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Kenya Airways has concluded successful operational integration flights for its newly returned Boeing 777-300ER. Following domestic crew-training runs between Nairobi and Mombasa, the 400-seat wide-body aircraft is scheduled to launch long-haul service to London Heathrow starting tomorrow, July 17.

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Kenya Airways' largest passenger jet, the Boeing 777-300ER, has officially returned to Nairobi after a 10-year sublease to Turkish Airlines. The 400-seat wide-body aircraft will temporarily operate domestic flights to Mombasa with a 50% fare discount starting July 13, before debuting on the Nairobi-London route on July 17. ( 🎥 Courtesy of Official Kenya Airways )

Kenya Airways' largest passenger jet, the Boeing 777-300ER, has officially returned to Nairobi after a 10-year sublease to Turkish Airlines. The 400-seat wide-body aircraft will temporarily operate domestic flights to Mombasa with a 50% fare discount starting July 13, before debuting on the Nairobi-London route on July 17. ( 🎥 Courtesy of Official Kenya Airways )

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Kenya Airways welcomes back its Boeing 777-300ER, aircraft registration 5Y-KZX, after a decade. After being delivered to Kenya Airways in 2014, the aircraft was under a lease agreement with Turkish Airlines and was operating as TC-LKC. Reports suggest, Kenya Airways now aims a capacity boost for its London Heathrow route and is in need of wide body aircraft like Boeing 777-300ER. #aircraft #aviation #route

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Inside the Kenya Airways Boeing 777-300ER, which has returned to Kenya after being leased to Turkish Airlines for 10 years. The wide-body giant features a high-capacity, 400-seat layout with 28 Business Class and 372 Economy Class seats.

Inside the Kenya Airways Boeing 777-300ER, which has returned to Kenya after being leased to Turkish Airlines for 10 years. The wide-body giant features a high-capacity, 400-seat layout with 28 Business Class and 372 Economy Class seats.

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Uhuru Kenyatta had sold Kenya Airways (KQ) Boeing 777-300ER to Turkish AIRLINES, but President RUTO has returned it. This is more than a RETURN of an aircraft. It's a symbol of our resilience, our ambition and the progress we continue to make as Kenya's national CARRIER Thank you Rais, Ni Kumi Bila Breaks✌️💯

Uhuru Kenyatta had sold Kenya Airways (KQ) Boeing 777-300ER to Turkish AIRLINES, but President RUTO has returned it. This is more than a RETURN of an aircraft. It's a symbol of our resilience, our ambition and the progress we continue to make as Kenya's national CARRIER Thank you Rais, Ni Kumi Bila Breaks✌️💯

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The Boeing 777 was the first Boeing commercial airliner to feature a full digital fly-by-wire (FBW) flight control system. Powering this 777-300ER are the GE90 engines—the world's most powerful commercial jet engines. Each engine has a fan diameter so large that it is wider than the fuselage of a Boeing 737. After engine start, the hydraulic systems come to life, and the flight crew performs the flight control surfaces check. You can see the rudder, elevators, slats, and flaps moving before being configured for takeoff. Once both engines are running and supplying electrical and pneumatic power, the APU is shut down, causing the APU air intake door to close. B777-300ER (5Y-KZX) KQ100 Nairobi to London 8½ hrs.

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The last couple minutes of this flight was hell. K2 Airways Cargo Boeing 737 Disappears Over Arabian Sea Near Karachi; Five Crew Missing Karachi, Pakistan — July 7, 2026 A K2 Airways cargo flight vanished from radar over the Arabian Sea on Tuesday night while approaching Pakistani airspace, prompting a major search-and-rescue operation for the five crew members on board. Flight KTA1732, a Boeing 737-400 freighter registered AP-BOI, departed Sharjah International Airport (SHJ) in the United Arab Emirates shortly after 15:00 UTC (around 20:00 PKT) bound for Karachi’s Jinnah International Airport (KHI). The aircraft disappeared approximately 155 nautical miles (about 287–300 km) west of Karachi, near the coastal town of Ormara in Balochistan. Timeline of Events: According to the Pakistan Airports Authority and preliminary ADS-B data from Flightradar24: • At approximately 21:18 PKT, the crew reported a navigation system issue to the Karachi Area Control Centre and requested assistance with course guidance. Air traffic controllers provided immediate support. • At 21:21 PKT, radar showed the aircraft entering a rapid descent accompanied by a sharp change in heading. • Radar and radio contact were lost shortly afterward. ADS-B tracking data revealed abnormal flight behavior in the final minutes: the aircraft experienced a significant loss of altitude, followed by a brief climb, and then a catastrophic descent. The final data point, recorded at 16:21 UTC, placed the aircraft at 1,100 feet above mean sea level with a vertical rate of -22,400 feet per minute — an extremely high rate of descent consistent with an uncontrolled situation. Ground speed had dropped to around 114 knots. Authorities have not yet released an official cause. Early reports noted some GNSS interference near Sharjah shortly after departure (which also affected other aircraft in the area), but tracking data resumed normally once the flight was over the Arabian Sea. Aircraft and Airline Background The Boeing 737-4M0(BDSF) freighter (MSN 29210) was a 27-year-old aircraft originally delivered to Aeroflot as a passenger jet in 1999. It later flew for Garuda Indonesia before being converted to a freighter in 2012. It subsequently operated with TNT Airways / ASL Airlines Belgium and briefly with FedEx Express before being delivered to K2 Airways in October 2024. K2 Airways, a Pakistani cargo startup, operated this aircraft as its sole freighter. The loss leaves the airline without an operational aircraft. The flight was carrying five crew members — all Pakistani nationals — and was operating as a cargo service (reportedly a ferry flight following maintenance in Sharjah with no freight on board).

