Reuters
• Dan Catchpole
September was Boeing’s strongest delivery month of 2026, with 57 aircraft handed over, up from 51 in August and 55 a year earlier. Third-quarter commercial deliveries totaled 161, including 124 737s; the nine-month total reached 475, while September orders rose to 165 jets.
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September was Boeing’s strongest delivery month of 2026, with 57 aircraft handed over, up from 51 in August and 55 a year earlier. Third-quarter commercial deliveries totaled 161, including 124 737s; the nine-month total reached 475, while September orders rose to 165 jets.
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Avolon has placed a firm order for 35 Airbus A330-900s and 75 A320neo-family aircraft, with the widebodies powered by 70 Rolls-Royce Trent 7000 engines. The Airbus deal is part of a broader 250-aircraft commitment that also includes 140 Boeing 737 MAX jets, intended to meet long-term fleet needs among the lessor’s airline customers.
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Evolution Airways, a U.S. operator founded by Jonathan Houdyschell, is expanding its fleet amid surging demand. The available report does not specify the aircraft being added, the scale of the expansion or the markets driving demand.
Cabo Verde’s state-owned domestic carrier, Linhas Aéreas de Cabo Verde, trading as CVsky, has added an ATR 72-600 under a 12-year operating lease with Singapore-based lessor Avation. The agreement expands the carrier’s fleet with a turboprop aircraft for its domestic operations.
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