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Dassault Aviation and Thales have entered a long-term strategic partnership to develop “controlled and supervised” artificial intelligence (AI) for future air combat applications, the two companies announced on November 25, 2025.   The agreement was signed on November 18, 2025, by Dassault Aviation CEO Eric Trappier and Thales CEO Patrice Caine, and unveiled at the International Adopt AI Summit at the Grand Palais in Paris.  (Credit: Thales) Crewed-uncrewed teaming at the core of the program  The partnership brings together Dassault Aviation, France’s prime contractor for collaborative air combat systems, and cortAIx, Thales’ AI accelerator, to build sovereign AI capabilities for manned…

For obvious reasons, any discussion about the world’s longest nonstop passenger flights necessarily involves Australia and New Zealand. Between December 2025 and February 2026, the summer Down Under, the two nations have eight airport pairs that are blocked at 17 hours or more. Others will be available at other times of the year. At up to 18h 10m, the top route is from New York JFK back to Auckland. Both Air New Zealand and Qantas serve it, although Australia’s flag carrier does so on a fifth freedom basis, with all flights beginning and ending in Sydney. Of course, Qantas is…

Republic Airways Holdings has announced the successful completion of the merger between US carriers Republic Airways and Mesa Air Group, with the two companies combining to form the second-largest regional airline in the United States.  The merger was first announced on April 7, 2025, and received approval from Mesa stockholders on November 17, 2025, Republic Airways Holdings announced in a statement on November 25, 2025.  According to the merger agreement, Republic shareholders now own around 88% of the new company, while Mesa shareholders hold between 6% and 12%, depending on the final settlement of Mesa’s pre-closing obligations.  “This merger establishes a combined company with a common mission to…

European low-cost carrier easyJet is going to double down on the Airbus A320neo family to keep costs low, which will also help keep fares in check. The airline already operates more than 350 Airbus narrowbody aircraft, but it now has an additional 290 Airbus A320neo and A321neo aircraft in its backlog, creating a pipeline almost as large as today’s fleet. These jets are ultimately central to easyJet’s plan to replace aging Airbus A319s and Airbus A320s. While gently upgauging the rest of the fleet. These aircraft are equipped with efficient CFM LEAP-1A engines and sharklets, and thus they burn significantly…

Remember the Pepsi versus Coca-Cola ad wars? An advertising feud broke out between United Airlines and Southwest Airlines on two stacked billboards in downtown Denver. The two airlines are using a playful marketing strategy, communicating with each other and their customers through ads in a market they both dominate. And this isn’t the first time they have taken aim at one another. Indeed, both airlines are major players in Denver. Denver International Airport (DEN) is the 18th-busiest airport in the world and the fifth-busiest in the United States, handling over 61 million passengers each year. United Airlines is the largest…

From the desert heat of Nevada to the frozen interior of Alaska, the United States Air Force relies on an enormous and diverse network of airfields capable of handling some of the world’s most advanced and demanding aircraft. These runways are long strips of asphalt and concrete engineered to support high gross-weight departures, heavy bomber operations, large transport missions, and specialized testing activities that push aircraft to their limits. For aviation enthusiasts, these runways tell stories: about engineering challenges, about mission needs, and about the places where American airpower operates every single day. Runway length matters enormously to the Air…

Alaska Airlines’ 12th Boeing 737 MAX 8, has made its way from Boeing Field (BFI) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) per a report by Nik’s News on X early Wednesday morning. The delivery of this aircraft constitutes the completion of the initial firm order for MAX 8 jets by Alaska. Alaska already has a number of 737 Max jets operating, with many more yet to be delivered. The efficient and modernized airliners have helped Alaska grow in the post-COVID air travel rebuilding era. The airline already has a substantial firm order, but options for even more, meaning at least…

Southwest Airlines has announced five new domestic routes. As reported by Ishrion Aviation on X, it will be launching service to Honolulu from Burbank and Ontario, in addition to flights from Long Beach to Portland and Seattle, and a new route from San Diego to Santa Barbara. Most of these routes will commence on August 4, 2026, while the route from Ontario to Honolulu will begin on June 4, 2026. All of these routes are to or within the US West Coast, signaling that the company is looking to strengthen its position in the region. Southwest has been struggling since…

Egyptair has spoken to Simple Flying about its plans as the first Airbus A350-900s are expected to arrive in the coming weeks. Two of these aircraft now appear on Airbus’ A350 production list, and Egyptair is expecting to operate up to eight of them by late 2026. The aircraft will enable Egyptair to expand its existing network, especially into the United States, as well as replace its current fleet of Boeing 777-300ERs. The A350-900 is an ultra-long-range widebody airliner and is the second-largest Airbus offering after its stretched A350-1000 counterpart. Mid-sized long-haul widebody aircraft are well-suited to Egyptair’s model. Here…