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• Len Varley
American Airlines is reshaping its future delivery schedule while adding Airbus aircraft to its backlog, balancing cost reduction with fleet growth. Separately, Airbus delivered 67 commercial aircraft to 39 customers in July 2026 and recorded 204 gross orders, signaling continued demand for new jets.
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American Airlines is reshaping its future delivery schedule while adding Airbus aircraft to its backlog, balancing cost reduction with fleet growth. Separately, Airbus delivered 67 commercial aircraft to 39 customers in July 2026 and recorded 204 gross orders, signaling continued demand for new jets.
Airbus recorded 204 gross commercial aircraft orders during July 2026, reflecting significant purchasing activity from both airlines and lessors. The orders were accumulated across the month’s 31 days, underscoring continued customer engagement with Airbus’ commercial aircraft portfolio.
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Airbus and Boeing are investing in alternatives to conventional autoclave processing as they seek to accelerate composite airframe manufacturing. The efforts signal continued focus by both major aerospace groups on improving production methods for composite structures and addressing manufacturing constraints.
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The European Commission has agreed with an industrial consortium to expand and accelerate IRIS², its sovereign secure-connectivity constellation, with first launches targeted for 2029. Indra’s Hispasat will lead a services contract worth more than €1.6 billion, while total program investment is expected to exceed $18 billion.
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Airbus booked 204 gross commercial aircraft orders in July, led by leasing deals with Chinese companies, while deliveries reached 67 jets to 39 customers. Year-to-date deliveries rose to 418, but the pace remains below last year and the first A350F delivery has slipped to late 2027.
VietJetAir expects to receive more than 600 Airbus and Boeing aircraft through 2035 as the Vietnamese low-cost carrier expands its international network and aviation-services businesses. The planned fleet growth points to an aggressive long-term capacity and diversification strategy across passenger operations and related aviation activities.
Airbus has completed ground vibration testing on the first A350F, a key development milestone for the freighter program. The European manufacturer said the aircraft will proceed toward its first flight later this year as Airbus advances the newest member of the A350 family.
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Canada is advancing uncrewed aviation across military, commercial and emergency-response missions: the Royal Canadian Navy has deployed a Textron Aerosonde on an Arctic patrol vessel, while Voyageur ordered Airbus U030 Flexrotors and Volatus announced partnerships for sovereign intelligence and heavy-lift wildfire aircraft.
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