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Alaska places record Boeing order to underpin international expansion

Alaska Airlines has placed its largest-ever order with Boeing — a blockbuster deal to support an accelerated push into international markets. The commitment will underpin a strategic fleet expansion as the carrier broadens transborder and long‑haul routes from its West Coast hubs.

2026-01-07T06:05:04.719994-08:00

CNBC

Joby buys 700,000+ sq ft Vandalia factory, more than doubles Dayton-area manufacturing as FAA certification race heats up

2026-01-07T05:37:20.331167-08:00

Reuters

FAA awards ~$780M to Indra and RTX to replace 612 legacy air‑traffic radars

2026-01-05T14:45:03.283207-08:00

FlightGlobal

Avelo cuts six 737‑700s and closes three U.S. crew bases after recapitalization

2026-01-06T21:26:57.488224-08:00

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Alaska places record Boeing order to underpin international expansion Alaska Airlines has placed its largest-ever order with Boeing — a blockbuster deal to support an accelerated push into international markets. The commitment will underpin a strategic fleet expansion as the carrier broadens transborder and long‑haul routes from its West Coast hubs.

2026-01-07T06:05:04.719994-08:00

Alaska places record Boeing order to underpin international expansion

CNBC

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Joby buys 700,000+ sq ft Vandalia factory, more than doubles Dayton-area manufacturing as FAA certification race heats up Joby Aviation signed an agreement to acquire a more than 700,000 sq ft manufacturing facility in Vandalia, Ohio — its second Dayton-area site — more than doubling the company’s U.S. production footprint as eVTOL developers push toward FAA commercial certification. The facility will support flight-test hardware, series production and supplier integration.

2026-01-07T05:37:20.331167-08:00

Joby buys 700,000+ sq ft Vandalia factory, more than doubles Dayton-area manufacturing as FAA certification race heats up

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Avelo cuts six 737‑700s and closes three U.S. crew bases after recapitalization Avelo Airlines will remove six Boeing 737‑700s from its fleet and close three U.S. crew bases as it consolidates operations following a recent recapitalization. The carrier says the moves standardize its single‑aisle fleet toward 737‑800s and pause expansion while it prepares for incoming Embraer E195‑E2 deliveries.

2026-01-06T21:26:57.488224-08:00

Avelo cuts six 737‑700s and closes three U.S. crew bases after recapitalization

Associated Press

Coast Guard helicopter battles high winds to hoist nine from grounded crab boat Arctic Sea off St. George Island A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter crew battled high winds to hoist nine crewmembers from the commercial crab boat Arctic Sea after it grounded off St. George Island in the Bering Sea. The aircrew recovered all nine and transported them to safety amid challenging weather and sea conditions.

2026-01-06T16:48:01.784061-08:00

Coast Guard helicopter battles high winds to hoist nine from grounded crab boat Arctic Sea off St. George Island

The War Zone

US conducts CV‑22 fast‑rope drills in UK as RC‑135, special‑ops helicopter and USCG shadow sanctioned tanker Marinera USAF CV‑22B Ospreys from the 7th Special Operations Squadron conducted fast‑rope and rescue drills at RAF Fairford and RAF Mildenhall. Meanwhile a UK RC‑135, a US special‑operations helicopter and a USCG cutter shadow the sanctioned tanker Marinera as it steams through the North Atlantic ahead of a possible boarding.

2026-01-06T15:40:53.668526-08:00

US conducts CV‑22 fast‑rope drills in UK as RC‑135, special‑ops helicopter and USCG shadow sanctioned tanker Marinera

Reuters

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Air Transat pilots ratify five‑year contract with 91% approval, ending year‑long talks Air Transat pilots represented by the Air Line Pilots Association voted 91% to ratify a five‑year collective agreement covering 725 members, concluding roughly a year of negotiations and narrowly averting a December strike. The contract is backdated to May 1, 2025 and runs through April 30, 2030.

2026-01-06T10:56:15.256858-08:00

Air Transat pilots ratify five‑year contract with 91% approval, ending year‑long talks

FlightGlobal

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FAA proposes radio‑altimeter retrofit; U.S. carriers and private operators face $4.5bn bill ahead of upper C‑band 5G rollout The FAA proposed a rule requiring U.S. carriers and private aircraft operators to retrofit radio altimeters to next‑generation standards ahead of planned upper C‑band spectrum sales and 5G activation, estimating a $4.49bn industry bill to ensure altimeters function reliably between 2029 and 2032.

2026-01-05T18:59:05.399347-08:00

FAA proposes radio‑altimeter retrofit; U.S. carriers and private operators face $4.5bn bill ahead of upper C‑band 5G rollout

Reuters

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FAA awards ~$780M to Indra and RTX to replace 612 legacy air‑traffic radars The FAA awarded about $780 million in contracts—Indra $342M, RTX $438M—to replace the nation’s 1980s‑era air‑traffic surveillance radar network of 612 units with next‑generation systems. Work starts Q1 2026, finishes June 2028, and includes US manufacturing in Kansas under the DOT ATC modernization program.

2026-01-05T14:45:03.283207-08:00

FAA awards ~$780M to Indra and RTX to replace 612 legacy air‑traffic radars

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Alaska places record Boeing order to underpin international expansion

Joby buys 700,000+ sq ft Vandalia factory, more than doubles Dayton-area manufacturing as FAA certification race heats up

FAA awards ~$780M to Indra and RTX to replace 612 legacy air‑traffic radars

Avelo cuts six 737‑700s and closes three U.S. crew bases after recapitalization

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