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Dubai-based Emirates is in advanced talks of placing an order for at least 30 Airbus A350-1000. This order, if it proceeds, could see a massive shift in the carrier’s long-haul fleet strategy, given the airline has previously been highly critical of the aircraft’s engines manufactured by Rolls-Royce. The order could be finalized at the Dubai Airshow 2025, which is scheduled for between 17 and 21 November. Not only has Emirates been critical of Rolls-Royce engines, but also other airlines in the region, such as Qatar Airways, which have both raised issues with the engine turbines, and have been pushing Rolls-Royce…

Now that the U.S. government shutdown has ended, prompt action is needed to restore airline and air cargo operations to pre-shutdown functioning, industry leaders say.  Having reopened today following a Nov. 12 vote in the U.S. House of Representatives, the government must work quickly to reimburse federal workers, increase flight capacity and resume export license processing, Brandon […] source

Machinists at Boeing’s defense factories in the St. Louis region have ratified a new five-year contract, officially ending a strike that began on August 4, 2025. The union representing the workers, International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) District 837, announced the contract was approved on November 13, 2025, with operations resuming immediately at Boeing facilities in Missouri and Illinois.   The agreement covers approximately 3,200 workers at Boeing factories in St. Louis, St. Charles (Missouri) and Mascoutah (Illinois) which produce fighter jets, trainer aircraft, weapon systems, and other defense components. The strike, which lasted roughly 101 days, disrupted production of key programs including the F-15 and F/A-18 fighters and the T-7 trainer.   Under…

Current fleet data from ch-aviation shows that United Airlines has the largest mainline fleet in 2025. In this context, ‘mainline’ means the aircraft that the carrier operates directly, rather than contracting the aircraft to alliance partners, codeshares, and regional subsidiaries. Read on to discover the shape of United’s huge fleet that has more than 1,000 aircraft. This article will also detail the airlines with the second and third-largest fleets, namely American Airlines and Delta Air Lines, as they are close behind United on this front. United Airlines Has More Than 1,000 Aircraft In Its Mainline Fleet Credit: Wikimedia Commons The largest…

The F-35 Lightning II was used in August 2025 to successfully evaluate three B61-12 test assets during a multi-day test campaign. Sandia National Laboratories and the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) just disclosed that a B61-12 stockpile flight test campaign took place in August 2025. The successful testing was conducted at Tonopah Test Range, Nevada, with support and aircraft generation from Hill Air Force Base, Utah. Stockpile Flight Test Sandia says the tests were conducted on Aug. 19-21, and saw three inert units of the B61-12 nuclear gravity bomb were successfully carried and dropped by an F-35 during that timeframe.…

Joby Aviation has completed the first flight of a turbine-electric autonomous demonstrator aircraft, marking a major expansion of the company’s technology roadmap beyond its long-running all-electric air-taxi program. Joby made the announcement on November 13, 2025, revealing that the aircraft flew for the first time on November 7 at its facility in Marina, California. The milestone comes just three months after the company first revealed its hybrid concept and a new development partnership with L3Harris Technologies.  The demonstrator integrates a hybrid turbine powertrain into Joby’s existing electric VTOL platform and is equipped with the company’s SuperPilot autonomous flight technology. Joby says the addition of the turbine generator is designed…

NATO has officially abandoned its plan to acquire six Boeing E-7A Wedgetail airborne warning and control aircraft, with the initiative to do so being led by the Netherlands, which was joined by several other European member states. This decision follows the United States Department of Defense’s withdrawal from the program in July amid cost and survivability concerns. The aging Boeing E-3A Sentry is still in service with many operators, and the aircraft is due for retirement by 2035. The older-generation aircraft continues to face noise issues, and the plane’s maintenance costs only continue to rise. With the E-7A Wedgetail now…

Wielding drones in combat missions and being able to repair them on the spot could soon become a new standard among the skills fielded by the operators of U.S. Special Operations Command, per a solicitation released Wednesday. SOCOM wants a contractor to develop a 10-day course for six operators twice a year to train them in all aspects of building and flying first-person view drones, according to the performance work statement from Naval Special Warfare Command, which oversees the training and formation of Navy SEALs.Special warfare operators would be trained to not only fly small drones but also develop expertise…

Boeing has been ordered to pay more than $28 million in damages to the family of a United Nations worker who was killed in Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302, the flight that crashed between Addis Ababa and Nairobi, which led to the global 737 MAX 8 grounding. The jury in the Chicago federal court awarded the family of Shika Garg, a United Nations environmental worker, up to $35.85 million, the full verdict amount, plus an additional 26% interest. According to the family’s attorney, Boeing is not set to appeal the decision. This is the first of a dozen lawsuits that have…

I’ve been blogging for over 17 years now, and there’s no denying that the internet has changed a lot in that time period. The reason I’ve been able to “work” 365 days per year is really because this industry is my hobby and passion, so it never feels like work. But ultimately, this blog is also a business (even though it was never the goal when I started writing it), and the way the internet functions has changed massively over the years. I’m terrible at business and self promotion, because I’d rather spend my time focused on what I love,…