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Boeing defense workers approve contract, ending 101‑day St. Louis strike that idled fighter production

Boeing's roughly 3,200 defense workers at St. Louis‑area facilities voted to approve the company's latest contract offer, union officials said Thursday, ending a 101‑day strike that had idled production on fighter, trainer and other defense programs and disrupted production schedules across St. Louis defense lines.

2025-11-13T11:08:31.614663-08:00

Reuters

Etihad in talks with Airbus for A350 and A330neo ahead of Dubai Airshow

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Aviation Week

Joby’s S4‑T hybrid‑electric demonstrator completes first flight as L3Harris signs on for military mission systems

2025-11-13T05:03:12.162937-08:00

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Vertical Aerospace wins UK CAA Permit to Fly for VX4, begins piloted Phase 4 — Transition tests

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Reuters

Saab in talks with Canada and Bombardier to licence‑build Gripen jets; 10,000 jobs promised Saab is holding talks with the Canadian government and Bombardier to licence‑build its JAS 39 Gripen in Canada, CEO Micael Johansson told the Globe and Mail. Saab says the plan would establish domestic production capability and create roughly 10,000 jobs.

2025-11-13T13:49:53.701945-08:00

Saab in talks with Canada and Bombardier to licence‑build Gripen jets; 10,000 jobs promised

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FAA clears Boeing to raise 737 MAX rate to 42/month, straining cockpit avionics supply In October the FAA approved Boeing's request to increase 737 MAX production from 38 to 42 aircraft per month. The four‑jet monthly uplift — roughly 48 additional airframes a year — intensifies demand on cockpit avionics suppliers, testing, certification workflows and logistics.

2025-11-13T13:16:29.016087-08:00

FAA clears Boeing to raise 737 MAX rate to 42/month, straining cockpit avionics supply

FlightGlobal

Fully import‑substituted MC‑21 prototype flown to Zhukovsky to join certification fleet United Aircraft ferried the latest fully import‑substituted Yakovlev MC‑21 prototype nonstop from Irkutsk to Moscow Zhukovsky — a 6‑hour 15‑minute sortie — to join the type's certification fleet. The twinjet, which completed its maiden flight in late October, will now enter regulator‑witnessed flight testing.

2025-11-13T11:08:38.582232-08:00

Fully import‑substituted MC‑21 prototype flown to Zhukovsky to join certification fleet

Reuters

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Boeing defense workers approve contract, ending 101‑day St. Louis strike that idled fighter production Boeing's roughly 3,200 defense workers at St. Louis‑area facilities voted to approve the company's latest contract offer, union officials said Thursday, ending a 101‑day strike that had idled production on fighter, trainer and other defense programs and disrupted production schedules across St. Louis defense lines.

2025-11-13T11:08:31.614663-08:00

Boeing defense workers approve contract, ending 101‑day St. Louis strike that idled fighter production

Aviation Week

COMAC to buy 49% of Lao Airlines, signaling push into Southeast Asia Laos has agreed to sell a 49% stake in state carrier Lao Airlines to China’s COMAC, with the government retaining a 51% majority. The transaction formalises deeper commercial ties between the planemaker and a Southeast Asian flag carrier and underscores COMAC’s export drive.

2025-11-13T09:44:07.642664-08:00

COMAC to buy 49% of Lao Airlines, signaling push into Southeast Asia

AeroTime

IAE reaffirms GTF roadmap for next‑generation single‑aisle aircraft IAE partners have reaffirmed the roadmap for the Geared Turbofan (GTF), outlining upgrades for next‑generation single‑aisle aircraft that combine new materials, advanced aerodynamics and hybrid‑electric technologies to improve efficiency and reduce fuel burn while keeping the GTF architecture central to future narrowbody propulsion.

2025-11-13T07:16:53.490229-08:00

IAE reaffirms GTF roadmap for next‑generation single‑aisle aircraft

AINonline

Bombardier joins U.S. Army PaYS program to recruit veterans into civilian aerospace roles Bombardier has joined the U.S. Army's PaYS program to provide transitioning service members direct access to civilian aerospace employment opportunities, offering pathways into Bombardier’s commercial and defense operations. The move formalizes the company's role as a preferred employer for soldiers leaving military service.

2025-11-13T07:04:14.385304-08:00

Bombardier joins U.S. Army PaYS program to recruit veterans into civilian aerospace roles

Aviation Week

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NATO cancels E-7 Wedgetail buy after U.S. withdrawal, reopens hunt for AEW&C NATO has abandoned plans to acquire six Boeing E‑7 Wedgetail AEW&C aircraft to replace its E‑3A Sentry fleet after the United States withdrew from the joint AWACS replacement programme in July, removing the project’s strategic and financial foundation. The decision reopens a pan‑NATO competition and boosts interest in European alternatives.

2025-11-13T07:03:57.671251-08:00

NATO cancels E-7 Wedgetail buy after U.S. withdrawal, reopens hunt for AEW&C

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