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MRO Aircraft Finance & Leasing Orders Air India Airlines Boeing 737

AeroTime • Miquel Ros

Indian airlines accelerate fleet growth as Air India targets 100-plus jets and Akasa leases seven 737s

Air India plans to add more than 100 aircraft across its group in 2027 and 2028 despite ongoing uncertainty, while Akasa Air is expanding through a sale-and-leaseback agreement for up to seven Boeing 737-8200s. Separately, EVA Air approved up to $131 million for five LEAP-1A spare engines.

Airline Economics • Lavanya Ahire

Avolon inks sale and leaseback deal with Akasa Air for 7 Boeing 737-8200s

Airline Economics • Lavanya Ahire

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2026-08-14T06:34:55.787730-07:00

eVTOL M&A Boeing

Reuters • Dan Catchpole

Boeing's Wisk sale unlikely to kick off another divestment round

By Reuters: Boeing's announcement this week that it is selling Wisk Aero is less a signal of a broader breakup than an ‌effort to shed a struggling, non-core air taxi business that had become a distraction from the aerospace giant's turnaround efforts, analysts said.

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2026-08-14T06:20:49.292712-07:00

Africa Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact Export Controls & Trade Compliance Airlines

ch-aviation • Hilka Birns

Russia holds half of Ethiopian's $90mn blocked funds

By ch-aviation: Ethiopian Airlines (ET, Addis Ababa International) has USD90 million in ticket revenue awaiting repatriation from overseas markets, including USD45 million blocked in Russia because of financial sanctions imposed after the war in Ukraine, according to CCO Lemma Yadecha.

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2026-08-14T06:05:22.068940-07:00

Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs) Boeing

Leeham News • Karl Sinclair

Boeing's Deferred Production Costs Growing Again, Part I

By Leeham News: Subscription Required By Karl Sinclair August 14, 2026, © Leeham News: On the surface, program accounting is a simple concept.

1 Source

2026-08-14T06:04:58.127872-07:00

eVTOL Airports Airport Infrastructure & Air Traffic Management

Flying Magazine • Jack Daleo

Miami Executive Airport Advances Integration of Novel Aircraft

By Flying Magazine: Miami Executive Airport becomes one of the nation's first facilities to take concrete steps toward integration of new and novel aircraft.

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2026-08-14T05:07:35.645681-07:00

MRO Supply Chain Airlines

Reuters • Rajesh Kumar Singh

Focus: Airlines get grounded jets flying again, but engine bills linger

By Reuters: Airlines are getting grounded jets back into the air. The bills left by a years-long engine crisis are proving much harder to bring down.

1 Source

2026-08-14T03:20:21.184062-07:00

Supply Chain Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs) Sustainability & Climate Initiatives Boeing

Air Data News • Ricardo Meier

Boeing completes 787 tests with shorter engine inlet

By Air Data News: Modified Trent 1000 nacelle could reduce fuel consumption without increasing noise, according to Boeing has completed a series of flight tests with a 787-9 equipped with a shorter engine inlet , a technology that could reduce the weight and aerodynamic drag of future turbofan nacelles.

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2026-08-14T04:05:33.593085-07:00

Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs) Boeing

Bloomberg • Arvelisse Bonilla Ramos

Boeing Analysts Turn Most Bullish Since 2022 on ‘Momentum Shift’

By Bloomberg: Boeing Co.’s efforts to turn around its business are getting a loud cheer from Wall Street, as analysts this week turned the most bullish on the company in nearly four years.

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2026-08-14T03:50:42.377758-07:00

Indian airlines accelerate fleet growth as Air India targets 100-plus jets and Akasa leases seven 737s

Avolon inks sale and leaseback deal with Akasa Air for 7 Boeing 737-8200s

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Boeing's Wisk sale unlikely to kick off another divestment round

Russia holds half of Ethiopian's $90mn blocked funds

Boeing's Deferred Production Costs Growing Again, Part I

Miami Executive Airport Advances Integration of Novel Aircraft

Focus: Airlines get grounded jets flying again, but engine bills linger

Boeing completes 787 tests with shorter engine inlet

Boeing Analysts Turn Most Bullish Since 2022 on ‘Momentum Shift’

Avolon and Akasa Air agree sale and leaseback of seven Boeing 737-8200 aircraft

Boeing's Wisk sale unlikely to kick off another divestment round

Miami Executive Airport Advances Integration of Novel Aircraft

Russia holds half of Ethiopian's $90mn blocked funds

Boeing's Deferred Production Costs Growing Again, Part I

Boeing completes 787 tests with shorter engine inlet

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