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Boeing posts Q1 2026 rebound: revenue up 14% to $22.2B on 143 commercial deliveries; backlog hits record $695B

Boeing reported first-quarter 2026 results with revenue rising 14% to $22.2B alongside 143 commercial deliveries. The company also said backlog reached a record $695B, but it still posted a loss, indicating recovery is improving yet not fully cash-flowed.

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2026-04-22T04:35:30.738119-07:00
Africa   Policy & Regulation   Airlines  
ch-aviation • Hilka Birns

Poor audit at South African Airways blamed on state capture

By ch-aviation: South Africa's transport minister, Barbara Creecy, declined to discuss South African Airways' current financial status during a parliamentary oversight meeting, attributing the airline’s recent poor audit outcome to the "state capture" era, with criminal investigations ongoing at the airline.

2026-04-22T04:57:57.561992-07:00
Africa   Airlines  
ch-aviation • Hilka Birns

Namibia and Botswana moot joint airline

By ch-aviation: Namibia and Botswana are planning to establish a joint airline backed by a strategic partner, Botswana’s Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure has confirmed.

2026-04-22T04:24:34.885390-07:00
Event   Orders   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)  
Air Data News • Ricardo Meier

Daher delivers 1,300th TBM turboprop after nearly four decades of production

By Air Data News: The French-built family of single-engine turboprops has been in service since 1990, carving out a niche between conventional turboprops and Daher has delivered the 1,300th aircraft from its TBM family , nearly 36 years after the first example entered service.

2026-04-22T04:06:39.643787-07:00