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AirInsight • Richard Schuurman

Boeing sees commercial services demand surging through 2045 despite conflict-driven slowdown

Boeing maintained an optimistic 20-year outlook for commercial aviation, forecasting the global commercial fleet to reach 50,000 aircraft by 2045 as passenger traffic is projected to double over the period. It estimates $4.9 trillion in commercial aviation support and services demand and calls for demand for more than 2.4 million new aviation personnel over 20 years.

Boeing

Boeing Forecasts $4.9 Trillion Commercial Aviation Support and Services Market and Demand for more than 2.4 Million New Aviation Personnel Over 20 Years

Airline Economics • Calum Wilson

Boeing: Global commercial fleet to reach 50,000 planes by 2045 despite ‘near-term disruptions’

Also: Aviation Week and Boeing

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2026-07-17T16:09:17.536588-07:00

New York Times • Niraj Chokshi

After Repeated Crises, Boeing Looks to Turn a Corner

By New York Times: The company recently opened a new production line to keep up with strong demand for its 737 Max, though orders for its new planes lag rival Airbus.

Reuters

FAA restores Boeing authority to certify 737 MAX, 787 planes

View from the Wing

FAA Gives Boeing Back The Power To Declare New 737 MAX And 787 Jets Safe

Also: Associated Press, Aviation A2Z, Aviation Week, Leeham News, Bloomberg, CNBC, FAA and The Independent

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2026-07-17T10:58:59.503395-07:00

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Cranky Flier • Andrew Bashuk

Cranky Weekly Review presented by Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport: United Earnings, Southwest’s Spring

By Cranky Flier: Review United Reports $805 Million Profit United Airlines’s Q2 earnings were released Wednesday after the close of the market, and the carrier earned a profit of $805 million on $17.7 billion in gross revenue.

FreightWaves

High yields, Covid-like volumes drive 23% gain in United’s cargo revenue

Also: AirInsight and Seeking Alpha

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2026-07-17T11:13:53.029382-07:00

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Bloomberg • Benedikt Kammel

Airbus Wins Major Order from Air China to Firm Regional Hold

By Bloomberg: Airbus SE won orders from Air China and Hainan Airlines with a total transaction value of about $17.8 billion, giving the European planemaker a commercial boost a few days before a marquee aviation exhibition.

Reuters

Chinese airlines order 95 Airbus jets with list price of $17.8 billion to expand fleets

Airline Geeks

Air China, Shenzhen Airlines Order 55 Airbus Aircraft

Also: FlightGlobal, AirInsight, AeroTime, Air Data News, ch-aviation, CNBC, Aviation24, Simple Flying, Aviation Week, Airline Economics, Seeking Alpha, aviator.aero and aerospaceglobalnews.com

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2026-07-17T02:45:21.317041-07:00

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Air Data News • Ricardo Meier

Former Malaysia Airlines A380 returns to the skies for new role as Airbus test aircraft

By Air Data News: MSN114 aircraft leaves long-term storage as it begins conversion into the manufacturer's next of the Airbus A380s retired during the COVID-19 pandemic has returned to the air to begin a second career, this time as a flying test aircraft for the European manufacturer.

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2026-07-17T11:42:33.877108-07:00

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Skift • Meghna Maharishi

Delta Adds LAX-Manila Route as the Battle for West Coast and Asia Heats Up

By Skift: Delta is launching nonstop flights from Los Angeles to Manila as it employs an ambitious growth strategy out of the California airport.

AeroTime

Delta set to become only US carrier flying nonstop between LA and Manila

Delta Air Lines

Meet Manila

Also: Aviation Week, Aviation A2Z, Business Traveller, The Points Guy, Simple Flying, One Mile at a Time, thriftytraveler.com and 3 more

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2026-07-17T06:29:43.878614-07:00

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Reuters • David Shepardson

FAA chief vows fast time-table to reform US air traffic control systems

By Reuters: The head of the Federal Aviation Administration says ‌the agency needs another $10 billion from Congress to reform the antiquated U.S. air traffic control system as policymakers prepare for traffic to double in the next two decades.

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2026-07-17T08:29:42.314645-07:00

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FlightGlobal • Graham Dunn

EC to extend ETS to some flights beyond Europe from 2029

By FlightGlobal: Commission proposes to include flights up to 5,000km from centre of EU in its emissions trading system. European Commission regulators have proposed extending the scope of its emissions trading system (ETS) to cover some flights beyond the European Economic Area from 2029.

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