Aircraft Finance & Leasing   Orders   Airbus  
Aviation Week • Victoria Moores

Azorra buys eight-Airbus A220-300 orderbook from DAE, adding 2027-28 deliveries

Florida lessor Azorra has acquired from Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) an Airbus A220-300 orderbook covering eight aircraft. The package includes two jets operated by TAAG Angola Airlines and six future deliveries scheduled for 2027-2028, expanding Azorra’s exposure to the smaller narrowbody leasing segment.

2026-05-05T06:33:02.427995-07:00
MRO   Africa   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Aviation Safety & Regulation   BAE Systems  
ch-aviation • Hilka Birns

Kenya's EnComm sues BAe Systems over ATP support withdrawal

By ch-aviation: Support Contact Newsroom Print Page Preparing for print Commercial Aviation Encomm Aviation ATP(F), © Encomm Aviation By Hilka Birns 05May2026 LinkedIn X Facebook Copy news link RSS Feed Encomm Aviation ( Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta ) has filed a USD160 million lawsuit in the UK High Court against BAe Systems , alleging the aerospace and defence giant breached its duty of care by abruptly withdrawing support for the BAe Advanced Turbo-Prop ( BAe ATP ) aircraft type, grounding its fleet and destroying its business.

2026-05-05T06:55:54.865492-07:00
eVTOL   UAV Development & Drone Programs   AI  
eu-startups.com • David Cendon Garcia

WaiV Robotics emerges from stealth with €6.4 million to develop autonomous UAV landing infrastructure

By eu-startups.com: ./block WaiV Robotics , a British maritime autonomous infrastructure developer, has raised €6.4 million ($7.5 million) in Seed funding as it emerges from stealth in order to introduce their fully automatic landing and takeoff platform designed to enable reliable VTOL (vertical take-off and landing) drone operations even in high sea states.

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2026-05-05T05:40:04.052467-07:00