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Vietnam Airlines has issued a request for proposals to lease nine Boeing 787-8 Dreamliners, opening a procurement for widebody capacity via lessors. The carrier is seeking commercial offers to place nine 787-8s into its fleet, a move that will influence near-term widebody availability and leasing activity.
FlightGlobal
• Jon Hemmerdinger
By FlightGlobal: The Federal Aviation Administration has issued an airworthiness directive requiring airlines to modify fuel system components on 586 Pratt & Whitney PW1100G engines following multiple fan-blade fracture events that resulted in three under-cowl fires.
Reuters
By Reuters: A cracked part found on a UPS MD-11 cargo jet that crashed in November in Kentucky was flagged in a Boeing service letter more than a decade earlier, the National Transportation Safety Board said on Wednesday.
By airindia.com: Explore the latest news from Air India. Learn more about Air India's codeshare agreement with Saudia.
Aviation Source
• Len Varley
By Aviation Source: In a year marked by regional challenges, airBaltic carried a record 5.2 million passengers in 2025 and continued its operational expansion.
Airline Economics
FlightGlobal
• Jon Hemmerdinger
By FlightGlobal: NASA's X-59 supersonic demonstrator sits partially disassembled at Armstrong Flight Research Center following its October maiden flight, with engineers removing dozens of panels to complete required inspections before resuming flight tests this spring.
Flying Magazine
• Zach Vasile
By Flying Magazine: Boeing on Tuesday agreed to settle a lawsuit brought by a Canadian man whose parents and sister were killed in a 737 Max crash in Ethiopia in 2019.
LARA
• Rob Munro
By LARA: The figure is the culmination of a period of hyper-growth for the Hungarian airline with 200 million travelers added in just the last three years.
