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• New luxury airline makes first direct jet purchase to grow tourism and economy on Vietnam’s largest island

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18, 2026 /PRNewswire(opens in a new tab)/ — Boeing [NYSE: BA] and Sun PhuQuoc Airways today announced the new Vietnam-based carrier has ordered up to 40 787 Dreamliner jets to serve as the backbone of its widebody fleet. The airline will leverage the ultra-efficient, long-range 787 Dreamliner to connect international travelers to its Vietnam hub at Phu Quoc International Airport.

“Our partnership with Boeing establishes a strong foundation for building a world-class airline that operates in sync with the tourism and resort ecosystem Sun Group has developed,” said Dang Minh Truong, chairman of Sun Group, the airline’s Vietnam-based parent company. “We selected the Boeing 787-9 not only for its superior operational performance, but because it is the most suitable aircraft type to realize our vision of bringing Phu Quoc to the world and bringing the world to Phu Quoc.”

General Secretary To Lam and U.S. government representatives joined airline and Boeing leaders to recognize Sun PhuQuoc’s previously unidentified purchase, which is the largest Boeing widebody order in Vietnamese history.

With a range of 7,565 nautical miles (14,010 km), the 787-9 will position Sun PhuQuoc Airways to efficiently connect Phu Quoc with major cities and other tourist destinations across Asia, Europe and North America.

The 787 Dreamliner delivers superior comfort to passengers with the largest windows of any widebody airplane flying today and air that is pressurized at a lower cabin altitude, allowing passengers to arrive at their destinations feeling more refreshed.

“We are excited to work with Sun PhuQuoc Airways as they join other global airlines in flying the 787 Dreamliner, which connects the most countries of any widebody fleet,” said Stephanie Pope, president and CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes. “The 787-9’s unmatched range, fuel efficiency and passenger comfort will give the airline flexibility to open new long‑haul markets, lower operating costs and contribute to local tourism growth.”

Since airlines began flying the 787 Dreamliner family in 2011, the global fleet has helped launch more than 535+ new nonstop routes globally and carried more than 1.2 billion passengers, further enhancing connectivity and expanding global travel options.

With Southeast Asia poised for significant air travel growth over the next 20 years, Vietnam is expected to be the region’s fastest-growing aviation market with annual passenger growth of nearly 8% by 2030.

About Sun PhuQuoc Airways
As Vietnam’s first airline named after an island, Sun PhuQuoc Airways is developed by Sun Group under a “resort aviation” model with a hub-and-spoke network strategy. The airline directly connects Phu Quoc to major domestic and international tourism and economic centers through non-stop flights, competitive fares, and a seamless experience integrated with the island’s comprehensive ecosystem. With plans to expand its fleet to 100 aircrafts by 2030, Sun PhuQuoc Airways is well positioned to capture the next wave of premium tourism demand, contributing to the sustainable global rise of both Phu Quoc and Vietnam.

About Boeing
A leading global aerospace company and top U.S. exporter, Boeing develops, manufactures and services commercial airplanes, defense products and space systems for customers in more than 150 countries. Our U.S. and global workforce and supplier base drive innovation, economic opportunity, sustainability and community impact. Boeing is committed to fostering a culture based on our core values of safety, quality and integrity.  

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• Kazakhstan carrier will add capacity and range with the 737-9 to serve growing air travel demand and expand international routes
• First Central Asian 737 MAX operator continues fleet modernization with fuel-efficient airplanes

SHYMKENT, Kazakhstan, April 29, 2026 /PRNewswire(opens in a new tab)/ — Boeing [NYSE: BA] and SCAT Airlines today announced the carrier will expand its fleet and boost capacity with the fuel-efficient 737 MAX. The airline’s previously unidentified order for five more 737-9 jets will support operational efficiency and expand longer-range single-aisle service, including more routes to Europe.

SCAT also converted five 737-8 jets from a previous order to the larger 737-9.

Boeing and Kazakhstan’s SCAT Airlines announced that the carrier will expand its fleet and boost capacity with the fuel-efficient 737 MAX.

SCAT Airlines will leverage its larger 737-9 fleet to operate long-haul flights from Kazakhstan and pioneer seventh-freedom routes from Central Asia across Europe and Asia. The airline recently launched a landmark Prague-Sanya service, connecting the Czech Republic and China with a technical stop in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan ─ a journey of more than 14 hours.

