flydubai Signs Landmark Deal for 150 Airbus A321neo Aircraft at Dubai Airshow 2025
flydubai Signs Landmark Deal for 150 Airbus A321neo Aircraft
Airjet Angola ERJ‑145 Destroyed by Fire After Kolwezi Landing Accident
In Kolwezi, Democratic Republic of Congo, on November 17, 2025, an Airjet Angola Embraer ERJ‑145 (registration D2‑AJB) operating as flight… Read More »
Early Probe Finds Engine Surge After Landing in Hong Kong 747 Cargo Plane Crash
A preliminary investigation into a tragic freight aircraft crash at Hong Kong International Airport on October 20, 2025, reveals that… Read More »
Morocco Orders 10 Airbus H225M Helicopters to Replace Puma Fleet
Morocco Orders 10 Airbus H225M Helicopters to Replace Puma Fleet
Gulf Air Finalizes Order for 15 Boeing 787 Dreamliners at Dubai Airshow
Gulf Air Finalizes Order for 15 Boeing 787 Dreamliners
AerCap Leases Five Boeing 737s to FlySafair in New Fleet Deal
AerCap has signed a new lease agreement with FlySafair for five Boeing 737 aircraft, marking the South African carrier’s first… Read More »
De Havilland Canada Signs LOI for Up to 10 Twin Otter 300-Gs
De Havilland Canada has secured a Letter of Intent from IndiaOne Air to acquire up to 10 Twin Otter Series… Read More »
Two Men Charged After Laser Attack on Kentucky State Police Helicopter
Two men in Mason County, Kentucky have been arrested this month after allegedly directing a laser beam and firing shots… Read More »
Passenger Jet Begins to Break Apart Mid-Flight, Forcing Emergency Landing in Russia
Passenger Jet Begins to Break Apart Mid-Flight, Forcing Emergency Landing in Russia
Air Senegal Commits to Nine Boeing 737 Max Jets in Largest-Ever Fleet Order
Boeing and Air Senegal announced on Nov. 17 that the West African carrier has committed to purchase nine Boeing 737… Read More »
Emirates Expands Fleet With 65 New Boeing 777-9 Jets
Emirates Airlines announced on November 17 that it has placed its third major order for Boeing 777X aircraft to fuel… Read More »
Ethiopian Airlines Orders 11 More Boeing 737-8 Max Jets
Boeing and Ethiopian Airlines announced on Nov. 17 that Africa’s largest carrier has committed to purchase 11 additional Boeing 737… Read More »
Can China’s New C919 Jet Compete With Boeing and Airbus?
Can China’s New C919 Jet Compete With Boeing and Airbus?
Aviation Analysis Firm Assesses Future Airliner Concepts and Their Real Viability
Leeham News and Analysis has released a detailed evaluation of 13 next-generation airliner concepts, offering one of the industry’s most… Read More »
Are We in an AI Bubble? Parallels With the 1929 Crash and the Dot-Com Boom Bust
Are We in an AI Bubble? The U.S. stock market is at record highs, and artificial intelligence (AI) has become… Read More »
FAA Proposes New Safety Directives for Boeing 777 and 787 Jets
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued two proposed airworthiness directives targeting the Boeing 787 Dreamliner and Boeing 777 fleets,… Read More »
FAA Expands Grounding to MD-10 and DC-10 Aircraft After Deadly UPS MD-11 Crash
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has widened its emergency grounding order to include the McDonnell Douglas MD-10 and DC-10 aircraft… Read More »
Where and When Lightning Strikes Aircraft
Lightning remains one of the most unpredictable hazards in aviation, often striking in conditions pilots do not consider threatening. A… Read More »
New GPS Anti-Jamming and Anti-Spoofing System Unveiled for Civil Aircraft
Fokker Services Group (FSG) has unveiled a new GPS anti-jamming and anti-spoofing solution for civil aircraft at the Dubai Airshow, addressing the rising… Read More »
Global Aircraft Seat Shortage Creates New Airline Bottleneck
A growing shortage of aircraft seats has become a major supply chain bottleneck, affecting airlines and manufacturers across the globe…. Read More »
Senate to Hold Hearing on Shutdown’s Impact on U.S. Aviation Safety
A Senate subcommittee will convene next week to examine how the recent 43-day government shutdown disrupted aviation safety and operations… Read More »
Pilots Skipped Test Pilot Before Deadly Michigan Business Jet Crash
The pilots of a business jet that crashed in Michigan last month chose to perform a high-risk test flight themselves… Read More »