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Boeing edges ahead on order momentum as Airbus tightens delivery outlook and accelerates Skywise/Navblue integration

New figures show Boeing delivering better order performance than Airbus for the first time this decade, amid demand linked to countries seeking US aircraft to strengthen political ties. Airbus, meanwhile, narrowly missed a reduced 2025 delivery target and is pushing execution through an expanded digital transformation effort, launching a wholly owned Skywise subsidiary that integrates Navblue and Skywise digital and flight-ops services.

2026-04-16T16:35:56.635225-07:00

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LATAM to introduce lie-flat Premium Business on incoming Airbus A321XLRs from 2027

2026-04-16T11:56:09.307434-07:00

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Lufthansa accelerates cost cuts: shuts down CityLine early and reshuffles fleet amid fuel surge and strikes

2026-04-16T05:22:27.717178-07:00

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Flyadeal orders A330-900neo two-class cabin seats from Geven and Jiatai

2026-04-16T01:39:11.861057-07:00

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Boeing edges ahead on order momentum as Airbus tightens delivery outlook and accelerates Skywise/Navblue integration New figures show Boeing delivering better order performance than Airbus for the first time this decade, amid demand linked to countries seeking US aircraft to strengthen political ties. Airbus, meanwhile, narrowly missed a reduced 2025 delivery target and is pushing execution through an expanded digital transformation effort, launching a wholly owned Skywise subsidiary that integrates Navblue and Skywise digital and flight-ops services.

2026-04-16T16:35:56.635225-07:00

Boeing edges ahead on order momentum as Airbus tightens delivery outlook and accelerates Skywise/Navblue integration

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LATAM to introduce lie-flat Premium Business on incoming Airbus A321XLRs from 2027 LATAM Airlines Group plans to equip its first Airbus A321XLRs with a Premium Business cabin featuring fully lie-flat seats, targeting long-haul flying on a narrowbody from 2027. The product preview points to more than 170 seats split across Premium Business, Economy Plus and Economy, with early U.S. destinations expected in 2027.

2026-04-16T11:56:09.307434-07:00

LATAM to introduce lie-flat Premium Business on incoming Airbus A321XLRs from 2027

AeroTime

Bucher picked to provide SWISS cabin solutions for 777-300ER retrofit; A330-300 renewal continues Bucher will supply cabin solutions for SWISS’s Boeing 777-300ER retrofit, extending its role in the airline’s widebody cabin refresh. The supplier also continues work on SWISS’s Airbus A330-300 renewal programme, signaling parallel execution across the carrier’s long-haul fleet.

2026-04-16T06:57:20.590086-07:00

Bucher picked to provide SWISS cabin solutions for 777-300ER retrofit; A330-300 renewal continues

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Lufthansa accelerates cost cuts: shuts down CityLine early and reshuffles fleet amid fuel surge and strikes Deutsche Lufthansa says it is ending operations at its regional subsidiary CityLine, citing sharp jet-fuel price increases and industrial action. The group is also reducing network capacity within Lufthansa Airlines and accelerating fleet renewal to retire older, less fuel-efficient aircraft. In parallel, nine additional Airbus A350-900 aircraft are being allocated to Discover Airlines.

2026-04-16T05:22:27.717178-07:00

Lufthansa accelerates cost cuts: shuts down CityLine early and reshuffles fleet amid fuel surge and strikes

Reuters

Bundeswehr SatcomBW4 dispute: OHB, Rheinmetall and Airbus challenge Starlink amid new consortium German defence satcom project SatcomBW4 is at the centre of a procurement battle after OHB, Rheinmetall and Airbus reached a deal over the multi-billion programme, triggering a dispute over the Bundeswehr’s Starlink plans. The cluster reflects how quickly European milsatcom sourcing is being reshaped by new coalition bids.

2026-04-16T02:39:17.269963-07:00

Bundeswehr SatcomBW4 dispute: OHB, Rheinmetall and Airbus challenge Starlink amid new consortium

FlightGlobal

Bucher Group selected as SFE galley and stowage supplier for Airbus A320neo-family Bucher Group has been chosen as the supplier for furnished equipment (SFE) galley and stowage on the Airbus A320neo-family. The company says the galley has been in development for more than three years, will be showcased at AIX with its G1B galley, and is targeting first production deliveries later in 2026.

2026-04-16T01:54:29.161294-07:00

Bucher Group selected as SFE galley and stowage supplier for Airbus A320neo-family

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Flyadeal orders A330-900neo two-class cabin seats from Geven and Jiatai Flyadeal says Italy’s Geven and China’s Jiatai will supply seats for its two-class Airbus A330-900neo long-haul fleet. The airline will take 10 aircraft, using Geven’s Comoda AQ premium-economy seats (14 per aircraft) and an economy cabin of 406 seats in a 3-3-3 layout.

2026-04-16T01:39:11.861057-07:00

Flyadeal orders A330-900neo two-class cabin seats from Geven and Jiatai

The War Zone

Germany trials airborne delivery of Wiesel ‘tankettes’ from A400M transports Germany is expanding its airborne fire-support toolkit by dropping the compact Wiesel “tankette” vehicle from A400M transports. The approach leverages the platform’s agility to rapidly put firepower forward, adding a new way to deliver armored effects behind or near contested areas.

2026-04-15T13:35:24.407150-07:00

Germany trials airborne delivery of Wiesel ‘tankettes’ from A400M transports

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Boeing edges ahead on order momentum as Airbus tightens delivery outlook and accelerates Skywise/Navblue integration

LATAM to introduce lie-flat Premium Business on incoming Airbus A321XLRs from 2027

Lufthansa accelerates cost cuts: shuts down CityLine early and reshuffles fleet amid fuel surge and strikes

Flyadeal orders A330-900neo two-class cabin seats from Geven and Jiatai

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