Europe   Aircraft Demand: Airline Distress & Consolidation   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Policy & Regulation  
Reuters • Sarah Young

Rolls-Royce urges UK government decision on narrowbody engine subsidy

Rolls-Royce CEO said the company needs a decision from the UK government soon on whether it will provide a subsidy to help develop a new narrowbody engine. The statement links near-term UK industrial support to the engineering company’s timeline for launching the next-generation propulsion program.

2026-07-21T05:41:43.388543-07:00
Middle East   Orders   Sustainability & Climate Initiatives   Workforce & Skills Development   Airlines  
FlightGlobal • Alfred Chua

Gulf Air becomes first Middle East carrier to commit to JetZero’s Z4 aircraft

By FlightGlobal: Japan Airlines also throws support behind in-development aircraft programme. Gulf Air has signed a letter of intent for an undisclosed number of JetZero’s in-development Z4 blended-wing body aircraft, becoming the type’s first airline customer outside of the USA.

Also: The Business Journals
2026-07-21T04:42:59.432110-07:00
Antitrust   Orders   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Policy & Regulation   Export Controls & Trade Compliance   Airbus   Boeing  
Reuters • David Shepardson, Tim Hepher

EXCLUSIVE: EXCLUSIVE Boeing asks US to intervene over record EU loan to Airbus

By Reuters: Boeing has ​asked the U.S. government to press the European Union for transparency over a €3 billion ($3.43 billion) loan package to Airbus, resurfacing potential trade tensions after ‌the two sides extended a tariff truce over jet subsidies.

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2026-07-21T03:08:40.966997-07:00
Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Industry Leader Profiles & Interviews  
FlightGlobal • Graham Rapier

World’s largest aircraft on track for 2030 debut, start-up Radia says

By FlightGlobal: Colorado-based start-up reaffirms 2030 target for first flights of the massive planned cargo aircraft. WindRunner, a massive four-engined cargo aircraft concept, is on track for its targeted 2030 date for first certification flights, the start-up's chief executive, Mark Lundstrom, tells FlightGlobal.

2026-07-21T05:10:13.484062-07:00
Museums   Farnborough Airshow   Military Aircraft Procurement   Orders   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Defense Policy  
FlightGlobal • Jon Hemmerdinger

De Havilland relaunches Sherpa, targets new military and government orders

By FlightGlobal: A high-winged Sherpa is back at Farnborough, 50 years after show debut. De Havilland Canada used the second day of the Farnborough show to reintroduce its Short C-23 Sherpa to the international market, with ambitions of securing orders for an updated variant of the multi-use utility turboprop.

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2026-07-21T03:10:06.677928-07:00