Aircraft Finance & Leasing   Orders   Airbus  
Aviation Week • Victoria Moores

Azorra acquires DAE’s Airbus A220-300 orderbook for eight aircraft, lifting A220 exposure

Azorra has agreed to acquire Dubai Aerospace Enterprise’s Airbus A220-300 orderbook covering eight aircraft. The transaction includes two A220-300s currently on lease to TAAG Angola Airlines, adding the eight jets to Azorra’s portfolio and increasing its A220 exposure.

Also: Airline Economics and airlinergs.com
2026-05-05T06:33:02.427995-07:00
BizAv   Orders   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Textron  
Textron • Textron Inc.

Fleet Launch Customer NetJets Takes Delivery of First Three Cessna Citation Ascend Midsize Business Jets

By Textron: Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, achieved a major milestone as the first three Cessna Citation Ascend business jets were delivered to fleet launch customer NetJets .

Also: AeroTime and worldairnews.co.za
2026-05-05T05:51:52.690806-07:00
Middle East   Leadership   Aircraft Demand: Airline Distress & Consolidation   Asia-Pacific (APAC)   Airlines  
FlightGlobal • Graham Dunn

Air Astana taps China opportunity amid ‘new normal’ driven by Middle East conflict

By FlightGlobal: While engine capacity constraints hit first quarter profits, Kazakh carrier sees positive impact from evolving demand The new chief executive of Kazakhstan’s Air Astana Group, Ibrahim Canliel, points to opportunities arising from the Middle East crisis as it plans further growth, particularly in China.

Also: Airline Economics
2026-05-05T08:16:11.778367-07:00
Air Cargo & Freight Logistics   Africa   Orders   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Boeing  
newsaero.info • Odhiambo Victor

Astral Aviation Targets five Boeing 777-300ER Freighters by 2031

By newsaero.info: Kenyan cargo carrier Astral Aviation expects to begin operating converted Boeing 777-300ER freighters in 2027 and aims to introduce up to five of the large twin-engine aircraft over the next five years, its founder and during a presentation at the Cargo Facts EMEA conference.

2026-05-05T02:38:53.831888-07:00