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Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) ended 2025 in what many would refer to as an investor’s paradox. Profits have declined sharply, and yet shares are trading at the highest relative returns of any major US airline. Through the first nine months of 2025, Southwest’s profits fell around 42% versus 2024, all while the stock gained roughly 24% year-to-date, narrowly beating out both Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) and United Airlines (NYSE: UAL). Investors are looking past a soft 2025 demand background and focusing instead on a complete 2026 overhaul driven by global activist investment management firm Elliott Investment Management. This includes…

SAI Law and Economics Partner Luis Alberto Ibarra Pardo will join Cargo Facts LATAM 2026 for a presentation on “Economics and trade in Latin America: Challenges, opportunities and their air cargo implications” on Thursday, Feb. 12, at 10:15 a.m. (GMT-6).   The fourth annual Cargo Facts LATAM conference will take place Feb. 10-12, 2026, at the Marquis Reforma in Mexico City, assembling decision-makers, global executives and leaders to share insights and analyze the latest market trends, air cargo developments and their potential impact in Latin America.   Ibarra will discuss:  Drivers and risks of Latin America’s economic trajectory through 2026;  Mitigating nearshoring’s ripple effects, particularly from U.S. manufacturers; and  How evolving trade…

Rare Il-38N ASW aircraft reportedly destroyed as Kyiv targets high-value enablers behind the front line. Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) has released footage showing a drone strike against a Russian Navy Ilyushin Il-38N anti-submarine warfare aircraft at Yeysk Air Base, in southern Russia. According to Ukrainian officials, the attack was carried out earlier this month and resulted in the destruction of one of Russia’s limited fleet of Il-38N aircraft. The strike reportedly took place shortly before a separate SBU operation conducted at the Russian port of Novorossiysk, where a Ukrainian unmanned underwater vehicle targeted an Improved Kilo-class diesel-electric submarine. Ukrainian sources…

French Polynesian startup Motu Link Airline is nearing the launch of freighter services with the anticipated arrival of its first ATR 72F in the coming weeks. Motu Link hopes to quickly launch operations after the 2004-vintage ATR 72-500F (713, ex-Binter Canarias) arrives, and its priority is securing final approval for the ferry flight to Papeete, […] source

The 50 year old nuclear-powered aircraft carrier returned to Bremerton, Washington on Dec. 16, 2025 after its final scheduled deployment. USS Nimitz (CVN-68), the oldest commissioned aircraft carrier in the world, is scheduled to be officially decommissioned in May 2026 – 51 years after entering service. After post-deployment maintenance at Naval Base Kitsap, Bremerton, the Nimitz will make a final voyage to Norfolk, Virginia, either via the Strait of Magellan or around Cape Horn at the very southern tip of South America.The 50 year old nuclear-powered aircraft carrier returned to Bremerton, Washington on Dec. 16, 2025 after its final scheduled…

The Boeing 737 MAX 10 is designed to be the most economical and highest-capacity member of the 737 MAX family, offering airlines a narrowbody aircraft optimized for high-density routes. Launched in 2017, the MAX 10 was expected to follow a smooth certification path as a stretched variant of the MAX 9. Instead, it has been plagued by certification delays that have pushed expected entry into commercial service back year after year. Years after the MAX 8 returned to service following the global grounding and the resolution of quality control issues at Boeing, the MAX 10 remains uncertified, with hundreds of…

Kansas Modification Center has finished cutting the cargo door opening on its prototype 777-300ERCF conversion. KMC will start installing a door surround structure ahead of fitting the cargo door to the 2008-vintage prototype (37704, ex-Emirates), the company said in a social media post yesterday. Certification flight tests are scheduled to begin in the third quarter of […] source

The new contract covers the Post-Critical Design Review phase of the B-52 Commercial Engine Replacement Program, which will replace the TF33 engines with the new F130s. The U.S. Department of War awarded on Dec. 23, 2024 a $2.04 billion task order to Boeing Defense Systems to continue the work on the B-52 Commercial Engine Replacement Program (CERP). The contract covers the Post-Critical Design Review (CDR) phase of the program that will see the Rolls-Royce F130 engines powering the upgraded B-52J bomber. Initial funding for the program will begin with $35.77 million in Fiscal 2026, covering research, development, test, and evaluation…

Airlines are actively seeking out warmer weather escapes during the cold, miserable winter. Delta Air Lines particularly stands out, as it has just started 13 new and returning routes to the Caribbean, Central America, and Mexico. All began in time for Christmas getaways. For obvious reasons, most airlines reduce flights on Christmas Day. Delta is no exception. However, these additional routes play an important role in its international flights increasing week-over-week. OAG data shows it has 14% more international flights on Christmas Day than on the previous Thursday, rising to 26% for short-haul non-US services. Delta Has Just Started These…

Boeing will have delivered at least thirty-five 777Fs in 2025, the most it has ever delivered in a single year since the type’s entry into service in 2009. The planemaker reported thirty-three 777F deliveries as of Nov. 30 in its most recent monthly update, but two more units have left its facility in Everett, Wash. […] source