The FAA extends its Solace partnership to upgrade SWIM with cloud APIs, supporting AI traffic tools including the SMART system trial.
The U.S. Air Force awards Boeing an $85M full-rate production contract for four MH-139A Grey Wolf helicopters to replace legacy UH-1N Hueys.
Antin Infrastructure Partners acquires HP Helicopters via its €1.2B NextGen fund to expand heavy-lift fleet capacity.
Jet Access opened a 25,000-sq-ft terminal and hangar at John C. Tune Airport, adding charter, MRO, and AOG services.
Stratolaunch adds a Boeing 777-200ER to its fleet, boosting hypersonic flight test capacity by 35% with modifications due in 2027.
BAE Systems earns AIMS certification for its AN/APX-127(V)1 Combined Interrogator Transponder on the U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon.
Bank of America arranges $670M financing for Almaty Airport, with EDB and TIF committing $120M for terminal and cargo upgrades.
Exel Composites and FLYING WHALES launch process validation for LCA60T airship carbon fiber tubes in Joensuu, Finland.
Ethiopian Airlines orders 8 Boeing 777-8 Freighters and 2 777 Freighters, becoming Africa's first 777-8F customer.
Malaysia Aviation Group signs SPA to acquire Sepang Aircraft Engineering, adding 50,000 sq m of EASA-approved MRO capacity.
TransNusa becomes the first Indonesian airline to adopt Airbus Skywise Core X2 and Fleet Performance+ for predictive maintenance.
The FAA concluded a five-day IASA audit in Kazakhstan, a key step toward a Category 1 rating and Air Astana U.S. flights.
NASA and Boeing target an uncrewed Starliner flight in late 2026 and a crewed mission in 2028 after the 2024 mishap.
Firefly Aerospace and Starcloud agree to deploy an AI computing payload to lunar orbit by 2028 on the Elytra vehicle.
Avio USA starts construction on a $500M, 900,000-sq-ft solid rocket motor facility in Virginia, backed by Lockheed Martin and Raytheon.
MIA reduced carbon intensity per passenger to 1.78 kg CO2e in 2025, advancing toward ACI Level 2 Carbon Accreditation.
Volatus Aerospace opened a 53,000 sq ft UAS manufacturing facility in Mirabel, Québec, supporting V-Series and Condor drone production.
AUS broke ground on Concourse M on Sept. 29, 2026, adding six gates to maintain capacity during its major expansion program.
The FAA ended a 40-year single-pilot exemption for Part 25 Cessna Citation 500-series jets, affecting roughly 1,250 aircraft.
ATSG agrees to sell passenger charter unit Omni Air International to OAI Holdings, refocusing on air cargo and leasing.
