The War Zone
• Joseph Trevithick
General Atomics is working with Spirit Defense, a Boeing subsidiary, to help increase production of its FQ-42 collaborative combat aircraft as the U.S. Air Force seeks fighter drones over the next six years. The partnership points to an effort to build manufacturing capacity around the emerging uncrewed combat-aircraft requirement.
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Allegiant Air has exercised options for six Boeing 737-8 aircraft under a 2021 purchase agreement with Boeing. The move adds six jets to the airline’s planned fleet commitments and represents more than $720 million in aircraft value, according to the article’s headline.
General Atomics is working with Spirit Defense, a Boeing subsidiary, to help increase production of its FQ-42 collaborative combat aircraft as the U.S. Air Force seeks fighter drones over the next six years. The partnership points to an effort to build manufacturing capacity around the emerging uncrewed combat-aircraft requirement.
The FAA has ordered inspections of stabilizer components on 1,987 Boeing 737NGs registered in the United States after reports of pitch oscillations. The airworthiness directive takes effect Nov. 23, 2026, requiring operators to check affected aircraft for conditions associated with the events.
Southwest Airlines has dismissed speculation that it will add widebody aircraft, while signaling it could amend pilot contracts if it chooses to pursue the larger 737 Max 10. The comments leave the carrier’s fleet strategy centered on the 737 family for now, with any Max 10 decision dependent in part on labor terms.
Aircraft reached Iran in July 2025 after using Malagasy registrations, prompting investigations into how the Boeing 777s were transferred. A criminal case in Madagascar now puts former government officials, aviation authorities and businessmen at the center of proceedings over the operation.
Boeing has delivered its 200th 737-800 Boeing Converted Freighter, marking a decade since the conversion program began. The milestone underscores the expanding second-life market for a widely produced passenger aircraft, with the 200th converted jet unveiled at an event in Auckland, New Zealand, in a commemorative livery.
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