Posts tagged "defense"
The US State Department cleared a $4.5 billion sale of up to four Boeing KC-46A tankers to Qatar on August 20, 2026 — a deal that would give the Qatar Emiri Air Force its first aerial refueling fleet, over Israel's long-standing defense export embargo on the Gulf state.
Memphis is getting its first lounge open to every traveler regardless of airline, credit card, or status — a $2.9 million, 12-year bet that pay-per-visit comfort can work in a mid-size hub.
Istanbul Airport has secured temporary acceptance on a new 2,820-meter east-west runway, its fourth, with entry into service targeted for the fourth quarter of 2026 as the world's busiest airport pushes toward 120 million annual passengers.
A new FAA directive orders inspections of 471 US-registered 737 MAX jets — and 1,429 worldwide — for a fuselage crack that has never actually been found on a MAX. Here's why regulators aren't waiting for one.
A two-month pilot on the Chennai-Delhi-Frankfurt route slashed cargo connection times from up to 48 hours to as little as 5, doubling daily volumes — and Air India is now expanding the model to five Indian cities and three European hubs.
United Airlines will launch nonstop service to 10 new international cities in 2027, including eight destinations no other US carrier serves, in what it calls the biggest international expansion in its history.
Australia's federal government has signed off on Sydney Airport's Master Plan 2045, clearing the way for a $70 billion economic footprint and two rebuilt terminals — all while keeping the same runways, curfew and flight cap.
Qatar Airways and SITA have switched on Fast Pass at Hamad International Airport, letting enrolled passengers check in, drop bags, clear security and board using only their face — one of the largest biometric rollouts attempted anywhere.
A new FAA directive tightens wing-spar inspections on Textron's King Air 350 and 350C after the manufacturer found its own manual had the wrong intervals — with some aircraft given as little as 25 hours to comply.
Avolon will buy and lease back up to seven Boeing 737-8200s from Akasa Air — the Indian carrier's third such deal with the Irish lessor since its 2022 launch, and a sign of how young airlines are financing rapid growth without touching their balance sheets.
United's Polaris 2.0 suites, complete with sliding doors and Starlink Wi-Fi, are now flying every Singapore–San Francisco departure — giving United 17 percent more weekly business class capacity than Singapore Airlines on the route it has long owned.
TSA scrapped its controversial Gold+ program after Tampa backed out and a union sued for records — but new administrator David Cummins is now expanding a decades-old program to as many as 220 airports.