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Subscription Required By Chris Sloan Oct. 09, 2025, © Leeham News: Automation, advances in the prospect and single-pilot operation, and overall aircraft safety are great for the airline and commercial aerospace industries. But the downside is that pilot skills are subject to deterioration. Hands-on experience and skills become necessary in an instant when emergencies begin to pile up. US Airways flight 1549, the so-called Miracle in the Hudson, is one example where advanced design in flight envelope protection in the Airbus A320, combined with the flying skills of the pilots, led to a successful water ditching alongside New York City.…

Qatar Airways and close partner American Airlines collectively plan 124 weekly flights to the US and Canada next summer. Up to 18 daily flights will be available. Although higher than in 2025, it will not exceed the 132 departures available in the summer of 2024. Qatar Airways’ launch of Toronto service in December 2024 helped, as did that route’s subsequent frequency increase to daily, which takes effect at the end of October 2025. However, some routes have experienced frequency reductions compared to the record offering in 2024. The resulting capacity reduction probably helps loads and yields. Qatar Airways & American’s…

Russian President Vladimir Putin has formally acknowledged that an Azerbaijan Airlines passenger jet was destroyed by debris from Russian air defense missiles, marking the first direct admission of responsibility for the December 2024 crash that killed 38 people. Putin acknowledges Russian responsibility Speaking alongside Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, on October 9, 2025, Putin said that Russian anti-aircraft missiles were fired in response to Ukrainian drone activity near Grozny, Chechnya, at the time of the tragedy. “The two missiles that were fired did not directly hit the plane but exploded, perhaps by self-destruction, about ten meters away,” Putin…

In late 2022, SWISS formally announced that it would add Airbus A350s to its fleet. There’s now an exciting update, as the airline has just taken delivery of its first next generation long haul aircraft, and it’s expected to enter passenger service soon. SWISS adding at least 10 Airbus A350s to fleet Up until now, SWISS’ long haul fleet has consisted of Boeing 777-300ERs, Airbus A330-300s, and Airbus A340-300s. SWISS belongs to Lufthansa Group, and the overall airline group places aircraft orders centrally, and then allocates planes to subsidiaries. Lufthansa Group has dozens of Airbus A350-900s and Boeing 787-9s on…

Earlier this week, a teenage stowaway was found on an EL AL flight that was preparing to depart from Israel for the United States of America. Local media reports suggest that the 13-year-old managed to evade Tel Aviv Airport’s infamous security procedures before sneaking onto the flight to New York. Ultimately, the young stowaway was located by members of the flight’s cabin crew before it departed on its long westbound journey, preventing the aircraft from arriving at JFK with one more occupant than planned. Still, the incident highlights the potential vulnerabilities in an airport security system that is known the…

Boeing has announced plans to manufacture eight additional MH-139A Grey Wolf helicopters for the US Air Force, in a deal worth more than $173 million.  This latest order follows a $178 million contract awarded to Boeing in April 2024 for seven helicopters of this kind, the company announced in a statement on October 8, 2025.  “The MH-139A offers increased speed, range and payload capacity critical to supporting U.S. national security missions,” Azeem Khan, MH-139 Program Director, said in a statement, published by Boeing. “We look forward to delivering these advanced aircraft to bases across the country.”  The US manufacturer noted…

Unfortunately, airlines have not had the smoothest time managing their A220 fleets due to the type’s exclusive engine, which comes from the pratt and whitney geared turbofan family of powerplants. EgyptAir has retired all of its A220s and 5 out of 5 A220s are grounded at Iraqi Airways. Now, French airline Air Austral has decided to give up on operating the type. source

Delta Air Lines has announced making $15.2 billion-worth of revenue for its fiscal third quarter of 2025, while adding 12 new aircraft, calling the results “at the top end of expectations”.  In its financial results for the fiscal third quarter of 2025, released on October 9, 2025, Delta said that total revenue had risen by 4.1% compared to the previous year.  “Over the last 6 weeks, sales trends have accelerated across all geographies and in every advance purchase window, positioning Delta to finish the year with momentum,” said Glen Hauenstein, the airline’s president.  For the Q3 of 2025, Delta reported an operating…

United Airlines has just announced its major international expansion for 2026. The airline has been teasing that we can expect new routes, and the details are now out. United has by far the most interesting route network of any US carrier (United flies to the most destinations and most countries of any US carrier), so I always look forward to seeing what creative new routes the airline comes up with. Admittedly United is fairly limited in terms of its potential growth, given that the airline isn’t taking delivery of many new long haul aircraft. So I’d say these additions are exciting, but perhaps not…

Sir Keir Starmer, who has served as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom since July of 2024, is currently undertaking a trade mission to India as the British government looks to strengthen the business ties between the two nations. As part of this initiative, British Airways is looking to boost its capacity on Indian routes, having flown the PM and other dignitaries from London to Mumbai earlier in the week. The oneworld founding member currently serves five destinations in India, and is hoping to be able to increase its frequency on one of these routes to an impressive three…