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• Rebecca Jeffrey
Mammoth Freighters has inducted its first Boeing 777-200LR, ex-Delta N708DN, at STAECO’s Qingdao facility for conversion to a 777-200LRMF freighter. The move expands the program’s production footprint into China and broadens Mammoth’s conversion network in Asia, roughly two months after its first completed aircraft was delivered.
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Germany had aimed to become the first European country to field a collaborative combat aircraft by 2029, but a change in its plans to acquire Boeing’s MQ-28 drone wingman has put that timeline in doubt, according to a Boeing official. The shift leaves the country’s path to the milestone uncertain.
Norway’s sovereign wealth fund is currently barred by ethical rules from investing in major defense contractors including Lockheed Martin and Boeing. The rules may be changing, potentially opening the fund to investments in companies it has been excluded from.
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Mammoth Freighters has inducted its first Boeing 777-200LR, ex-Delta N708DN, at STAECO’s Qingdao facility for conversion to a 777-200LRMF freighter. The move expands the program’s production footprint into China and broadens Mammoth’s conversion network in Asia, roughly two months after its first completed aircraft was delivered.
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NASA is nearing completion of its conversion of a Boeing 777 from a commercial passenger aircraft into a flying laboratory. The aircraft is scheduled to begin its first scientific research mission in January 2027.
Israel’s Defense Ministry and the U.S. Pentagon have signed an agreement for 12 Boeing-manufactured AH-64E Apache attack helicopters, following Israeli government approval. Deliveries are expected to begin in the 2030s, making the purchase a long-lead addition to the Israel Defense Forces’ attack-helicopter fleet.
Chief executive Eivind Roald said Norse Atlantic could allocate as many as four Boeing 787s to ACMI work while maintaining a mix of business lines. The airline is also shaping distinct networks for summer and winter, signaling a seasonal approach to deploying its fleet and capacity.
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