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United questions A321XLR range despite other airlines already pushing jet beyond 3,600 nm

Carrier says the Airbus narrowbody cannot perform some missions originally presented to it, but existing A321LR and XLR operations suggest the issue is more nuanced than the headline 4,700-nm figure

Air Data News•Ricardo Meier26 Aug

FAA orders Boeing 787 inspections over potential wing structure cracks

Final directive follows a proposal issued in March after a Boeing investigation identified manufacturing discrepancies involving shim gaps

Air Data News•Ricardo Meier26 Aug

Delta restores New York-Tel Aviv flights six months after Iran war suspension

Daily A330-900neo service will resume on September 6, while the airline's planned routes from Atlanta and Boston remain suspended

Air Data News•Ricardo Meier26 Aug

Airbus Spain strike resumes as dispute threatens key military aircraft programs

Industrial action affects a major production base for the A400M, C295, A330 MRTT and Eurofighter, alongside components for Airbus commercial aircraft

Air Data News•Ricardo Meier26 Aug

Spain clears joint A330 MRTT acquisition with Poland

Madrid's approval advances a seven-aircraft program that would give the Polish Air Force four tankers by 2030

Air Data News•Ricardo Meier26 Aug

Saudia prepares Airbus financing as group weighs another major aircraft order

New agreement can support aircraft already in the group's large Airbus backlog as well as potential future purchases

Air Data News•Ricardo Meier26 Aug

United wants bigger JFK presence even before returning to New York airport

US airline is already preparing to resume service through its JetBlue partnership but is looking for additional slots to build a larger operation

Air Data News•Ricardo Meier26 Aug

US Air Force C-17 makes rare Moscow flight carrying CIA director

Globemaster III flew from the Washington area to Russia via Latvia as John Ratcliffe traveled to Moscow for undisclosed meetings

Air Data News•Ricardo Meier25 Aug

LATAM invests US$25 million in multi-orbit Wi-Fi for new aircraft

More than 60 A320neo, A321XLR and E195-E2 aircraft will receive satellite connectivity using an alternative architecture to Starlink

Air Data News•Ricardo Meier25 Aug

Embraer Phenom 300EV becomes first light jet certified with Emergency Autoland

New version received simultaneous approval in Brazil, the United States and Europe, with deliveries scheduled to begin in 2028

Air Data News•Ricardo Meier25 Aug

United turns to A321XLR to open five new transatlantic destinations

New narrowbody will connect the United States with Luxembourg, Toulouse, Ibiza, Valencia and Marseille in 2027

Air Data News•Ricardo Meier25 Aug

US Air Force eyes Navy’s 250-nm AIM-424 Malice missile

Service says it is closely following the new weapon as US fighter forces explore air-to-air engagement ranges far beyond those offered by the AMRAAM

Air Data News•Ricardo Meier25 Aug

China deploys J-16, tankers and AEW aircraft to Egypt in expanded air exercise

Chinese fighters are training against Egyptian Rafales and MiG-29s as Beijing sends a considerably larger aviation package to North Africa than in 2025

Air Data News•Ricardo Meier25 Aug

Boeing gets $131 billion F-15 contract that also points to potential new customers

Eagle Crest agreement covers production and upgrades through the next decade and unexpectedly lists Indonesia and Poland among potential foreign customers

Air Data News•Ricardo Meier25 Aug

Boeing engineers and technicians authorize strike after rejecting contract offers

Nearly 90% of SPEEA members backed potential industrial action, which could begin in October and affect a workforce involved in critical aircraft programs

Air Data News•Ricardo Meier24 Aug

Two early Boeing 747s find an unlikely final home together in Malaysia

Former Pan Am 747-100 and high-capacity JAL 747SR survived very different careers before becoming part of a newly opened hotel

Air Data News•Ricardo Meier24 Aug

Airbus expands Belfast wing plant to support A220 production ramp-up

New facility will add a third autoclave as the manufacturer targets production of 13 A220s per month by 2028

Air Data News•Ricardo Meier24 Aug

China quietly moves to replace Western components on the C919 airliner

Domestic alternatives are already being tested as Beijing seeks to reduce one of the biggest vulnerabilities of its commercial aircraft industry

Air Data News•Ricardo Meier24 Aug

Hungarian Air Force Gripen crashes near Szolnok, pilot ejects safely

Accident comes only two months after Hungary completed the expansion of its Saab fighter fleet to 18 aircraft

Air Data News•Ricardo Meier24 Aug

Norway cleared to buy 21 UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters for US$2.3 billion

Potential deal follows Oslo’s decision to abandon an earlier plan for nine HH-60W helicopters and would give the Norwegian Army and special forces a new rotary-wing fleet

Air Data News•Ricardo Meier24 Aug