Bloomberg
• Josh Wingrove
President Donald Trump said the Boeing 747-8 Qatar is gifting to serve as a stopgap Air Force One will be retrofitted with additional security capabilities later this year. The announcement links the near-term interim aircraft plan to an upcoming upgrade program focused on protecting the aircraft’s mission role.
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• Ana Sesar
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AeroTime
• Gabriele Petrauskaite
By AeroTime: Boeing expects the global commercial aviation industry to require more than 2.4 million new aviation professionals over the next two decades, as airlines expand their fleets while replacing a retiring workforce.
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• Dirk Andrei Salcedo
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ch-aviation
• Dirk Andrei Salcedo
By ch-aviation: Air New Zealand (NZ, Auckland International) plans to return the first retrofitted B777-300ER to service by May 2027, following modification work which is due to start in March.
Aviation Source
• Len Varley
By Aviation Source: Boeing’s ambitious 777-9 program has hit a significant landmark with reports that 50% of the planned FAA certification testing is now complete.
FlightGlobal
• David Kaminski-Morrow
By FlightGlobal: Airbus to incorporate batch of improvements on popular single-aisle model, and test production maturity of some on A320neo line.
Urban Air Mobility News
• Philip Butterworth-Hayes
By Urban Air Mobility News: Eve Air Mobility and Moov have signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) for up to 30 electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, supporting the companies’ joint exploration of advanced air mobility (AAM) opportunities in Cabo Verde and Europe.
The Air Current
• Jon Ostrower, Julie Johnsson
