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Air Lease Cancels Seven A350F Orders, Stranding Airbus Without Launch Lessor

Air Lease Corporation has cancelled its order for seven Airbus A350 freighters, removing the launch customer from the program. Despite the setback, the A350F backlog rose to 66 units after Saudi Arabia’s AviLease placed a firm order for ten frames at the 2025 Paris Air Show.

2025-07-08T09:54:52.806753-07:00

Aviation Business News

AviaAM, Mammoth Freighters Near First 777-300ER P2F Delivery by Year-End

2025-07-07T08:22:04.129685-07:00

Air Data News

Airbus Secures First Paris Air Show 2025 Orders as AviLease Commits to 77 Jets

2025-06-16T01:55:31.123005-07:00

FreightWaves

Fred Smith, FedEx Founder and Air Cargo Pioneer, Dies at 80

2025-06-21T23:59:15.606207-07:00

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FreightWaves

FedEx to eliminate nearly 500 jobs, close two US sortation centers FedEx plans to cut almost 500 positions and shutter two package sortation facilities in North Carolina and Iowa as part of a network optimization drive amid softening air-cargo volumes. The carrier expects the workforce reductions to take effect over the next quarter.

2025-07-10T10:17:42.874473-07:00

FedEx to eliminate nearly 500 jobs, close two US sortation centers

Airways Magazine

Wings of Rescue Launches Pet Evacuation Flights After Central Texas Flooding Wings of Rescue has mobilized its fleet this week to airlift hundreds of displaced pets after catastrophic flooding in Central Texas, operating daily relief flights from local airfields to shelters and veterinary centers as communities grapple with infrastructure damage and disrupted ground routes.

2025-07-10T08:04:38.442426-07:00

Wings of Rescue Launches Pet Evacuation Flights After Central Texas Flooding

Unmanned Airspace

Helicus completes first commercial river-crossing logistics drone flight in Belgium Helicus has completed a commercial river-crossing logistics drone flight in Belgium, deploying a 3-metre, 52 kg uncrewed aircraft beyond visual line of sight to bridge two industrial sites across the river. The mission marks a milestone in autonomous cargo delivery by fixed-wing UAVs in urban environments.

2025-07-10T04:21:30.294215-07:00

Helicus completes first commercial river-crossing logistics drone flight in Belgium

CGTN China

China’s Tianzhou-8 Cargo Ship Completes Controlled Re-entry After Tiangong Undocking China’s Tianzhou-8 cargo vessel undocked from the Tiangong space station on Tuesday and performed a controlled re-entry Wednesday morning, the China Manned Space Agency said. The ship delivered logistics supplies and synthetic lunar soil bricks to the Shenzhou-20 crew before atmospheric disposal, with most hardware burning up.

2025-07-08T18:50:37.826176-07:00

China’s Tianzhou-8 Cargo Ship Completes Controlled Re-entry After Tiangong Undocking

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Air Lease Cancels Seven A350F Orders, Stranding Airbus Without Launch Lessor Air Lease Corporation has cancelled its order for seven Airbus A350 freighters, removing the launch customer from the program. Despite the setback, the A350F backlog rose to 66 units after Saudi Arabia’s AviLease placed a firm order for ten frames at the 2025 Paris Air Show.

2025-07-08T09:54:52.806753-07:00

Air Lease Cancels Seven A350F Orders, Stranding Airbus Without Launch Lessor

Flying Magazine

Operation Airdrop Mobilizes Aircraft and Volunteers to Aid Texas Hill Country Flood Victims Aircraft and volunteer crews with Operation Airdrop are flying critical supplies, water and medical kits into Texas Hill Country communities cut off by deadly flooding, conducting daily missions from makeshift airstrips and navigating damaged infrastructure to reach isolated residents.

2025-07-07T11:23:25.504527-07:00

Operation Airdrop Mobilizes Aircraft and Volunteers to Aid Texas Hill Country Flood Victims

Aviation Business News

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AviaAM, Mammoth Freighters Near First 777-300ER P2F Delivery by Year-End AviaAM Leasing and Mammoth Freighters are set to complete the world’s first passenger-to-freighter conversion of a Boeing 777-300ER by year-end 2025, transforming a former Nordwind aircraft into a 98-tonne payload freighter with 5,000-nm range.

2025-07-07T08:22:04.129685-07:00

AviaAM, Mammoth Freighters Near First 777-300ER P2F Delivery by Year-End

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ASL Airlines Australia Boosts Freighter Fleet with Second Boeing 737-800BCF ASL Airlines Australia has taken delivery of its second Boeing 737-800 Converted Freighter (MSN 28595), set to enter service on Australasian and Pacific routes from late July. The 23-tonne-capacity jet strengthens the carrier’s ACMI and charter network amid rising e-commerce volumes.

2025-07-07T03:07:34.002063-07:00

ASL Airlines Australia Boosts Freighter Fleet with Second Boeing 737-800BCF

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