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Aviation Source • Len Varley

American Airlines Adjusts Deliveries as Airbus Books 204 Orders and Delivers 67 Aircraft in July

American Airlines is reshaping its future delivery schedule while adding Airbus aircraft to its backlog, balancing cost reduction with fleet growth. Separately, Airbus delivered 67 commercial aircraft to 39 customers in July 2026 and recorded 204 gross orders, signaling continued demand for new jets.

Also: Simple Flying
2026-08-08T22:10:55.473594-07:00
Airports   Accident   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Airport Infrastructure & Air Traffic Management   Qatar Airways  
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Paddle Your Own Kanoo • Mateusz Maszczynski

Flight Attendant Injured After Pilots of Jetstar Plane Slam On Brakes to Avoid Qatar Airways Boeing 777 While Taxiing at Sydney Airport

By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: A flight attendant was injured early on Sunday morning at Sydney International Airport (SYD) after the pilots of a Jetstar plane taxiing for departure were forced to slam on the brakes to avoid colliding with a Qatar Airways Boeing 777, which was under tug to a remote parking position.

Also: Aviation Safety Network and CNA
2026-08-08T20:01:25.961164-07:00
Airports   Accident   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Boeing 757   Delta Air Lines  
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Paddle Your Own Kanoo • Mateusz Maszczynski

Delta Boeing 757 Evacuated at Atlanta After Smoke Enters Cockpit Following Takeoff

By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: A Delta Air Lines Boeing 757 with 199 passengers and six crew members on board was evacuated on the runway at Atlanta Hartsfield International Airport (ATL) on Saturday morning after smoke entered the cockpit shortly after takeoff.

Also: The Independent, NBC News, CNN, theaviationhub.co.uk and news.ssbcrack.com
2026-08-08T09:30:18.873685-07:00
Aerial Firefighting   Helicopter   Accident   Aviation Safety & Regulation  
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Associated Press • Josh Funk

Pilots of helicopter that crashed while fighting wildfire in Utah are dead, officials say

By Associated Press: Officials have confirmed that two pilots who crashed while fighting a wildfire in Utah are dead. The Sevier County sheriff said Saturday that the pilots were killed when their Sikorsky Skycrane helicopter went down Friday morning.

2026-08-08T14:17:42.808166-07:00
Europe   M&A   Aircraft Demand: Airline Distress & Consolidation   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Airlines   easyJet  
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AeroTime • Clement Charpentreau

Apollo to take easyJet private in £5.7 billion cash deal

By AeroTime: Apollo has agreed a recommended £5.7 billion cash acquisition of easyJet at £7.15 per share, hours after rival bidder Castlelake withdrew.

Also: Aviation Source, aviationnews.eu, airwaysmag.com, Aviation24, Air Data News, Axios, AirInsight, ch-aviation, CNBC, Bloomberg, Business Traveller, LARA and 26 more
2026-08-06T06:59:08.235759-07:00
Air Cargo & Freight Logistics   Farnborough Airshow   Orders   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Airbus A350   Airbus   Airbus A320  
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FlightGlobal • David Kaminski-Morrow

Chinese orders and Farnborough agreements push Airbus net total past 1,000

By FlightGlobal: Airframer nearly halfway to delivery target after handing over 67 aircraft in July. Airbus’s net orders for this year have surpassed 1,000 after the airframer added more than 200 to its total during July.

Also: ch-aviation, AeroTime, Aviation24, Airline Economics, Aviation24 and aircargoweek.com
2026-08-07T00:15:53.239357-07:00