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• Hilka Birns
United Airlines has taken delivery of its first Airbus A321XLR powered by Pratt & Whitney GTF Advantage engines, marking the first delivery of an aircraft equipped with the upgraded engine variant. The milestone brings the engine into airline service on the A321XLR.
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United Airlines has taken delivery of its first Airbus A321XLR powered by Pratt & Whitney GTF Advantage engines, marking the first delivery of an aircraft equipped with the upgraded engine variant. The milestone brings the engine into airline service on the A321XLR.
Airbus Defence and Space has delivered the first batch of next-generation satellites for Eutelsat’s OneWeb low Earth orbit constellation. The batch comprises 32 satellites, marking the start of deliveries for the upgraded spacecraft fleet.
Malaysia Aviation Group, parent of Malaysia Airlines, has signed a sale and purchase agreement with Airbus to acquire Sepang Aircraft Engineering, Airbus’ wholly owned maintenance subsidiary. The deal would bring the MRO business under the airline group’s ownership; the article provides no transaction value or completion timeline.
Biman Bangladesh Airlines is expected to sign an agreement for 10 Airbus aircraft on Oct. 7, comprising four A350-900 widebodies and six A321neos. The planned purchase follows the carrier’s recently announced order for 11 Boeing 787-10s and 737-8s, indicating a major fleet expansion across both manufacturers.
Germany is considering buying 16 additional Airbus A400M military transport aircraft, a potential order that would expand its fleet while supporting production of the European airlifter at a critical point for the program. The purchase could help sustain the A400M industrial base and extend the platform’s production outlook.
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KLM has received its first Airbus A350-900, PH-ZNA, named De Nachtwacht after Rembrandt’s painting. Delivered in Toulouse and flown to Amsterdam-Schiphol, the aircraft is scheduled to enter passenger service on October 30 between Amsterdam and Toronto, launching KLM’s planned 22-aircraft A350 fleet.
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Airbus is reshaping its board with the appointment of its first female chairperson and the first chair from outside the company’s traditional Franco-German power base. The changes set the stage for crucial leadership decisions, including a CEO succession decision expected next year.
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The FAA says an expert panel found no safety concern in a software glitch affecting some 737 MAX flight computers, after WestJet pilots identified the anomaly during a 2024 entry-into-service validation flight. The finding clears a key regulatory obstacle for certification of Boeing’s largest MAX variant.
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