Boeing Posts Best April for Orders in Over a Decade — 136 Gross Orders Dwarf Airbus’s 28
Boeing recorded 136 gross orders in April 2026 — its strongest monthly order performance for that calendar month in more than a decade — dwarfing...
Allegiant Closes .5 Billion Sun Country Acquisition — Combined Carrier to Serve 175 Cities
Allegiant Travel Co. closed its $1.5 billion acquisition of Sun Country Airlines on Wednesday, May 13 — creating a combined ultra-low-cost carrier serving roughly 175...
Iran Hid Military Aircraft in Pakistan During Ceasefire Talks — Including a Spy Plane
Pakistan quietly allowed Iranian military aircraft to park at PAF Base Nur Khan outside Rawalpindi in the days following the April 8 ceasefire — including...
Archer Aviation Clears FAA Phase 3 Certification — Electric Air Taxi Eyes First Commercial Flights in 2026
Archer Aviation has become the first eVTOL company in history to close Phase 3 of the FAA’s four-phase Type Certification process for its Midnight eVTOL....
Boeing Leads Airbus in Year-to-Date Deliveries Through April — 190 Jets vs. 181
Boeing has reclaimed the top spot in commercial aviation deliveries for the first time since before the 737 MAX crisis — handing over 190 aircraft...
Austria Scrambles Eurofighters Two Days in a Row to Intercept U.S. Military Aircraft
Austrian Air Force Eurofighter Typhoons scrambled on two consecutive days — May 10 and 11, 2026 — to intercept U.S. Air Force PC-12-type aircraft, almost...
Lufthansa Orders 10 A350-900s AND 10 Boeing 787-9s — Splits the Widebody Order Between Both Rivals
Lufthansa Group split a 20-aircraft widebody order evenly between Airbus and Boeing on May 11, 2026 — 10 A350-900s and 10 Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners —...
Elixir Aircraft Launches First U.S. Deliveries — Sleek French Composite Trainer Headed to Florida and Arizona
Elixir Aircraft kicked off its first U.S. deliveries on April 24 — shipping three French-built composite two-seaters to flight schools in Florida and Arizona. It’s...
DARPA’s XRQ-73 SHEPARD Hybrid-Electric UAV Completes First Flight at Edwards Air Force Base
DARPA’s XRQ-73 SHEPARD hybrid-electric unmanned aircraft made its first flight on April 14, 2026, at Edwards Air Force Base, California. The agency said nothing about...
Middle East Airspace Shutdown Threatens 90,000 Daily Passengers — Emirates, Qatar Airways and Etihad Hubs Paralyzed
Airspace closures across the UAE and Qatar have paralyzed Emirates, Etihad, and Qatar Airways — the world’s three most powerful hub carriers — disrupting roughly...
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