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Riyadh Air, the soon-to-be national carrier of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, has just announced a new partnership with Kayanee, a leading Saudi wellbeing brand. The deal will see the lifestyle brand supply the nascent carrier with onboard amenities for its business class and premium economy class passengers.     According to a Riyadh Air statement, “the collaboration will upscale in-flight comfort by offering Riyadh Air’s Business Elite, Business, and Premium Economy long-haul guests a specially designed collection of amenity kits and loungewear, aimed at refreshing and rejuvenating travelers from take-off to landing.” The newly designed amenity kits will feature a…

A couple of weeks ago, I covered how a former Singapore Airlines Airbus A380 suddenly returned to the skies, as it’s being prepared for a “new A380 customer.” Then several days ago I covered how another A380 was seemingly being reactivated, with no explanation as to what was going on. Well, we now know what’s going on with this plane, and it’s probably not that exciting for passengers. Former Malaysia Airlines Airbus A380 flies to Abu Dhabi On October 1, 2025, a 12-year-old former Malaysia Airlines Airbus A380 with the registration code 2-JAYN flew from Tarbes, France (LDE), to Abu…

In the world of aviation, long delays are hardly unusual, but few programs have faced the scale and persistence of the Boeing 777X. Once heralded as the next leap in widebody twin-jet efficiency and capability, the 777X has repeatedly slipped its certification and delivery timelines. In this article, we’ll dig into why the 777X is now widely considered among the most delayed commercial aircraft ever, what the latest certification challenges are, and what it all means for Boeing, its customers, and the broader aviation industry. The Genesis And Evolution Of The 777X Program Credit: Shutterstock The Boeing 777X program was launched…

Boeing is reportedly preparing to raise the current production rate limit for its popular 737 MAX family from 38 to 42 jets per month, as soon as October 2025.  According to Bloomberg, which cited sources familiar with the company’s plans, Boeing intends to sustain the 42-jet-per-month rate for approximately six months to ensure that its mechanics and suppliers are not overly pressured by producing an extra Boeing 737 MAX each week, before discussing the next rate increase with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).  After that, the company is preparing to further increase the production rate in April 2025 and again…

PARIS — European defense companies may grow their revenue from European customers by an average 10.5% to 11.5% a year for the next decade, as most countries commit to NATO’s 2035 spending targets, financial research firm Rothschild & Co. Redburn said.The fastest growth will continue to be in countries that have underspent historically, such as Germany, or in parts of Europe “uncomfortably close” to the perceived threat from Russia, analysts Olivier Brochet and Joe Orchard wrote in an Oct. 2 report.Rising military budgets already led to a “material jump” in order backlog that is yet to be fully reflected in…

In April 2025, the SkyTeam alliance made changes to its lounge access policy, and I’d say the updates were a mixed bag. With this, we saw new time limits and guesting restrictions on lounge access, though we also saw the alliance add lounge access on select domestic itineraries.Regarding that last point, there’s some positive news, as the alliance has just expanded its domestic lounge access perks. SkyTeam expands domestic lounge access to 70+ loungesSkyTeam Elite Plus is the top tier alliance-wide status in SkyTeam. Historically, SkyTeam Elite Plus members have only received lounge access when traveling on international itineraries. That…

Actually, Boeing first won the tanker tender by cheating, what lead to the firing of their CFO and the resignation of their CEOThe re-run of the tender was awarded by the USAF to Northtrop-Airbus’ KC-45 but Boeing lobbied to have the Congress re-run a tender with revised clauses, leaving the USAF out of the process – what led the USAF to try and live with the unsatisfactory KC-46 and extend the life of their KC-135source

Sweden has signed a contract for four Embraer C-390 Millennium multi-mission airlifters, becoming the latest European nation to join the joint procurement framework led by the Netherlands and Austria. The signing took place on October 6, 2025, at Uppsala Air Base, in a ceremony attended by Swedish Minister for Defence Pål Jonson, Swedish Air Force Commander Major General Jonas Wikman, and representatives from other C-390 nations including the Netherlands, Austria, Portugal, Hungary, the Czech Republic and Brazil. Under the agreement, Sweden also secured seven purchase options designed to pave the way for future acquisitions within the European framework. This move mirrors…

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On October 26, IndiGo will take off from Mumbai to London Heathrow. A long time coming, this route was officially announced on October 6, meaning less than three weeks’ notice has been given to drive sales and awareness. This is an exceptionally short amount of time. Its codeshare agreement with Turkish Airlines and the awareness surrounding its Mumbai-Manchester operation will help somewhat. On November 15, IndiGo will launch its second route to Manchester, which will be from Delhi. This is despite the continued detour to avoid Pakistani airspace and the consequent increased time and operating costs. Running four times weekly,…