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When you book a ticket, most airlines state that the name on the reservation has to exactly match the name on the government issued ID. Is there any truth to this, and what happens if your ticket doesn’t have your middle name attached to it? Let’s talk about that, because I can appreciate that this can be intimidating, since I don’t think anyone wants their trip ruined before they even get on a plane. It’s generally fine to not include your middle name Let me cut to the chase — if you book an airline ticket and don’t include your…

An anonymous source has told Bloomberg that Boeing is set to cut around 300 jobs from its Boeing Defense, Space & Security division in February 2026.  The job cuts will fall across various locations nationwide, according to the anonymous source cited by Bloomberg on February 5, 2026, and employees are expected to be notified about the cuts this week. “Boeing regularly evaluates and adjusts its workforce to stay aligned to our commitments to our customers and communities,” the company said in an email statement to the publication. These job cuts follow a series of workforce changes at the aircraft manufacturer.…

On February 5, 2026, Vertical Aerospace announced that it will be sourcing the electric propulsion unit for its new Valo eVTOL aircraft from UK-based Evolito.   Based in Oxfordshire, Evolito is a developer of advanced axial-flux electric motors and battery management systems. In 2021, it was spun off from YASA, a supplier of electrical systems to the automotive industry.   The company, which is backed by a number of private investors such as B-Flexion, Oxford Science Enterprises (OSE) and HostPlus, has since carved for itself a niche in the emerging advanced air mobility industry. In addition to Vertical Aerospace, Evolito has also signed deals to provide propulsion systems to other startups in this space, including US-based Electra and French airship developer Flying Whales.  As per the terms of the recently…

ROME — Indonesia has selected the Italian M-346 jet for pilot training and light combat, the platform’s manufacturer Leonardo announced on Tuesday.The Asian country is thought to be eyeing an order of 24 M-346 jets to replace aging Hawk aircraft.The Indonesian Ministry of Defense selected the M-346 F (Fighter) Block 20 light fighter version of the jet, Leonardo said at the Singapore Airshow.The Italian firm also said it had signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Indonesian firm PT ESystem Solutions Indonesia and the Indonesian Ministry of Defence “aimed at cooperating for the supply and support” of the aircraft “to…

Subscription Required By Bjorn Fehrm February 5, 2026, © Leeham News: We will survey new entrants that deviate from the classical gas-turbine tube-and-wing airframe concept and offer airliners the promise of lower emissions and, hopefully, lower costs. We will do this by starting with those closest to certification and delivery, then tapering off to those who currently use PowerPoint. If we didn’t apply this filter to what we consider real projects, we would describe over 50 entries, with additional ones announced with airline orders every month over the last few years. Few of these have progressed beyond plans, which is…

Vertical Aerospace is advancing plans to launch air taxi travel in Japan, an established birthplace of electronic innovation, renowned for its tech-savvy population. At the Singapore Airshow, on February 4, 2026, electric vehicle takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft developer Vertical Aerospace announced that, in partnership with Marubeni, it was laying the blueprint for the first Japanese air taxi routes. Marubeni, one of Japan’s largest trading and investment companies, placed a conditional pre-order option of up to 200 Vertical eVTOL aircraft in 2021, following that in 2023 with a commitment to reserve early delivery slots for the first 25 out of…

SINGAPORE — Official updates on Indonesia’s adoption of Boeing’s F-15EX fighter jet have been scant, since Jakarta announced a memorandum of understanding for up to 24 aircraft back in August 2023. Boeing officials have now admitted the prospective sale is dead in the water.“In terms of our partnership with Indonesia, it’s no longer an active campaign for us,” a Boeing executive said Tuesday, the opening day of the Singapore Airshow.Bernd Peters, vice president of business development and strategy for Boeing’s defense division, added, “With that being said, we remain deeply committed to the government of Indonesia and the military needs.…

India’s civil aviation regulator has ruled out a systemic defect in the fuel control switches on Boeing 787 Dreamliners after one of Air India’s aircraft was grounded earlier this week amid safety concerns, authorities said.   The action followed a pilot report that a fuel control switch failed to latch properly during routine checks before a long-haul flight from London to India, raising fresh scrutiny of a component central to a deadly June 2025 crash.   The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said Tuesday that its inspection of the grounded Boeing 787-8 revealed that the fuel control switch lock mechanism met design specifications and worked as intended when operated according to procedures.…

For the next (brief) hotel stay of my Iceland to The Residence via Cambodia trip, I spent several hours at the Holiday Inn Express Delhi Airport (DEL) Terminal 3. Specifically, I was scheduled to have a roughly 10-hour layover, as I was arriving from London in Air India’s A350 business class, and connecting to Kuala Lumpur in Air India’s A320neo business class. In situations like this, I find that there’s huge value in being able to get a room for some proper rest, rather than being stuck in the terminal for that long. The Holiday Inn Express Delhi Airport has both…

Raytheon, a division of RTX, announced Wednesday that it would ramp up production of several key missile systems, weeks after President Donald Trump threatened to nix the company’s government contracts unless it invested more in manufacturing. The defense giant said it reached five agreements with the Pentagon to accelerate annual deliveries of these precision munitions — by as much as four times their current rates — including more than 1,000 Tomahawk cruise missiles, at least 1,900 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles and roughly 500 SM-6 missiles. Production of SM-3 IIA and SM-3 IB missile defense interceptors are also expected to…