First Take, April 20, 2026

Tupolev Tu-454 concept
Credit: United Aircraft Corp.
COMMERCIAL AVIATION Russia’s United Aircraft Corp. has unveiled the 250-350-passenger widebody Tupolev Tu-454 concept, similar to the once-planned CR929 venture with China’s Comac. ACI Europe warned April 10 of systemic fuel shortages in the EU if oil tanker passage through the Strait of Hormuz is...
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