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SAS Places Record $4B Order for 55 Embraer E195-E2s to Modernize Short-Haul Fleet

Scandinavian Airlines has firmed 45 Embraer E195-E2 deliveries from late 2027, with purchase rights for ten more jets in its largest direct purchase since 1996. The $4 billion deal, powered by Pratt & Whitney GTF engines, targets lower emissions, greater flexibility and a revamped regional network.

2025-07-01T03:47:33.016331-07:00

Bloomberg

Boeing taps former Lockheed Martin CFO Jay Malave to succeed Brian West on Aug. 15

2025-06-30T13:23:36.925488-07:00

Reuters

Boeing names Stephen Parker permanent CEO of Defense, Space & Security

2025-07-01T06:43:26.410441-07:00

FreightWaves

Fred Smith, FedEx Founder and Air Cargo Pioneer, Dies at 80

2025-06-21T23:59:15.606207-07:00

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Former Air Mauritius CEO Sues for $2 Million Over Alleged Wrongful Dismissal The former chief executive of Air Mauritius has filed a legal claim for $2 million, alleging wrongful dismissal by the government-backed airline. The lawsuit spotlights potential boardroom conflicts and governance weaknesses at the Indian Ocean carrier as it contends with financial pressures and leadership turnover.

2025-07-07T22:19:42.147561-07:00

Former Air Mauritius CEO Sues for $2 Million Over Alleged Wrongful Dismissal

FlightGlobal

Former Russian Transport Minister Roman Starovoit Found Dead Hours After Dismissal Roman Starovoit, who was removed from his post as Russia’s transport minister by presidential decree on Friday, was discovered dead later the same day. The Transport Ministry confirmed his death without details, while media reports indicate a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

2025-07-07T11:50:43.779784-07:00

Former Russian Transport Minister Roman Starovoit Found Dead Hours After Dismissal

Aviation Week

Eric Schmidt-Backed Swift Beat To Produce Hundreds of Thousands of Drones for Ukraine Swift Beat LLC, a stealth drone manufacturing venture launched by former Google CEO Eric Schmidt, will supply Ukraine with “hundreds of thousands” of unmanned aerial vehicles, scaling Kyiv’s domestic drone output. The deal underscores Ukraine’s pivot to high-volume, low-cost drone warfare amid its conflict with Russia.

2025-07-07T02:19:09.123562-07:00

Eric Schmidt-Backed Swift Beat To Produce Hundreds of Thousands of Drones for Ukraine

Stars and Stripes

Space Force leadership change at Space Coast launch hubs On June 26, Lt. Gen. Philip Garrant presided over a change-of-command ceremony at Patrick Space Force Base and Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, as Col. Panzenhagen concluded her year-long tenure. Through July 2, the Space Coast tallied 58 launches from Kennedy and Cape Canaveral, on pace for 100 by year-end.

2025-07-06T16:43:16.031403-07:00

Space Force leadership change at Space Coast launch hubs

Fortune

Southwest CEO Picks Up Trash and Serves Snacks Inflight to Uphold Cofounder’s Ethos Southwest’s chief executive says he routinely assists flight attendants by picking up trash and serving snacks on board, seating himself in the aisle to move freely. He says it embodies co-founder Herb Kelleher’s hands-on, customer-centric ethos.

2025-07-06T10:03:22.916861-07:00

Southwest CEO Picks Up Trash and Serves Snacks Inflight to Uphold Cofounder’s Ethos

CNBC

SpaceX Opens Utah Mars Analog to Train Crews for 2029 Mission Elon Musk’s SpaceX has opened a Mars simulation facility in the Utah desert to train astronaut crews for a 2029 human mission, validating habitat systems, mission protocols and crew operations in a high-fidelity analog environment ahead of Starship interplanetary flights.

2025-07-05T06:19:10.127055-07:00

SpaceX Opens Utah Mars Analog to Train Crews for 2029 Mission

Aviation Week

Air Botswana CEO Lulu Rasebotsa Placed on Administrative Leave Air Botswana has placed CEO Lulu Rasebotsa on administrative leave for reasons the airline has not disclosed. The carrier has yet to comment on the circumstances or expected duration of the leave, leaving stakeholders awaiting further clarification from the board.

2025-07-04T12:43:14.302812-07:00

Air Botswana CEO Lulu Rasebotsa Placed on Administrative Leave

Reuters

US Air Force General Alexus Grynkewich Assumes NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander Role, Stresses Allied Unity U.S. Air Force General Alexus Grynkewich took over as NATO's Supreme Allied Commander Europe on Friday, emphasising allied solidarity amid concerns over potential cuts to U.S. forces in Europe under the Trump administration. In his handover ceremony, Grynkewich reaffirmed NATO’s collective resolve to deter adversaries.

2025-07-04T08:27:46.844154-07:00

US Air Force General Alexus Grynkewich Assumes NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander Role, Stresses Allied Unity

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