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Wings • Wings Staff

FlyDubai orders 150 Airbus A321neo aircraft, expanding its fleet beyond Boeing for the first time

Wings reports: DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — FlyDubai, the lower-cost sister airline to long-haul carrier Emirates, announced an initial order Tuesday for 150 Airbus.

AeroTime • Clement Charpentreau

flydubai signs MoU for 75 Boeing 737 MAX jets

Aviation Source • Len Varley

flydubai Signs a Landmark Agreement for 150 A321neo Aircraft

Also: Runway Girl, Airways Magazine, Simple Flying, aerospacemanufacturinganddesign.com, CAPA, Reuters, Aviation Week, Airline Geeks, Euronews and 15 more

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Middle East Africa Aircraft Finance & Leasing Orders Airline Industry & Market Trends Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)

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FlightGlobal • David Kaminski-Morrow

EgyptAir to sell-and-leaseback three A350-900s with BOC Aviation; first delivery scheduled this year

By FlightGlobal: EgyptAir is undertaking a sale and leaseback of three Airbus A350-900s through Singaporean aircraft lessor BOC Aviation. The first delivery of the twinjets - powered by Rolls-Royce Trent XWB engines - is scheduled for this year.

Airline Economics

Macquarie AirFinance inks $300 million sale-leaseback deal with EGYPTAIR

aerospaceglobalnews.com

EgyptAir leases five A350‑900s to support its 16‑aircraft A350 order and long‑haul fleet renewal

2025-11-19T00:58:56.368902-08:00

Dubai Airshow Air Cargo & Freight Logistics Middle East Orders Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)

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Airbus

Silk Way West Airlines orders two additional Airbus A350F freighters

By Airbus: Silk Way West Airlines based in Baku, Azerbaijan has signed a firm contract for an additional two A350F freighter aircraft.

AeroTime

Silk Way West ups A350F order to four at Dubai Airshow 2025

FlightGlobal

Silk Way West doubles A350F commitment with firm order for two additional freighters

Also: Reuters, Air Data News and 4 more

2025-11-19T00:19:51.619168-08:00

North America Orders Airline Industry & Market Trends Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)

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Air Data News • JCC; Ricardo Meier

WestJet expects first Boeing 737 MAX 10 by end-2026, pending U.S. regulatory approval

By Air Data News: WestJet Airlines still believes it will receive its first Boeing 737 MAX 10 by the end of 2026, pending regulatory approval in the United States.

Also: Simple Flying

2025-11-19T00:58:15.089071-08:00

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ch-aviation

Oman Air to cut around 1,000 jobs in major cost‑reduction restructuring

By ch-aviation: Oman Air (WY, Muscat) has laid off around 1,000 employees in an effort to cut costs and bring its workforce to the levels of similarly-sized airlines. Chairman Saeed bin Hamoud Al...

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2025-11-19T00:20:02.312407-08:00

Middle East PaxEx Supply Chain Airline Industry & Market Trends

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ch-aviation

Oman Air adjusts schedules as supply‑chain delays keep several aircraft grounded

By ch-aviation: Oman Air (WY, Muscat) has adjusted some flight schedules due to global supply chain constraints, citing the continued grounding of several aircraft. According to a statement...

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2025-11-19T00:20:01.594692-08:00

Event Middle East Aircraft Finance & Leasing Orders Airline Industry & Market Trends Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)

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FlightGlobal • David Kaminski-Morrow

Uzbek carrier Centrum Air to expand fleet with batch of A320neos

By FlightGlobal: Privately-owned Uzbek operator Centrum Air is to lease five Airbus A320neos through Irish firm Avolon. Centrum Air is a relatively new carrier, having emerged in 2023.

2025-11-19T00:58:56.350509-08:00

eVTOL Middle East Airports Airport Infrastructure & Air Traffic Management

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