Thursday, October 8, 2026

US Air Force extracts all B-1B bombers from RAF Fairford

Removal comes one week after a suspected attempt to attack the base. The US Air Force (USAF) has extracted 12 Boeing B-1B bombers that had deployed to RAF Fairford in the UK since earlier this year. Departing on 4 October, they have been re-deployed to their home stations in the US. US secretary of state…

Air Baltic to slash hundreds of jobs under restructuring

Latvian carrier is preparing to cut up to 23% of its workforce across the Baltic region as part of restructuring efforts following its Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing. Air Baltic is planning workforce reductions affecting between 500 and 700 positions across its bases in Riga, Vilnius and Tallinn as it adapts to a revised business model.…

US regulator details missed-approach conditions that could affect 737 vertical navigation

FAA not mandating operator action but advises following Boeing guidance on addressing flight-management computer issue. US regulators have detailed the flight-management software issue affecting vertical navigation on Boeing 737 models, recommending that operators of affected aircraft follow the airframer’s guidance. Older-generation 737s from the -600 upwards, as well as all currently certified 737 Max variants…

Coast Guard searching for ambulance G100 missing over Atlantic

Canadian medical jet lost contact while en route to Boston from Bermuda. US Coast Guard personnel are searching for a Gulfstream G100 Astra which disappeared while operating a medical flight to Boston. Contact was lost with the aircraft, which was transporting six occupants, while it was flying from Bermuda on 3 October. The jet bears…

What Boeing’s F/A-XX win means for the US aerospace industry
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What Boeing’s F/A-XX win means for the US aerospace industry

A win in two sixth-generation programmes secures Boeing’s fighter enterprise for the next 50 years, while leaving other manufacturers out in the cold. In choosing Boeing to supply its next tactical fighter, the US Navy has handed the US aerospace giant a solid lock on the development and production of a new generation of aircraft,…

All Elixir aircraft grounded after fatal accident involving light single

Emergency directive formalises instruction from French manufacturer. French-based single-engined trainer manufacturer Elixir Aircraft has grounded all its airframes following a fatal accident. Investigations have been initiated to determine the cause of the crash. The company has issued a service bulletin “grounding all Elixir aeroplanes”, says the European Union Aviation Safety Agency. EASA has formalised the…