As part of its plan to field new transport aircraft, U.S. Special Operations Command wants to prioritize cost-effective operations, range and a broad sustainment enterprise to keep them in the air. U.

Credit: Ukraine Defense Ministry Germany is racing against time to become war-ready. The starting gun fired four years ago when then-Chancellor Olaf Scholz declared a turning point—a Zeitenwende—in ...

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The U.S. Air Force has paused flying its Northrop T-38 Talon II trainer following a May 12 crash during a training flight in Mississippi. The service in a May 19 announcement said the twin-engine ...

LONDON – Italy looks set to become the next customer for Airbus’ A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transport, tender documents have revealed. The country aims to spend €1.39 billion ($1.61 billion) on procuring ...

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For an industry like civil aerospace, defined by multi-decade product cycles and economic cycles typically running 8-10 years, it still remains a surprise how conditions can change in less than three ...

Canadian Defense Minister David McGuinty committed on May 19 to top up a previous order for Pilatus PC-21 aircraft to replace the Snowbirds aerial demonstration team’s inventory of Canadair-made jet ...

Qatar Airways is significantly expanding its African presence with the announcement of three weekly flights to Port Sudan International Airport (PZU), Sudan. The service launches July 2 and is the ...

NATO combat aircraft supporting the Baltic Air Policing mission have shot down a drone that entered Estonian airspace, in the first-ever engagement for the 22-year-old alliance operation. A Romanian ...

Speaking on a panel at Routes Europe in Rimini, all four operators welcomed the flexibility of latest generation narrowbodies, namely the Airbus A321LRs, XLRs and Boeing 737-10. SAS already operates ...

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