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• Ricardo Meier
Airbus delivered 57 commercial aircraft to 31 customers in August, down from 61 a year earlier and 67 in July, while recording 67 orders. The slowdown leaves the manufacturer reliant on a heavily backloaded delivery schedule to reach its target of around 870 aircraft in 2026.
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Airbus is nearing a narrowbody order from Egypt’s Air Cairo as the low-cost carrier seeks to secure delivery slots and expand operations. The deal would add to Airbus’s commercial backlog, but the aircraft type, quantity and timing were not disclosed.
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Airbus delivered 57 commercial aircraft to 31 customers in August, down from 61 a year earlier and 67 in July, while recording 67 orders. The slowdown leaves the manufacturer reliant on a heavily backloaded delivery schedule to reach its target of around 870 aircraft in 2026.
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American Airlines’ replacement decision for its 777-200ER fleet has narrowed to two widebody aircraft. The evaluation turns on range, fuel burn, delivery timing and fleet commonality, with AirInsight identifying a preferred option and suggesting Boeing faces a potentially significant loss.
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La Compagnie will add Düsseldorf to its all-business-class network, operating five weekly nonstop flights between the German city and New York’s Newark Liberty International Airport from spring 2027. The route will launch with the carrier’s third Airbus A321LR, expanding its network beyond Paris, Nice and Milan.
Israel Aerospace Industries’ first Airbus A330-300 converted freighter completed its maiden flight from Tel Aviv on Sept. 4, following structural modification and ground testing. The flight begins the certification campaign for the A330-300BDSF, which is designed to carry up to 61 tonnes and 30 containers.
Israel Aerospace Industries has completed the first flight of its Airbus A330-300BDSF passenger-to-freighter conversion, launching airborne testing ahead of a certification campaign. The program is expected to receive certification by the end of 2026, adding the A330-300 to IAI’s freighter-conversion portfolio.
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Airbus nearly halted A330neo deliveries for about three months after identifying a quality issue involving the horizontal tailplane, including a stray tool found in one aircraft’s tail section. Inspections and corrective work have allowed handovers to resume, but some deliveries will slip into 2026.
Poland’s LOT is set to acquire two Boeing 787-9 aircraft from Virgin Atlantic, adding to its long-haul fleet through a secondary-market transaction. The deal highlights LOT’s fleet expansion and the continued repositioning of widebody aircraft among European operators.
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