September 29, 2025

September 29, 2025

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COMMERCIAL AVIATION

IN CATCH-UP MODE

By Jens Flottau12 min

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

Integrating AI

By Graham Warwick10 min

DEFENSE

NEW NEMESIS

By Steve Trimble8 min

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COMMERCIAL AVIATION

IN CATCH-UP MODE

> LUFTHANSA FACES A LONG STRUGGLE TO RECOVER ITS COMPETITIVENESS > TURNAROUND DEPENDS ON FLEET RENEWAL > SUBSIDIARIES GROW AT EXPENSE OF CORE AIRLINE

By Jens Flottau12 min

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ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

Integrating AI

> EASA IS PREPARING THE NEXT STEP IN AI GUIDANCE > THE REGULATOR IS FINALIZING ITS FIRST RULEMAKING ON AI

By Graham Warwick10 min

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DEFENSE

NEW NEMESIS

> RUSSIAN GAINS IN DRONE WARFARE FORCE UKRAINE TO ADAPT > UKRAINE CREATES $5,000 INTERCEPTOR FOR SHAHEDS > KYIV IS URGED TO EXPAND RANGE OF ATTACK DRONES

By Steve Trimble8 min

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FLIGHT TESTING

Graphic Guidance

> BOEING TARGETS IMPROVED 777-9 FLIGHT TEST EXECUTION WITH NEW PILOT DISPLAY > THE SYSTEM AIMS FOR 98% FIRST-TIME TEST SUCCESS

By Guy Norris8 min

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TECH TAKE

TECH TAKE

SoftBank Shows 5G for HAPS Japan’s SoftBank has demonstrated endto-end 5G connectivity between a base station and a mobile device using a multicell payload developed for high-altitude platform stations that provide wireless communications from the stratosphere.

By Graham Warwick7 min

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COMMERCIAL AVIATION

Regional Airlines Plan Fleets for the Future

> SKYWEST AND DELTA TO SUPPORT MAEVE JET SERIES 500 DEVELOPMENT > ATR PUSHES FOR TURBOPROPS IN U.S. AS CUSTOMER JSX IS PREPARED TO BET BIG

By Christine Boynton,Jens Flottau7 min

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DEFENSE

War Fears Spur Changes in European Weapon Development

> SAAB EMBRACES COMPONENT REUSE TO SCALE PRODUCTION > CONCERNS ABOUT DRONE SWARMS DRIVE ENHANCEMENT OF LASER WEAPON INTERCEPTION RATE

By Robert Wall,Tony Osborne7 min

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COMMERCIAL AVIATION

Certification Slog

> BOEING SAYS THE 777-9 CERTIFICATION TIMELINE IS LENGTHENING > FIRST DELIVERIES THAT WERE SLATED FOR 2026 ARE SET TO SLIDE > DETAILED UPDATE LIKELY WITH THIRD-QUARTER EARNINGS REPORT

By Sean Broderick,Jens Flottau,Guy Norris7 min

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COMMERCIAL AVIATION

African Airlines Struggle To Clear High Barriers to Success

> CARRIERS NAVIGATE A COMPLEX, COSTLY AND PROTECTIONIST MARKET > THE CONTINENT’S COUNTRIES AND AIRLINES ARE RELUCTANT TO COLLABORATE

By Mark Pilling7 min

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New Launchers Are Slow To Throttle Up

> ARIANE 6 BLOCK 2 SET FOR DEBUT IN 2026 > BLUE ORIGIN EYES MULTIPLE NEW GLENN FLIGHTS PER MONTH

By Thierry Dubois,Robert Wall6 min

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