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Airbus logs 331 gross orders in March 2026, delivers 60 aircraft as single‑aisle output weakens

Airbus recorded 331 gross orders (with 10 cancellations) and delivered 60 aircraft in March 2026, lifting its backlog to 9,087 planes. The month included 48 narrowbodies and 12 widebodies, but single‑aisle output trailed 2025 levels and weighed on quarterly handovers.

2026-04-09T09:07:17.601232-07:00

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DAE and Blackstone launch 'Equator' to deploy $1.6bn/year in aircraft leasing

2026-04-09T04:37:08.763361-07:00

Air Data News

Boeing to open fourth 737 MAX 'North Line' in Everett this summer, targeting >47 jets/month

2026-04-09T00:16:32.851780-07:00

Leeham News

Boeing will not launch new airplane programs until airlines, technology and production are ready; Renton 737 backlog remains

2026-04-09T00:31:35.688135-07:00

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Airbus logs 331 gross orders in March 2026, delivers 60 aircraft as single‑aisle output weakens Airbus recorded 331 gross orders (with 10 cancellations) and delivered 60 aircraft in March 2026, lifting its backlog to 9,087 planes. The month included 48 narrowbodies and 12 widebodies, but single‑aisle output trailed 2025 levels and weighed on quarterly handovers.

2026-04-09T09:07:17.601232-07:00

Airbus logs 331 gross orders in March 2026, delivers 60 aircraft as single‑aisle output weakens

Flying Magazine

Portugal selects Tecnam P‑Mentor for basic pilot training; orders seven trainers with simulators and support Portugal's Air Force has chosen the Tecnam P‑Mentor to rebuild its basic pilot‑training capability, contracting seven P‑Mentor aircraft together with synthetic training systems and maintenance support under a World Aviation‑led deal awarded by the Ministry of Defence. Delivery and timeline details were not disclosed.

2026-04-09T09:07:17.007579-07:00

Portugal selects Tecnam P‑Mentor for basic pilot training; orders seven trainers with simulators and support

Reuters

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DAE and Blackstone launch 'Equator' to deploy $1.6bn/year in aircraft leasing Dubai Aerospace Enterprise and Blackstone Credit & Insurance have launched "Equator", a dedicated aircraft‑leasing investment platform that will deploy roughly $1.6 billion per year. Under the programme DAE will acquire aircraft — including a reported €1.4bn purchase — using Blackstone‑backed flexible credit capital to place with global airlines.

2026-04-09T04:37:08.763361-07:00

DAE and Blackstone launch 'Equator' to deploy $1.6bn/year in aircraft leasing

Leeham News

Boeing will not launch new airplane programs until airlines, technology and production are ready; Renton 737 backlog remains CEO Kelly Ortberg has said Boeing will defer any new clean-sheet airplane programmes until airlines signal demand, the necessary technologies mature, and production capability is secure. Boeing still faces more than four dozen unfinished 737s clogging Renton, underscoring ongoing production constraints.

2026-04-09T00:31:35.688135-07:00

Boeing will not launch new airplane programs until airlines, technology and production are ready; Renton 737 backlog remains

Air Data News

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Boeing to open fourth 737 MAX 'North Line' in Everett this summer, targeting >47 jets/month Boeing will open a fourth 737 MAX final‑assembly line — the North Line — at its Everett complex this summer, the first time 737s will be built at the widebody plant. The line expands capacity, targeting over 47 aircraft per month and intended to support eventual MAX 10 production.

2026-04-09T00:16:32.851780-07:00

Boeing to open fourth 737 MAX 'North Line' in Everett this summer, targeting >47 jets/month

Air Data News

India's MTA race pivots as A400M drops from contention; IAF seeks 60 An‑32 replacements India's Medium Transport Aircraft competition has entered a decisive phase after local reports say the Airbus A400M is increasingly seen as unsuitable — too large and costly — for the requirement. The IAF, following an Acceptance of Necessity in March, is seeking 60 aircraft to replace more than 100 An‑32 transports.

2026-04-08T11:59:05.210444-07:00

India's MTA race pivots as A400M drops from contention; IAF seeks 60 An‑32 replacements

Aviation Week

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Aura Aero raises €340m to accelerate 19‑seat hybrid ERA, scale production and fund twin factories in France and Florida Aura Aero closed a fresh €50m tranche that brings total funding to €340m to advance its 19‑seat hybrid‑electric ERA, ramp Integral trainer production, scale drone programmes, and back twin factory build‑outs in Toulouse and Florida while unlocking prior French/European and state aid.

2026-04-08T11:32:37.479703-07:00

Aura Aero raises €340m to accelerate 19‑seat hybrid ERA, scale production and fund twin factories in France and Florida

FlightGlobal

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FAA approves Mammoth Freighters' 777-200LRMF P2F STC; deliveries to Qatar Airways Cargo cleared Mammoth Freighters has received FAA supplemental type certificate approval for its Boeing 777-200LRMF passenger‑to‑freighter conversion, clearing the type for commercial service and enabling deliveries to launch customer Qatar Airways Cargo. The US converter says it will accelerate production and is pursuing a China partner for global expansion.

2026-04-08T10:56:03.924327-07:00

FAA approves Mammoth Freighters' 777-200LRMF P2F STC; deliveries to Qatar Airways Cargo cleared

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Airbus logs 331 gross orders in March 2026, delivers 60 aircraft as single‑aisle output weakens

DAE and Blackstone launch 'Equator' to deploy $1.6bn/year in aircraft leasing

Boeing to open fourth 737 MAX 'North Line' in Everett this summer, targeting >47 jets/month

Boeing will not launch new airplane programs until airlines, technology and production are ready; Renton 737 backlog remains

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