“This fleet update allows SCAT Airlines to better meet growing passenger demand while maintaining the flexibility to serve a diverse and expanding route network,” said Vladimir Denissov, president of JSC SCAT Airlines. “Converting five of the previously ordered 737-8s to 737-9s, together with the new firm order for five 737-9s, enhances our seating capacity per flight and will improve schedule reliability as we expand our international network.”

The 737 MAX family delivers exceptional efficiency and performance, reducing fuel use by 20% compared to the airplanes it replaces. The 737-9 seats up to 220 passengers and has a range of up to 6,110 kilometers (3,300 nautical miles), giving airlines the capacity and extended range to open new routes and profitably serve high-demand markets.

“SCAT’s decision to grow its 737-9 fleet highlights the versatility and economic advantages of the 737 MAX family,” said Paul Righi, Boeing vice president of Commercial Sales and Marketing for Eurasia, India and South Asia. “The 737-9 offers the right combination of capacity, range and efficiency to help airlines expand their networks while lowering operating costs. We’re proud to support SCAT as it connects Central Asia with more destinations across Europe and beyond.”

Based in Shymkent, Kazakhstan, SCAT Airlines operates an extensive domestic and international network across Central Asia and the Commonwealth of Independent States with nearly 40 Boeing jets in service. The airline was the first in Central Asia to fly the 737 MAX and currently operates nine 737-8 and five 737-9 airplanes.

A leading global aerospace company and top U.S. exporter, Boeing develops, manufactures and services commercial airplanes, defense products and space systems for customers in more than 150 countries. Boeing’s global workforce and supplier base drive innovation, economic opportunity, sustainability and community impact. The company is committed to fostering a culture based on its core values of safety, quality and integrity.

MCLEAN, VIRGINIA – 25 February 2026 – GE Aerospace has implemented broader use of Aireon’s space-based Automatic Dependent Surveillance–Broadcast (ADS-B) data, delivering enhanced situational awareness and advanced analytics across its full suite of Event Measurement System (EMS) flight analytics solutions.

In 2024, GE Aerospace integrated Aireon data into its Airspace Insights solution, enabling airlines to identify airspace inefficiencies, optimize flight paths, and maximize airspace performance by reducing fuel consumption and increasing operational capacity.

Building on this collaboration, the new agreement extends Aireon’s global ADS-B data across all GE Aerospace EMS solutions — beyond Airspace Insights — providing airlines with more precise, consistent, and truly global flight tracking. This expanded data integration delivers deeper insight into fuel utilization, aircraft operating efficiency, and other key performance indicators critical to improving airline performance.

“We are delighted to grow our cooperation with the GE team and to hear the value that Aireon data delivers to its customers,” said Jennifer Andersson, Director of Sales for Commercial Data Services at Aireon. “With these integrations, GE Aerospace customers will gain access to the most precise, consistent, and trusted global flight tracking data available today across all GE Aerospace EMS products. These insights drive meaningful improvements in operational performance.”

“The ability to leverage the right data sources in the most optimal, trusted ways will help unlock new airspace capacity and growth opportunities for the aerospace industry,” added Andrew Coleman, President and General Manager, GE Aerospace, Software as a Service. “Aireon’s space-based ADS‑B data, combined with GE Aerospace’s EMS analytics, equips airlines with the actionable intelligence they need to continuously improve performance, enhance safety, and define the future of connected flight.”

About Aireon LLC

Aireon has deployed a space-based air traffic surveillance system for Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) equipped aircraft throughout the entire globe. Aireon is harnessing next-generation aviation surveillance technologies that were formerly ground-based and, for the first time ever, is extending their reach globally to significantly improve efficiency, enhance safety, reduce emissions, and provide cost savings benefits to all stakeholders. Space-based ADS-B surveillance covers oceanic, polar, and remote regions, and augments existing ground-based systems that are limited to terrestrial airspace. In partnership with leading ANSPs from around the world, like NAV CANADA, AirNav Ireland, ENAV, NATS and Naviair, as well as Iridium Communications, Aireon is providing a global, real-time, space-based air traffic surveillance system, available to all aviation stakeholders. For more information, please visit www.aireon.com.

