Following combat operations in Kuwait and Iraq during the Gulf Wars and the war against terror in Afghanistan, the United States Department of Defense began to realize that the Army helicopter fleet was starting to show its age. During wartime, helicopters are used five times as much as during peacetime. While manufacturers have been updating military rotorcraft, helicopters like the Boeing CH-47 Chinook have been in service for over 50 years.
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Is This Airline Poised To Join The SkyTeam Alliance?
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- November 6, 2025
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Remember last year when Air France-KLM announced that it would be acquiring a nearly 20% stake in SAS? Once things became clear that the deal would go through, it was announced that the Scandinavian carrier would be hopping from Star Alliance to SkyTeam overnight – from August 31st to September 1st 2024. Similarly, with ITA Airways – the jump from SkyTeam to Star Alliance was prompted by Lufthansa Group taking a share of the Italian carrier.And so when it comes to WestJet will it become a SkyTeam member in the future due to its new minority owners?