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China Postal Airlines today flew one of its 777 production freighters to Liege, making Belgium the second European country to see the carrier’s widebody-freighter service. The 2023-vintage 777F (67764) flew to Liege (LGG) from Guangzhou (CAN), completing China Postal’s first flight to Belgium. Unit 67764 is scheduled to return to CAN tomorrow. This new service […] source

I’m not even really sure what to say about this? Sometimes truth is stranger than fiction… Trump wants to “Make Travel Family Friendly Again” On Monday, December 8, 2025, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. held a press conference at Washington National Airport (DCA). The idea was to announce $1 billion in funding to support initiatives to “Make Travel Family Friendly Again.” As it’s described: The goal of the campaign is to address a common refrain from the public – it can be challenging to travel as a family. From needing more…

The air cargo industry has seen steady year-over-year traffic growth in the past few months, a trend expected to continue through the winter holidays peak season. Air cargo traffic grew 5.5% year over year in November, according to a Dec. 5 release from ocean and airfreight rate analytics platform Xeneta. IATA previously reported 4.1% YoY […] source

In late 2023, Luxair, the national airline of Luxembourg, placed an order for a new type of aircraft for the airline. There’s now an update, as the airline has just taken delivery of the first of these planes, so we have a full sense of what to expect onboard. Luxair adds Embraer E195-E2 jet to fleet Luxair has a firm order for six Embraer E195-E2 aircraft. The first plane, with the registration code LX-LEA, has just been delivered, and all six planes are expected to be delivered by 2027. In addition to the six firm orders, the airline has three…

Orlando International Airport (MCO) is going to be rolling out new facial-biometric tools in order to cut processing time for international arrivals and departures. The airport is working with the United States Customs and Border Protection, and this Enhanced Passenger Processing (EPP) system verifies eligible US citizens by matching a live photo to passport records. This reduces the overall need for repeated document checks by various immigration officers. Officials have stated that this approach has already cut wait times by around 43% for participating arrivals. Next, MCO will be testing gate-based facial screening for departing international flights, which ideally will…

The Ghost Bat was controlled from aboard an RAAF E-7A Wedgetail and received targeting data from an F/A-18F Super Hornet before firing the AIM-120. Boeing Defence Australia announced on Dec. 9, 2025 the first live-fire test of an AIM-120 AMRAAM (Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile) from an MQ-28A Ghost Bat CCA (Collaborative Combat Aircraft). Noting this was the first time an autonomous combat drone tested the missile, Boeing said the live-shot involved the Ghost Bat teaming up with an RAAF (Royal Australian Air Force) E-7A Wedgetail AEW&C (Airborne Early Warning and Control) aircraft and F/A-18F Super Hornet. Boeing had previously announced…

The U.S. Air Force is turning to artificial intelligence to boost its wargames.The Air Force wants a cloud-based, AI-powered “digital sandbox” as a hub to generate and run wargames at speeds of up 10,000 times faster than real time, according to a recent request for information.The WarMatrix system aims to remedy some of the problems that have hampered defense wargaming for years, such as cumbersome, labor-intensive simulations. “Currently, the DAF [Department of the Air Force] faces challenges including the inability to answer critical questions about capabilities, Courses of Action (COA) analysis, or costing, due to a reliance on disconnected, outdated,…

Afcom Holdings will expand its fleet by leasing a 737-800SF from Nauru Airlines to become the first Indian operator of AEI’s 737NG conversion. The lease is part of a broader strategic deal that Afcom and Nauru signed last week. The 2002-vintage freighter (33003) is Nauru’s only 737NG freighter and has been in Brisbane (BNE) since […] source

Link: Apply for a status match with Royal Air Maroc Safar Flyer Royal Air Maroc, a oneworld member airline, has a lucrative status match opportunity. The good news is that you can earn oneworld Sapphire or Emerald status. The bad news is that there are residency requirements, and the status match is potentially quite costly. That being said, if you’re eligible, it may very well be worth it. The website statusmatch.com is partnering with Royal Air Maroc’s Safar Flyer program to offer a status match promotion. You’re able to earn all three oneworld elite tiers with this offer, as follows: A match…

The Boeing 787 Dreamliner has become one of the most recognizable long-haul aircraft in the world, operating everything from short transatlantic hops to record-length flights, pushing nearly 20 hours. But for all its technological achievements, one question regularly stands out among aviation fans and even frequent flyers: why does the Dreamliner offer two different engine choices? Unlike the Airbus A350 or Boeing 777X, which rely on a single engine manufacturer, the 787 can be equipped with either General Electric’s GEnx-1B or Rolls-Royce’s Trent 1000. At first glance, it might seem like a simple case of “letting airlines choose”, but the…