AeroTime https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Higher prices lift Textron Aviation revenue despite fewer jet deliveries Lockheed Martin AI flies F-16 in 27 live-target intercepts Former Saudia and EVA Air Boeing 747-400BCF joins Network Airline Management US Air Force puts F-15EX and F-16 engine suppliers on notice Joby partners with Uber co-founder Travis Kalanick to build vertiports Gatwick to press ahead with second runway after judges rule against appeal First production model of Russia’s MC-21-310 completes maiden flight Changi Airport rolls out autonomous wheelchairs for reduced mobility travelers Swiss semi-private aviation startup PeakJet completes first flight Japan Airlines unveils Tokyo DisneySea 25th anniversary-themed aircraft Lufthansa Group pays over three-quarters of a billion dollars extra for Q2 fuel Qantas Group, Japan Airlines sign deal to reshape Jetstar Japan ownership Australia names Ghost Bat, hypersonics, lasers as defense technology priorities Boeing 737 MAX 7 gains FAA certification – which airlines placed orders? Japan Airlines joins pilot test to capture CO2 directly from seawater US Air Force ends nearly 50 years of A-10 flights at Davis-Monthan US Air Force reverses course, extends A-10 Warthog to service life to 2030 Bamboo Airways halts ticket sales as fleet shrinks to just three planes Somon Air receives its first Boeing 737 MAX jet, a first for Tajikistan Eve Air activates pusher propulsion system in first partial transition flight WestJet strike ends after tentative agreement reached with cabin crew union French Air Force chief says it cannot wait until 2033 for more Rafale jets Starlux Airlines launches first European route with Taipei-Prague flight Ukraine claims drone attack on Russian air defense network Tourist plane crashes near Nazca Lines in Peru, killing 13 WestJet cabin crew go on strike, more than 300 flights canceled easyJet sets up dramatic deadline day finale for Castlelake and Apollo bids Brazil approves American Airlines’ $100M investment in Azul Two firefighting crew killed after helicopters collide in Greece wildfires Aviation heavyweight Willie Walsh begins his first day as IndiGo CEO Edelweiss appoints new CEO as Bernd Bauer steps down after 12 years USAF ‘Franken-tanker’ KC-135 flies again with donor tail after Iraq collision Authorities probe screening after Malaysia Airlines pilot’s alleged drug smuggling Boeing 737 MAX 10 completes final test flight as certification nears FAA finalizes 100LL phaseout plan but leaves key details unresolved Sling reveals details of planned twin-engine aircraft targeting MOSAIC market LOT Polish Airlines launches new direct route to Hanoi with Boeing 787 Lufthansa Technik tests next-gen AeroSHARK on Airbus A319 short-haul jet Turkey’s new KAAN fighter prototype completes first taxi test ahead of flight Mayhem 10 drones demonstrate coordinated swarm operations for first time Boeing submits new four-year contract offer to union representing 17,000 staff Cessna Citation CJ3 Gen3 completes first flight in Wichita Japan fires Tomahawk cruise missile from warship for first time Gulfstream smashes Bombardier’s LAX to Farnborough speed record by 19 minutes Emirates Engineering launches Material Futures Studio for university students Airbus profits surge 126% thanks to strong deliveries in second quarter Israeli Air Force reopens Squadron 193 with new Sikorsky Seahawk helicopters The Exploration Company picks Siemens software for Nyx spacecraft WestJet responds to 72-hour cabin crew strike threat with own deadline GKN Aerospace reveals role in BAE Systems secret Brontanax combat drone Diehl Aviation opens new aircraft component facility in Craiova, Romania Air France-KLM and Lufthansa bid for TAP Portugal – but what happens next? United, Dulles Airport unveil $20 billion overhaul including new concourses Australia, US, Japan formalize new trilateral air logistics agreement Poland scrambles F-16 after unidentified object crashes in Lublin region  JetZero lines up potential $3B in US financing for Z4 factory Russia steps up funding for MC-21 production, support also for first IL-114-300s Gulfstream drives General Dynamics beat as Aerospace revenue jumps 15% Bell Boeing delivers final MV-22 Osprey to US Marine Corps US-Bangla Airlines’ fleet set to surge with addition of 21 new Boeing aircraft Volotea opens new base in Ancona, posts profit increase  Nonprofit watchdog releases TSA-ICE agreement amid airport arrests scrutiny France receives first special forces NH90 to replace Caracal and Cougar ANA increases Embraer order to include eight additional E190-E2 aircraft LATAM Airlines unveils cabin interiors for new E195 E2 fleet  Rolls-Royce says it has effectively eliminated AOG delays Fire Point shows unusual FP-1 and mystery missile in launch photos Australia introduces national air tanker safety standards after 737 crash Little and large: Boeing rounds off 737-7 and 737-10 certification flight tests Safran to prioritize French fighter engine as FCAS funding ends in September Philippine Airlines welcomes third Airbus A350-1000 aircraft COMAC’s new compact C919 variant completes first test flight in Shanghai Bombardier delivers 200th Challenger 3500 to billionaire son of Enzo Ferrari Bombardier backlog jumps by $4.3B as orders outpace production FAA proposes waiving environmental rules to speed commercial space launches