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• Hilka Birns
Egyptian carrier Air Cairo has signed a firm order for 15 Airbus A320neo aircraft at the El Alamein International Airshow 2026. The purchase is the airline’s first direct acquisition from Airbus and will expand its narrowbody fleet alongside existing leased aircraft.
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Egyptian carrier Air Cairo has signed a firm order for 15 Airbus A320neo aircraft at the El Alamein International Airshow 2026. The purchase is the airline’s first direct acquisition from Airbus and will expand its narrowbody fleet alongside existing leased aircraft.
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Egyptian carrier Air Cairo has signed a firm agreement to purchase 15 Airbus A320neos, its first direct aircraft order from Airbus. The deal shifts part of a fleet that already includes 20 leased A320neos toward company-owned aircraft, expanding the airline’s narrowbody fleet strategy.
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Airbus is nearing a narrowbody order from Egypt’s Air Cairo as the low-cost carrier seeks to secure delivery slots and expand operations. The deal would add to Airbus’s commercial backlog, but the aircraft type, quantity and timing were not disclosed.
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La Compagnie will add seasonal nonstop service between Newark Liberty and Düsseldorf in spring 2027, operating up to five flights per week with an Airbus A321LR. Düsseldorf will become the all-business-class carrier’s fourth destination, alongside Paris, Nice and Milan, as it expands its transatlantic network.
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