Lockheed Martin Wins $694 Million Air Force Hypersonic ARRW Contract
Lockheed Martin announced on October 27, 2026, that it has been awarded a $694 million contract from the U.S. Air Force for production of the Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW), and that it broke ground earlier that day on an…
Boeing Reports Q3 Revenue of $24.2 Billion and Record $745 Billion Backlog
The Boeing Company reported third-quarter 2026 revenue of $24.2 billion on October 27, 2026, a 4 percent increase from the same period a year earlier, with a GAAP diluted loss per share of $0.26 and total backlog that grew to…
Safran Third-Quarter Revenue Climbs 14.7% as LEAP Deliveries Rise
Safran reported adjusted revenue of 9,003 million euros for the third quarter of 2026 on October 23, 2026, an increase of 14.7% from the same period of 2025 and of 13.4% on an organic basis, and confirmed the full-year 2026…
FAA Certification of Boeing 737-10 Completes 737 MAX Family
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration certified the Boeing 737-10, the newest and largest member of the 737 MAX family, on October 20, 2026, Boeing announced. The FAA approved the amended type certificate for the airplane, and the company said the…
Safran SkyNaute to Fly on Airbus A220 in Commercial Aviation Debut
Safran announced in Paris on October 20, 2026 that SkyNaute, the inertial navigation system developed by Safran Electronics & Defense, will equip the Airbus A220, marking the system’s entry into commercial aviation. It is the first time the group’s inertial…
Turkish Airlines Reaches Preliminary Deal for 300-Plus CFM LEAP-1B Engines
Turkish Airlines and CFM International signed a memorandum of understanding in Istanbul on October 16, 2026, for the purchase of more than 300 LEAP-1B engines, including spares, to power 100 firm and 50 option Boeing 737 MAX aircraft, according to…
Boeing Reports 161 Commercial and 33 Defense Deliveries in Q3
The Boeing Company announced major program deliveries across its commercial and defense operations for the third quarter of 2026 in a release dated October 13, 2026 from Arlington, Virginia. Commercial Airplanes deliveries totaled 161 for the quarter and 475 for…
Lockheed Martin Awards Boeing Roughly $14.7B for PAC-3 MSE Seekers
Boeing announced on October 5, 2026, that it was awarded an undefinitized contract action worth approximately $14.7 billion by Lockheed Martin to scale production and deliver PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement seekers, the Boeing-built component that provides guidance data for the…
Blade and Aero Relaunch BLADEone New York–South Florida Flights
Blade Urban Air Mobility, Inc., a Joby Aviation company, announced on October 2, 2026 the return of BLADEone, its enhanced jet service between the New York City area and South Florida, in partnership with Aero, a Los Angeles-based private jet…
Safran Power Units to Double Texas Turbojet Engine Capacity
Safran Power Units announced on September 30, 2026, an investment to double the capacity of its Grand Prairie, Texas, facility, which produces turbojet engines for missiles and drones. The additional capacity will come onstream in 2028. The expansion includes a…
Navy Awards Boeing More Than $20 Billion F/A-XX Development Contract
The U.S. Navy has awarded Boeing a contract for the sixth-generation F/A-XX strike fighter under the Next Generation Air Dominance program, with the Department of War valuing the full-scale development phase at more than $20 billion, according to separate announcements…
Archer HSR Waiting Period Expires for Three Boeing Subsidiaries
Archer Aviation Inc. announced on September 24, 2026 that the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 had expired with respect to the previously announced agreements under which Archer will acquire Boeing’s Wisk Aero, SkyGrid and Insitu…
Biman Bangladesh Airlines Adds 11 Boeing Jets in Follow-On Order
Boeing and Biman Bangladesh Airlines announced on September 23, 2026 that the national carrier placed an order for 11 787 Dreamliner and 737 MAX airplanes to grow and renew its fleet. The purchase, which includes five 787-10 and six 737-8…
Turkish Airlines Orders 100 Boeing 737-8 Jets With 50 Options
Boeing and Turkish Airlines announced a finalized order for up to 150 737 MAX airplanes on September 23, 2026, with the flag carrier purchasing 100 737-8 jets and securing options for 50 more in its largest Boeing single-aisle order, according…
Safran Wins China Airlines A350-900 Main Landing Gear Overhaul Deal
Safran Landing Systems and China Airlines, a Taiwan-based carrier, announced on September 23, 2026, the signature of a new agreement covering the overhaul of the main landing gears for the carrier’s fleet of 18 Airbus A350-900 aircraft. The agreement, signed…
