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flydubai splits narrowbody bet — 150 A321neos and MoU for 75 737 MAX (75 options) as carrier eyes up to 300 jets

flydubai committed to 150 Airbus A321neos and signed a MoU for 75 Boeing 737 MAX with 75 options (choice of -8/-9/-10), as it plans a narrowbody expansion of up to 300 jets. CEO Ghaith Al Ghaith said 737 MAX 10 delivery uncertainty prompted the A321neo switch.

2025-11-18T05:31:58.547046-08:00

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Trump renominates Jared Isaacman as NASA administrator

2025-11-04T15:04:29.983494-08:00

CNBC

FAA issues NOTAMs curbing general and private flights at 12 major US airports amid shutdown staffing shortfall

2025-11-10T06:26:25.326838-08:00

CNBC

Honeywell keeps Jim Currier as CEO of Honeywell Aerospace ahead of planned 2026 spin‑off; Craig Arnold named board chair

2025-11-03T05:11:08.330853-08:00

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Lt. General Dale White nominated for fourth star to become Air Force’s first Direct‑Reporting Portfolio Manager for Critical Major Weapon Systems

2025-11-19T13:23:19.829499-08:00

Lt. Gen. Dale White nominated

FlightGlobal

Ex‑FedEx veteran Hamdi Osman returns to air cargo with SolitAir Former FedEx executive Hamdi Osman has relaunched his career in air cargo with SolitAir, calling the move “Hamdi 3.0.” Osman retired after a 34‑year FedEx career and, 12 years later, has rejoined the industry to provide senior operational leadership.

2025-11-19T04:09:54.843860-08:00

Ex‑FedEx veteran Hamdi Osman returns to air cargo with SolitAir

Aviation Week

Su-75 'Checkmate' first flight set for early 2026 as prototype enters bench tests, Rostec says Russia says the Sukhoi Su-75 'Checkmate' is nearing its first flight, scheduled for early 2026, with the prototype entering bench tests, Rostec and Sergei Bogdan announced. Moscow is pitching the fifth‑generation light tactical fighter at Dubai Airshow 2025 and exploring joint production with Belarus.

2025-11-19T00:19:41.537444-08:00

Su-75 'Checkmate' first flight set for early 2026 as prototype enters bench tests, Rostec says

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Madagascar Airlines cancels E190‑E2 plan, suspends international flights and ends ACMI long‑haul ops; chairwoman replaced Madagascar Airlines (MD) has abandoned plans to add Embraer E190‑E2s, suspended all international services and terminated its ACMI long‑haul operations while replacing its chairwoman. The changes take effect immediately and will disrupt the carrier's regional connectivity and ACMI partnerships.

2025-11-18T23:41:23.875168-08:00

Madagascar Airlines cancels E190‑E2 plan, suspends international flights and ends ACMI long‑haul ops; chairwoman replaced

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Former Madagascar Airlines chair Hajanirina Rinah Rakotomanga arrested in Antananarivo on corruption charges Hajanirina Rinah Rakotomanga, the former chairwoman of Madagascar Airlines (MD), was arrested in Antananarivo, Madagascar, alongside five co-defendants on corruption-related charges, authorities said, in a case alleging misconduct and irregularities during her tenure running the carrier based in Antananarivo, Madagascar.

2025-11-18T23:41:23.201862-08:00

Former Madagascar Airlines chair Hajanirina Rinah Rakotomanga arrested in Antananarivo on corruption charges

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Senate Commerce Committee to hold Dec. 3 hearing on Jared Isaacman's NASA nomination The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee will hold a confirmation hearing for Jared Isaacman's nomination to be NASA administrator on Dec. 3, the committee said Tuesday. The hearing follows his renomination by the president and arrives amid scrutiny of his "Athena" policy blueprint and interim leadership at NASA.

2025-11-18T14:31:14.846512-08:00

Senate Commerce Committee to hold Dec. 3 hearing on Jared Isaacman's NASA nomination

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Wilsbach prioritizes readiness and new aircraft as Air Force mission-capable rates fall In his first public remarks as Chief of Staff, Gen. Kenneth S. Wilsbach urged a 'constant focus' on readiness, making new aircraft procurement and improving falling mission-capable rates immediate priorities for the Air Force. His comments follow a multi-year decline in aircraft mission-capable rates.

2025-11-18T14:25:26.560331-08:00

Wilsbach prioritizes readiness and new aircraft as Air Force mission-capable rates fall

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Bolivia overhauls civil aviation leadership, installs former private‑sector executives President Rodrigo Paz Pereira's new government on Nov. 18 installed new leadership across Bolivia's civil aviation sector, replacing heads of BoA, NAABOL and the DGAC in a ceremony at Cochabamba's Jorge Wilstermann Airport. The reshuffle, led by Public Works Minister Mauricio Zamora Liebers, seeks operational stability, efficiency and greater transparency.

2025-11-18T07:26:49.677653-08:00

Bolivia overhauls civil aviation leadership, installs former private‑sector executives

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