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Air France marks fleet milestone with 50th A220 and 40th A350 as renewal accelerates

Air France has taken delivery of its 50th Airbus A220 and its 40th A350, accelerating a long-term fleet modernization at Paris CDG. The newest arrivals — A220 “Valbonne” and A350 “Noirmoutier-en-L’Île” — cut noise footprint by up to 40% and support the carrier’s decarbonization push.

2025-12-15T14:01:00.644290-08:00

Reuters

FAA opens review of Boeing’s redesigned crew‑alerting and synthetic AoA for 737 MAX 10

2025-12-12T07:02:09.227075-08:00

AirInsight

Duopoly’s Billion‑Dollar Cash Trap: Aging Undelivered Airbus and Boeing Jets Tie Up Billions in WIP

2025-12-12T09:28:54.074145-08:00

European Spaceflight

Avio selects Virginia for $500M U.S. solid rocket motor plant

2025-12-11T22:07:59.205102-08:00

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Air France marks fleet milestone with 50th A220 and 40th A350 as renewal accelerates Air France has taken delivery of its 50th Airbus A220 and its 40th A350, accelerating a long-term fleet modernization at Paris CDG. The newest arrivals — A220 “Valbonne” and A350 “Noirmoutier-en-L’Île” — cut noise footprint by up to 40% and support the carrier’s decarbonization push.

2025-12-15T14:01:00.644290-08:00

Air France marks fleet milestone with 50th A220 and 40th A350 as renewal accelerates

The War Zone

Oman to transfer decommissioned Jaguars to India to sustain IAF Jaguar fleet India has agreed to receive decommissioned Jaguar fighter‑bombers from Oman to supply spares and airframes for sustainment of its dwindling Jaguar strike fleet. The transfers are the latest interim fix New Delhi is pursuing to preserve the type's operational availability and maintain squadron readiness.

2025-12-15T12:45:28.403218-08:00

Oman to transfer decommissioned Jaguars to India to sustain IAF Jaguar fleet

voxelmatters.com

Blue Origin posts Director of Additive Manufacturing job, signals deeper AM integration Blue Origin has posted a job opening for a Director of Additive Manufacturing, a role focused on integrating 3D‑printing capabilities across operations, production and supplier networks. The listing signals the company is formalizing AM leadership as part of broader manufacturing and supply‑chain development.

2025-12-15T10:14:17.290957-08:00

Blue Origin posts Director of Additive Manufacturing job, signals deeper AM integration

Air Data News

India advances purchase of 12 aerial tankers as KC‑46A gains edge amid local 767 conversion plans The Indian Air Force is advancing procurement of 12 aerial refuelling aircraft and may split the requirement between locally converted used airframes and new‑build tankers. Boeing’s KC‑46A has emerged as the frontrunner, aided by fleet commonality and reported plans to convert ex‑767s locally with HAL/IAI.

2025-12-15T07:11:46.078411-08:00

India advances purchase of 12 aerial tankers as KC‑46A gains edge amid local 767 conversion plans

DefenseNews.com

Hanwha and Lockheed pursue different routes into U.S. munitions production surge Hanwha Aerospace and Lockheed Martin are taking different commercial and industrial approaches to secure roles in the U.S. government's accelerated effort to replenish artillery shells and rockets. The companies — and allied suppliers — are jockeying for production work as Washington seeks to rapidly expand munitions capacity.

2025-12-15T05:16:19.467398-08:00

Hanwha and Lockheed pursue different routes into U.S. munitions production surge

AirInsight

Boeing pulls ahead in year-end delivery race as Airbus hit by engine and cabin bottlenecks At mid-December, Boeing is outpacing expectations in the year-end delivery race while Airbus struggles to close its delivery gap as engine supply shortages and cabin-equipment constraints delay final completions. The divergence increases supplier and airline scheduling pressure ahead of year-end handovers.

2025-12-15T05:08:01.032714-08:00

Boeing pulls ahead in year-end delivery race as Airbus hit by engine and cabin bottlenecks

realcleardefense.com

U.S. Army locks in multi-year aviation procurement to steady programs after budget whiplash At the end of the year the U.S. Army secured a multi-year aviation procurement intended to stabilize programs disrupted by recent budget whiplash, locking in funding profiles to reduce schedule and acquisition uncertainty for ongoing rotorcraft and aviation modernization efforts.

2025-12-15T04:13:24.240695-08:00

U.S. Army locks in multi-year aviation procurement to steady programs after budget whiplash

Bloomberg

Gategroup picks banks for Zurich IPO, sees listing as soon as H2 next year Gategroup Holding AG, the world’s largest in‑flight caterer, has selected banks to lead an initial public offering in Zurich that could take place as early as the second half of next year, people familiar with the matter said. The move would return the catering group to public markets via a Swiss listing.

2025-12-15T03:53:47.747460-08:00

Gategroup picks banks for Zurich IPO, sees listing as soon as H2 next year

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