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AeroTime • Jean Carmela Lim

SriLankan Airlines orders six A330-300s and four A350-900s; Philippine Airlines adds third A350-1000 to long-haul fleet

SriLankan Airlines has committed to Airbus to purchase six A330-300s and four A350-900s in a USD2.9 billion deal at list prices. Separately, Philippine Airlines has taken delivery of its third Airbus A350-1000, RP-C3512, as it continues expanding long-haul capacity.

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2026-07-29T02:30:04.760007-07:00

Airports Orders Airline Industry & Market Trends Asia-Pacific (APAC) Airlines

ch-aviation • Dirk Andrei Salcedo

Malaysia's AirBorneo to grow narrowbody fleet to 5 by YE26

By ch-aviation: AirBorneo (MY, Kuching) plans to more than double its narrowbody fleet from two to five aircraft by the end of 2026, chief executive Megat Ardian Aminuddin told Channel NewsAsia.

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2026-07-29T00:59:51.139391-07:00

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Wall Street Journal • Benjamin Katz

Could the Most Radical Plane Design Since the Concorde Take On Boeing?

By Wall Street Journal: JetZero’s blended-wing aircraft just got a major boost from Washington: a $3 billion preliminary deal to help start production.

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2026-07-29T02:45:18.634272-07:00

eVTOL MRO GA Hydrogen Orders Aviation Safety & Regulation Sustainability & Climate Initiatives

eVTOL Insights • Thomas Sleightholm

Dovetail Electric Aviation Signs Deal for Electric Cessna Caravan Conversion with Ludens Aviation

By eVTOL Insights: Dovetail Electric Aviation, an Australian-Spanish company developing electric and hybrid-electric propulsion systems for regional and general aviation, has signed its first binding launch customer agreement with Norway’s Ludens Aviation AS for the conversion of a Cessna Caravan to electric power.

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2026-07-29T01:28:47.232912-07:00

eVTOL Europe Sustainability & Climate Initiatives

FlightGlobal • Klaas-Jan van Woerkom

Netherlands and UK explore ‘electric air bridge’ across the North Sea

By FlightGlobal: Stakeholders from the two countries are looking at how electric aircraft could make the hop more sustainable.

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2026-07-29T01:14:33.188972-07:00

Air Cargo & Freight Logistics Europe North America M&A Aircraft Demand: Airline Distress & Consolidation

FlightGlobal • David Kaminski-Morrow

European Cargo administrators strive to preserve fleet while seeking buyer

By FlightGlobal: A340 freight operator largely relied on inbound China-UK services for revenues. Administrators for the UK-based freight carrier European Cargo are still assessing the prospects for rescuing the company as a going concern, but state that it has “significant” levels of debt which would need to be restructured.

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2026-07-29T00:14:13.272803-07:00

Aerial Firefighting Accident Aviation Safety & Regulation

FlightGlobal • Greg Waldron

Australia standardises rules for large firefighting aircraft after 2023 crash

By FlightGlobal: No height rules were in place when Coulson 737 crashed into rising terrain after downslope retardant drop in early 2023.

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2026-07-28T23:59:33.221801-07:00

Middle East PaxEx Airports Airline Industry & Market Trends Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact Asia-Pacific (APAC) Airlines

ch-aviation • Dirk Andrei Salcedo

Cathay Pacific delays Middle East return to early 4Q26

By ch-aviation: Cathay Pacific (CX, Hong Kong International) has postponed the resumption of passenger flights from Hong Kong International to Dubai International and Riyadh amid the re-escalating conflict in the Middle East.

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2026-07-29T00:14:24.521265-07:00