Bookmark this story
Supply Chain   Orders   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Airlines  
Aviacionline • Edgardo Gimenez Mazó

Aeroflot orders 90 more MC-21-310s, taking planned Russian fleet to 108

Aeroflot has ordered 90 additional MC-21-310 narrowbodies from United Aircraft Corp., expanding its planned Russian-built fleet to 108 aircraft. Deliveries of the latest batch are scheduled for 2029–2032, with the contract including simulators, crew training and 22 years of aftermarket support.

FlightGlobal • David Kaminski-Morrow

Aeroflot Group signs deal for 90 MC-21-310s

Also: Aviation A2Z, Dj's Aviation and defensemirror.com
2026-09-18T12:35:11.290881-07:00
Routes   North America   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Sustainability & Climate Initiatives   Air Canada   Airlines   Southwest Airlines   United Airlines  
Bookmark this story
FlightGlobal • Graham Rapier

Prolonged fuel spike prompts US airlines to reevaluate Q4 capacity plans

By FlightGlobal: United, American and Southwest warn they will cull schedules if fuel costs remain elevated. With the price of jet fuel lingering near all-time highs, airlines and investors are questioning if capacity plans for the critical winter months can hold.

Also: Fortune, Fox Business and Aviation Week
2026-09-18T11:35:29.488531-07:00
Routes   North America   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Policy & Regulation   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact   Asia-Pacific (APAC)   Airlines  
Bookmark this story
Reuters • David Shepardson

Major US airlines oppose Air China bid to schedule additional US flights

By Reuters: A group representing major US airlines said on Friday ​it opposes Air China's bid to schedule additional flights from Beijing ‌to New York and Washington as part of President Xi Jinping's planned meeting with President Donald Trump.

2026-09-18T11:50:54.942988-07:00
Routes   Policy & Regulation   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact   Airlines  
Bookmark this story
FlightGlobal • Graham Rapier

US airlines urge government to not allow new Air China flights

By FlightGlobal: Airlines for America argues US carriers are at a disadvantage in not being able to overfly Russia on routes to China The trade group representing major US airlines is urging regulators not to allow new Air China flights to New York and Washington, DC.

2026-09-18T14:05:07.778978-07:00
ATC   Airports   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Airport Infrastructure & Air Traffic Management   Policy & Regulation  
Bookmark this story
Washington Post • Liam Scott

Arch needs ‘eternal flame’ to alert pilots, but would pose no hazard, FAA says

By Washington Post: To make the arch noticeable to pilots, the FAA said it should be marked with “a non-standard eternal flame” and floodlights.

Also: New York Times and The Independent
2026-09-18T13:20:57.714901-07:00
Airline Industry & Market Trends   Airlines  
Bookmark this story
RTE • Tommy Meskill

O'Leary apologises 'unreservedly' over 'rapist' comments

By RTE: The Chief Executive of Ryanair Michael O'Leary has apologised for using the term "high-fare rapists" in reference to the airline's competitors.

Also: The Independent
2026-09-18T09:29:38.132002-07:00
NBAA-BACE   BizAv   Leadership  
Bookmark this story
NBAA

NBAA Names Hubbard as Interim COO, Williams as SVP, Operations

By NBAA: The Board of Directors named Dan Hubbard as interim chief operating officer, and designated Hubbard as the association’s day-to-day lead while President and CEO Ed Bolen takes a leave of absence for cancer treatment.

Also: GlobalAir.com
2026-09-18T08:20:39.076455-07:00
Supply Chain   Orders   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)  
Bookmark this story
Air Data News • Ricardo Meier

Russia delays SJ-100 deliveries again, now to second half of 2027

By Air Data News: Rostec had planned to deliver 12 aircraft in 2026, while the MS-21 has now been pushed to the Russian airlines will have to wait until at least the second half of 2027 to receive the first production SJ-100 aircraft , according to a new timetable disclosed by Rostec CEO Sergey Chemezov.

2026-09-18T09:35:05.761287-07:00