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• Dominic Perry
Lufthansa Technik has entered the final certification phase for AeroSHARK on Airbus A330-200 and A330-300 aircraft, with a Discover Airlines A330-300 set to become the first Airbus aircraft fitted with the shark-skin-inspired surface film. The technology has already been used on Boeing 777 aircraft.
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Uganda Airlines has provided new details on a settlement with Rolls-Royce while facing related legal proceedings in the UK. The dispute involves the carrier’s Airbus A330-800 operation, bringing attention to the commercial and contractual issues surrounding its widebody fleet.
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Lufthansa Technik has entered the final certification phase for AeroSHARK on Airbus A330-200 and A330-300 aircraft, with a Discover Airlines A330-300 set to become the first Airbus aircraft fitted with the shark-skin-inspired surface film. The technology has already been used on Boeing 777 aircraft.
Air China Cargo began dedicated Urumqi–Liège service on September 3, 2026, using A330-200 freighter B-6113. The inaugural flight carried 53 tonnes of cargo and represents the carrier’s first dedicated cargo operation from Urumqi, adding a new China–Europe air freight connection.
SWISS and the Swiss Museum of Transport aim to make the airline’s final Airbus A340-300, HB-JMH, a permanent exhibit in Lucerne after its planned 2028 retirement. The museum must raise funds for the complex relocation of the approximately 125-ton aircraft from Zurich Airport.
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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 delivered 57 commercial aircraft in August, bringing its first-eight-month total 9% above the comparable 2025 period and broadly maintaining its path toward around 870 handovers in 2026. A production disruption on the A330 line, however, means the company faces a steeper delivery push later this year.
Israel Aerospace Industries has completed the maiden flight of its Airbus A330-300 passenger-to-freighter conversion, marking the Israeli manufacturer’s entry into Airbus widebody freighter modifications. The aircraft’s first flight begins the next phase of a program designed to expand IAI’s cargo-conversion portfolio.
Israel Aerospace Industries has flown its first converted Airbus A330-300 freighter, launching the certification campaign for the A330-300BDSF. The aircraft can carry up to 61 tonnes across 30 containers, marking IAI’s entry into the Airbus widebody passenger-to-freighter conversion segment.
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