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German Navy accepts first NH90 Sea Tiger, kicking off 31-aircraft ASW fleet

Germany's Navy received its first NHIndustries NH90 Sea Tiger at a handover ceremony in Nordholz on December 16, the opening delivery of a 31-aircraft programme. Berlin is accelerating deliveries, testing and training to field Sea Tigers for anti-submarine warfare by the end of next year.

2025-12-16T06:05:47.758387-08:00

Airbus

Germany exercises option for 20 Airbus H145M light combat helicopters, Bundeswehr fleet reaches 82

2025-12-15T02:07:36.424344-08:00

AirInsight

Duopoly’s Billion‑Dollar Cash Trap: Aging Undelivered Airbus and Boeing Jets Tie Up Billions in WIP

2025-12-12T09:28:54.074145-08:00

Washington Post

DHS signs roughly $140M deal for six Boeing 737s to run ICE deportation flights

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

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Bombardier marks Global 8000 first delivery and entry into service, repositions luxury brand On Dec. 11, four days after handing the keys to its first customer, Bombardier hosted journalists at Farnborough Airport to celebrate the Global 8000’s first delivery and entry into service and to unveil a reimagined luxury brand positioning for its ultra-long-range business jet.

2025-12-16T07:05:59.710385-08:00

Bombardier marks Global 8000 first delivery and entry into service, repositions luxury brand

Breaking Defense

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German Navy accepts first NH90 Sea Tiger, kicking off 31-aircraft ASW fleet Germany's Navy received its first NHIndustries NH90 Sea Tiger at a handover ceremony in Nordholz on December 16, the opening delivery of a 31-aircraft programme. Berlin is accelerating deliveries, testing and training to field Sea Tigers for anti-submarine warfare by the end of next year.

2025-12-16T06:05:47.758387-08:00

German Navy accepts first NH90 Sea Tiger, kicking off 31-aircraft ASW fleet

AirInsight

U.S. DOT T-100 shows A330-to-787/A350 widebody replacement trends U.S. DOT T-100 traffic data reveals a clear widebody replacement trend: carriers are substituting older Airbus A330s with Boeing 787s and Airbus A350s across their networks. The pattern quantifies fleet renewal decisions and signals continued demand for modern, fuel‑efficient long‑haul twinjets among operators and lessors.

2025-12-16T05:22:18.966880-08:00

U.S. DOT T-100 shows A330-to-787/A350 widebody replacement trends

Airbus

France's Gendarmerie takes delivery of first of 10 Airbus H160s, handed to DGA Airbus Helicopters has delivered the first of ten H160 medium‑twins to France's Gendarmerie Nationale, formally handed over to the French Defence Procurement Agency (DGA). The H160—the largest rotorcraft ever operated by the Gendarmerie—joins a fleet renewal that began with an H145 in November and expands mission capability.

2025-12-16T05:17:34.396707-08:00

France's Gendarmerie takes delivery of first of 10 Airbus H160s, handed to DGA

Aviation Week

Small narrowbody jets extend range — rethinking long‑haul route economics and fleet strategy Small narrowbody jets are extending stage lengths into markets once reserved for widebodies and regional jets, altering route economics and challenging legacy assumptions about aircraft roles and network structure. Carriers are rethinking fleet strategy, frequency versus upgauging trade‑offs, and where to deploy thin‑market capacity.

2025-12-16T03:53:07.798623-08:00

Small narrowbody jets extend range — rethinking long‑haul route economics and fleet strategy

indiatoday.in

India completes Jodhpur Apache squadron as final three AH-64E helicopters arrive from US India received the final three US-built AH-64E Apache attack helicopters on 16 December 2025, completing a six-aircraft force for the Army's 451 Army Aviation Squadron at Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The helicopters will join the Jodhpur squadron's operational and training activities as the unit fields the AH‑64E.

2025-12-16T02:50:27.393345-08:00

India completes Jodhpur Apache squadron as final three AH-64E helicopters arrive from US

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Wizz Air reopens Suceava base, stations A321neos and adds 13 destinations (130,000 winter seats) Wizz Air has reopened its Suceava Ștefan cel Mare Airport base, stationing the first of two Airbus A321neos and committing two aircraft to the base. The carrier will expand Suceava to 13 destinations and add roughly 130,000 seats for winter 2025/26, including Milan Bergamo (four weekly from 15 Dec).

2025-12-15T19:50:36.496527-08:00

Wizz Air reopens Suceava base, stations A321neos and adds 13 destinations (130,000 winter seats)

Air Data News

Air France marks fleet milestone with 50th A220 and 40th A350 as renewal accelerates Air France has taken delivery of its 50th Airbus A220 and its 40th A350, accelerating a long-term fleet modernization at Paris CDG. The newest arrivals — A220 “Valbonne” and A350 “Noirmoutier-en-L’Île” — cut noise footprint by up to 40% and support the carrier’s decarbonization push.

2025-12-15T14:01:00.644290-08:00

Air France marks fleet milestone with 50th A220 and 40th A350 as renewal accelerates

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