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❗️❗️❗️🇷🇺 Reports highlighted by the Wall Street Journal indicate that Russia is laying the groundwork for an expanded mobilization drive following its upcoming autumn elections, targeting men without prior military service. While official open-ended draft orders remain politically sensitive, a quiet, coercive campaign is already underway across the country. Military recruiters are ramping up systemic pressure on young conscripts, university students, and ordinary civilian workers, utilizing intimidation and aggressive administrative coercion to force them into signing active-duty combat contracts that send them directly to the front line. This escalating reliance on forced contract sign-ups underscores the severe human strain eroding Russia's war effort. Having burned through vast numbers of conventional forces, the Kremlin is increasingly caught between its desperate need for fresh manpower in Ukraine and its fear of triggering widespread domestic panic through an explicit, nation-wide mobilization order. By relying on stealth mobilization and institutional strong-arming to fill the ranks, Moscow can temporarily sustain its high-attrition strategy, but at the direct expense of its labor market and long-term domestic social stability.

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❗️❗️❗️🇫🇷🇺🇦In an unprecedented leap for its military autonomy, Ukraine is transitioning from a recipient of Western aid to a self-sustaining manufacturing hub for Europe’s most advanced munitions. French President Emmanuel Macron has officially confirmed that Kyiv has secured domestic production licenses for Aster-30 anti-ballistic missiles, AASM Hammer 250kg precision-guided bombs, and SCALP-EG long-range cruise missiles. Adding a massive boost to its future air power, Macron also announced that Ukraine is set to receive French-made Rafale fighter jets, with deliveries scheduled between 2028 and 2029. This dual-track strategy of localized high-tech production and advanced aircraft acquisition will systematically overhaul Ukraine’s long-term defense posture, bringing French defense technology directly onto the Ukrainian assembly line. By transferring the intellectual property and manufacturing rights for these premier weapon systems, France is fundamentally rewriting the rules of Western military assistance. This move ensures that Ukraine can bypass foreign supply chain bottlenecks to sustain high-intensity operations independently, while the future integration of Rafale fighters guarantees that Kyiv will maintain a potent, Western-standard deterrence shield.

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Ethiopian Airlines’s CEO’s great interview with the BBC. #Ethiopia #Nigeria #Kenya #SouthAfrica Highlights from the interview: *$8.0 billion revenue by June, ahead of its orginal plan under “vision 2025” (ET is amongst the 30 largest airlines in the world and by far Africa’s largest. It’s bigger than Africa’s four largest flag carriers - Egypt Air, Kenya Airways, Royal Air Maroc and South African Airways - COMBINED). *110 million passengers airport starts construction this year (will be amongst the 5 largest in the world and cost $10 billion when completed). *ET has ordered approximately 70 new Boeing aircrafts, firm & options, which will be delivered over the next few years. *ET manufactures sophisticated parts in Ethiopia for Boeing aircrafts. Comments above in parenthesis ( ) added by me. Additional insight about the strong and decades-long relationship between ET and Boeing: *ET is by far Boeing’s largest customer in Africa. The airline currently flies 162 aircrafts and the vast majority are Boeings including 777s, 787s and 737s. The ~70 new Boeing aircrafts on order, worth billions of dollars, will create/maintain thousands of high paying American jobs. *Yesterday Boeing inaugurated its new Africa headquarters in Addis Abeba, further strengthening the U.S-Ethiopia investment and trade relationships. This aligns with President Trump’s policy of prioritizing trade and investments globally including with African countries. Ethiopia too is prioritizing even more trade and investments with the U.S. The U.S. has been running a trade surplus with Ethiopia for many years primarily because of the billions of dollars of Boeing sales to ET. Furthermore, ET is the largest customer in Africa of the U.S. government’s EXIM Bank based in Washington. Note: ET is on track to have 260+ aircrafts in the next several years, the vast majority will be Boeings but will also include Airbus aircrafts and others. Full interview at BBC News Africa

