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AeroTime • Ian Molyneaux

Avolon sells 33-aircraft portfolio to Lesha Bank for $1.6 billion

Avolon and Qatar-based Lesha Bank have signed a sale and purchase agreement covering 33 aircraft currently leased to 25 airlines worldwide. Following completion, the transaction will increase Lesha’s managed aviation fleet to more than 75 aircraft, expanding its position in the aircraft-finance market.

Also: Airline Economics

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2026-09-29T04:39:57.634740-07:00

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Reuters

Ryanair hopes Boeing MAX 10 certification delay will be short, CEO says

By Reuters: Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary said on Tuesday that he hoped an announced delay in certification of Boeing MAX 10 planes would be "a matter of days, not weeks or months".

Also: Airline Economics

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2026-09-29T03:20:23.509220-07:00

Aviation Safety & Regulation Airlines

Paddle Your Own Kanoo • Mateusz Maszczynski

What Is a “Fume Event”? The Cabin Air Contamination Issue That Scares Pilots And Flight Attendants

By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: You’ll often see news stories of flight attendants or passengers sickened by a “mystery odor” on an airplane. Sometimes, fumes or a haze have also filled the cabin or the cockpit.

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2026-09-29T02:50:30.068227-07:00

MRO Europe Aircraft Finance & Leasing Airlines

ch-aviation • Hilka Birns

Austrian Airlines sells last three B767-300ERs for part-out

By ch-aviation: Austrian Airlines (OS, Vienna) has sold its last three B767-300ERs to US-based Cobra Aviation (United States of America) for part-out as it prepares to retire the type, the airline confirmed to ch-aviation.

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2026-09-29T04:05:39.653657-07:00

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Reuters

Investigators: Repeated Brake Inputs Preceded Vietnam Airlines 787 Runway Overrun at Munich

By Reuters: A Boeing 787-9 operated by flag carrier Vietnam Airlines recorded repeated brake inputs during takeoff before overrunning a runway and striking approach lighting at Munich Airport last month, according to an interim report by German investigators.

FL360aero

Brake Application During Takeoff: BFU Releases Preliminary Report on Vietnam Airlines Boeing 787 Munich Runway Overrun

FlightGlobal

Brake-pedal movement recorded before Vietnam 787-9’s laboured take-off and overrun

Also: One Mile at a Time, Aviation Week, airlive.net, theaviationhub.co.uk and avbrief.com

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2026-09-28T21:20:15.116020-07:00

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Air Data News • Ricardo Meier

Airbus may push up to 20 A321neo deliveries into fourth quarter after quality issue

By Air Data News: Airbus may have pushed the delivery of up to 20 A321neo aircraft from September into the fourth quarter, according to a Reuters report, as the manufacturer deals with a recently disclosed quality issue affecting fuselage panels.

Also: Dj's Aviation and aerospaceglobalnews.com

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2026-09-29T00:50:53.170202-07:00

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Bloomberg • Satid Sutipanya, Suttinee Yuvejwattana

Leadership Airline Industry & Market Trends Air India Airlines

Skift • Peden Doma Bhutia

Air India Has Bulked Up. Incoming CEO Tells Staff to Focus on Safety, Reliability

By Skift: Air India has spent the past four years getting bigger. CEO Tewolde Gebremariam now wants to make sure it gets better, and more profitable.

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2026-09-28T22:35:18.869037-07:00

Avolon sells 33-aircraft portfolio to Lesha Bank for $1.6 billion

Ryanair hopes Boeing MAX 10 certification delay will be short, CEO says

What Is a “Fume Event”? The Cabin Air Contamination Issue That Scares Pilots And Flight Attendants

Austrian Airlines sells last three B767-300ERs for part-out

Investigators: Repeated Brake Inputs Preceded Vietnam Airlines 787 Runway Overrun at Munich

Brake Application During Takeoff: BFU Releases Preliminary Report on Vietnam Airlines Boeing 787 Munich Runway Overrun

Brake-pedal movement recorded before Vietnam 787-9’s laboured take-off and overrun

Airbus may push up to 20 A321neo deliveries into fourth quarter after quality issue

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Air India Has Bulked Up. Incoming CEO Tells Staff to Focus on Safety, Reliability

Avolon sells 33-aircraft portfolio to Qatari bank in $1.6B deal

Austrian Airlines sells last three B767-300ERs for part-out

Ryanair hopes Boeing MAX 10 certification delay will be short, CEO says

What Is a “Fume Event”? The Cabin Air Contamination Issue That Scares Pilots And Flight Attendants

Airbus may push up to 20 A321neo deliveries into fourth quarter after quality issue

Air India Has Bulked Up. Incoming CEO Tells Staff to Focus on Safety, Reliability

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