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Washington Post • Marianne LeVine

DHS to buy six Boeing 737s for ICE deportation flights in nearly $140M deal

The Department of Homeland Security has contracted to acquire six Boeing 737s for deportation operations at a cost approaching $140 million, funded through a recent congressional boost to immigration-enforcement spending. The agency-owned fleet move raises questions about aircraft configuration, mission use and reliance on commercial charters.

2025-12-10T08:53:12.136859-08:00

CAPA

Boeing pins 737 MAX 10 certification to late‑2026 as 777X timetable slips

2025-12-09T23:36:44.241584-08:00

safran-group.com

Kingswood Capital to acquire Safran Passenger Innovations (RAVE IFE)

2025-12-10T00:18:38.193215-08:00

ch-aviation

KLM Cityhopper debuts reconfigured Embraer E195‑E2; 22 aircraft to gain four seats each

2025-12-10T02:45:02.967182-08:00

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DHS to buy six Boeing 737s for ICE deportation flights in nearly $140M deal The Department of Homeland Security has contracted to acquire six Boeing 737s for deportation operations at a cost approaching $140 million, funded through a recent congressional boost to immigration-enforcement spending. The agency-owned fleet move raises questions about aircraft configuration, mission use and reliance on commercial charters.

2025-12-10T08:53:12.136859-08:00

DHS to buy six Boeing 737s for ICE deportation flights in nearly $140M deal

airliners.de

Air Dolomiti receives first Embraer E195 as fleet grows to 30 — will feed Vienna, not Rome Air Dolomiti will end 2025 with a 30-aircraft fleet as it takes delivery of the first of 13 Embraer E195s, positioning the Italian regional carrier to operate feeder services into Vienna. Notably, the airline will not route these jets to feed ITA Airways' Rome hub.

2025-12-10T08:16:31.360648-08:00

Air Dolomiti receives first Embraer E195 as fleet grows to 30 — will feed Vienna, not Rome

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2025 Aviation Recovery: Airbus Surges, Boeing Stalls as Supply Chains Strain Early 2025 first‑flight and delivery figures show a mixed recovery: Airbus is accelerating output and handovers while Boeing's deliveries have slowed, leaving overall production growth uneven. Persistent supplier bottlenecks and strained supply chains are limiting the industry's ability to convert demand into fleet capacity.

2025-12-10T07:12:19.487228-08:00

2025 Aviation Recovery: Airbus Surges, Boeing Stalls as Supply Chains Strain

Breaking Defense

Sweden weighs sending older Gripens to Ukraine; Gripen E deliveries said to be unaffected by peace deal Sweden is examining a possible transfer of older JAS 39 Gripen fighters to Ukraine, the defence minister told Breaking Defense, while stressing that planned Gripen E deliveries to Sweden would not be delayed by a Ukrainian peace agreement. Timing, numbers and export approvals remain under review.

2025-12-10T06:58:35.942860-08:00

Sweden weighs sending older Gripens to Ukraine; Gripen E deliveries said to be unaffected by peace deal

Boeing

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Boeing, United test modernized flight‑deck air‑to‑ground data communications on 737‑8 ecoDemonstrator Boeing’s ecoDemonstrator Explorer, a United Airlines‑owned 737‑8, completed flight tests in Europe and the U.S. The trials evaluated a modernized air‑to‑ground flight‑deck data communications system designed to improve information flow and operational efficiency, with government agencies, suppliers, communications providers and academia participating.

2025-12-10T06:49:05.186649-08:00

Boeing, United test modernized flight‑deck air‑to‑ground data communications on 737‑8 ecoDemonstrator

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Linfox places Australia’s first order for Airbus H160 after four‑week demo tour Airbus has secured Australia’s first H160 helicopter order from logistics and supply‑chain operator Linfox, announced in Brisbane on 10 December 2025; Linfox will be the type’s first Australian operator. The purchase follows a four‑week demonstration tour in which the H160 logged more than 60 flights.

2025-12-10T05:56:28.324963-08:00

Linfox places Australia’s first order for Airbus H160 after four‑week demo tour

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DOT says airlines not required to rebook or compensate passengers after A320 emergency AD The U.S. Department of Transportation ruled airlines are not obliged to rebook, provide hotels, meals or other compensation to passengers disrupted by the post-Thanksgiving emergency airworthiness directive that affected roughly 6,000 Airbus A320-family jets. The guidance was issued more than a week after the AD grounded thousands.

2025-12-10T04:50:13.114935-08:00

DOT says airlines not required to rebook or compensate passengers after A320 emergency AD

FlightGlobal

Spanish navy eyes NH90 Standard 2 special‑forces variant in next NH90 batch Spain has confirmed the navy's interest in acquiring an NHIndustries NH90 Standard 2 special forces variant as part of an upcoming order for another batch of the 11‑ton rotorcraft. Airbus Helicopters and the Spanish navy presented initial assessments for the new MSPT version in Rota on Dec. 9.

2025-12-10T02:47:32.477409-08:00

Spanish navy eyes NH90 Standard 2 special‑forces variant in next NH90 batch

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