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The Air France-KLM group will reduce its orders for the Airbus A350F (Freighter) from eight to six aircraft amid the freighter’s delayed entry into service. The group remains committed to a mixed cargo fleet, operating dedicated freighters and taking advantage of belly hold capacity. The group’s reduced order follows Air Lease Corporation’s cancellation of an order for seven A350Fs. The A350F is expected to enter service in 2027, replacing older freighters in various airline fleets. However, prospective operators will have to wait as the program has faced delays. Ensuring Operational Efficiency Image: Airbus The group was initially supposed to take delivery…

Amazon Kuiper Network Grows To 102 Spacecraft | Aviation Week Network https://aviationweek.com/themes/custom/particle/dist/app-drupal/assets/awn-logo.svg Skip to main content Irene Klotz August 11, 2025 Credit: SpaceX Amazon’s fledging broadband satellite constellation has surpassed 100 spacecraft following launch of another batch of Kuiper spacecraft on Aug. 11. Following four delays due to technical and weather-related issues, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off at 8:35 a.m. EDT from Cape Canaveral SFS. Perched… Irene Klotz Irene Klotz is Senior Space Editor for Aviation Week, based in Cape Canaveral. Before joining Aviation Week in 2017, Irene spent 25 years as a wire service reporter covering human…

Boeing and Angolan Ministry of Transport Sign Memorandum of Strategic Cooperation- The agreement explores initiatives that promote aviation sector development in Angola in partnership with TAAG Angola AirlinesLE BOURGET, PARIS, June 18, 2025 — Boeing [NYSE: BA] and the Ministry of Transport of the Republic of Angola signed a Memorandum of Strategic Cooperation today to explore initiatives aimed at advancing the Angolan aviation sector, in partnership with TAAG Angola Airlines.  The Republic of Angola has prioritized the development of the aviation industry to enhance tourism and stimulate economic growth. Signed at the 2025 Paris Air Show, the memorandum outlines several…

SAS returned to Seattle on May 21, 2025, to begin 5x weekly service between Copenhagen and Seattle after a six-year hiatus With much fanfare, a turret salute from SEA airport firefighters, and plenty of pastries, SAS Scandinavian Airlines resumed it’s Copenhagen to Seattle service after a sixteen-year hiatus using Airbus A350s on the route. SAS has a long history in Seattle, having inaugurated service to Europe back in 1966, becoming the first carrier to directly serve the Pacific Northwest from the Continent. The Port of Seattle had a publication named the “reporter,” which ran a three-page cover article about the…

Alaska Airlines, the fifth largest carrier in North America by passengers carried (partly thanks to its historic mergers and acquisitions of both Virgin America and Hawaiian Airlines, operates a robust network of flights in the United States. Based out of Seattle Tacoma International Airport (SEA), the airline focuses on flights along the West Coast of the USA, and operates to over 100 destinations both domestically and within the Bahamas, Belize, Canada, Costa Rica, Mexico, and Guatemala, and now Japan, with South Korea, Italy, Iceland and the United Kingdom – soon to take off. Hawaiian Airlines, which operates nine domestic lounges…

Aftermarket parts supplier Aventure Aviation opened an expanded warehouse facility on Aug. 11 near Atlanta, Georgia, to address rising demand for aircraft parts and its recent high-profile acquisition of 12 Boeing 737NGs slated for dismantling.The expanded facility in Peachtree City, approximately 25 mi. south of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, includes a 70,000-ft.2 warehouse with high ceilings, solar power integration and a climate-controlled room for sensitive components.Aventure Aviation CEO Zaheer Faruki tells Aviation Week Network the layout of the new warehouse will include pallet racking systems, double-deep shelving for large parts, cantilever racking for long parts and crates, and a three-mezzanine-level…

– Flag carrier of Bahrain to grow its all-787 widebody fleet for expanding international network- Bahrain Minister of Finance and National Economy Shaikh Salman bin Khalifa Al Khalifa and U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick joined Boeing and Gulf Air to announce the agreement WASHINGTON, July 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Boeing [NYSE: BA] and Gulf Air today announced an agreement for the purchase of 12 787 Dreamliner jets with options for six more as the Bahrain-based airline looks to further develop its international network. Once finalized, this order will bring the carrier’s firm order book to 14 of the versatile widebody jets…

NASA’s Crew-10 Returns With A Pacific Ocean Splashdown | Aviation Week Network https://aviationweek.com/themes/custom/particle/dist/app-drupal/assets/awn-logo.svg Skip to main content Mark Carreau August 09, 2025 NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 prepares to splashdown in the Pacific Ocean on Saturday, Aug. 9, 2025. Credit: NASA HOUSTON—NASA’s Crew-10 SpaceX Dragon capsule Endurance descended safely under parachute into the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego on Aug. 9, successfully ending a 148-day mission to the International Space Station (ISS) for NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Nicole Ayers, Japan Aerospace… Mark Carreau Mark is based in Houston, where he has written on aerospace for more than 25…

Why did Boeing stretch its Dreamliner family to a fuselage length of 224ft (68 m) on the 787-10, making it a full 38 ft (12 m) longer than the original Boeing 787-8? In an era when airlines demand both efficiency and flexibility, the Boeing 787-10’s extra length delivers up to 330 seats in a two-class layout, nearly 40 more than the Boeing 787-9 and almost 90 more than the Boeing 787-8, without the time, cost, or certification burden of designing an entirely new wing or tail. By inserting nine fuselage frames (five forward of the wingbox, four aft) and reinforcing…

Flying is usually part of a larger trip, but there are some occasions where aviation IS the main destination. Think airshows, aviation museums, aircraft factories, and the like. Included in that category are the select few hotels out there that are major AvGeek sights in their own right. We’ve written about a few of them, like LAX’s H Hotel and the Excel Hotel at Tokyo Haneda. But maybe the biggest name in the game is the TWA Hotel at New York JFK International Airport. We wrote about the TWA Hotel in a pair of stories back in 2019 — one…