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• Hilka Birns
KLM’s first A350-900, registered PH-ZNA, arrived in Amsterdam from Toulouse on Oct. 2 as a new aircraft. The airline has also clarified which destinations the type will serve, marking the start of a long-haul fleet renewal program, though the available reports do not specify routes or delivery plans beyond the first aircraft.
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KLM’s first A350-900, registered PH-ZNA, arrived in Amsterdam from Toulouse on Oct. 2 as a new aircraft. The airline has also clarified which destinations the type will serve, marking the start of a long-haul fleet renewal program, though the available reports do not specify routes or delivery plans beyond the first aircraft.
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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Aviation Capital Group has ordered 75 A320neo-family jets, its largest aircraft purchase to date. Deliveries are scheduled from 2032 through 2035, underscoring the long lead times for narrowbody capacity and giving the lessor a substantial future tranche to place with airline customers.
A low-altitude investment subsidiary of Sichuan Airlines Group has signed a purchase agreement with China’s Volant for 20 VE25-100 electric vertical take-off and landing passenger aircraft, with options for an additional 30. The agreement adds a sizable prospective order to China’s emerging eVTOL market.
All Nippon Airways expects to receive its first Boeing 737-8 in late 2026, according to a report in Commercial Aviation News. The available report provides no further details on the aircraft’s quantity, configuration or planned deployment.
Airbus recorded 14 net new aircraft orders in September 2026, according to ch-aviation. The available report provides no further detail on customers, aircraft types or deliveries.
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The FAA has certified Gogo Galileo HDX for Textron Aviation’s Citation Longitude and Latitude, with eligible customers able to install the system at no cost. Fractional operator PlaneSense plans to equip its PC-12 and PC-24 fleet with Gogo Galileo satellite connectivity by the end of 2027.
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CVsky, operating as Linhas Aéreas de Cabo Verde, has received the first of two leased ATR 72-600s, adding capacity for domestic services across the archipelago. In a separate ATR development, ACIA Aero Leasing delivered the first ATR 72-600 passenger-to-freighter conversion fitted with a large cargo door to FedEx.
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