Skift
• Meghna Maharishi
Alaska Airlines has placed its largest-ever order with Boeing — a blockbuster deal to support an accelerated push into international markets. The commitment will underpin a strategic fleet expansion as the carrier broadens transborder and long‑haul routes from its West Coast hubs.
Air Data News
• JCC; Ricardo Meier
CNBC
• Samantha Subin
By CNBC: Joby's expansion comes as electric air taxi companies race to gain Federal Aviation Administration certification to start flying their aircrafts commercially.
By qatarairways.com: DOHA, Qatar – Qatar Airways, the operator of the world’s first and largest Starlink-equipped widebody fleet, has become the first carrier globally to enable Boeing 787-8 with Starlink.
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
Economic Times
By Economic Times: IndiGo has welcomed India's first Airbus A321 XLR aircraft. This new plane will enable long-haul flights, connecting India to new international destinations.
Airways Magazine
Vertical Mag
• Wingcopter Press Release;
By Vertical Mag: The companies initially plan to use the Wingcopter 198 in disaster management where drone-based surveying is playing an increasingly important role.
Payload
• Douglas Gorman
By Payload: United Semiconductors is collaborating with Aegis Aerospace on a new in-space manufacturing facility, expected to fly to the ISS in 2027.
aaminternational.com
• Joe Macey
By aaminternational.com: The EH216-series pilotless electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing Aircraft (eVTOL) from EHang recently completed a point-to-point flight across the Qiongzhou...
The War Zone
• Howard Altman
By The War Zone: The tanker Marinera was boarded after a weekslong pursuit and after U.S. aviation assets had poured into the United Kingdom.
Aviation Source
• Len Varley
