China Eastern LEAP-1A Deal: Engines Picked for 101 Airbus A320neo
Share this story In March, China Eastern Airlines told the Shanghai Stock Exchange it was buying 101 Airbus A320neo family jets. On Friday, 6 November 2026, it decided what will hang under their wings: CFM International’s LEAP-1A, the same engine already turning...
Pistorius Fighter Decision: Germany Picks a Path by March 2027
Share this story Five months after FCAS fell apart, Berlin finally has a date on the calendar. German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius says he wants a fundamental decision on Germany’s next combat aircraft by the end of March 2027, and he has narrowed the field...
The B-36 Tunnel: Crossing a Bomber on Your Back
Share this story The Convair B-36 Peacemaker was built to fly intercontinental bombing missions lasting well over a day, at altitudes where the crew needed a pressurised cabin. Pressurising the whole of a 162-foot fuselage was not practical, and the bomb bays could...
SIAI-Marchetti SF-260: The Sports Car That Trained Air Forces
Share this story It was meant to be a rich pilot’s toy: a sleek, three-seat sport plane that could loop and roll like a fighter. Instead, the SIAI-Marchetti SF-260 became the aircraft in which thousands of military pilots learned to fly.Designed by Stelio Frati...
Patrouille de France: From Étampes to the Alpha Jet
Share this story Algiers, 17 May 1953. Four Republic F-84G Thunderjets of the 3e Escadre have just finished their routine over the Maison-Blanche airfield, and the man on the microphone gets carried away. Jacques Nœtinger, pilot, journalist and show commentator, tells...
Eurofighter Typhoon Eyes 200 More Sales: Turkiye, Saudi, Austria
Share this story For years the obituary of the Eurofighter Typhoon has been written and rewritten, usually with the F-35 holding the pen. In Munich this week, the four-nation consortium answered with a number: more than 200.An infographic shared by Eurofighter at the...
Airbus October Orders Hit 202 Jets as Deliveries Reach 74
Share this story Toulouse had a big month on paper and a merely solid one on the ramp. Airbus booked 202 gross orders in October 2026, and three leasing companies alone accounted for 185 of them. On the delivery side, Airbus handed over 74 jets to 45 customers, taking...
KLM Drops the A320neo and Cuts 1,000 Jobs in Deep Restructuring
Share this story KLM is shrinking to survive. On Thursday, 5 November 2026, the Dutch flag carrier announced a sweeping restructuring that will cut its workforce by almost 15 percent, hand large parts of its ground operation to outside companies, and rewrite its...
Europe Bomb Threats: Fighters Escort Airliners in a Third Wave of Hoaxes
Share this story For the third time in four days, Europe’s quick reaction alert fighters spent Thursday morning shepherding airliners that someone claimed were carrying bombs. On 5 November 2026, Italian Eurofighters escorted a Finnair jet into Rome, a French...
MBDA Airborne Laser: Germany Orders a Laser Pod Demonstrator
Share this story Germany wants to put a laser weapon on an aircraft. On Monday, 2 November 2026, MBDA Deutschland announced that the Bundeswehr’s procurement agency, BAAINBw, has contracted it to build an airborne laser demonstrator: a pod that could one day let...
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