The Air Current
• Will Guisbond
United is converting 56 Boeing 787-9s into larger 787-10s as it confronts a GE–Rolls engine fight, parts shortages for engines on its oldest 777s, and rising competitive pressure from Airbus A350s. The move is part of broader late‑decade widebody transformation options to meet ambitious growth targets.
Leeham News
• Scott Hamilton
By Leeham News: Jan. 15, 2026, (c) Leeham News: Boeing and SPEEA, the engineers and technicians union, reached an agreement tonight for the Boeing Wichita operation. This is the former Spirit AeroSystems plant that was merged into Boeing last month.
Airport World
• Joe Bates
By Airport World: Year of growth for Hong Kong International Airport Share  Boosted by a strong Christmas peak season that saw it welcome more than 200,000 passengers a day for eight days, Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) handled 61 million passenger in 2025.
Bloomberg
• Sri Taylor
By Bloomberg: United Airlines Inc. is reshuffling its loyalty program leadership by tapping a former veteran executive from rival American Airlines Group Inc.
Vertical Mag
By Vertical Mag: | To ensure delivery of future emails, add [email protected] to your contacts. | |---| | | ![]() | Latest Issue Read Now | ![]() | | | ![]() | | Vertical’s Top 10 stories of 2025 This year brought hard lessons in safety, renewed debates over regulation, and advances in rotorcraft design and capability.
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
• Mateusz Maszczynski
By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: A Delta passenger received an 18-month federal prison sentence for threatening an elderly flight attendant and disruptive behavior.
ch-aviation
By ch-aviation: AirAsia X (D7, Kuala Lumpur International) has clarified that a proposed name change to AirAsia remains subject to approvals, even after the CEO of parent...
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