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• David Kaminski-Morrow
Indian air cargo company Afcom Holdings has reached a provisional agreement with Boeing covering up to four 777-8F twinjet freighters. The letter of intent provides few additional details, but would mark a potential expansion of Afcom’s long-haul cargo fleet and add another prospective customer to Boeing’s new freighter program.
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Indian air cargo company Afcom Holdings has reached a provisional agreement with Boeing covering up to four 777-8F twinjet freighters. The letter of intent provides few additional details, but would mark a potential expansion of Afcom’s long-haul cargo fleet and add another prospective customer to Boeing’s new freighter program.
Boeing has delivered the first F-15EX Eagle II designated for permanent deployment at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The aircraft, EX-22, is the 22nd F-15EX delivered and will eventually join the 18th Wing as the program faces questions about long-term sustainment.
Congress is considering funding for Boeing’s E-7 Wedgetail, the airborne early warning and control aircraft slated to replace the aging E-3 Sentry. The effort places the program’s future in the legislative process as lawmakers weigh resources for a next-generation command-and-control capability.
The Space Force estimates that its Boeing-led Evolved Strategic SATCOM program will cost $11.6 billion to develop and procure seven satellites replacing the strategic mission of the Advanced Extremely High Frequency constellation. Separately, SSC plans to expand its National Security Space Launch vendor pool through a new industry solicitation.
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Boeing’s $8.4 billion acquisition of Spirit AeroSystems has exposed previously unidentified liabilities, while the FAA fined the company $3.1 million for hundreds of quality-system and safety violations tied to 737 production. Separately, foreign airlines are challenging the exclusion of non-U.S. operators from a $5.7 billion 5G upgrade fund.
An Air China Boeing 747-8 has returned to flight after spending nearly three days stranded at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport. The aircraft sustained damage to its refueling ports when a fuel truck moved away while still connected, disrupting the jumbo jet’s operation.
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American Airlines has placed its first reconfigured Boeing 777-300ER into service, introducing 70 Flagship Suites, 44 premium-economy seats and 114 premium seats overall. The cabin redesign expands business-class capacity while marking the beginning of the end for the carrier’s traditional Flagship First product.
Boeing produced more aircraft than Airbus in August, marking the first month since 2019 that it has surpassed its European rival. The result signals a potential shift in recent production trends, though the available data does not establish whether the change will persist.
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