Runway Girl
• Mary Kirby
Astronics closed 2025 with a strong fourth quarter after recording record sales across its aerospace markets. Management expects 2026 to be “another very strong year” with double‑digit growth, underlining sustained supplier demand and robust aftermarket activity entering the new year.
defence-blog.com
• Dylan Malyasov
By defence-blog.com: Israel has begun evacuating civilian aircraft from its territory as part of emergency measures linked to ongoing military operations, according to a joint statement released by the country’s Ministry of Transportation.
Air Data News
• Ricardo Meier
By Air Data News: Boeing has raised its long-term forecast for aircraft demand in Africa, projecting that airlines on the continent will require about 1,700 new commercial.
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
• Mateusz Maszczynski
By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: British Airways will introduce Starlink high-speed Wi-Fi on select aircraft starting in March, with rollout details pending.
Reuters
• David Shepardson
By Reuters: The Federal Aviation Administration plans to reduce flights at Chicago O'Hare airport this summer, saying major airlines have overscheduled flights, the agency said on Friday.
Airways Magazine
• Helwing Villamizar
By Airways Magazine: United Airlines enters 2026 with higher profit and flexibility than American Airlines, despite similar scale in 2025.
AeroTime
• Stephen Pope
By AeroTime: Lufthansa CityLine pilots voted to authorize potential strike, its union said, after wage talks broke down.
The Air Current
• Will Guisbond
By The Air Current: The struggling eVTOL developer will retain a skeleton crew in California focused on aircraft design.
Reuters
• Joanna Plucinska, Raechel Job, Raechel Thankam Job
