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• David Kaminski-Morrow
Airbus handed over 67 commercial aircraft to 39 customers in July, including 55 A320neo-family jets and six A350s, taking 2026 deliveries to 418 aircraft for 82 customers. Orders accelerated by more than 200 during the month, pushing Airbus’ net order total beyond 1,000, supported by Chinese and Farnborough commitments.
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Airbus handed over 67 commercial aircraft to 39 customers in July, including 55 A320neo-family jets and six A350s, taking 2026 deliveries to 418 aircraft for 82 customers. Orders accelerated by more than 200 during the month, pushing Airbus’ net order total beyond 1,000, supported by Chinese and Farnborough commitments.
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.
Recent demonstrations by Northrop Grumman, Boeing, the U.S. Navy and Royal Navy show accelerating investment in networked maritime autonomy: MQ-4C Triton and P-8A aircraft exchanged mission data, while British forces linked a Wildcat helicopter, drones and ground units across more than 200 miles.
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German Airways has completed the acquisition and financing of five E190 regional jets, while Lufthansa is preparing to sell CityLine’s CRJ-900 fleet. Swiss also plans to retire and store its remaining four A220-100s by the end of 2027, even as Airbus says Pratt & Whitney-related A220 groundings are largely resolved.
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Airbus has completed ground vibration testing on the A350F, exposing the freighter to controlled oscillations to validate its structural and aeroelastic models. The campaign is a mandatory certification step ahead of the aircraft’s maiden flight, with two A350Fs planned for certification work.
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A late-May incident at GKN Aerospace’s California window factory halted production after an overheating tank prompted fears of an explosion and the evacuation of roughly 50,000 nearby residents. The disruption has reduced window availability for both Boeing and Airbus commercial aircraft supply chains.
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