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United Airlines moved more cargo in its third quarter than in any other Q3 in company history and saw a 3.2% year-over-year increase in cargo revenue to $431 million in the quarter.  “We delivered strong third-quarter results despite macro volatility in the first nine months of the year and we now expect to grow earnings […] source

The Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Canadair Regional Jet (CRJ) series has had a particularly rough streak of bad luck in 2025. The CRJ900, specifically, has had a markedly bad year in terms of mishaps, including collisions and even a flip-over on landing. Meanwhile, the tragically fatal crash of American Eagle flight 5342 was being flown on a CRJ700 when it plunged into the Potomac River. As the calendar eases through Fall, a total of 60 commercial aircraft crashes have been recorded in the United States, according to Fox News. The total fatality count has amounted to a staggering 188 souls. 2025…

Camex Airlines has taken delivery of a second 767-300BDSF, bringing the number of 767 freighters in Georgia to nine. The 1992-vintage aircraft (25199) flew to Tbilisi (TBS) from Wilmington, Ohio (ILN), on Oct. 14. Unit 25199 is the second, CF6-powered, IAI-converted 767 freighter the Georgian carrier has leased from CAM. Like the first (25451), unit […] source

Yesterday, we reported that United Airlines (NYSE: UAL) had outperformed analyst expectations, with strong premium growth and improved international travel demand leading the carrier’s third-quarter adjusted earnings per share (EPS) to sit modestly above Wall Street’s consensus. Under most circumstances, this would be a strong signal for the carrier, and it would incentivize investors to buy the stock and thus cause prices to go up. However, shares tumbled today, despite this impressive earnings performance. Shares slid from around $104 to as low as $94.75 by mid-afternoon, demonstrating losses of around 9%. Although a later rally led shares to close down…

Ragnarök promises 500-nm range, high-altitude performance, and flexible carriage to deliver maximum capability at minimum cost for the XQ-58 Valkyrie. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has unveiled its new Ragnarök Low-Cost Cruise Missile (LCCM), which will give the XQ-58A Valkyrie – also built by Kratos – tactical strike capabilities. The weapon is a compact, wing-folding strike system designed to deliver long-range precision effects from both manned and unmanned aircraft, but at a fraction of traditional cruise missile costs. Revealed publicly during the recent MCAS Miramar Air Show, Ragnarök was displayed on a XQ-58A collaborative combat aircraft (CCA) carried both on…

An April 2025 study by an international group of researchers reported to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute that the top five military spenders in the world account for 60% of all defense spending on the planet. Those five nations, in order of biggest spender, are the United States, China, Russia, Germany, and India. Data compiled by World Population Review confirms that the USA is the undisputed world champion of air power. The global air forces’ fleet of military aircraft is constantly fluctuating. Interestingly, fleet sizes do not follow the same ranking, with Russia being ahead of China in terms…

A Hawker Hunter owned by civilian contractor ATAC crashed into the sea off the Californian coast on Oct. 15. Local news reports state that the pilot was recovered with serious injuries. The aircraft involved, callsign ATAC 12, was operating with another Hunter, callsign ATAC 11, when the incident unfolded. Updated 20:05 UTC, Oct. 16, 2025: Through a source with first hand knowledge of the incident, The Aviationist is able to reveal that the Hunter jet suffered from what is thought to have been an engine issue or failure. Initially attempting to divert to nearby Monterey Regional Airport, it was soon…

China’s largest state-owned airlines have pushed back on a US plan to bar them from flying over Russia when traveling to or from US destinations. Six Chinese airlines have filed a complaint with the US Department Of Transportation (DOT), alleging that the proposed ban would increase ticket costs and inconvenience travelers from both countries. Last week, the US said it plans to ban Russian overflights by Chinese carrier to prevent them gaining an unfair cost advantage over American carriers, which are barred from Russian airspace. Unsurprisingly, the US airlines have come out in support of the ban, saying that it…

The Sky Warden’s Israeli variant will integrate IAI’s mission systems, hardware and software. Israel will acquire a customized variant of L3Harris’ Sky Warden light attack aircraft, which will be locally designated the Blue Sky Warden, according to a MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) signed between L3Harris and Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) on Oct. 15, 2025. The number of aircraft Israel plans to acquire is currently not known. Part of the Israeli Light-Attack Aircraft Program, the aircraft will have “Israel-specific” software, hardware and mission systems designed and developed by IAI, according to the joint release by L3Harris and IAI. After supplying and…

Delta Air Lines first used the Boeing 717 some 12 years ago, in 2013. They were opportunistically acquired from Southwest following its acquisition of AirTran. Given Southwest’s all-737 fleet, the 717 was superfluous to its single fleet requirement. According to ch-aviation, Delta still has 80 717s, which were originally marketed as the MD-95. Not all of them are active. At 24 years, they are among its oldest subfleet. Each frame has 110 seats: 12 recliner-style first seats (2-2; 37″ pitch), 20 seats in Comfort+ (2-3; 34″), and 78 in Main Cabin (2-3; 31″). It is the SkyTeam member’s second-smallest mainline…