Aviation Today
• Woodrow Bellamy III
United Airlines has ordered 50 Airbus A321XLRs to replace its Boeing 757 fleet. The 50‑aircraft purchase marks a shift toward ultra‑long‑range narrowbodies for routes served by 757s and will influence United's long‑term fleet planning, route economics and capacity on thin long‑haul markets.
AINonline
• Charlotte Bailey
By AINonline: Feedback request informed by safety discussions held at October event.
AINonline
• Amy Wilder
By AINonline: App eliminates membership barriers and reduces broker phone calls.
FlightGlobal
• Jon Hemmerdinger
By FlightGlobal: Engine manufacturer will install additional isothermal forging press at Columbus site by 2028, increasing critical component output by 30% to support commercial GTF and military F135 programmes amid persistent supply-chain constraints.
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By theaviationhub.co.uk: American Airlines is investigating what appeared to be bullet holes on a Boeing 737 MAX 8 shortly after it arrived in Miami from Medellin in Colombia.
Reuters
• David Shepardson
By Reuters: U.S. President Donald Trump plans to hold a meeting on Wednesday about his plan to overhaul the primary international airport for the U.S. capital area, the White House said, after he harshly criticized its design in December.
CNBC
• Leslie Josephs
By CNBC: Spirit Airlines has reached an agreement with lenders to emerge from bankruptcy by late spring or early summer.
Airways Magazine
• Lorne Philpot
Air Data News
• Ricardo Meier
