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FlightGlobal • David Kaminski-Morrow

Airbus delivers 67 aircraft in July, books 204 orders and pushes first A350F delivery to late 2027

Airbus delivered 67 aircraft to 39 customers in July, taking 2026 deliveries to 418—still ahead of 2025 but below the pace needed to meet its annual target. The company also booked 204 orders, while the first A350F freighter delivery moved to late 2027.

Airline Economics • Lavanya Ahire

Airbus delivers 67 jets in July; receives 204 orders

Also: ch-aviation, Reuters and aircargoweek.com
2026-08-07T00:15:53.239357-07:00
Routes   Europe   Airports   Airlines  
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ch-aviation • Armin Kific

Wizz Air reopens Palermo, Italy base after four-year absence

By ch-aviation: Support Contact Newsroom Print Page Preparing for print Commercial Aviation brief Wizz Air Airbus A320-200, © Wizz Air By Armin Kific 07Aug2026 LinkedIn X Facebook Copy news link RSS Feed Wizz Air (W6, Budapest ) reopened its base at Palermo International on August 3, 2026, after withdrawing from the Sicilian capital in 2022.

2026-08-07T03:15:32.288360-07:00
Antitrust   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Policy & Regulation   Airlines  
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Bloomberg • Mihir Mishra

India’s Akasa Backs Plan to Let Airport Operators Own Airlines

By Bloomberg: Akasa Air, India’s newest carrier, supports the proposed policy tweak to allow airport operators to run airlines, according to its top executive, a stance that stands in contrast with market leader IndiGo’s position.

Also: Economic Times and Economic Times
2026-08-07T00:30:50.832328-07:00
eVTOL   Aircraft Finance & Leasing   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Beta Technologies  
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eVTOL Insights • Thomas Sleightholm

BETA Plans to Expand Manufacturing With Proposed $1 Billion EXIM Financing

By eVTOL Insights: BETA Technologies and the Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) have announced plans to expand their existing financing relationship, with a proposed package of up to $1 billion intended to support the company's next phase of manufacturing growth in the United States.

2026-08-07T00:15:05.831697-07:00
MH370   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Policy & Regulation   Asia-Pacific (APAC)   Airlines  
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Reuters

Malaysia Aviation Group rolls out stricter drug testing after pilot detained

By Reuters: Malaysia Aviation Group (MAG) said on Friday it has ordered mandatory drug testing and will conduct stricter screening for ​all pilots across its airlines, following the arrest of a Malaysia ‌Airlines pilot for alleged trafficking in Indonesia last month.

Also: Business Traveller, New York Times, CNA, loyaltylobby.com and CNA
2026-08-06T21:30:16.477898-07:00