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• Dirk Andrei Salcedo
SundAir plans to expand capacity with two Boeing 737-800s supplied under wet-lease agreements by ACMI providers Enter Air and Fly4 Airlines, according to ch-aviation. The aircraft are due to join the German carrier’s fleet from October 2026.
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SundAir plans to expand capacity with two Boeing 737-800s supplied under wet-lease agreements by ACMI providers Enter Air and Fly4 Airlines, according to ch-aviation. The aircraft are due to join the German carrier’s fleet from October 2026.
Egyptian carrier flyplus has added another Airbus A320-200 on wet lease from Kuwait’s Jazeera Airways. Aircraft 9K-CAO, manufacturer serial number 6124, entered service on Oct. 1, 2026, adding capacity without flyplus taking the aircraft onto its own operating certificate or fleet ownership.
The state-owned airline has taken delivery of a new ATR 72-600, the first of two leased aircraft intended to expand its fleet from two ATR 72s to four. The additions will double CVsky’s turboprop fleet as it grows its capacity.
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The US-based lessor’s commitment is its largest aircraft order to date and expands its portfolio with 75 A320neo-family aircraft. ACG expects deliveries from 2032 through 2035, placing the order against a long-dated production and delivery pipeline for Airbus’ narrowbody family.
China Express Airlines Holdings, the carrier’s controlling shareholder, pledged 24,390,247 shares to Huaneng Guicheng Trust on Oct. 13, 2026, to finance equity investments. The transaction puts a block of the airline’s shares behind the shareholder’s investment financing, though the report does not specify the pledge’s value or other terms.
Island Aviation Services, the parent company of Maldivian, is seeking up to two Airbus A220-300s through operating leases. The report gives no details on timing, potential lessors or how the aircraft would fit into the airline’s existing fleet and network plans.
China's Sichuan Airlines has put six Airbus A320-200s up for sale at a combined asking price of $92.6 million. The listing signals a fleet-disposal opportunity, though the available report provides no details on the aircraft's age, sale terms or the airline's plans for replacement capacity.
Anduril is offering employees a chance to sell shares in a tender offer capped at $1.3 billion, with shares priced at $94.80, according to reports. The transaction could value the defense technology company at about $90 billion, up roughly 48% from the $61 billion valuation attached to its May funding round.
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