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Lufthansa Lands $400 Million Windfall 747 Sale to US Air Force

Deutsche Lufthansa AG is getting a $400 million holiday bonus from an aircraft that’s long been out of favor — the venerable 747, two of which it is selling to the US Air Force to support a new presidential jet.

A Boeing Co. 747 passenger aircraft, operated by Deutsche Lufthansa AG, taxis at Frankfurt Airport in Frankfurt, Germany.
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Boeing and Airbus Complete Deal to Split Spirit Aerosystems Assets

Boeing Co. completed its complex acquisition of struggling US aerospace supplier Spirit AeroSystems Holdings Inc., taking back a key part of its supply chain as it works to restore quality standards.

The Spirit AeroSystems factory in Wichita, Kansas, US, on Monday, July 1, 2024. Boeing Co. agreed to buy back Spirit AeroSystems Holdings Inc. for $37.25 a share in an all-stock deal that values the supplier at $4.7 billion, unwinding a two-decade separation as the embattled US planemaker tries to fix its manufacturing defects.
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Qatar Airways Names New CEO as Al-Meer Exits After Two Years

Qatar Airways Group named Hamad Ali Al‑Khater as its new group chief executive officer in a surprise shakeup, succeeding Badr Mohammed Al-Meer after just two years in the post.

Hamad Ali al-Khater, the chief operating officer of Hamad International Airport, speaks during a press conference in which he addresses the concourses D and E expansion project of Doha's Hamad International Airport, in Doha, Qatar, on March 19, 2025 (Photo by Noushad Thekkayil/NurPhoto via Getty Images).
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UAE Arms Maker Says Homegrown Defenses Are Priority

The United Arab Emirates’ largest weapons manufacturer says developing an air-defense system is its top priority, underscoring the Gulf nation’s growing worries of drone attacks.

An Omen hybrid-electric vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) drone, developed by Anduril and Edge Group, right, at the Dubai Air Show in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on Monday, Nov. 17, 2025.
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