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Daily Memo: Could Castings And Forgings Be Another Trump Investment? | Aviation Week Network https://aviationweek.com/themes/custom/particle/dist/app-drupal/assets/awn-logo.svg Skip to main content Michael Bruno August 12, 2025 Credit: Getty Images The July announcement that the Pentagon will become the largest shareholder in Nevada-based rare earth producer MP Materials reverberated across the business realm and foreign capitals alike for many reasons. The MP investment was just the latest move by the Trump administration to bolster U.S… Michael Bruno Based in Washington, Michael Bruno is Aviation Week Network’s Executive Editor for Business. He oversees coverage of aviation, aerospace and defense businesses, supply chains and related…

Back in 2017 we covered Qatar Airways’ reveal of its new Qsuite business class seat. But 2017 was a long time ago. How has Qatar’s flagship product fared since then? The short answer is: it’s doing VERY well. Qsuite remains a huge favorite among among frequent flyers, and it has helped drive Qatar to the top of many global airline rankings. But it’s been almost eight years since Qsuite hit the skies, and that’s an eternity in the ultra-competitive world of premium cabin air travel. How does it hold up today? We got to find out by making a Qsuite…

Mostly Assembled: Airbus Has 60 Jets Waiting For Engines While Airbus and Boeing are very much planemakers, there are many components on their aircraft that are not produced by them: This includes avionics and, of course, cabin seating. But the aircraft engines also come from external suppliers – and so delays can really impact the final assembly and delivery process. And, well, Airbus’ CEO has disclosed that there are dozens of Airbus jets assembled but waiting for engines. source

Condor Launches Lobbying Campaign Against Lufthansa | Aviation Week Network https://aviationweek.com/themes/custom/particle/dist/app-drupal/assets/awn-logo.svg Skip to main content Jens Flottau August 12, 2025 Credit: Larry MacDougal/Imago/Alamy FRANKFURT—German leisure carrier Condor has launched a public lobbying campaign against what it calls a dominant anti-competitive position of its larger rival Lufthansa ahead of a crucial court ruling expected Aug. 20. Condor placed adverts on several German-language travel and aviation-related… Jens Flottau Based in Frankfurt, Germany, Jens is executive editor and leads Aviation Week Network’s global team of journalists covering commercial aviation. Subscription Required Condor Launches Lobbying Campaign Against Lufthansa is published in Aviation Daily, an Aviation…

Every two years, Icelandair hosts the Midatlantic travel trade show in Reykjavik, allowing travel vendors from the regions that the airline serves to gather together and present and promote their offerings to travel buyers, travel journalists, and to network with one another. One of the aisles in the 2023 Midatlantic travel show in Reykjavik It’s always a great event, and this avgeek travel reporter always finds plenty of resources and story ideas there. Your intrepid writer flying Icelandair’s 767-300ER full-motion simulator We were also provided opportunities to see some very cool behind-the-scenes stuff at Icelandair. The airline recently completed an…

Not only was United Airlines the launch customer for the Boeing 777-200, but it remains the largest operator, and the only carrier in the United States to operate the widebody aircraft variant. We’re specifically talking about the standard 777-200 here, as American Airlines also operates the extended range 777-200ER. Boeing launched the 777-200 in 1990, with its prototype rolling off the factory floor in 1994, before entering scheduled service with United in June 1995. Now, just 20 standard 777-200s remain in regular service. United Airlines operates the largest share of these, with 17 flying primarily domestic services across the United…

Beta Delivers First Alia CTOL To Bristow Norway | Aviation Week Network https://aviationweek.com/themes/custom/particle/dist/app-drupal/assets/awn-logo.svg Skip to main content Ben Goldstein August 12, 2025 Beta expects to certify its Alia CTOL in 2026, with its Alia VTOL to follow in 2027. Credit: Beta Technologies Beta Technologies has delivered its first electric conventional-takeoff-and-landing (eCTOL) aircraft to Bristow Norway for use in a series of test trials, marking the startup’s first customer delivery. The first Alia CTOL has arrived at Bristow’s base in Bergen, Norway, where its pilots will perform… Ben Goldstein Based in Boston, Ben covers advanced air mobility and is managing editor…

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, May 13, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Boeing [NYSE: BA] and AviLease, a global aircraft lessor headquartered in Saudi Arabia, announced the lessor has placed its first direct order for Boeing airplanes with a firm purchase for 20 737-8 jets and options for 10 more. The deal enables AviLease to scale up its growing portfolio and provides its customers with the latest generation, fuel-efficient aircraft. “We are pleased to conclude our first direct Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) order, complementing our growth strategy towards being at the top of the industry,” said Edward O’Byrne, CEO of AviLease. “Building on our…

We’re Everywhere… Thanks To You! Even with the vast resources and incredibly far-reaching scope of the Aero-News Network, every now and then a story that should be reported on slips through our fingers. There’s a lot of news out there, and sometimes we just don’t get to all of it. Fortunately for us, we realized early on we couldn’t be everywhere at once — curse the laws of physics! — so we came up with the idea of News-Spies. Just as the title suggests, a News-Spy is a reader who notices a news item — be it in the newspaper,…

As The Nose Of The Airplane Came Down, The Propeller Struck The Runway; The Airplane Slid For Several Feet On July 20, 2025, about 1545 central daylight time, a Questair Venture airplane, N53TL, sustained substantial damage when it was involved in an accident at Oshkosh, Wisconsin. The pilot and passenger were not injured. The airplane was operated under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. According to the pilot, he extended his landing gear over Fisk during the approach to the airport. The pilot confirmed that he had three green lights illuminated on his instrument panel…