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China Eastern Airlines has selected CFM International’s LEAP-1A to power 101 Airbus A320neo-family aircraft, including A321XLRs, completing engine selection for this tranche. The deal, signed at the China International Import Expo, includes spare engines and a long-term services agreement; deliveries are scheduled from 2028 through 2032.
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China Eastern Airlines has selected CFM International’s LEAP-1A to power 101 Airbus A320neo-family aircraft, including A321XLRs, completing engine selection for this tranche. The deal, signed at the China International Import Expo, includes spare engines and a long-term services agreement; deliveries are scheduled from 2028 through 2032.
The A320 flying testbed has completed commissioning and flight-validation work with the ECRS Mk1 radar, supporting its development for German and Spanish Eurofighters ahead of planned 2027 fighter deliveries. Separately, France’s DGA has received Rafale B374 in F4.1 configuration to prepare a flying laboratory for future F5 and RBE2 XG radar trials.
Airbus has increased the A330-900’s maximum seating capacity to 480 by adopting enhanced exit slides and slide rafts. The change follows approval of the upgraded exits, enabling the twinjet to accommodate more passengers.
Airbus Defence & Space has delivered the second A400M Atlas to Kazakhstan’s air force. The aircraft will support the Central Asian nation’s defense and humanitarian relief missions.
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October leasing agreements lifted Airbus’ net orders for the year above 1,300 aircraft, while 74 deliveries brought its 2026 total to 621. Airbus needs roughly 250 more deliveries in November and December to approach its 870-aircraft target. Boeing likely delivered about 32 737 Max jets in October, its lowest monthly total in nearly a year.
The Eurofighter consortium is targeting more than 200 additional sales as demand for combat aircraft grows, despite continued export competition from the F-35. Production of Türkiye’s first aircraft from a 20-jet order has begun, with front-fuselage assembly at BAE Systems in the UK and center-fuselage work by Airbus in Germany.
The first serial A350-900 left Airbus’ Toulouse production halls in November 2014 and entered service with Qatar Airways two months later. The cluster examines the prospect of a larger A350, but the supplied article information does not establish whether Airbus plans to develop one.
Airbus delivered about 74 aircraft in October, Bloomberg News reported Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter. The figure provides a snapshot of the planemaker’s monthly delivery activity, though the report does not include a breakdown by aircraft type or customer.
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