Global Aviation Round-Up from Aircraft Value IntelligenceWhy Aircraft Lease Rates Refuse to Come DownGlobal Aviation Round-Up from Aircraft Value Intelligence (AVN) Aircraft leasing used to be fairly predictable. Rising interest rates pushed up borrowing costs, lease rates climbed, and airlines paid more to…
Global Aviation Round-Up from Aircraft Value IntelligenceThe Weather Revolution: How New Technology Is Changing the Way Aircraft FlyGlobal Aviation Round-Up from Aircraft Value Intelligence (AVN) For all the advances aviation has made over the past century, one challenge has never gone away: weather. Storms, turbulence, icing, wind…
MilitaryUSAF Looks For Answers To Remedy Supply Bottlenecks For F-15EX and F-16 EnginesThe U.S. Air Force is searching for answers on how to remedy supply chain bottlenecks in building engines for the service’s F-15EX fighter by Boeing and F-16 by Lockheed Martin. The Air…
MilitaryDoD Makes Potential $820 Million Loan Commitment To Drone Company To Mass Produce ComponentsFlexing new authorities to dramatically increase its loan commitments, the Pentagon’s Office of Strategic Capital (OSC) has made a conditional loan commitment of up to $820 million to Performance Drone Works (PDW)…
Global Aviation Round-Up from Aircraft Value IntelligenceBoeing Edges Airbus at Farnborough as Ortberg's Turnaround Gains MomentumGlobal Aviation Round-Up from Aircraft Value Intelligence (AVN) The order books at the 2026 Farnborough International Airshow told an encouraging story for Boeing. When the four-day event wrapped up on…
Global Aviation Round-Up from Aircraft Value IntelligenceRobot Fighter Jets Hit Major MilestonesGlobal Aviation Round-Up from Aircraft Value Intelligence (AVN) Editor’s Note: To watch John’s video presentation of this article, click here. The image of the lone fighter ace dominating the skies…
MilitaryF135 Engine Core Upgrade Set For Key Design Review Next Month, As CCA Engine Picture ClarifiesDAYTON, Ohio—Pratt & Whitney‘s Engine Core Upgrade (ECU) for the F-35 fighter’s F135 engine is to have a critical design review (CDR) in August. After CDR, ECU is to undergo…
MilitaryAir Force Modifying B-52 To Resume Radar Modernization Program TestingDAYTON, Ohio–The Air Force is modifying a B-52H to resume Radar Modernization Program (RMP) testing for the bomber. RMP is to feature an active electronically scanned array radar based on RTX’s…