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
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
PaxEx   Europe   Airports   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Policy & Regulation  
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Paddle Your Own Kanoo • Mateusz Maszczynski

British Airways Owner Makes Plea to Andy Burnham to Cap Heathrow Passenger Charges Before £49 Billion Third Runway Project Gets Underway

By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: The owner of British Airways and Spanish flag carrier Iberia, the IAG Group, has made a last-ditch plea to incoming British Prime Minister Andy Burnham to intervene in the process that will determine how much the operator of Heathrow Airport is allowed to charge passengers ahead of a £49 billion expansion project.

2026-07-16T08:29:24.658962-07:00
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