Ethiopian Airlines’s CEO’s great interview with the BBC. #Ethiopia #Nigeria #Kenya #SouthAfrica Highlights from the interview: $8.0 billion revenue by June, ahead of its orginal plan under “vision 2025” (ET is amongst the 30 largest airlines in the world and by far Africa’s largest. It’s bigger than Africa’s four largest flag carriers - Egypt Air, Kenya Airways, Royal Air Maroc and South African Airways - COMBINED). 110 million passengers airport starts construction this year (will be amongst the 5 largest in the world and cost $10 billion when completed). ET has ordered approximately 70 new Boeing aircrafts, firm & options, which will be delivered over the next few years. ET manufactures sophisticated parts in Ethiopia for Boeing aircrafts. Comments above in parenthesis ( ) added by me. Additional insight about the strong and decades-long relationship between ET and Boeing: ET is by far Boeing’s largest customer in Africa. The airline currently flies 162 aircrafts and the vast majority are Boeings including 777s, 787s and 737s. The ~70 new Boeing aircrafts on order, worth billions of dollars, will create/maintain thousands of high paying American jobs. Yesterday Boeing inaugurated its new Africa headquarters in Addis Abeba, further strengthening the U.S-Ethiopia investment and trade relationships. This aligns with President Trump’s policy of prioritizing trade and investments globally including with African countries. Ethiopia too is prioritizing even more trade and investments with the U.S. The U.S. has been running a trade surplus with Ethiopia for many years primarily because of the billions of dollars of Boeing sales to ET. Furthermore, ET is the largest customer in Africa of the U.S. government’s EXIM Bank based in Washington. Note: ET is on track to have 260+ aircrafts in the next several years, the vast majority will be Boeings but will also include Airbus aircrafts and others. Full interview at BBC News Africa

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🚨🇺🇦🚀 BIG | Ukraine's missile industry is entering a new phase with longer-range weapons and a new European-backed missile defense program. New developments suggest Kyiv is rapidly expanding both its offensive strike capabilities and its ability to defend against ballistic missile attacks. According to Fire Point CEO Iryna Terekh, Ukraine's Sapsan ballistic missile has recently undergone significant modernization, achieving its first major improvements in precision. At the same time, Fire Point has reached agreements with 13 European defense companies to jointly develop the Freyja ballistic missile defense system. Speaking to Reuters, Terekh said the project aims to achieve its first successful ballistic missile interception by mid-2027. The interceptor is expected to cost less than €1 million per missile, making it significantly cheaper than comparable Patriot interceptors. Norway's Kongsberg is developing the command-and-control system, while discussions continue with Germany's Diehl Defence to integrate its missile guidance technology. Fire Point also revealed that its FP7 ballistic missile is in the final stage of certification by Ukraine's Ministry of Defense and is expected to enter combat service in early autumn. The larger FP9 ballistic missile, which the company says will have the range to strike Moscow, is scheduled to be fully operational by late autumn. The announcements underline Ukraine's accelerating push to build a domestic missile industry capable of strengthening both its strategic strike capability and its long-term air and missile defense with growing support from Europe's defense sector. See the latest updates with us: Visioner

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The Boeing 777X is now scheduled for 2027.. that's a 7-year delay on the original timeline. But when it finally arrives, it will bring absolutely insane tech that no other airliner has. Here are the 5 features that make people say "okay… maybe it WAS worth waiting for": 1️⃣ GE9X engines: 134,300 lbf each. Two of them produce more thrust than four engines on a 747-400. A twin making a quad look weak is wild. 2️⃣ Longest wing ever on a commercial jet: 71.8 m.. then folds down to 64.8 m like a transformer so it still fits at normal gates. Literally the coolest mechanical feature in aviation right now. 3️⃣ Composite wing + raked tip geometry = ~12-13% better fuel burn than the 777-300ER it replaces. That is a massive leap for a "simple" refresh. 4️⃣ 777-9: 16,170 km range. 777-8: 17,220 km. That’s London–Sydney non-stop with 30+ tons of cargo still on board. Name another plane that can do that today. 5️⃣ Biggest windows ever on a Boeing + higher placement = cabin that actually feels like a lounge, not a tunnel. So here’s the real question: After all the delays, whistleblowers, test-flight groundings, and billions burned.. will the 777X actually save the airlines enough money to justify the chaos? Or is this just Boeing flexing while Airbus quietly wins the decade with the A350-1000 that’s already flying and making money?

