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Senate Commerce Committee Passes Cruz’s ROTOR Act The Rotorcraft Operations Transparency and Oversight Reform (ROTOR) Act, introduced by Chairman Ted Cruz and Ranking Member Maria Cantwell, is making steady progress in its legislative journey, being cleared through the US Senate Commerce Committee on October 21.
ROTOR Act Closes Loopholes And Mandate Safety Technology The Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l, issued a statement lauding a bipartisan bill introduced by Senators Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Maria Cantwell (D-WA) that is intended to prevent tragedies like the PSA Airlines Flight 5342 in January this year.
Several weeks ago, JonNYC shared a scoop about American Airlines’ plan to reconfigure its most flown wide body aircraft. This has now been confirmed by the airline, with an additional exciting detail. American 777-200ERs getting new business class & more We recently saw American introduce all-new cabins for its long haul aircraft, including a new business class, premium economy, and economy. These cabins have so far been installed on newly delivered Boeing 787-9s (designated as 787-9Ps), and we know American will start retrofitting Boeing 777-300ERs in the near future. American’s new business class recently debuted However, there had been a…
Last Updated: 09:50 EST OCT 23, 2025 by Tom Boon The 2025 edition of the Dubai Airshow is under a month away. As the region’s biggest airshow gets nearer, the organizers have now released the first wave of attending aircraft. 200+ aircraft are expected to be on show at the 2025 Dubai Airshow, up from 192 at the previous airshow in 2023. So far, the organizers have announced just 60 aircraft, suggesting that there are still many more to be added to the lineup. Which Aircraft Are Already Confirmed? Credit: Dubai Airshow As mentioned, only around a quarter of the expected…
By Tom Batchelor. October 21, 2025, © Leeham News: Revenue and earnings at MTU Aero Engines grew sharply in the first nine months of 2025, with a strong commercial engine and maintenance business driving profitability at the German-headquartered supplier to Airbus and Boeing. Adjusted revenue climbed 19% from €5.3 billion ($6.15 billion) to €6.3 billion, when comparing January-September 2024 to the same period in 2025. The company’s adjusted operating profit grew by 34% to €995 million (versus €744 million January-September 2024). CFO Katja Garcia Vila told analysts on Thursday’s earnings call that “positive market trends remain intact”, as she forecast…
Aeronautical Engineers (AEI) has unveiled plans to launch the first Boeing 737-900 Extended Range Special Freighter (B737-900ERSF), following in the footsteps of the successful 737-800 freighter. On October 22, 2025, AEI, a passenger-to-freighter (P2F) aircraft conversion specialist, confirmed that the B737-900ERSF program had begun with the goal of introducing the largest narrowbody freighter to its fleet. Licensed by Boeing as a third-party provider, AEI is aiming to achieve Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Supplemental Type Certification (STC) in 2029. This will be followed shortly after by approvals from the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and Civil Aviation Administration of China…
Delta Air Lines has announced a new culinary collaboration. Let’s talk about that for a moment, and then I’ll share what I really find newsworthy here. Delta partners with Chef José Andrés on dishesIt’s not unusual to see airlines partner with celebrity chefs on their inflight catering, and here’s the latest example of that. Delta has announced a partnership with Chef José Andrés. The phased rollout will start as of November 4, 2025, but will go through the end of 2026.With this, we’ll see dishes inspired by Chef José Andrés served in Delta’s first and business class cabins on select flights. The…
Wizz Air is reportedly engaging in discussions with Airbus pertaining to the potential deferral of some of its forthcoming deliveries. The Hungarian carrier has outstanding orders for almost 300 narrowbody twinjets from the European planemaker, but its growth has stuttered in recent times. As a result of this, Wizz Air is said to have proposed pushing around 100 deliveries of Airbus planes into the next decade as it slows down its ongoing fleet and network expansion. This year has already seen the airline pledge to convert some of its orders for the Airbus A321XLR models, with Wizz Air currently experiencing…
Airbus has forecasted that the global fleet of dedicated freighters is expected to increase by 45% to reach 3,420 aircraft over the next 20 years. The prediction was part of the planemaker’s 2025 Cargo Global Market Forecast (GMF), released on October 22, 2025. The company said the figure will consist of 815 existing freighters and 2,605 additional ones. Out of these 2,605 new freighters, 1,530 will replace older models, while 1,075 will be added for expansion. The 2,605 new freighters will be categorized into 1,120 small aircraft, 855 mid-size widebodies, and 630 large widebodies. In total, among the 2,605 additional freighters,…
In late May 2025, JetBlue and United announced plans to roll out a partnership, which is being marketed as Blue Sky. It’s a quirky partnership that seems odd on the surface. For United, it’s clearly motivated by the desire to compete with Delta in Boston (BOS) and New York (JFK), and to prevent JetBlue from partnering with another major US airline. Meanwhile for JetBlue, it’s about partnering with whatever airline gives the company the most financial upside.Along those lines, the first aspect of this collaboration has just been rolled out, and it involves loyalty programs. JetBlue & United roll out…