The UK Ministry of Defense is facing questions about its selection of the Boeing Wedgetail E-7, with critics questioning the decision to forego European-made options without a competition.

Korean Air Lines is eyeing the Boeing 787 as the airline updates its fleet, according to President Walter Cho, who says the company's fleet is too diverse. "Consolidating in one large order will help reduce maintenance costs and pilot training," he says.

Major defense deals between US firms and Saudi Arabia are expected to remain despite the controversy over a journalist's death. "We continue to believe that the death of Jamal Khashoggi will not lead to a major break in US or European defense sales to Saudi Arabia," Byron Callan of Capital Alpha says.

A converted Boeing 737 will be used to fight wildfires in Australia. The aircraft is one of six air tanker conversions commissioned by Coulson Aircrane.

Boeing will work on breakthroughs in artificial intelligence and secure communications with its new Disruptive Computing and Networks unit.

Honeywell anticipates a demand for 7,700 business jets over the next decade as the industry rebounds from years of sluggish sales.

Roscosmos plans to conduct a trio of uncrewed launches prior to putting a crew aboard a Soyuz rocket. The move comes in response to an Oct. 11 launch failure.

The uncrewed X-37B space plane has been in orbit for more than 400 days on a classified mission for the Air Force.

NASA is seeking proposals for payloads that could hitch a ride aboard commercial lunar landers. "We are looking for ways to not only conduct lunar science but to also use the moon as a science platform to look back at the earth, observe the sun or view the vast universe," NASA's Steve Clarke says.

Airlines for America reflects on the history of the Airline Deregulation Act and the how this important piece of legislation was passed 40 years ago, to the benefit of millions of travelers and shippers.