About GE Aerospace

GE Aerospace is a global aerospace propulsion, services, and systems leader with an installed base of approximately 49,000 commercial and 29,000 military aircraft engines. With a global team of approximately 53,000 employees building on more than a century of innovation and learning, GE Aerospace is committed to inventing the future of flight, lifting people up, and bringing them home safely. Learn more about how GE Aerospace and its partners are defining flight for today, tomorrow and the future at www.geaerospace.com. 

Orlando, United States, 21 April 2026 – Skywise, Airbus’ recently launched digital services company, announced at MRO Americas that it has signed an agreement with JetBlue to deploy its advanced Skywise Fleet Performance+ (S.FP+) solution. The contract will extend the digital solution capabilities across JetBlue’s A320 Family aircraft and its growing A220 fleet, supporting improved aircraft availability and maintenance planning.

As one of Airbus’ most advanced digital services, S.FP+ enables airlines to integrate real-time monitoring, accelerated troubleshooting, and enhanced reliability assessments. By leveraging aircraft data and predictive analytics, this platform optimises maintenance scheduling to reduce operational disruptions and ensure consistent, data-driven fleet performance.

“By implementing state-of-the-art technology like Skywise Fleet Performance+, JetBlue is giving our Technical Operations team more advanced tools to monitor aircraft condition and health, respond more quickly, and plan maintenance more effectively,” said David Marcontell, Vice President Technical Operations at JetBlue. “That helps us improve fleet dependability, strengthen reliability and operate with an important edge in efficiency and execution.”

The JetBlue agreement expands Skywise’s presence in North America and reflects growing adoption of digital services across the region. It also marks one of the first customer agreements announced since the launch of Skywise earlier this month, echoing Airbus’ ambition to seamlessly continue supporting airline operators with integrated and scalable solutions.

Airbus’ Global Services Forecast for North America, also announced at MRO Americas, highlights connectivity and digital solutions as the fastest-growing segment of the aviation services market over the next two decades, creating valuable solutions for more efficient operations and savings for the industry.

With operations in the U.S., Canada and Colombia, Skywise brings together Airbus expertise in aircraft systems, flight operations, and data analytics to support airline customers globally.

WinOps is proud to announce our new partnership with SolitAir as a new WinOps customer. We highly value the trust SolitAir has placed in WinOps, and we look forward to a long-term partnership where WinOps can contribute to the growth and success of SolitAir’s operations.

As SolitAir continues to expand its express cargo network, we are excited to support its teams with efficient, scalable, and operationally focused solutions. This collaboration reflects a shared commitment to innovation, reliability, and operational excellence in the air cargo industry, and we are excited about what we can achieve together.

About SolitAir
Headquartered at Dubai World Central (DWC), SolitAir continues to accelerate its regional and international expansion as the UAE’s dedicated B2B, Middle Mile, airport-to-airport, express cargo airline.

With a rapidly growing network across the Middle East, Africa, the Indian Subcontinent, CIS, China, and beyond, the airline is strengthening trade lanes that connect the Global South to the world.

SolitAir operates a 220,000 sq. ft. state-of-the-art cargo facility at Dubai World Central (DWC) with direct runway access and full custodial control, ensuring fast, secure, and high-volume cargo movement. Designed for efficiency and compliance, the facility enables seamless airside and landside operations.

Operating a modern fleet of Boeing 737-800 freighters, SolitAir is on track to expand from 7 to 20 aircraft by the end of 2026. While the original target was to connect 50 cities by 2026, SolitAir has already achieved 38 active routes today, underscoring the rapid pace of its network expansion. These include key hubs such as Hong Kong, Mumbai, Dhaka, Nairobi, Johannesburg, Istanbul, Riyadh, and Almaty.

About WinOps
WinOps is a global aviation technology company focused on simplifying and strengthening airline and operator operations through intelligent, purpose-built software.

Headquartered in Switzerland, with a dedicated Product Development hub in in Spain, WinOps combines Swiss precision with world-class engineering expertise. Our international footprint reflects how we think about aviation: global by nature, uncompromising on quality, and built for real operational complexity.

WinOps was created by aviation professionals who understand the realities of daily operations; fragmented systems, regulatory pressure, tight margins, and the need for real-time clarity. That insight drives everything we build. Our platform unifies flight operations, crew management, training, compliance, scheduling, and commercial workflows into one connected ecosystem, giving airlines a single source of operational truth.

www.winops.aero
www.solitairholding.com

SkyNet Aviation is pleased to welcome our newest REACH Aero Next Gen customer – Solomon Airlines!

