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Boeing restarts internal studies for a new upper-end single-aisle to challenge Airbus’ A321neo

Boeing is intensifying internal work on a new commercial aircraft positioned at the upper end of the single-aisle market, where Airbus has built a strong lead with the A321neo family. The company’s renewed studies come as its broader commercial-aircraft strategy remains in flux amid ongoing industry competition.

2026-05-12T03:24:18.391434-07:00

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Lufthansa Group commits to 20 new long-haul widebodies: 10 Airbus A350-900 and 10 Boeing 787-9, $7.7B order

2026-05-11T15:07:08.340850-07:00

Bloomberg

Boeing faces a 737 replacement crossroads as CEO Kelly Ortberg weighs how to sustain the comeback and rebuild trust

2026-05-11T15:47:26.665737-07:00

FlightGlobal

Team SkyAlyne/ KF Aerospace completes factory acceptance on first CT-157 Siskin II trainer for Canada’s RCAF

2026-05-11T09:50:16.048758-07:00

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Boeing restarts internal studies for a new upper-end single-aisle to challenge Airbus’ A321neo Boeing is intensifying internal work on a new commercial aircraft positioned at the upper end of the single-aisle market, where Airbus has built a strong lead with the A321neo family. The company’s renewed studies come as its broader commercial-aircraft strategy remains in flux amid ongoing industry competition.

2026-05-12T03:24:18.391434-07:00

Boeing restarts internal studies for a new upper-end single-aisle to challenge Airbus’ A321neo

FlightGlobal

GE XA102 and Pratt & Whitney XA103 clear key adaptive-cycle engine build milestones for the US Air Force’s NGAP GE Aerospace has cleared an assembly readiness review for its XA102 adaptive-cycle engine as part of the Next Generation Adaptive Propulsion (NGAP) program. Pratt & Whitney (RTX) has completed a fully digital assembly readiness review for its XA103, advancing both designs toward future system demonstration for next-generation combat aircraft.

2026-05-11T16:55:52.116279-07:00

GE XA102 and Pratt & Whitney XA103 clear key adaptive-cycle engine build milestones for the US Air Force’s NGAP

AeroTime

USAF clears Boeing’s T-7A Red Hawk for production, approves first 14 aircraft under $219M contract The U.S. Air Force has cleared Boeing’s T-7A Red Hawk trainer for production and awarded a $219 million contract covering the first 14 aircraft. The decision moves the program from production readiness into an initial delivery ramp intended to accelerate advanced pilot training capacity.

2026-05-11T16:22:34.575918-07:00

USAF clears Boeing’s T-7A Red Hawk for production, approves first 14 aircraft under $219M contract

Bloomberg

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Boeing faces a 737 replacement crossroads as CEO Kelly Ortberg weighs how to sustain the comeback and rebuild trust Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg must soon decide how to replace the 737 and restore public confidence in the company’s trajectory. The strategic call comes against a backdrop of Boeing’s efforts to turn the page with regulators, airlines, and global customers, including in Trump- and China-linked diplomacy.

2026-05-11T15:47:26.665737-07:00

Boeing faces a 737 replacement crossroads as CEO Kelly Ortberg weighs how to sustain the comeback and rebuild trust

Air Data News

Turkey signs first KAAN fifth-generation fighter order as Spain probes KAAN partnership Turkey has formally signed its first domestic production contract for the TAI KAAN, covering the program’s initial jets (with further quantities expected to scale). Separately, Spain is reportedly studying a potential partnership and possible purchase of the Turkish stealth fighter, signaling growing European interest in KAAN’s next-generation combat-aircraft offering.

2026-05-11T15:28:17.474880-07:00

Turkey signs first KAAN fifth-generation fighter order as Spain probes KAAN partnership

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Lufthansa Group commits to 20 new long-haul widebodies: 10 Airbus A350-900 and 10 Boeing 787-9, $7.7B order Deutsche Lufthansa AG’s supervisory board has approved a follow-on long-haul fleet renewal order for 20 widebodies, split evenly between Airbus and Boeing: 10 A350-900s and 10 787-9s. Deliveries are scheduled for 2032–2034, with the package valued at $7.7 billion.

2026-05-11T15:07:08.340850-07:00

Lufthansa Group commits to 20 new long-haul widebodies: 10 Airbus A350-900 and 10 Boeing 787-9, $7.7B order

FlightGlobal

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Team SkyAlyne/ KF Aerospace completes factory acceptance on first CT-157 Siskin II trainer for Canada’s RCAF Team SkyAlyne has completed factory acceptance on the first CT-157 Siskin II trainer for the RCAF, marking a key step ahead of delivery start later this year. The aircraft is one of 19 planned CT-157s; production and testing continue to build momentum toward the Ottawa fleet.

2026-05-11T09:50:16.048758-07:00

Team SkyAlyne/ KF Aerospace completes factory acceptance on first CT-157 Siskin II trainer for Canada’s RCAF

Flying Magazine

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Collins Aerospace expands Largo, Florida site with $26.5M to boost FAA radar replacement output Collins Aerospace, an RTX business, is investing $26.5 million to expand its Largo, Florida facility to accelerate production of commercial aviation radars and defense multi-domain security solutions. The work will support the FAA’s Radar System Replacement Program, including Condor Mk3 and ASR-XM production.

2026-05-11T08:26:46.063389-07:00

Collins Aerospace expands Largo, Florida site with $26.5M to boost FAA radar replacement output

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Boeing restarts internal studies for a new upper-end single-aisle to challenge Airbus’ A321neo

Lufthansa Group commits to 20 new long-haul widebodies: 10 Airbus A350-900 and 10 Boeing 787-9, $7.7B order

Boeing faces a 737 replacement crossroads as CEO Kelly Ortberg weighs how to sustain the comeback and rebuild trust

Team SkyAlyne/ KF Aerospace completes factory acceptance on first CT-157 Siskin II trainer for Canada’s RCAF

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