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• Howard Hardee • Editor
Folding wingtips are a signature feature of Boeing’s 777X, but applying the technology to successors of the Airbus A320neo and Boeing 737 Max will require resolving several technical challenges. Those hurdles must be addressed before folding wings can enable greater spans on future narrowbody jets.
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Folding wingtips are a signature feature of Boeing’s 777X, but applying the technology to successors of the Airbus A320neo and Boeing 737 Max will require resolving several technical challenges. Those hurdles must be addressed before folding wings can enable greater spans on future narrowbody jets.
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Biman Bangladesh Airlines has signed a firm order for 10 Airbus aircraft: four A350-900s and six A321neos. The carrier, which currently operates only Boeing jets, had also committed to 25 Boeing aircraft this year; Airbus deliveries are expected to begin in 2033.
Aegean plans to begin Athens-Damascus service on Dec. 2, 2026, with up to four weekly winter-season flights, and is also considering service to Libya. Syrian Airlines has unveiled a new identity as it rebuilds, with plans to double its operational fleet to 12 aircraft and serve 25 destinations.
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Airbus is preparing its next-generation single-aisle program for an eventual production rate of about 100 aircraft per month, a step-change industrial target that would substantially exceed the output planned for the current A320neo family. The figure signals the scale of manufacturing capacity envisaged for the successor program.
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LATAM will resume nonstop Santiago–Caracas flights in January 2027, operating four times weekly with Airbus A320neo aircraft. Direct air links between Chile and Venezuela were suspended in 2024; the restart would restore a route after more than two years without nonstop service.
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The low-cost carrier has turned to Argentina’s local restructuring process after nearly two months without commercial operations, rather than seeking Chapter 11 protection in the United States. The filing marks a significant step in addressing the airline’s financial distress, though the articles provide no details on its restructuring plan or timeline for resuming flights.
Saudi budget carrier Flyadeal has launched five weekly flights between Riyadh and Mumbai, making the city its second destination in India after Hyderabad. The A320neo service adds more than 7,400 seats a month as the airline calls India a strategic priority in its international expansion.
Spain has chosen the Airbus A321neo as the platform for its future Santiago II-SCAPA signals intelligence fleet. The three crewed aircraft are intended to restore the country’s airborne signals intelligence capability and, according to the reports, give Spain one of Europe’s most capable such fleets.
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