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The French Air and Space Force has launched VOLFA 2025, its annual high-intensity combat training exercise, which will run from September 22 to October 10.  Organized by the Air Defense and Air Operations Command (CDAOA), the drill brings together over 1,000 personnel and around 50 aircraft from four NATO nations, operating from 12 French air bases including Mont-de-Marsan, Orléans, Cazaux, Istres, Cognac, Avord, and Solenzara.  Colonel Jean-Christophe, head of the CDAOA operational preparation division, described VOLFA as the force’s “capstone training event at the highest level of complexity,” designed to prepare crews for operations in contested airspace under constant threat. …

BERLIN — The European Union has jump-started the development of a so-called “drone wall” to protect European skies against incursions by unmanned aerial vehicles from Russia, alongside a broader set of measures designed to protect the eastern flank of the continent. Details emerged on Friday, with the EU commissioner for defence and space, Andrius Kubilius, announcing that the drone wall would be an “immediate priority” that will include “advanced detection, tracking, and interception capabilities.” He also said it would be one of the pillars of the EU’s broader Eastern Flank Watch project. Kubilius offered his remarks following a high-level meeting…

PLAY Airlines, the red-liveried Icelandic low-cost carrier based out of Keflavik International Airport, has ceased operations after just over four years in the skies. Recent months have seen the airline make drastic cuts to its transatlantic network as it looked to reposition itself as a European operator. The carrier has also has also transitioned to being a privately held company in 2025, while looking to increase its wet-lease operations as scheduled flights began to take a back seat. PLAY has cited a wide variety of reasons for its eventual collapse, which brings an end to an optimistic period of Icelandic…

LATAM Airlines Group is expected to receive its E195-E2 jet order from Embraer “relatively quickly”, allowing the airline to introduce between 25 and 30 new destinations in Brazil, the airline’s CEO Jerome Cadier told Reuters.   On September 22, 2025, LATAM Airlines Group announced a major fleet renewal and expansion plan, confirming an order for up to 74 Embraer E195-E2 aircraft. This agreement includes 24 firm orders and 50 options and is valued at around $2.1 billion at list prices. The first delivery is expected in the second half of 2026.  Cadier said that LATAM Airlines Brasil, the Brazilian…

Lufthansa Group’s fleet is currently undergoing a modernization, and in particular, the long haul fleet of the flagship Lufthansa brand is seeing the most updates. Unfortunately this hasn’t worked out nearly as smoothly as planned, between certification delays with the Boeing 777-9, and delivery delays with the Boeing 787-9.The airline group has today unveiled an updated timeline for aircraft being retired. Those aviation geeks who love planes with four engines will want to pay attention, in particular. Lufthansa Group eliminating six types of long haul aircraftLufthansa Group is currently taking delivery of new Airbus A350-900s and Boeing 787-9s, and in…

From the outside, when mounted on a commercial jetliner and covered in a cowling, it can be hard to tell the differences between any of the modern turbofan engines that they use. Two of the largest aircraft engine manufacturers in the worldwide commercial aviation industry are Rolls-Royce and Pratt & Whitney. Rolls-Royce manufactures the famous Trent engine family, used on a wide range of widebody aircraft, such as the Airbus A330neo and A350, and also the Boeing 787 and 777 in the past. Business Type Engine Maker Date Founded July 22, 1925 CEO Christopher Calio Headquarters Location East Hartford, United…

Are you struggling to remove a nut that’s stuck on a bolt? Nuts and bolts are two of the world’s most commonly used fasteners. You can find them in furniture, machinery, building materials, automobiles, aircraft and more. Nuts and bolts feature opposing threads that allow them to join together. Nuts have a hole in the center lined with interior threads, whereas bolts are solid fasteners with external threads. You can twist a nut onto the end of a bolt to join two or more parts. Nuts can become stuck, however, in which case you may struggle to remove them. Use…

A couple of days ago, we learned how Lufthansa Group planned to announce some job cuts in the coming years. We now have more details as to what that will look like. Lufthansa will cut 20% of administrative jobs by 2030 Lufthansa Group has just announced plans to majorly cut its administrative workforce. The announcement came during the first company-wide capital markets day in six years, since before the pandemic. The airline plans to cut 4,000 jobs by 2030, representing roughly 20% of the administrative workforce. This announcement is expected to reassure investors about the company’s commitment to efficiency, which…

Virgin Australia is taking its onboard passenger experience to the next level with the launch of a seating concept that will allow passengers to bid for more elbow room. Dubbed as ‘Neighbour-Free Seating’ by the Australian carrier, the initiative has been launched as a result of responses to a travel survey. Indeed, when asked, a significant proportion of Australian passengers indicated that they would be willing to pay extra for the adjacent seat to remain empty on flights of certain lengths. As such, Virgin Australia has opened bidding on selected routes to generate more cash while giving its guests more…

Airbus launched the A340 in the early 1990s as a long-range widebody to serve intercontinental routes at a time when four engines were still viewed as a necessity. Despite its capability, the aircraft never achieved the commercial success of other Airbus or Boeing widebodies, with fewer than 400 built. The production of the type ended in 2011, and as airlines have increasingly turned to twinjets for efficiency, the A340 has been disappearing from fleets worldwide. Lufthansa has played a key role in the A340’s history. It was the first airline to fly the type in 1993 with the shorter A340-200,…