The Boeing 777X is now scheduled for 2027.. that's a 7-year delay on the original timeline. But when it finally arrives, it will bring absolutely insane tech that no other airliner has. Here are the 5 features that make people say "okay… maybe it WAS worth waiting for": 1️⃣ GE9X engines: 134,300 lbf each. Two of them produce more thrust than four engines on a 747-400. A twin making a quad look weak is wild. 2️⃣ Longest wing ever on a commercial jet: 71.8 m.. then folds down to 64.8 m like a transformer so it still fits at normal gates. Literally the coolest mechanical feature in aviation right now. 3️⃣ Composite wing + raked tip geometry = ~12-13% better fuel burn than the 777-300ER it replaces. That is a massive leap for a "simple" refresh. 4️⃣ 777-9: 16,170 km range. 777-8: 17,220 km. That’s London–Sydney non-stop with 30+ tons of cargo still on board. Name another plane that can do that today. 5️⃣ Biggest windows ever on a Boeing + higher placement = cabin that actually feels like a lounge, not a tunnel. So here’s the real question: After all the delays, whistleblowers, test-flight groundings, and billions burned.. will the 777X actually save the airlines enough money to justify the chaos? Or is this just Boeing flexing while Airbus quietly wins the decade with the A350-1000 that’s already flying and making money?

Fahad Naim

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That’s a wrap! NordSpace has successfully completed an intense month long campaign to qualify and test the limits of our Hadfield Mk III liquid rocket engine - metal 3D printed, regen cooled, and Earth-shakingly powerful. Next up is our first flight, scheduled for this summer, which will make Canadian history as the nation’s first commercial launch from a commercial spaceport 🇨🇦 Assured access to space will completely reshape Canada’s sovereignty, security, and economy. NordSpace is working around the clock to ensure this future for our nation by building an end-to-end space missions company backed by a launch and propulsion architecture designed to be competitive in the modern launch era: ✅ Scalable to medium lift (~5 tonnes to orbit) to address the most profitable and critical commercial and defence markets ✅ Rapidly reusable to drastically reduce cost and increase launch cadence ✅ Highly portable for tactical responsive launch and low operational overhead Our Hadfield Mk III engine was our most successful iteration yet. We achieved many new feats: ➡️ 24-hour turnaround and rapid refurbishment of the engine after multiple tests, developing our pipeline for future rapid reusability ➡️ Perfect operation of our new Darkhorse engine test cell, built to support tests of our orbital Hadfield and Garneau engines and turbopump systems ➡️ Reduced time between engine tests to 20 minutes, allowing for countless back-to-back firings ➡️ Significant technology upgrades to boost personnel safety and efficiency including NordLink to allow for full automation and remote management of engine tests Stay tuned for some major updates about our launch, satellite, spaceport, and defence programs ranging from the Atlantic all the way to the Arctic!

That’s a wrap! NordSpace has successfully completed an intense month long campaign to qualify and test the limits of our Hadfield Mk III liquid rocket engine - metal 3D printed, regen cooled, and Earth-shakingly powerful. Next up is our first flight, scheduled for this summer, which will make Canadian history as the nation’s first commercial launch from a commercial spaceport 🇨🇦 Assured access to space will completely reshape Canada’s sovereignty, security, and economy. NordSpace is working around the clock to ensure this future for our nation by building an end-to-end space missions company backed by a launch and propulsion architecture designed to be competitive in the modern launch era: ✅ Scalable to medium lift (~5 tonnes to orbit) to address the most profitable and critical commercial and defence markets ✅ Rapidly reusable to drastically reduce cost and increase launch cadence ✅ Highly portable for tactical responsive launch and low operational overhead Our Hadfield Mk III engine was our most successful iteration yet. We achieved many new feats: ➡️ 24-hour turnaround and rapid refurbishment of the engine after multiple tests, developing our pipeline for future rapid reusability ➡️ Perfect operation of our new Darkhorse engine test cell, built to support tests of our orbital Hadfield and Garneau engines and turbopump systems ➡️ Reduced time between engine tests to 20 minutes, allowing for countless back-to-back firings ➡️ Significant technology upgrades to boost personnel safety and efficiency including NordLink to allow for full automation and remote management of engine tests Stay tuned for some major updates about our launch, satellite, spaceport, and defence programs ranging from the Atlantic all the way to the Arctic!

NordSpace 🇨🇦

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