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By Scott Hamilton Oct. 23, 2025, © Leeham News: President Donald Trump ratcheted up the trade war with China when he announced on Oct. 12 that a 100% tariff would be levied on imports to the US. This round was a retaliatory measure against China’s restrictions on exporting rare earth materials to the US and other countries. Rare earth materials are principally sourced from China and are critical to the aerospace industry, among others. Trump said he also might block deliveries from Boeing to China’s airlines and lessors, as well as key parts, components, and engines. A large portion of…

By Scott Hamilton Oct. 23, 2025, © Leeham News: President Donald Trump ratcheted up the trade war with China when he announced on Oct. 12 that a 100% tariff would be levied on imports to the US. This round was a retaliatory measure against China’s restrictions on exporting rare earth materials to the US and other countries. Rare earth materials are principally sourced from China and are critical to the aerospace industry, among others. Trump said he also might block deliveries from Boeing to China’s airlines and lessors, as well as key parts, components, and engines. A large portion of…

The Boeing 777’s future is ultimately a two-track story. Legacy 777-300ERs will gradually transition into secondary roles, while the Boeing 777X family ultimately assumes the mantle. Boeing has gradually phased out Boeing 777-300ER production, with records showing only a single passenger delivery in 2024, which ultimately marked the end of the production line. Several Boeing 777-300ERs will continue to fly throughout the decade, with more airframes eventually migrating to being torn down and feeding robust spare parts markets. Boeing 777X service entries remain delayed, and both Boeing and its airline customers are now guiding to the first Boeing 777-9 services…

Today, Airbus dispelled rumors that the entry into service of its much anticipated A350 cargo variant, the A350F, would slip to 2028. The titanic planemaker expects its projected EIS in the second half of 2027 to remain accurate. Despite the annual production goal of 2025 dropping, the Airbus A350F supposedly remains unaffected, but supply chain issues that have slowed the current model line up. The first two aircraft are still in assembly and will begin certification trials after completion. The A350F Road Map Credit: Airbus After the two prototypes are fully assembled, Airbus will begin pursuing type certification for the A350F…

NASHVILLE. Tenn. — C Cubed Aerospace has finished testing its prototype A320-200CCF’s cargo door under the aircraft’s power. C Cubed completed the testing on the cargo door, which was built in on-wing, last week, C Cubed told Cargo Facts. The 2001-vintage, V2500-powered aircraft (1523, ex-Sky Airline) will soon progress to the final phases of ground […] source

Lufthansa is in the process of introducing its new Allegris cabin concept, which includes an all-new first class and all-new business class. The new Allegris cabins debuted on newly delivered Airbus A350-900s, and we’re now also seeing them installed on newly delivered Boeing 787-9s (though those planes don’t have first class, and not all business class seats are usable yet… oy). With the seats now available on two aircraft types, in this post I’d like to go over the next step in the Allegris project, as we should see the cabins installed on a third aircraft type soon… though perhaps…

If you’re planning on taking a short hop over a few states or making the coast-to-coast journey, you may be weighing the pros and cons of premium air fare on a relatively short flight. The experience is certainly elevated over business and economy class, no matter how you stack them up, but is the value really there for just a couple of hours? There are certainly many aspects to consider when judging the value of any service, and when it comes to first class flying on short flights, there are a range of products out there. The “top three” including…

American Airlines is in the process of taking delivery of Airbus A321XLRs, making it the first US carrier to get these jets. While the airline took delivery of its first of these aircraft in July, the plane went straight into storage in the Czech Republic. There’s now a positive update, as the first A321XLR is now headed to the United States. American has 50 Airbus A321XLRs on order In 2019, American placed an order for 50 Airbus A321XLR aircraft. For those not familiar with the A321XLR, this is the world’s longest range narrow body jet in production. This aircraft is…

Over the past several decades, the commercial aviation industry has undergone numerous changes. For example, the industry changed drastically in the 1950s when airlines around the world helped to shuttle in the jet age of the commercial aviation industry, flying aircraft like the Boeing 707 or the Douglas DC-8. Additionally, with the introduction of widebody airliners, such as the Boeing 747, the industry further changed, as these new aircraft allowed for long-haul flights around the world. As a result, demand for air travel has increased steadily since the mid-to-late 20th century. Globalization and emerging markets have contributed to this growth,…

Air France has just revealed plans to launch a new route to the United States, and it seems like a logical enough addition. Air France adds Paris to Las Vegas routeAs of April 15, 2026, Air France will launch a new flight between Paris (CDG) and Las Vegas (LAS). The service will operate 3x weekly with the following schedule:AF56 Paris to Las Vegas departing 1:40PM arriving 3:35PMAF57 Las Vegas to Paris departing 5:50PM arriving 1:05PM (+1 day) Air France will fly from Paris to Las VegasThe 5,442-mile flight is blocked at 10hr55min westbound and 10hr15min eastbound. The flight will operate…