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Scoot has placed orders for 11 additional Airbus A320neo family aircraft as the Singapore-based low-cost carrier looks to expand its regional network over the coming years. The airline announced on May 7, 2026, that it has firmed up orders for five A320neo family aircraft and exercised options for six more from its 2014 agreement with Airbus.Deliveries are expected to begin in 2028. The new jets, powered by Pratt & Whitney GTF engines, will bring Scoot’s total A320neo family orderbook to 20 aircraft. Expanding Scoot’s regional reach Scoot said that the additional aircraft will be configured in a single-class layout, with…
A Boeing 747-8i gifted to the United States by Qatar is expected to make its grand entrance as Air Force One before the US’ historic 250-year anniversary celebrations. According to Reuters, a US official and an individual familiar with developments, explained that the controversial 747-8 is due to be delivered in time for Independence Day, on July 4, 2026. The sources added that President Donald Trump’s new Air Force One aircraft could even arrive in time for his birthday on June 14, 2026. The US Air Force, which is undertaking preparation of the aircraft, announced on May 1, 2026, announced…
The F-15E Strike Eagle from the 48th Fighter Wing, recently painted to commemorate Operation El Dorado Canyon’s 40th anniversary, took off on May. 7, 2026 with a heavy load of inert training rounds. F-15E Strike Eagle 93-0311’s new camouflage paint scheme was officially unveiled on Apr. 28, 2026 to mark forty years since RAF Lakenheath took part in Operation El Dorado Canyon. The scheme is representative of the one worn by the F-111 Aardvarks employed on the long-range strike mission against Libya, with a special tribute paid to KARMA 52 – the only F-111 lost during the raid, resulting in…
Emirates (airline) has posted record pre-tax profits of $6.2 billion as part of its annual financial results despite facing unprecedented challenges caused by the war in Iran. On May 7, 2026, Emirates announced that profits were up 7% from $5.8 billion last year while its PBT margin rose from 16.5% to 17.4%. The UAE flag carrier also confirmed record revenues of $35.7 billion, an increase of 2% over the previous year. Fuel and employee cost were the airline’s two biggest cost components in 2025-26 with fuel accounting for 29% of operating costs compared to 31% in the previous year. Emirates…
MAB Engineering has doubled its maintenance capacity at Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport (SZB) in Subang following the commissioning of a new hangar facility. The company, part of Malaysia Aviation Group (MAG), announced on May 7, 2026, that Hangar 4 is now operational under a 15-year lease agreement with Impeccable Vintage Properties, a subsidiary of Khazanah Nasional Bhd. The move marks a shift from the company’s previous base at Hangar 1, which could only accommodate two maintenance lines. Hangar 4 now allows MAB Engineering to run four lines simultaneously: one widebody line for A330-200 and A330-300 aircraft, one narrowbody line…
VIENNA — Dueling ceasefire proposals by Ukraine and Russia surrounding Victory Day seem to have all but collapsed amid escalating air strikes and rhetoric of a “massive missile strike” on central Kyiv.Both sides had proclaimed a ceasefire surrounding the important celebration marking the capitulation of Nazi Germany, but said that it was incumbent on the other side not to break the truce or there would have to be a response. Russia officially declared a ceasefire for 8 and 9 May, timed to coincide with the Victory Day celebrations, though it added that should there be any strikes on Russia during…
Three U.S. Navy F-14D Tomcats would be transferred to the U.S. Space and Rocket Center Commission in Huntsville, Alabama, and one might be made flyable again, following the approval of the “Maverick Act.” The U.S. Congress is voting on a new bill which might see a F-14D Tomcat return to the skies 20 years after it was retired. The bill, notably called the “Maverick Act,” was introduced by Senator Tim Sheehy, co-sponsored by Sen. Mark Kelly, on Mar. 23, 2026. Maverick Act The bill passed Senate by Unanimous Consent on Apr. 28, 2026, and is now in line for voting…
Two drones entered Latvian airspace from Russian territory and crashed in the eastern Latgale region overnight on May 7, 2026, with one striking an oil storage facility in the city of Rēzekne, the Latvian National Armed Forces said. The country’s military announced that the unmanned aerial vehicles had come down on Latvian soil, with units from the National Armed Forces, the State Police, and the State Fire and Rescue Service deployed to the scene. There were no reports of injuries. Latvia’s Defense Minister Andris Sprūds told national broadcaster LSM that the drones had probably been launched by Ukraine against targets…
The Economic Imperative—and the Battle Over the Flight Deck Subscription Required By the Leeham News Team Part 2 in a Series examining one of Boeing’s steps toward recovery. May 7, 2026, © Leeham News: To understand why the Boeing 767 program produced such a massive change incorporation effort, you first have to understand the political and engineering battle that exploded over its cockpit that was still being fought while the first aircraft were already rolling down the assembly line in Everett. Large civil transport jets historically required a three-person flight crew: a captain, a first officer, and a flight engineer.…
AirAsia has placed a firm order for 150 Airbus A220-300 aircraft, giving the Canadian-built jet its largest single order to date and pushing the program past 1,000 total firm orders. Airbus announced the deal at a signing ceremony on May 6, 2026, at its A220 assembly site in Mirabel, Quebec, which was attended by Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney alongside executives from Airbus and AirAsia. The aircraft will be assembled at the facility north of Montreal, where the A220 program traces its roots to Bombardier’s former C Series. The order, valued at about $19 billion at list pricdes, gives Airbus a major new customer…