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• Dirk Andrei Salcedo
American Airlines plans to equip more than 1,000 mainline aircraft with Starlink, adding more than 500 to its earlier commitment. KLM will install the service on long-haul aircraft, while Royal Air Maroc plans to fit it on more than half its fleet, becoming the first African operator to adopt Starlink when installations begin early next year.
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Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras plans to add Boeing 787-8 capacity through a wet lease, according to the report. The available information does not identify the lessor, aircraft count, lease term or intended routes, limiting visibility into the scale and purpose of the arrangement.
Folding wingtips are a signature feature of Boeing’s 777X, but applying the technology to successors of the Airbus A320neo and Boeing 737 Max will require resolving several technical challenges. Those hurdles must be addressed before folding wings can enable greater spans on future narrowbody jets.
New World Aviation plans to enter the Boeing Business Jet market, according to Business Jet News. The available report provides no details on timing, aircraft, routes or operating model, limiting what can be assessed about the scale of the move.
Terra Avia has retired its only Boeing 737-300QC and parked a Boeing 737 freighter, according to Commercial Aviation News. The report does not specify the aircraft’s future disposition or quantify the change in the operator’s available cargo capacity.
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American Airlines plans to equip more than 1,000 mainline aircraft with Starlink, adding more than 500 to its earlier commitment. KLM will install the service on long-haul aircraft, while Royal Air Maroc plans to fit it on more than half its fleet, becoming the first African operator to adopt Starlink when installations begin early next year.
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Biman Bangladesh Airlines has signed a firm order for 10 Airbus aircraft: four A350-900s and six A321neos. The carrier, which currently operates only Boeing jets, had also committed to 25 Boeing aircraft this year; Airbus deliveries are expected to begin in 2033.
President Donald Trump’s decision to move U.S. B-1B bombers from a UK airbase, citing terror threats, has raised concerns among current and former British officials. They warn the move could encourage Iran and Russia to use proxies for sabotage attacks.
Gogo Special Missions and Boeing subsidiary Insitu have completed integration and testing of a high-speed, low-latency satellite communications capability for the Integrator uncrewed aircraft system. The link is intended to support live video and bring Group 3 UAS operations closer to real time.
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