Africa   Orders   Airbus   Airlines   Boeing   Embraer  
Air Data News • Ricardo Meier

Ethiopian Airlines to pick its next 25-narrowbody aircraft by August: A220-300, 737 MAX 7 or E195-E2

Ethiopian Airlines expects to decide by August which aircraft will underpin the next stage of its narrowbody fleet expansion. The carrier is evaluating the Airbus A220-300, Boeing 737 MAX 7 and Embraer E195-E2 for an order covering 25 aircraft, with the decision timing shaping near-term OEM competition in Africa-led narrowbody demand.

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2026-07-16T07:00:33.513199-07:00
Airports   Orders   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Sustainability & Climate Initiatives   Boeing   Lufthansa  
FlightGlobal • Dominic Perry

EcoDemonstrator Explorer to flight test Next Generation Inlet

By FlightGlobal: Modified Rolls-Royce-powered Boeing 787-9 destined for Lufthansa will be used to evaluate acoustic performance of shorter nacelle structure.

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2026-07-16T05:16:32.887196-07:00
Orders   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Boeing   Boeing 737  
Bloomberg • Siddharth Philip

Boeing Expects to Win Certification for Long-Delayed Jet Models

By Bloomberg: Boeing Co. said it was close to completing the certification process on three long-delayed jetliner models as the planemaker recovers from years of missteps that strained its balance sheet and prompted stricter regulatory scrutiny.

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2026-07-16T05:29:10.672346-07:00
Air Cargo & Freight Logistics   Aircraft Finance & Leasing   Sustainability & Climate Initiatives   Beta Technologies  
eVTOL Insights • Thomas Sleightholm

e‑Smart Group Secures Leasing Deal with SLI for BETA Electric Aircraft Fleet

By eVTOL Insights: e-Smart Group, a global air logistics platform, has signed an agreement with aerospace asset finance specialist, SLI, to lease up to 20 BETA Technologies all-electric aircraft to be deployed in e-Smart’s air cargo operations, initially in Europe.

2026-07-16T06:52:53.035286-07:00
Routes   Europe   Aircraft Demand: Airline Distress & Consolidation   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Workforce & Skills Development   Airlines  
Bloomberg • Kate Duffy

Aer Lingus Looks to Cut 500 Jobs As Airline Faces Rising Costs

By Bloomberg: Aer Lingus Group DAC said it may eliminate as many as 500 employees and cut some flights as part of organizational changes aimed to help Ireland’s flagship carrier manage rising costs and increased transatlantic competition.

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2026-07-16T03:44:49.438325-07:00
Air Cargo & Freight Logistics   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Airlines   United Airlines  
Breitflyte • Joe Breitfeller

United Airlines Reports Second Quarter 2026 Net Profit of $805 Million or $2.46 per Diluted Share

By Breitflyte: United Airlines has reported a second quarter 2026 net profit of $805 million or $2.46 per diluted share on a year-over-year increase in revenue of 16 percent to $17.7 billion.

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2026-07-16T04:17:22.580240-07:00
ALPA   Airlines   United Airlines  
Paddle Your Own Kanoo • Mateusz Maszczynski

United Airlines is Terminating Flight Attendants For Going AWOL While On Reserve Duty, and Their Union is Not Happy

By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: Junior flight attendants at United Airlines generally spend their first two to three years on reserve duty, which means they don’t have fixed flights in their roster but are on reserve for last-minute callouts for flights that don’t have enough assigned crew members due to sickness or unexpected changes.

2026-07-16T06:29:12.672706-07:00