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NEWS Jun 24, 2026 Boeing To Send Its First Production 777-9 on 11-Hour Test Flight Boeing's first production 777-9, destined for Lufthansa, will fly an 11-hour route toward the North Pole as part of certification testing. Read More →
NEWS Jun 24, 2026 Deer Jet Shanghai Adds First C909B as China Pushes Homegrown Business Jets Deer Jet Shanghai has taken delivery of the first C909B business jet, marking a step forward for China's domestic aviation industry. Read More →
NEWS Jun 23, 2026 No Seatback Screens: American Airlines Accelerates A319 and A320 Retrofit With Smaller Galleys, Added Seats American Airlines accelerates its Airbus A319 and A320 retrofit program, adding premium seats, shrinking galleys, and removing seatback entertainment screens. Read More →
INFORMATIONAL Jun 15, 2026 NASA's X-59 Quesst Aircraft Moves Closer to Supersonic Flight Testing NASA's X-59 experimental jet is accelerating its test schedule as engineers prepare the quiet supersonic demonstrator for its first flight. Read More →
NEWS Jun 09, 2026 Boeing 777X Clears Critical FAA Certification Milestone, Moving Closer to Commercial Service Boeing's long-delayed 777X passenger jet has cleared a major FAA certification hurdle, marking significant progress toward its commercial debut. Read More →
NEWS Jun 08, 2026 AI Has Found a New Way Into Aviation Crash Investigations and the NTSB Is Scrambling AI reconstructed the final moments inside the UPS Flight 2976 cockpit, using the NTSB's own files. Read More →
NEWS Jun 05, 2026 Riyadh Air Takes Delivery of First Boeing 787 Dreamliners Ahead of Passenger Launch Saudi Arabia's Riyadh Air received its first two Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners from its Boeing aircraft order book, setting the stage for the airline's long-anticipated commercial debut. Read More →
NEWS Jun 04, 2026 Lufthansa 787 Nose Gear Collapses at Frankfurt Airport While Crew Onboard A Lufthansa Boeing 787 Dreamliner suffered a nose landing gear collapse while parked at a Frankfurt Airport gate with crew aboard. Read More →
ROUTES May 26, 2026 Porter Airlines Has Just Entered Texas for the First Time with New Nonstop Flights from Toronto Porter Airlines has made its Texas debut, inaugurating nonstop year-round service between Austin-Bergstrom International Airport and Toronto Pearson International Airport on May 21, 2026, a launch that marks the Canadian carrier's first-ever scheduled service to the Lone Star State and adds another direct Canada–US link at a time when cross-border travel demand is demonstrably outpacing available nonstop capacity. Read More →
ROUTES May 22, 2026 Kazakhstan's National Carrier Is Seeking State Funds to Launch Its First US Flights Air Astana, the flag carrier of Kazakhstan, has formally sought financial support from the Kazakh state to help fund the launch of direct flights to the United States. Read More →