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Avolon signs record order for 140 Boeing 737 MAX 10s, lifting its unfilled 737 backlog above 240

Aircraft lessor Avolon has finalized its previously announced order for 140 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft, with all positions allocated to the largest MAX variant, the MAX 10. Boeing says it is the biggest 737 MAX-family order by a lessor; the deal brings Avolon’s unfilled Boeing 737 total to more than 240 aircraft.

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2026-11-04T00:54:36.682581-08:00
Europe   M&A   Airlines   TAP Air Portugal   Lufthansa  
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ch-aviation • Daniel Martinez Garbuno

Lufthansa Group and Portugal sign agreement for TAP

By ch-aviation: Lufthansa Group and the Portuguese government have signed an agreement for the German aviation conglomerate to acquire a 44.9% minority stake in TAP Air Portugal (TP, Lisbon) for EUR1.025 billion euros (USD1.15 billion).

2026-11-04T01:55:28.907600-08:00
Aircraft Demand: Airline Distress & Consolidation   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   airBaltic   Airbus   Airbus A320  
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Air Data News • Ricardo Meier

World's first A220 operator plans to retire entire fleet

By Air Data News: SWISS plans to eventually remove the Airbus A220 entirely from its fleet, a notable decision from the airline that introduced the aircraft into commercial service and has more experience with the type than any other operator.

2026-11-04T03:04:33.557568-08:00
Routes   Europe   Airlines  
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ch-aviation • Hilka Birns

Italy's ITA Airways faces backlash over 226 job cuts

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2026-11-04T01:05:17.786590-08:00
Orders   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Asia-Pacific (APAC)   Airbus A350   Airbus   Air India   Airlines   Embraer  
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ch-aviation • Paul Ash

IndiGo expects to receive first A350s in 2Q28

By ch-aviation: IndiGo Airlines (6E, Delhi International) expects to receive its first A350-900s from the second quarter of 2028, pushing back a previous 2027 estimate.

Also: mrobusinesstoday.com
2026-11-03T22:35:07.728935-08:00
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eVTOL Insights • Thomas Sleightholm

Japanese Finance Minister Observes SkyDrive eVTOL Flight Test

By eVTOL Insights: Japan’s Finance Minister, Satsuki Katayama, has visited SkyDrive’s flight test facility in Yamaguchi City to observe a demonstration of the company’s electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft and discuss plans for commercial deployment.

2026-11-04T00:19:11.774090-08:00
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eVTOL Insights • Thomas Sleightholm

Munich Aeroacoustics Finds That Fractal Vertipad Surfaces Could Reduce eVTOL Noise

By eVTOL Insights: Acoustic modelling by German consultancy Munich Aeroacoustics (MUAA) suggests that a specially designed fractal surface could help reduce noise from electric air taxi operations at vertiports, with the greatest potential benefits identified at elevated sites such as rooftop facilities.

2026-11-04T00:19:11.792075-08:00