The U.S. military’s success helping Israel stop a massive wave of Iranian missiles and drones last weekend might suggest Washington is well prepared militarily for whatever comes next as Iran and Israel move from shadow warfare to direct confrontation.But current and former U.S. officials say U.S....

   Brazilian planemaker Embraer EMBR .SA said on Friday it delivered aircraft seven commercial planes and executive jets in the first quarter of , a increase on a yearly basis.Embraer, the world’s third largest planemaker behind Boeing BA.N and Airbus AIR.PA , said in a...

   Nigeria plans to acquire fighter jets from Italy’s Leonardo LDOF.MI to modernize its fleet and bolster its air force, air force spokesperson Air Vice Marshal Edward Gabkwet said on Friday.The aircraft will arrive the country in four batches of six jets each, the air force said. Africa’s most...

   United Airlines UAL.O on Friday canceled its daily flight from Newark, New Jersey to Tel Aviv in Israel through May due to security concerns after Israel’s apparent strike on Iran.The carrier said a scheduled second flight from Newark to Tel Aviv has also been canceled until May . Germany’s...

   European stocks closed lower on Friday, but off their over one month intraday low, as anxiety around escalating Middle East tensions seemed to ease, while French cosmetic giant L’Oreal logged its best day since early January after robust results.The continent wide STOXX .STOXX closed . ...

   President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told NATO members on Friday that Ukraine needed a minimum of seven Patriot or other high end air defence systems to counter Russian air strikes, exhorting them to step up their military assistance for Kyiv.In an emotional speech by video link to the NATO Ukraine...

   NATO allies on Friday agreed to provide Kyiv with additional air defence systems, NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said after a special meeting of allied defence ministers with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy. In addition to Patriots, there are other weapons that allies can provide, including ...

   The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration will require hours off between shifts for air traffic controllers, and hours off before a midnight shift, effective in days, the agency’s head said on Friday. In my first few months at the helm of the FAA, I toured air traffic control facilities...

   The Ukrainian military said its anti missile units succeeded for the first time on Friday in shooting down a Russian Tu M bomber plane. Russia said the plane had crashed as it returned to base, apparently due to a technical malfunction.What do we know about the Tu M The designer, Tupolev,...

   Hundreds of Ukrainian businesses making weapons and military equipment have sprung up since Russia’s full scale invasion, but some are struggling to fund production and all are afraid of being targeted in intensifying Russian missile strikes.Owners say they have pumped in their own cash to survive...

   Archer Aviation ACHR.N , backed by Stellantis STLAM.MI and Boeing BA.N , aims to begin trials of its electric air taxi in India next year, ahead of a planned commercial launch in , the company’s chief executive told Reuters on Friday.U.S. based Archer last year partnered with InterGlobe...

   Slovaks angered by their government’s refusal to give military aid to Ukraine’s fight against Russian invasion have raised nearly million euros . million and counting this week, in a drive to help supply ammunition to Kyiv.Ammunition supplies are a pressing need for Ukraine after two years...

   Ukraine will receive million euros for energy and transport infrastructure from the European Investment Bank, Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said on Friday.In addition to infrastructure development, the funds will go towards rebuilding residential buildings and other economic projects...

   Taiwan said on Friday China’s decision to open new air routes that run close to two Taiwanese controlled islands was a flight safety risk taken without consultation, and said it would demand any aircraft using them be asked to turn around.Taiwan’s government expressed anger in January after China ...

   Lufthansa Airlines’ LHAG.DE capacity on routes to and from China has returned to of the levels before the COVID pandemic and it is evaluating adding new routes to the country, CEO Jens Ritter said on Friday.However, Ritter told reporters in Shanghai that the company hoped to see stronger...

   Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Friday that the country was ramping up manufacturing of tanks and heavy flamethrower systems, but more work was needed to increase production of tank protection equipment.Shoigu’s ministry published video showing him touring a tank factory in the...

   U.S. airlines have enjoyed a travel boom for the past three years, but until this past quarter, big spending corporate travelers had been largely missing.Those customers are now back in full force, boosting profits for carriers in what is normally a weak quarter for results. The U.S. airlines that...

   NATO is working to send more air defence systems to Ukraine, Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Thursday, adding that delays in providing such aid were harming Kyiv’s efforts to resist Russia’s attacks. We have compiled data about the different air defence systems we have in NATO and...

   Royal Air Maroc has launched a tender to buy new planes as Morocco’s flagship carrier, one of Africa’s largest, expands to meet growing travel demand, CEO Abdelhamid Addou said on Thursday. The tender has been launched on April , Addou told Reuters.RAM plans to quadruple its fleet within a...

   The U.S. is further restricting Iran’s access to low level technology, in response to Iran’s April attack on Israel and its military support for Russia, according to a posting Thursday by the U.S. Department of Commerce.The U.S. is adding to the list of items that require a license for export...

   Russia could be ready militarily to attack NATO countries in five to eight years’ time if it chose to do so, Germany’s top military official said, once it has rebuilt its forces hit by the impact of the Ukraine war. By then, based on our analysis, Russia will have reconstituted its own forces to...

   Alaska Air Group ALK.N on Thursday forecast stronger than expected earnings in the current quarter on the back of a pickup in business travel demand, sending its shares higher.The airline, the operator of the Boeing BA.N plane that suffered a mid air cabin blowout in January, also reported a...

   British airline easyJet EZJ.L said it was confident travel demand would remain strong this summer, putting it on track for further growth and boosting its shares after it forecast a smaller than expected winter loss.Consumers in Europe are continuing to spend on trips despite rising fares and...

   Aerospace and defense company Northrop Grumman is working with SpaceX, the space venture of billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk, on a classified spy satellite project already capturing high resolution imagery of the Earth, according to people familiar with the program.The program, details of which...

   Ageing air defences have left Iran vulnerable to an Israeli attack if Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu decides to ignore global pressure not to retaliate directly for the unprecedented drone and missile salvoes of Saturday night.Setting aside the wider diplomatic and strategic costs that are...

   A Russian scientist who worked on hypersonic technologies was handed a seven year jail sentence on Thursday for treason after he was accused of passing state secrets to foreign nationals.A representative for St Petersburg’s court system said Alexander Kuranov, , would be sent to a high security...

   Alaska Air Group ALK.N is not concerned about the production rate of Boeing’s MAX planes as it is more focused on the quality and safety of the planemaker’s jets, a top company executive said on Thursday.The Seattle based carrier had to ground its MAX fleet for weeks following a mid air...

   European Union countries must send their anti missile systems to bolster Ukraine’s air defences as Russia pounds its cities, the EU’s top diplomat said on Thursday, warning that Europe cannot just rely on the United States to help Kyiv.More than two years into Russia’s full scale invasion, Ukraine...

   Boeing’s BA.N safety culture and manufacturing quality, both at the center of a corporate crisis following a January mid air panel blowout on a near new MAX, were scrutinized on Wednesday in two U.S. Senate hearings.Testimony at the U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations...

   United Airlines UAL.O will receive compensation from planemaker Boeing for financial damages incurred in the first quarter due to the grounding of MAX aircraft, the carrier said on Wednesday.U.S. regulators had in January grounded some Boeing MAX aircraft for about three weeks for...