CEO Targets 47 Aircraft Per Month By 2026

Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg recently expressed the company’s intent to ramp up 737 MAX production rates, churning out 42 planes a month later this year and 47 by early 2026. This reflects some extra wiggle room recently granted by US regulators.

Decision Cites Lack of Commercial Availability and General Consensus

A California Superior Court judge recently ruled that GAMI’s unleaded avgas does not meet the legal definition of “commercially available,” meaning fixed-base operators (FBOs) and distributors in the state are not required to stock or sell it, particularly not in place of 100LL.

Security Service Conducts Surprise ‘Spider Web’ Operation

Ukraine’s Security Service, or SBU, has reported carrying out a meticulously planned, 18-month operation it called “Spider Web” that struck 41 Russian aircraft including strategic bombers across multiple locations deep inside Russian territory.

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Hermeus confirmed the flight of its Quarterhorse MK 1 aircraft at the Air Force Test Center at Edwards Air Force Base, a significant step in the company’s pace of high-Mach and hypersonic aircraft development. Development of the Quarterhorse MK 1 went from clean sheet to flight-ready in just over a year, demonstrating its rapid pace in advancing the mission of Hermeus to make hypersonic flight operational. The Vertical Flight Society (VFS) held its 81st Annual Forum recently in Virginia Beach, Virginia. VFS officials indicated that this year’s 3-day forum exceeded 1,000 attendees and represented some of the highest caliber of cutting-edge vertical flight experts and entrepreneurs from around the globe. According to officials 262 technical papers were presented in conjunction with 60 invited speakers, 9 in-depth special sessions, and 66 exhi

Debut Customer For Super-Midsize BizJet In Region

Textron Aviation announced the first delivery of its Cessna Citation Longitude super-midsize bizjet to the Central America region to a long-time customer who intends to use it for business as well as personal use.

Blue Origin’s 12th Human Flight Brings Total To 64 In Space

Blue Origin successfully completed on May 31, 2025, its 32nd overall flight of the New Shepard rocket with a crew of six  on board, bringing the total number of people it has taken to space to 64 including four who have flown twice. Crews have come from many walks of life such as scientific researchers, educators, physicians, explorers, and entrepreneurs.

From 2021: The Inside Skinny On What Being An ANN Oshkosh Stringer Is All About

By ANN Senior Stringer Extraordinare, Gene Yarbrough The annual gathering at Oshkosh is a right of passage or a pilgrimage to Mecca for many. However the rank and file public rarely have the opportunity to experience the FULL Oshkosh experience. Oshkosh, like onions and ogres, is a multi-layered microcosm within the enigma of the greater Wisconsin county in which it transpires. The Aero-News Network stringer has opportunity, and if so inclined, the access to every aspect of general aviation including the "behind the scenes" view few even know exist.

An Amazing Experience Awaits The Chosen Few...

Oshkosh, to us, seems the perfect place to get started on watching aviation recover the past couple of years... and so ANN is putting EXTRA effort and resources into our coverage of Oshkosh 2025... just a little under 90 days hence. We are now undertaking the process to seek talented stringers to help us present Oshkosh and the sport and general aviation community to the world around us. If you ever thought about joining us, this is THE year to do it. IF YOU want to be a part of this unique adventure, speak up NOW, rather than later, because we're going to be looking for the best volunteer folks we can find and are planning to do so ASAP. You've been warned (grin)....

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Jared ‘Rook’ Isaacman has been dropped, shortly before a final confirmation vote, as the Trump admin nominee to head NASA. The move has shocked the space community, who seemed fairly well aligned in their support for the two-time private astronaut. A routine paragliding equipment test went wrong when a strong updraft pushed the pilot to an altitude of 28,000 feet. He was able to regain enough control to get back on the ground, where he will stay for the next six months due to the flight ban imposed thereafter. Experienced Chinese paraglider Peng Yujiang had been testing out some equipment over the Qilian Mountains near the Gansu Province in northwest China. Aerospace manufacturer Williams International recently decided on a location for its new billion-dollar, million-square-foot turbine engine manufacturing facility. The inve

New Fighter Jets Bring Significant Changes

The 125th Fighter Wing of the Florida Air National Guard is transitioning from the F-15 Eagle to the F-35A Lightning II fighter jet, and the professionals of the 125th Logistics Readiness Squadron made sure that the changeover was streamlined and efficient by having the personnel, equipment, and resources in the right place at the right time.