Howard Hardee is an Americas Aviation Reporter at FlightGlobal. He covers various aspects of aviation and aerospace, with a focus on commercial airlines, planes, and aircraft. Howard's work has been featured in Travel Trade Today Ltd., FlightGlobal, Racine County Eye, Air Cargo News, The Star newspaper (Sun Prairie WI), Leeham News And Comment, and Aviation International News.
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Howard Hardee's articles mainly focus on the aviation industry, with a strong emphasis on press releases and private sector announcements. When reaching out to Howard, consider providing exclusive insights or access to high-profile executives within the aviation industry for interviews. Additionally, pitches related to newsworthy developments in aircraft technology, airline operations, and business strategy within the aviation sector are likely to resonate with him.
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By: Howard Hardee
By Hanneke Weitering Free for nonsubscribers Aug. 17, 2026, © Leeham News/AIN: Few obstacles in autonomous flight have proved more stubborn than persuading regulators to accept artificial intelligence in a safety-critical role. Merlin now says New Zealand’s civil aviation... Read More
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Subscription Required By Scott Hamilton Aug. 19, 2026, © Leeham News: Airbus’ backlog for the A320neo family shows why the company is adamant about increasing production to 75 aircraft per month. It has already sold out at this... Read More
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Free for nonsubscribers By Hanneke Weitering Aug. 26, 2026, © Leeham News and Analysis/AIN: An experimental glider aircraft equipped with two of Whisper Aero’s eQ250 electric ducted fans has achieved its first flights, the company disclosed last week. Whisper... Read More
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Spirit AeroSystems workers give Leeham News and Analysis the inside track
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Industry experts privately debate whether the Brazilian airframer can take the risk
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U.S. start-up sees commercial and military use cases for its clean-sheet cargo lifter design
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Complication from software change causes concern for airlines with new narrowbody on order
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Folding wingtips could be considered something of a proven concept since they are a signature feature of the 777X.
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The first GTF Advantage engines entered service earlier this month on an Airbus A321XLR operated by United Airlines.
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Approval completes the top end of the Max family of narrowbodies
