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Aircraft Finance & Leasing   Orders   Asia-Pacific (APAC)   Airbus A320  
ch-aviation • Dirk Andrei Salcedo

Vietnam Airlines seeks to lease up to 25 A321neos for possible low-cost return in 2027

Vietnam Airlines is reportedly seeking to lease 20 to 25 A321-200N aircraft to support a return to the low-cost market as early as 2027, Bloomberg reported, citing unnamed sources familiar with the plans. The report signals a potential fleet commitment tied to the carrier’s budget-market strategy.

2026-10-20T18:05:09.001233-07:00
UAV Development & Drone Programs   Military Aircraft Procurement   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact  
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Wall Street Journal • Bojan Pancevski

Airfield Attack Marked Opening Shot in Putin’s Sabotage Campaign Against Europe

By Wall Street Journal: BERLIN—A massive cargo plane, used to carry military assistance to Ukraine and parked at an airfield in eastern Germany, was attacked by explosive-packed drones in early August.

2026-10-20T19:05:54.754672-07:00
Orders   Airlines   ATR  
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ch-aviation • Dirk Andrei Salcedo

Air Tahiti takes first VIP-configured ATR72-600

By ch-aviation: Air Tahiti (VT, Papeete) has received its first all-business class ATR72-600, F-OPFO (msn 1821), which arrived at Papeete on October 19, 2026, following a six-day ferry flight from Toulouse Francazal.

2026-10-20T16:55:52.101085-07:00