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Qantas Airways (QF) will begin retiring its Airbus A380 fleet from 2028, bringing forward the start of the superjumbo’s phase-out by four years as the airline accelerates its transition toward newer widebody aircraft.
Boeing has secured a major US defence contract with a ceiling value of $131.23 billion to support the F-15 Eagle Crest programme, strengthening its role in producing, upgrading and sustaining the long-serving fighter fleet.
German investigators have discovered a third drone and around 50 grams of suspected military-grade explosive near Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ), adding a significant new development to an attempted attack investigated earlier this month.
A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III (U.S. Air Force, no IATA code) flew from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Moscow Vnukovo International Airport (VKO), an unusually direct military movement into Russia.
Russia is placing much of its hopes for the future of civil aviation on the Yakovlev MC-21, a narrow-body jet designed to reduce the country’s dependence on Western aircraft.
China unveils an 800-passenger flying-wing aircraft concept with advanced aerodynamics, efficient design, and future aviation potential.
Switzerland’s first F-35A Lightning II is taking shape at Leonardo’s Cameri facility in Italy, where the first forward fuselage section and wing have entered assembly.
Romania destroyed an explosive-laden maritime drone near the Neptun Deep gas project after another drone crashed inside its territory during a major Russian attack on Ukraine.
Boeing repairs Air Force One 747-8 cracks as FAA mandated work and $3.13B losses delay VC-25B delivery until mid-2028.