Airbus targets 100 aircraft per month for A320 successor
By Air Data News: Airbus is preparing its next-generation single-aisle aircraft for a production rate of around 100 jets per month, an unprecedented industrial target that would significantly exceed the output planned for today's A320neo family.
Breakingviews - COMMENTARY: Oil’s new normal undercuts jet maintenance boom
By Reuters: Big plane shortages have long been good for $322 bln GE and rivals that repair existing aircraft. Higher-for-longer fuel prices threaten this cash cow – airlines might retire planes instead of seek repairs.
Why Garmin’s CEO Is Flying High
By Bloomberg: The company hit $7.2 billion in sales last year across fitness, outdoor, marine, automotive and aviation. CEO Cliff Pemble, its sixth employee hired in 1989, has been there for the whole ride.
SpaceX Push on Spectrum Access Gets Aerospace Industry Backlash
By Bloomberg: SpaceX and its allies are pushing the Trump administration for easier access to bands of wireless spectrum, triggering fierce opposition from other users of the same frequencies who warn that the space industry’s plans risk disrupting everything from flight tests to hospital equipment to TV broadcasts.
Traverse City Begins Second Phase of Medical Drone Delivery Tests
By eVTOL Insights: The second phase of a medical drone delivery pilot flight project has launched in Traverse City.
Nigeria's Northeast secures $11.3mn for regional air shuttle
By ch-aviation: Nigeria's six northeastern states have secured NGN15 billion naira (USD11.3 million) towards establishing the proposed North-East Air Shuttle, with the regional governors now formally resolving to launch the carrier.
Türkiye's SunExpress adjusts 150-aircraft 2033 target
By ch-aviation: Illustration of SunExpress Boeing 737-8,.