Solomon Airlines has selected the REACH NG as their centralised web-based OCC hub. Solomon Airlines will transition from multiple legacy, disconnected applications to the REACH Next gen platform for their scheduling, rostering, tracking, record keeping, and more.

The REACH Next Gen platform is being implemented under the guidance of Flight Operations Manager Capt. Mark Purdie and SkyNet Aviation General Manager Paul Chevalier.

Solomon Airlines selection of REACH Next Gen highlights the desire for small to medium sized airline fleets to modernise and centralise their OCC software for improvements in safety, efficiency, and capability.

SkyNet Aviation REACH Aero Next Gen offers total control over scheduling, rostering, real-time day-of-operations management, flight following, and seamless, two-way integrated Jeppesen Dispatch or ForeFlight.

OBE Solutions is proud to announce two significant milestones in its mission to transform flight operations documentation management.

In October 2025, the company launched CustoTool for Airbus Helicopters, followed by the signing of a strategic contract with Airbus Defence and Space in November, positioning OBE Solutions at the forefront of standards-based digital aviation documentation.

These partnerships position OBE Solutions as a pioneer in delivering end-to-end flight operations content management solutions built on the emerging ATA 2300 standard—from OEM authoring through to operator crew implementation.

OBE Solutions aims to support the complete documentation lifecycle. CustoTool, now deployed for Airbus Helicopters, enables operators to seamlessly import and customize OEM-provided data, create and update company manuals, manage document revisions and approvals, and maintain proactive compliance tracking through an intuitive interface. This innovative solution addresses a critical industry need: while Airbus Helicopters produces documentation in ATA 2300-native format, their operator customers required sophisticated tools to handle, customize, and maintain this next-generation data throughout its lifecycle.

The partnership highlights an industry shift toward adopting standards-based documentation management solutions that deliver measurable improvements in safety, compliance, and operational efficiency. Through close collaboration with leading aircraft manufacturers, OBE Solutions is building an integrated aviation documentation ecosystem that spans from OEM content creation to operator flight deck delivery.

As an active member of the ATA e-Business Program, OBE Solutions advocates for standards-based aviation documentation while ensuring practical interoperability. The company’s format converters integrate existing data and systems, enabling customers to adopt ATA 2300 solutions regardless of their current documentation formats.

Beyond operator-focused solutions, OBE Solutions is developing ProdTool, an OEM Component Content Management System (CCMS) designed to author envelope-level flight ops data in ATA 2300 format, further strengthening the end-to-end pipeline and ensuring consistency from source to cockpit. ProdTool provides advanced content reuse functionality, applicability management and fleet-based exports.

Airbus Helicopters’ and Airbus Defence and Space’s decisions to adopt ATA 2300 for their newer programs—and to select OBE Solutions as their implementation partner—underscore a pivotal industry trend. The ATA 2300 standard, developed collaboratively by and for the aviation industry over the past decade, represents the future of interoperable, aviation-grounded documentation management.

As the first company to deliver production-ready solutions based on ATA 2300, OBE Solutions empowers aviation organizations with next-generation documentation tools designed specifically for the industry’s evolving needs. Through its standards-based platform, OBE delivers new levels of efficiency, compliance, and operational agility across the complete flight operations documentation value chain.

Building on a relationship that began two decades ago, SpiceJet reinstates its continued trust in NAVBLUE’s N-Flight Planning (N-FP) and signs for N-Tracking and Navigation+, demonstrating a clear commitment to leveraging NAVBLUE’s time-tested solutions for their current operations.

Solutions for Optimization and Growth 

SpiceJet’s requirements were clear: a need for reliable flight planning and smooth scalability to support their fleet growth. NAVBLUE’s suite of solutions is perfectly suited to meet these needs:

• N-FP streamlines complex flight planning, offering manage-by-exception capabilities through systems integrations and automation, scalability and flexibility to support SpiceJet’s current and future operational requirements.
• N-Tracking empowers the dispatcher with real-time flight monitoring, situational awareness and enroute communications in a single application.
• Navigation + delivers customized, reliable and comprehensive aeronautical information to operate, support avionics safety functions, and increase situational awareness. 

A Trusted Collaboration

This renewed agreement reinforces NAVBLUE’s role as a key provider for airlines in India, supporting SpiceJet’s ambitious growth plans in the short term future.

