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Breaking Defense • Carley Welch

Trump Considers Qatar’s Gifted Boeing 747-8 Amid Air Force One Delays

Frustrated by soaring costs and persistent delays in Boeing’s VC-25B replacement programme, President Donald Trump is weighing a luxury Boeing 747-8 gifted by Qatar’s royal family as a stopgap Air Force One. The plan has drawn ethical and security scrutiny from lawmakers, which Trump has dismissed.

2025-05-12T13:22:59.927897-07:00

Bloomberg

Trump to Accept Qatari-Gifted Boeing 747-8 for Use as Air Force One

2025-05-11T06:11:00.506650-07:00

Reuters

IAG Group nears deal for up to 60 widebodies with Boeing 787s and Airbus A330neos

2025-05-08T13:07:00.584122-07:00

Associated Press

EU Unveils €100 Billion Retaliatory Tariffs, Puts Boeing Jets in Crosshairs

2025-05-08T11:15:55.692609-07:00

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Vertical Aerospace Unveils 1,000-Mile Hybrid-Electric VX4 for Defence, Logistics and Commercial Missions Vertical Aerospace is developing a hybrid-electric variant of its VX4 eVTOL that extends range to up to 1,000 miles—ten times the battery-electric model—and raises payload capacity to 1,100 kg. The UK firm says the long-endurance VTOL, aimed at defence, logistics and commercial operations, will begin flight testing in Q2 next year.

2025-05-13T04:05:11.354415-07:00

Vertical Aerospace Unveils 1,000-Mile Hybrid-Electric VX4 for Defence, Logistics and Commercial Missions

Breaking Defense

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Trump Considers Qatar’s Gifted Boeing 747-8 Amid Air Force One Delays Frustrated by soaring costs and persistent delays in Boeing’s VC-25B replacement programme, President Donald Trump is weighing a luxury Boeing 747-8 gifted by Qatar’s royal family as a stopgap Air Force One. The plan has drawn ethical and security scrutiny from lawmakers, which Trump has dismissed.

2025-05-12T13:22:59.927897-07:00

Trump Considers Qatar’s Gifted Boeing 747-8 Amid Air Force One Delays

Everett Herald

Boeing Expands Everett Footprint with 279,000 sq ft Lease Amid Workforce Reductions Boeing has leased nearly 279,000 square feet in an industrial complex at 5900 36th Ave. W in Everett, expanding its local footprint even as the company implements workforce reductions globally.

2025-05-12T12:37:24.335313-07:00

Boeing Expands Everett Footprint with 279,000 sq ft Lease Amid Workforce Reductions

Inflight Online

Boeing Launches New Collaboration Centre at Farnborough to Strengthen UK Partnerships

2025-05-12T02:43:16.570392-07:00

Boeing Launches New Collaborat

defenceturkey.com

From FIMA to Airbus Military: The Evolution of Europe’s A400M Atlas The A400M Atlas traces its roots to 1982’s Future International Military Airlifter (FIMA) consortium. After Lockheed’s 1989 exit in favor of the C-130J, EUROFLAG—with Alenia and CASA—took shape, and in 1995 Airbus Military formalized the turboprop-powered A400M to marry tactical agility with strategic reach.

2025-05-11T23:42:25.662136-07:00

From FIMA to Airbus Military: The Evolution of Europe’s A400M Atlas

Leeham News

Blended Wing Body Aircraft Face Long Road to Passenger and Cargo Operations Blended wing body (BWB) aircraft promise dramatic improvements in fuel efficiency and lower emissions, but decades-long technical, certification and infrastructure challenges mean commercial passenger or cargo flights remain on the distant horizon. Operational readiness will depend on overcoming stability, manufacturing scale-up and regulatory hurdles.

2025-05-11T22:20:26.054280-07:00

Blended Wing Body Aircraft Face Long Road to Passenger and Cargo Operations

Aviation Week

Clean Aviation Targets 2035 Service Entry to Swap 75% of Fleet for Sustainable Aircraft by 2050 Clean Aviation, the EU’s research partnership on low-emission aviation, has set 2035 as the service-entry goal for its next-generation aircraft. Hitting this milestone is essential for replacing 75% of Europe’s commercial fleet with greener platforms by 2050 and meeting decarbonisation mandates.

2025-05-11T13:01:45.618086-07:00

Clean Aviation Targets 2035 Service Entry to Swap 75% of Fleet for Sustainable Aircraft by 2050

Aviation Week

EASA Eyes 2028 Approval for COMAC C919 to Match Production Ramp-Up The European Union Aviation Safety Agency could certify the COMAC C919 around 2028, aligning with the jet’s planned production surge in China. European approval would open international markets for the C919 and reshape competition in the narrow-body sector.

2025-05-11T13:01:44.995302-07:00

EASA Eyes 2028 Approval for COMAC C919 to Match Production Ramp-Up

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