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Airline Industry & Market Trends Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs) Boeing Boeing 757

AirInsight • Addison Schonland

Boeing’s 757 Replacement Debate Tilts Toward a Single-Aisle Jet

Airbus is part of the 250-seat replacement debate, but Boeing’s data-driven mission analysis points toward a single-aisle successor to the 757. The approach reflects Boeing’s assessment of market realities and could shape the configuration and positioning of its next commercial airplane.

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2026-09-16T06:50:06.328185-07:00

Europe Aircraft Demand: Airline Distress & Consolidation Aircraft Finance & Leasing airBaltic Airlines

FlightGlobal • David Kaminski-Morrow

Air Baltic secures access to critical funding as it details brush with ‘liquidity cliff’

By FlightGlobal: US bankruptcy court approves initial €140 million in finance to support Latvian carrier's Chapter 11 restructuring. Air Baltic has secured court approval for the critical funding it requires to maintain operations as it embarks on its US Chapter 11 restructuring process.

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airBaltic secures court approval to continue operations under Chapter 11

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US court approves airBaltic Chapter 11 relief request

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2026-09-16T04:35:26.379235-07:00

Air Cargo & Freight Logistics Aircraft Finance & Leasing Embraer

Air Data News • Ricardo Meier

Four years after program launch, Embraer E190F gains its second operator

By Air Data News: BermudAir will lease a single converted freighter. Program has only 25 firm orders and two aircraft BermudAir will become the second airline to operate Embraer's E190F converted freighter , more than four years after the Brazilian manufacturer launched a program that initially targeted a market of hundreds of aircraft.

Airline Economics

BermudAir to become first Embraer E-Freighter operator in Americas

propilotmag.com

BermudAir becomes the second Embraer E-Freighter operator

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2026-09-16T06:35:04.906480-07:00

Honeywell Supply Chain Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)

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FlightGlobal • Jon Hemmerdinger

Honeywell Aerospace rethinks outsourcing strategy, considers taking back some work

By FlightGlobal: Aerospace firms increasingly view insourcing as a means of addressing supply chain problems. In what appears an increasingly common trend, Honeywell Aerospace may look to take back some manufacturing it previously outsourced.

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2026-09-16T06:35:50.298122-07:00

777X Orders Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs) Asia-Pacific (APAC) Airlines Boeing Boeing 737

Air Data News • Ricardo Meier

Korean Air locks in 103-jet Boeing order led by 737 MAX and 777X

By Air Data News: Record order for 103 aircraft converts a commitment announced in 2025 into a firm deal valued at US$36.2 Korean Air has finalized its order for 103 Boeing aircraft , converting a preliminary agreement announced in August 2025 into the largest aircraft order in the South Korean carrier's history.

Also: Aviation Week

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2026-09-16T03:36:30.248300-07:00

Europe M&A Airlines TAP Air Portugal Lufthansa

Bloomberg • Albertina Torsoli, Henrique Almeida

Air France-KLM Said to Offer Shares in TAP as Part of Its Bid

By Bloomberg: Air France-KLM is willing to offer Portugal a stake in the airline group as part of its bid for TAP SA, according to a person familiar with the matter, as it seeks an edge over a rival overture from Deutsche Lufthansa AG.

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2026-09-16T04:35:38.432680-07:00

Aerial Firefighting Aviation Safety & Regulation Policy & Regulation

Vertical Mag • Elan Head

FAA seeks public input on transporting firefighters using restricted category aircraft

By Vertical Mag: The advance notice of proposed rulemaking comes more than two years after a controversial Congressional mandate.

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2026-09-16T05:06:43.514783-07:00

Airline Industry & Market Trends Airbus A320 Airlines

FlightGlobal • Kerry Reals

Aegean to speed up retirement of older jets as it passes peak of A320neo groundings

By FlightGlobal: Athens-based carrier will take a much more cautious approach to capacity growth over the coming quarters, citing geopolitical uncertainty and rising fuel prices.

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2026-09-16T04:05:13.758894-07:00

Boeing’s 757 Replacement Debate Tilts Toward a Single-Aisle Jet

Air Baltic secures access to critical funding as it details brush with ‘liquidity cliff’

airBaltic secures court approval to continue operations under Chapter 11

US court approves airBaltic Chapter 11 relief request

Four years after program launch, Embraer E190F gains its second operator

BermudAir to become first Embraer E-Freighter operator in Americas

BermudAir becomes the second Embraer E-Freighter operator

Honeywell Aerospace rethinks outsourcing strategy, considers taking back some work

Korean Air locks in 103-jet Boeing order led by 737 MAX and 777X

Air France-KLM Said to Offer Shares in TAP as Part of Its Bid

FAA seeks public input on transporting firefighters using restricted category aircraft

Aegean to speed up retirement of older jets as it passes peak of A320neo groundings

Boeing’s Next Airplane: Why a 757 Replacement May Be a Single-Aisle Jet

Honeywell Aerospace rethinks outsourcing strategy, considers taking back some work

Four years after program launch, Embraer E190F gains its second operator

FAA seeks public input on transporting firefighters using restricted category aircraft

Air France-KLM Said to Offer Shares in TAP as Part of Its Bid

Air Baltic secures access to critical funding as it details brush with ‘liquidity cliff’

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airBaltic files for U.S. Chapter 11 after seeking high-cost financing to restructure debt

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