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Last Updated: Sunday, June 22, 2025, 10:37 PM PDT
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AeroTime
• Gabriele Petrauskaite
Samson Sky optimizes Switchblade Flying Car production
By AeroTime: Samson Sky, the company behind the Switchblade Flying Car, announced a major manufacturing upgrade cutting production time and costs.
ch-aviation
• Andrew Curran
VietJetAir raises $191mn from two large shareholders Aviation Joint Stock Company & Hanoi Noi Bai International
By ch-aviation: Aviation Joint Stock Company (JSC), formerly known as Sovico Aviation JSC, has increased its stake in VietJet Aviation JSC trading as VietJetAir (VJ, Hanoi...
Aviation Week
• Michael Bruno
Industry Doubts Next-Gen Narrowbody Arrival Before 2040
By Aviation Week: Industry players reveal that they do not really expect a new narrowbody airliner until closer to 2040 or beyond.
Aviation Source
• Len Varley
Virgin Australia Marks Double Win at 2025 Skytrax Awards
By Aviation Source: Virgin Australia named Best Regional Airline in Australia/Pacific and Best Airline Staff Service in Australia/Pacific at 2025 Skytrax awards.
Aviation Source
• Len Varley
United Airlines B777-200 Returns to Washington After Engine Shutdown
By Aviation Source: United Airlines flight UA803, a B777-200ER departing for Tokyo, made a return to Washington Dulles on 21 June after shutting down an engine.
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FlightGlobal
• Alfred Chua
Hainan Airlines receives first A321neo
By FlightGlobal: Hainan Airlines has taken delivery of its first Airbus A321neo, becoming the type's newest operator in China.
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FreightWaves
• Eric Kulisch
Fred Smith, FedEx founder and parcel industry pioneer, dies at 80
By FreightWaves: FedEx founder Fred Smith died Saturday with a legacy as a great U.S. entrepreneur.
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FedEx founder Fred Smith dies at 80
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