Aviation News

MRO M&A Aircraft Finance & Leasing

Runway Girl • Becca Alkema

ORIX Aviation to acquire aircraft aftermarket specialist AerFin

ORIX Aviation has agreed to acquire AerFin, a specialist in buying, selling, leasing and repairing aircraft, engines and parts. The transaction expands ORIX’s presence in the aviation aftermarket and brings AerFin’s trading, leasing and repair activities under the Japanese financial group’s aviation platform.

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2026-08-03T07:59:30.688903-07:00

eVTOL

AeroTime • Ian Molyneaux

Eve Air activates pusher propulsion system in first partial transition flight

By AeroTime: Eve Air Mobility activated the company’s electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft pusher propulsion system in its first partial transition flight.

Airline Economics

Eve Air Mobility advances eVTOL testing with first partial transition flight

suasnews.com

Eve Air Mobility Achieves First Transition Flight Milestone, Advancing eVTOL Program Toward Wing-Borne Flight

Also: Urban Air Mobility News and airwaysmag.com

8 Sources

2026-08-03T06:59:14.385891-07:00

Aircraft Finance & Leasing Orders Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs) Airlines Boeing Boeing 737

Boeing

Somon Air Receives Its First Boeing 737 MAX Jet

By Boeing: Tajikistan's national carrier to modernize its fleet and expand its network with the 737-8.

Simple Flying

Hundreds Of Boeing 737 MAXs May Have Had Seats Incorrectly Installed

aviationnews.eu

Somon Air Takes Delivery of First Boeing 737 MAX 8 to Support Network Expansion

Also: Airline Economics, Air Data News, wonderfulengineering.com, AeroTime, FlightGlobal and 5 more

24 Sources

2026-08-03T00:59:45.583147-07:00

Aircraft Demand: Airline Distress & Consolidation Asia-Pacific (APAC) Airlines

Aviation Week • Chen Chuanren

Bamboo Airways Suspends Ticket Sales, Operations Dwindle

By Aviation Week: Bamboo Airways has suspended commercial ticket sales, fueling speculation over the Vietnamese carrier’s future as scheduled operations dwindle.

Also: AeroTime

3 Sources

2026-08-03T02:59:28.776548-07:00

BizAv Aviation Safety & Regulation Airport Infrastructure & Air Traffic Management

AINonline • Curt Epstein

IBAC Offers Self-Declaration Option for IS-BAH Ground-Handling Standard

By AINonline: Under the new route, ground handlers can skip the audit.

2 Sources

2026-08-03T07:00:01.716065-07:00

Airline Industry & Market Trends Airlines Southwest Airlines

Bloomberg • Thomas Black

Southwest Is Defying the Odds in Elliott’s Activist Overhaul

By Bloomberg: In a tale of two activist airline deals, one is treading water while the other is outperforming the broader market solidly.The names involved — Icahn Enterprises and Elliott Investment Management — aren’t new to airlines.

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2026-08-03T05:59:53.426853-07:00

M&A Aircraft Demand: Airline Distress & Consolidation Airlines easyJet

FlightGlobal • David Kaminski-Morrow

Castlelake and Apollo given same deadline to submit firm EasyJet offer

By FlightGlobal: Rival investment firms undertaking due diligence of UK budget carrier. Investment firms Castlelake and Apollo will have the same deadline to commit to a formal bid for UK budget carrier EasyJet, after an alignment of the timetables.

aviationnews.eu

Battle for easyJet Escalates as Board Synchronizes Takeover Deadlines for Apollo and Castlelake

AeroTime

easyJet sets up dramatic deadline day finale for Castlelake and Apollo bids

Also: Wall Street Journal, Aviation Week, Aviation Business News, Airline Economics and 3 more

16 Sources

2026-08-03T00:32:41.615327-07:00

Europe Airline Industry & Market Trends Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact Airlines

Reuters • Oliver Taslic

Breakingviews - Iran war fuels new European airline dichotomy

By Reuters: Shares in Air France-KLM, Lufthansa ‌and £19 bln British Airways owner IAG have outperformed low-cost rivals of late. Premium demand, Asia routes and weak intra-Europe fares explain the gap.

1 Source

2026-08-03T04:31:22.604703-07:00

ORIX Aviation to acquire aircraft aftermarket specialist AerFin

Eve Air activates pusher propulsion system in first partial transition flight

Eve Air Mobility advances eVTOL testing with first partial transition flight

Eve Air Mobility Achieves First Transition Flight Milestone, Advancing eVTOL Program Toward Wing-Borne Flight

Somon Air Receives Its First Boeing 737 MAX Jet

Hundreds Of Boeing 737 MAXs May Have Had Seats Incorrectly Installed

Somon Air Takes Delivery of First Boeing 737 MAX 8 to Support Network Expansion

Bamboo Airways Suspends Ticket Sales, Operations Dwindle

IBAC Offers Self-Declaration Option for IS-BAH Ground-Handling Standard

Southwest Is Defying the Odds in Elliott’s Activist Overhaul

Castlelake and Apollo given same deadline to submit firm EasyJet offer

Battle for easyJet Escalates as Board Synchronizes Takeover Deadlines for Apollo and Castlelake

easyJet sets up dramatic deadline day finale for Castlelake and Apollo bids

Breakingviews - Iran war fuels new European airline dichotomy

ORIX Aviation to Acquire Aircraft Aftermarket Specialist AerFin

IBAC Offers Self-Declaration Option for IS-BAH Ground-Handling Standard

Eve Air activates pusher propulsion system in first partial transition flight

Bamboo Airways Suspends Ticket Sales, Operations Dwindle

Southwest Is Defying the Odds in Elliott’s Activist Overhaul

KDCA Midair Collision Puts Aircraft Collision-Avoidance Technology Under Scrutiny

KDCA Midair Collision Puts Aircraft Collision-Avoidance Technology Under Scrutiny

Aircraft Window Shortages Prompt Conservation Across Planemakers and Repair Shops

STARLUX Airlines launches Taiwan-Prague service

Romania’s FLYYO to start ULCC scheduled ops in late 1Q27

WestJet Flight Attendants Strike, Forcing Hundreds of Flight Cancellations

WestJet begins parking Boeing 737s as flight-attendant strike threat escalates

IndiGo to end Norse Atlantic 787-9 damp lease and withdraw from widebody operations in October

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