Author: FlyMarshall Newsroom

US President Donald Trump has threatened to withhold exports of Boeing parts to China in response to Chinese restrictions on exporting rare earth minerals.  President Trump made the threat on October 10, 2025, as part of an escalation in tensions in which he said he would add an additional 100% tariff on imports from China from November.  At a press briefing on October 10, 2025, President Trump was asked what export items the US could restrict to China.  “We have many things, including a big thing is airplane. They [China] have a lot of Boeing planes, and they need parts, and lots of things…

Shares of US-based electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) manufacturer Joby Aviation fell by 12.43% in the last five days as competition intensifies in the race to bring air taxis to commercial service. Joby’s shares are currently trading at $16.28. The slump occurred after the California-based company announced on October 7, 2025, that it planned to raise $514 million through the sale of 30.5 million shares at $16.85 each, representing a 10.9% discount to the stock’s previous closing price. Joby has been developing an all-electric, piloted S4 eVTOL aircraft, capable of carrying four passengers at speeds of up to 200…

In the wake of the rising number of safety incidents and accidents, Russia has decided to inspect various aspects of the airline operations of more than 50 regional operators in the country. Apart from the lack of aircraft and parts, the lack of a suitable workforce is also a contributing factor among many. These inspections are planned to be undertaken across a period of 12 months, in hopes of making the carriers’ operations safer and, where possible, improving the safety standards of operations. Large-Scale Safety Inspections Credit: Shutterstock As per a report from The Moscow Times, the government of Russia has…

Boeing is one of the world’s largest commercial aircraft manufacturers. The commercial airplane business segment of the aerospace giant is a powerful force in the industry, generating over $22 billion in revenue last year. As a result, the company employs nearly 50,000 people at its locations worldwide, including some of its major manufacturing facilities in Everett, Washington, and Charleston, South Carolina. Since its founding in July 1916, Boeing has offered a diverse range of commercial airliners. This includes the Boeing 707, which was built in the 1950s and helped the commercial aviation industry transition into the jet age. Boeing is…

If you’re familiar with the usual flying profile of a commercial airliner, you’ll likely have heard the phrase “step climb.” If you have ever wondered what exactly that term means, then this article is for you. In the broadest of strokes, a step climb is a progressive altitude increase where the pilots go up and level off at different points before reaching the final cruise altitude. The number of interim altitudes and the height at which they are set depend on a couple of basic variables: ultimate cruising altitude, weather, traffic, and, finally, fuel load. The whole point of the…

In 2025, the salaries of airline pilots in Europe will remain a key point of interest, not just for pilots themselves but for regulators, airlines, and aspiring aviators. With pilot shortages across much of Europe, rising training costs, and inflationary pressures, understanding how much pilots actually earn is more than trivia. In this article, we draw on two credible public sources: Euronews (utilizing ERI data) and EasyEASA to map out salary ranges for pilots across Europe, from first officers to long-haul captains. Our goal is to help our readers understand the current state of pilot pay in Europe as of…

The Boeing 747 remains one of aviation’s most iconic jets, known as the “Queen of the Skies.” Although many passenger airlines have retired their 747s, and this beautiful beast is no longer in production, the type remains in service in cargo and specialty operations. As of 2025, a small number of operators still maintain significant 747 fleets, and identifying the top operators offers insight into the niche yet resilient role that the 747 continues to play in global air cargo and charter markets. This list ranks the five largest 747 operator fleets by number of aircraft in service (or fleet-claimed)…

Alaska Airlines acquired Hawaiian Airlines, with the merger being completed in September 2024 to create the US’s fifth-largest airline. As it stands, the two companies operate separately, but are in the process of obtaining a single operating certificate and are working on a combined loyalty program called Atmos. However, both brands will remain, with most flights to or from Hawaii using the Hawaiian Airlines brand and all other flights branded as Alaska. This is similar to how large airline holding companies in Europe, mainly IAG, Air France-KLM, and Lufthansa Group, operate. Because the two brands are separate, their fleet differences…

There are countless reasons that the Rolls-Royce Trent XWB is the ideal engine for the A350. Rolls-Royce describes it as: “extremely efficient, impressively versatile, ultra-reliable, unbelievably popular.” The manufacturer believes that its many years exclusively powering the A350 are proof of these characteristics. As such, there is no single reason that Airbus selected the engine to power the A350, beyond the simple fact that they have reached an exclusivity agreement with the manufacturer. Discover more below about the host of advancements offered by the Trent XWB, and how it continues to develop based on lessons from over a decade of…

The Boeing 737 MAX is Boeing’s latest and most fuel-efficient narrowbody airliner. Because of the aerodynamic improvements and new CFM LEAP-1B engines, it’s one of the most fuel-efficient airliners in the aviation industry, and as such, it has greatly extended range compared to the 737NG. As such, airlines can deploy these planes on incredibly long routes, and flying the 737 MAX allows airlines to greatly reduce fuel costs compared to the 737NG. There are nearly 2,000 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft in service, made up exclusively of 737 MAX 8 and 737 MAX 9 models. Additionally, Boeing is currently working on…