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Orders   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Asia-Pacific (APAC)   Airlines   ATR  
Reuters • Abhijith Ganapavaram

India’s FLY91 orders 40 ATR 72-600s for around $1 billion in ATR’s largest firm order in nearly a decade

Indian regional carrier FLY91 and ATR announced a firm order for 40 ATR 72-600 turboprops worth approximately $1 billion. The deal is the largest ATR firm order in almost a decade and the biggest-ever purchase by a regional airline, supporting FLY91’s expansion plans.

Also: ch-aviation, ATR Aircraft, Airline Economics, Economic Times and Economic Times
2026-09-03T03:29:22.881164-07:00
Supply Chain   M&A   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Boeing   Boeing 737  
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Air Data News • Ricardo Meier

Boeing finds US$1.9 billion hole after bringing Spirit AeroSystems back in-house, report says

By Air Data News: Boeing has found that the liabilities inherited with its acquisition of Spirit AeroSystems exceed identifiable assets by approximately US$1.9 billion, adding an unexpected financial burden as the US manufacturer works to accelerate production of the 737 MAX and 787.

Also: Wall Street Journal and aerospaceglobalnews.com
2026-09-03T03:34:01.740910-07:00
Supply Chain   Orders   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Airbus   Airbus A330  
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Bloomberg • Leen Al-Rashdan, Siddharth Philip

Airbus Finds Quality Issues on A330neo Jet, Slowing Output

By Bloomberg: Airbus SE has identified quality lapses on a tail section of its A330neo aircraft, bringing deliveries of the widebody jet to a near halt over the past three months.

Also: AeroTime
2026-09-03T02:51:07.060667-07:00
eVTOL   Sustainability & Climate Initiatives  
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FlightGlobal • David Kaminski-Morrow

First crewed Viceroy ground-effect craft becomes airborne during flight test

By FlightGlobal: Prototype passenger variant of electric 'seaglider' flies 33ft above water surface in Rhode Island bay. US firm Regent Craft has carried out the first crewed flight of its prototype ground-effect Viceroy ‘seaglider’, which achieved a height of 33ft above water for 30s during the test.

Also: eVTOL Insights, Aviation Week and Urban Air Mobility News
2026-09-03T02:35:10.412764-07:00