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With Thanksgiving in rear view, several airlines are promoting some of their largest sales of the year. From domestic to international travel, there are exciting deals to take advantage of to finalize travel plans this holiday season. At least four US airlines have launched exclusive discounts in celebration of Cyber Monday, while plenty of international carriers are also offering up to 20% off flights. In addition, more deals are expected on Travel Tuesday to close out Cyber Week. Unwrapping Exclusive Deals Credit: Shutterstock Ultra-low-cost carrier (ULCC) Breeze Airways is offering network-wide base fares up to 60% off. The deal only applies…

Austria acquired 12 Leonardo M-346FA aircraft in a deal worth €1.5 billion, with deliveries starting in 2028. The Austrian Ministry of Defense has finalized the acquisition of the Leonardo M-346FA aircraft. The development follows the Government-to-Government agreement with Italy signed in May 2025 and a Letter of Intent in December 2024. The Deal The acquisition of the M-346FA will allow the Austrian Air Force to fill the gap left by the retirement of the Saab 105 retired in 2020 after 50 years of service. The aircraft will be stationed at Linz-Hörsching Air Base, the same base where the Saab 105s…

China Airlines is revamping its large-widebody freighter fleet and could grow to more than twenty 777-8Fs and 777Fs after announcing additional orders for both freighter types last week. The new China Airlines widebody fleet will consist of eight 777-8Fs and up to fourteen 777Fs, the Taiwan-based carrier told Cargo Facts. China Airlines doubled its orderbook […] source

While details remain limited as of now, Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) is expected to get two new lounges in 2026, contributing to what’s arguably becoming the best terminal in the United States for lounge quality. Plaza Premium First Lounge coming to DFW (and more)! In early 2026, Plaza Premium is planning on opening two lounges at DFW Airport Terminal D. The lounges are expected to be located near gate D17, and the facility will include both a standard Plaza Premium Lounge, plus a Plaza Premium First Lounge. I find that Plaza Premium’s lounge facilities are among the best…

December is always a busy month in European aviation, with countless travelers taking to the skies to see friends and family over the festive season. For the most part, they do so on narrowbody or regional airliners that are perfect for airlines that need small but flexible aircraft that can operate several intra- Europe round trips in a day. However, sometimes widebodies are also used on such flights. This is often catalyzed by higher demand levels on the passenger side of things, but larger cargo loadings and fifth-freedom itineraries can also play a key role in dictating whether or not…

A Russian Geran-2 drone – shot down by a Sting anti-UAV loitering munition – was found equipped with an R-60 IR-guided air-to-air missile. Ukrainians brought down a Russian Shahed-type Geran-2 attack drone which was carrying an R-60 IR-guided AAM (Air-to-Air Missile) on a top-mounted rail launcher. The drone was shot down with a Ukrainian-made Sting counter-drone loitering munition. Images of the wreckage, with the partially damaged R-60 and the launch rail on the ground, and the footage by Sting’s developer, Wild Hornets, were shared on X by Ukraine war analysts John Hardie and Rob Lee on Dec. 1, 2025. This…

Airbus and Boeing are the classic duopoly. They’re virtually the only companies producing large narrowbodies in large numbers, and they’re the only producers of widebody airliners in the world. Naturally, this leads to intense competition between the two manufacturers. The narrowbody market is high volume and makes up a majority of commercial aircraft revenue for Airbus and Boeing, but the widebody market is also lucrative due to higher margins despite lower volumes, as well as high development and production costs. Boeing has produced a total of four narrowbody jet airliners and four widebody airliner programs in its history. Airbus, meanwhile,…

A foreign military sales contract has been awarded to Boeing for the supply of 96 AH-64E Apaches to Poland, which will make the European nation the largest non-U.S. operator of the type. Announced on Nov. 26, 2025, the contract will see the first helicopters delivered to Poland from 2028. The sale was approved in August 2023, and the order signed a year later. Now, the production contract has been awarded by the U.S. Army, who are overseeing the sale as part of the U.S. foreign military sales (FMS) program. FMS deals see the U.S. Government, typically via the branch of…

South Korea’s Air Premia is a self-described hybrid operator. It has revealed its next scheduled route to the US. According to Aeroroutes, it will take off from Seoul Incheon to Washington Dulles in April, in time for the peak summer with the highest demand and fares. It also plans charter flights to Las Vegas in January. According to booking data for the 12 months to September 2025, Incheon-Dulles had 124,000 round-trip passengers. When all DC-area airports are combined, the market’s traffic totaled 154,000 passengers. It will compete directly with Korean Air to Dulles. It’ll be the first time the market…