil or the Caribbean, he’ll take a Boeing 777 from his carrier’s fleet, which…
Spirit Airways is on borrowed time unless an injection of cash can be found, as signaled by the lead counsel to the beleaguered low-cost carrier on its Chapter 11 restructuring. According to CNBC, on April 23, 2026, Spirit’s lawyer Marshall Huebner told a bankruptcy court that the cash available to the airline to “fund ongoing operations is not going to last for very much longer”. “So, either new financing, either or both of new financing or access to almost $240 million of restricted cash, is absolutely essential. Roundabout, no later than the end of next week,” Huebner added. One option…
Amsterdam Schiphol Airport (AMS) is offering airlines a discount to ease the impact of the war in Iran, despite taking a hit to its own finances. On April 23, 2026, in a show of solidarity with its industry partners, Amsterdam Schiphol confirmed that airlines would receive a 10% discount on airport charges for just under a year. The temporary discount will run from April 27, 2026, to March 31, 2027, and will apply to daytime flights, in line with the airport’s aim to discourage flying at night due to its effect on the local environment. In a statement, Amsterdam Schiphol…
In August 2025, we learned how Lufthansa was working on refreshing its employee uniforms for the first time in nearly a quarter century. There’s now an update, as the uniforms have finally been unveiled, sort of. If you ask me, they’re honestly not that different from the old ones, for better or worse. Basics of Lufthansa’s employee uniform refresh Every so often, we see airlines overhaul their employee uniforms, to reflect updated branding, and also to modernize. In the case of Lufthansa, employees at the airline have had the same uniforms since early 2002. At this point they feel quite…