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Elevate Jet adds a rare VIP Boeing 757-200 to expand ultra-premium charter capacity

Elevate Jet says it has acquired a VIP-configured Boeing 757-200 on behalf of a long-standing private client, described as one of the few such aircraft in the world. The company links the move to increasing demand for ultra-premium group and VIP travel.

2026-05-08T00:02:02.049177-07:00

The Air Current

Boeing completes first flight of a production-model 777-9 for Lufthansa as launch-customer delivery uncertainty persists

2026-05-07T13:09:11.547811-07:00

CNBC

Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg to join Trump on China visit next week

2026-05-07T11:13:54.793070-07:00

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US attacks on Iran destroy Mahan Air Boeing 777 and Airbus A340 aircraft

2026-05-07T00:05:23.322353-07:00

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Corporate Jet Investor

Elevate Jet adds a rare VIP Boeing 757-200 to expand ultra-premium charter capacity Elevate Jet says it has acquired a VIP-configured Boeing 757-200 on behalf of a long-standing private client, described as one of the few such aircraft in the world. The company links the move to increasing demand for ultra-premium group and VIP travel.

2026-05-08T00:02:02.049177-07:00

Elevate Jet adds a rare VIP Boeing 757-200 to expand ultra-premium charter capacity

The War Zone

USAF to assess what replaces the B-52 as sustainment costs rise The U.S. Air Force says it plans to keep the B-52 in service until it approaches a nearly 100-year operating life, but it is now exploring what will replace the bomber as upgrade costs climb. The effort comes amid pressure to manage aging airframe sustainment and spiraling modernization expenditures.

2026-05-07T17:08:54.779158-07:00

USAF to assess what replaces the B-52 as sustainment costs rise

The Air Current

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Boeing completes first flight of a production-model 777-9 for Lufthansa as launch-customer delivery uncertainty persists Boeing says a first production Boeing 777-9 aircraft built for Lufthansa has flown for the 777X program’s test phase following its Jan. 25 first flight milestone. Lufthansa is positionally still the launch customer, but continues refining contingencies as delay risk around the 777X remains in play.

2026-05-07T13:09:11.547811-07:00

Boeing completes first flight of a production-model 777-9 for Lufthansa as launch-customer delivery uncertainty persists

CNBC

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Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg to join Trump on China visit next week Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg is expected to travel with President Donald Trump to China next week, a source familiar with the plan told CNBC. The move underscores Boeing’s push to advance its China commercial strategy amid high-stakes U.S.-China engagement.

2026-05-07T11:13:54.793070-07:00

Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg to join Trump on China visit next week

AeroTime

Qatar-donated Boeing 747-8i poised for early-July interim Air Force One delivery The US Air Force expects a Qatar-gifted Boeing 747-8i (modified as an interim VC-25B “Air Force One” platform) to enter service before the Fourth of July, ahead of the 250th independence anniversary. The schedule would reduce reliance on the delayed next-generation VC-25B program, still targeted for delivery no earlier than 2028.

2026-05-07T05:29:16.933424-07:00

Qatar-donated Boeing 747-8i poised for early-July interim Air Force One delivery

Leeham News

Boeing 767 flight-deck “subscription” dispute: cockpit crisis set to shape Boeing’s recovery-era template Leeham News’ Part 2 frames one of Boeing’s recovery steps as the blueprint coming out of a 767 “cockpit crisis,” with a “battle over the flight deck subscription” positioned as central to how Boeing will manage software/service-based flight-deck changes. The reporting links the dispute to Boeing’s broader recovery pathway.

2026-05-07T00:41:53.302804-07:00

Boeing 767 flight-deck “subscription” dispute: cockpit crisis set to shape Boeing’s recovery-era template

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US attacks on Iran destroy Mahan Air Boeing 777 and Airbus A340 aircraft Mahan Air’s Boeing 777 and Airbus A340 airframes have been destroyed in US attacks on Iran, according to the report. The loss of widebody state/flag assets underscores how the US–Iran fight is directly damaging aircraft used in regional travel and lift.

2026-05-07T00:05:23.322353-07:00

US attacks on Iran destroy Mahan Air Boeing 777 and Airbus A340 aircraft

Simple Flying

LOT Polish Airlines opens Warsaw–San Francisco nonstop with Boeing 787 Dreamliner for summer 2026 LOT Polish Airlines launches its first-ever direct service between Warsaw (WAW) and San Francisco (SFO), using a Boeing 787 Dreamliner. For summer 2026, the route will run up to four times weekly, marking a step-up in LOT’s North America expansion and record-setting transatlantic capacity.

2026-05-06T06:07:12.633495-07:00

LOT Polish Airlines opens Warsaw–San Francisco nonstop with Boeing 787 Dreamliner for summer 2026

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Elevate Jet adds a rare VIP Boeing 757-200 to expand ultra-premium charter capacity

Boeing completes first flight of a production-model 777-9 for Lufthansa as launch-customer delivery uncertainty persists

Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg to join Trump on China visit next week

US attacks on Iran destroy Mahan Air Boeing 777 and Airbus A340 aircraft

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