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More than 3,000 Boeing St. Louis machinists reject latest offer; strike continues, defense deliveries at risk

More than 3,000 Boeing machinists at St. Louis‑area defense plants voted Friday to reject the company's latest contract offer, extending a weeks‑long strike now entering its sixth week and approaching a seventh, halting work on fighter, trainer and MQ‑25 programs and putting deliveries at risk.

2025-09-12T10:57:35.119440-07:00

FlightGlobal

ATR to lead EU Clean Aviation projects targeting hybrid-electric ATR 72-600 first flight by 2030

2025-09-09T03:19:12.532093-07:00

Aviation Source

Edelweiss to add five A320neos in 2027–28 as Austrian transfers narrowbodies to Zurich

2025-09-11T15:11:07.452287-07:00

Reuters

Air Cambodia signs MoU with COMAC for up to 20 C909 regional jets

2025-09-10T07:01:28.534528-07:00

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Airbus to open second A320neo final assembly line in Mobile, Alabama in October Airbus will open a second A320neo final assembly line in Mobile, Alabama in October, boosting production at its U.S. facility and marking 10 years of commercial aircraft manufacturing there. The expansion is aimed at increasing narrowbody output to support Airbus’s global production ramp.

2025-09-16T20:15:36.266641-07:00

Airbus to open second A320neo final assembly line in Mobile, Alabama in October

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SkyWest’s MaeveJet Deal Could Cut Fuel Burn Up to 33% vs CRJ‑900 and E175 — Potential US Regional Fleet Shakeup SkyWest's agreement to launch Maeve Aerospace's hybrid‑electric MaeveJet — claiming up to 33% lower fuel burn compared with the CRJ‑900 and E175 — could upend US regional fleet planning by forcing operators and majors to reassess aircraft economics, retirement schedules and scope‑clause strategies.

2025-09-16T13:10:01.066302-07:00

SkyWest’s MaeveJet Deal Could Cut Fuel Burn Up to 33% vs CRJ‑900 and E175 — Potential US Regional Fleet Shakeup

LARA

Britten-Norman returns full Islander production to Bembridge; first UK-built delivery due spring 2026 Britten-Norman has reached a milestone relocating full Islander production to its Bembridge facility on the Isle of Wight, the first time the entire aircraft will be built in the UK since the late 1960s; wing assembly completes later this year, final assembly early 2026 and first delivery expected spring 2026.

2025-09-16T03:07:32.348498-07:00

Britten-Norman returns full Islander production to Bembridge; first UK-built delivery due spring 2026

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Aerospace leaders at US Chamber summit press for return to "zero-for-zero" tariffs At the US Chamber of Commerce Global Aerospace Summit, industry executives called for a return to reciprocal "zero-for-zero" tariffs on aircraft and components, warning that trade barriers are raising costs, disrupting supply chains and threatening OEM production and delivery schedules.

2025-09-16T00:24:30.236151-07:00

Aerospace leaders at US Chamber summit press for return to "zero-for-zero" tariffs

The Air Current

ATR Targets U.S. Short‑Haul Market as Turboprops Seek to Fill Regional Mobility Gap ATR is pressing turboprops into the U.S. short‑haul market as cars and larger jets squeeze regional flying, positioning turboprops to reopen thin routes and improve connectivity on sub‑500‑mile hops. The strategy targets lower operating costs, access to smaller fields and faster turnarounds to reshape short‑range networks.

2025-09-15T17:39:22.539933-07:00

ATR Targets U.S. Short‑Haul Market as Turboprops Seek to Fill Regional Mobility Gap

Aviation Source

Vietjet takes delivery of A330-300 VN-A820; fleet totals 121 aircraft Vietjet has taken delivery of an Airbus A330-300 registered VN-A820, its newest widebody, bringing the Vietnamese low-cost carrier's fleet to 121 aircraft. The addition expands Vietjet's widebody presence as the airline continues network growth across Asia‑Pacific.

2025-09-15T16:10:39.829604-07:00

Vietjet takes delivery of A330-300 VN-A820; fleet totals 121 aircraft

Air Data News

Embraer rules out U.S. assembly for E2 regional jets, cites 10% import tariff Embraer has ruled out establishing a U.S. assembly line for its E2 family of regional jets, saying a 10% U.S. tariff on aircraft imports makes U.S. production uneconomic. The decision removes a localisation path as demand for E2s in the U.S. market grows.

2025-09-15T02:31:29.745868-07:00

Embraer rules out U.S. assembly for E2 regional jets, cites 10% import tariff

FlightGlobal

Russia starts Be-200 re-engining with Aviadvigatel PD-8; serial production could begin in 2028 Russia has launched a programme to modernise the Beriev Be-200 amphibious firefighter by replacing its Progress D-436TP engines with Aviadvigatel PD-8s, and trade minister Anton Alikhanov said serial production of the re-engined variant could begin in 2028.

2025-09-15T00:23:38.985621-07:00

Russia starts Be-200 re-engining with Aviadvigatel PD-8; serial production could begin in 2028

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