SkyPath operates the world’s largest turbulence observation network, collecting 9 billion turbulence samples annually from equipped aircraft globally and growing. This comprehensive coverage draws from patented SkyPath observations, ADS-B-derived reports, EDR data, and PIREPs. Yet even with this extensive observational coverage, data voids exist – particularly at high altitudes, on uncommon routes, or during low-traffic periods.

This is the gap SkyPath Nowcasting was designed to close. Using state-of-the-art machine learning that combines observational data with meteorological parameters, it delivers predictive turbulence intelligence up to 12 hours ahead, with over 90% accuracy, ensuring complete coverage even where real-time reports are unavailable.

The Technology Behind the Prediction

The AI-based Nowcasting model is highly sophisticated, using hundreds of parameters to make its predictions. It draws on raw meteorological parameters from models such as Zeus AI, GFS, and HRRR, including wind shear, temperature, wind speed, and pressure. It also incorporates more complex factors such as topography, land cover, climate belts, and thermodynamic potentials.

Importantly, the model covers all types of turbulence and causes, including:

• Clear Air Turbulence (CAT)
• Convective turbulence
• Jet streams
• Synoptic fronts
• Mechanical turbulence (such as mountain waves)

SkyPath utilizes billions of data points to validate and continuously enhance its model. The model also predicts smooth conditions, displayed in a route corridor along a flight’s path.

Where Nowcasting Shines

The Nowcasting prediction model is most valuable in specific scenarios where reported observational data is inherently limited:

1. High Altitudes At very high flight levels, fewer aircraft are actively reporting turbulence. Nowcasting fills this gap, providing reliable turbulence intelligence where observational data is naturally sparse.

2. Uncommon Routes Flights over less-traveled routes, such as transoceanic paths or new domestic routes, often have limited observational data history. Nowcasting ensures comprehensive turbulence awareness, even on these uncommon routes, by leveraging meteorological parameters and predictive modeling.

3. Early Morning Hours During certain times of the day, particularly early morning, there may be lower volumes of commercial air traffic, leading to fewer real-time turbulence observations. The prediction model is invaluable during these hours, offering reliable intelligence when observational crowdsourcing is at its lowest.

‍While ADS-B data offers valuable real-time observations, Nowcasting goes beyond by actively predicting turbulence in areas, times, and altitudes where reported data is limited. Together, they create a single, comprehensive ride-quality data layer.

By integrating this sophisticated prediction model, SkyPath provides complete and robust turbulence coverage, making air travel safer and more predictable, regardless of the time of day, altitude, or route.

Ready to see how SkyPath Nowcasting can enhance your flight operations? Schedule a demo today.

SkyPath is designed to work standalone – just your iPad. For most flights, that’s all you need. But we know certain cockpits present GPS challenges. The 787’s window shielding, some business aviation configurations, electronic interference – these can degrade iPad GPS reception.

Position accuracy matters for SkyPath. It’s how we display ownship, send turbulence notifications based on your location and altitude, and ensure your reports reach the network with correct coordinates.

So we built redundancy.

Multiple Position Sources, One Seamless Experience

SkyPath now connects to multiple location sources beyond iPad GPS:

Aircraft systems – Direct integration with FOMAX, Gogo, SATCOM Direct, and Starlink. When available, we pull the same avionics-grade position data your flight systems use.

Automatic positioning via WiFi – When connected to onboard WiFi, SkyPath can determine your aircraft’s position automatically. No input required – your ownship simply appears.

No configuration. No pilot action. The app detects available sources automatically and uses the best one. You won’t notice the switch – everything just works.

Why This Matters

For most operations, iPad GPS is perfectly reliable. But for aircraft where cockpit design or connectivity conditions affect GPS reception, SkyPath now maintains full capability:

• Ownship display – always accurate
• Turbulence notifications – based on real position and altitude
• Reporting – your observations reach the network with correct location

For airlines with connected aircraft infrastructure (Starlink, Gogo, FOMAX, SATCOM Direct), this extends the value of what you’ve already deployed. No new hardware. No workflow changes.

Built for Every Environment

SkyPath works standalone by design – that’s a strength. But reliability across all aircraft types and configurations matters. With aircraft location services and automatic WiFi positioning, SkyPath delivers consistent turbulence awareness regardless of cockpit environment.