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Icelandair plans to withdraw its remaining Boeing 757-200s and 767-300ERs from scheduled operations in early January 2027, ending the two aircraft types’ service with the airline. The retirements are expected to take place within two days, marking a fleet transition for the carrier.
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Icelandair plans to withdraw its remaining Boeing 757-200s and 767-300ERs from scheduled operations in early January 2027, ending the two aircraft types’ service with the airline. The retirements are expected to take place within two days, marking a fleet transition for the carrier.
A Boeing Business Jet will be the first aircraft to receive Airmont live TV through DPI Labs’ cabin server. The system runs as software on the existing server, eliminating the need for a dedicated gateway box and changing the hardware footprint required to provide live television in the cabin.
Mammoth Freighters has inducted its first Boeing 777-200LR for conversion at STAECO’s facility in Shandong province, China. The induction puts the aircraft into work at the company’s Chinese conversion line, extending its freighter-conversion activity to the facility.
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The service’s plan calls for F-47s to replace F-22s and says steady funding and a healthy industrial base are needed to reach the target. Lt. Gen. David Tabor confirmed the Air Force is considering a new-build F-16, but said that decision is not urgent.
GE Aerospace says it is making progress on widebody engine delays that have strained its relationship with Boeing. Shipments of GEnx-1B engines for the 787 are now running ahead of Boeing’s deliveries of the aircraft to customers, according to GE.
Sino Jet Cayman is adding a Boeing Business Jet MAX 8, while Beijing is phasing out a Gulfstream G280, according to Business Jet News. The brief report identifies contrasting changes in business-aircraft fleets but provides no details on timing, the aircraft’s configuration or the reasons for the G280’s retirement.
Sailors aboard the USS Ronald Reagan in the Pacific remotely controlled a Boeing MQ-25A Stingray unmanned tanker at a Boeing facility more than 2,100 miles (3,380 km) away, using a satellite network. The test demonstrates long-range command connectivity for the Navy’s carrier-based refueling drone.
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