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.
Live and Let's Fly
• Matthew Klint
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.
Economic Times
By Economic Times: IndiGo is set to introduce India's first Airbus A321 XLR aircraft, enabling long-haul routes and global expansion. This new addition will facilitate non-stop services to destinations like Athens and open new international markets, marking a significant step beyond short-haul operations for the airline.
Airways Magazine
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.
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.
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.
Reuters
• Aditya Kalra
By Reuters: India's government has asked IndiGo , Air India, SpiceJet and Akasa to provide data on average fares charged, a document shows, as antitrust authorities investigate unprecedented travel disruptions in December.
Aviation Source
• Len Varley
