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• Ricardo Meier
Deutsche Aircraft has opened a final assembly facility at Leipzig/Halle Airport for its D328eco regional turboprop, transitioning the program from development toward production. The €100 million site is designed to build up to 48 aircraft annually and marks the return of complete commercial aircraft manufacturing to Germany after 25 years.
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Deutsche Aircraft has opened a final assembly facility at Leipzig/Halle Airport for its D328eco regional turboprop, transitioning the program from development toward production. The €100 million site is designed to build up to 48 aircraft annually and marks the return of complete commercial aircraft manufacturing to Germany after 25 years.
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Commercial aircraft manufacturers delivered 903 aircraft in the first eight months of 2026, the strongest year-to-date performance since 2018. Airbus remains confident in its full-year target despite a primer-quality issue affecting about 500 A321neos, while the A350F’s first flight advances its challenge to Boeing in freighters.
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Avolon will sell 33 aircraft—including Boeing 737 MAX, Airbus A330 and A350 jets—to Qatar-based Lesha Bank in a transaction valued at $1.609 billion. The aircraft are leased to 25 airlines worldwide, and the deal will lift Lesha’s managed aviation fleet to more than 75 aircraft upon completion.
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Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary says the airline still expects to receive its first 737 MAX 10s in spring 2027, despite an FAA certification pause linked to a software flaw. He also warned that airlines may struggle to sustain low fares while oil prices remain elevated.
Airbus may shift delivery of as many as 20 A321neo aircraft from September into the fourth quarter, Reuters reports, as the manufacturer addresses a recently disclosed quality issue involving fuselage panels. The potential deferrals add another variable to airline fleet planning and Airbus’ delivery execution.
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Avolon has agreed to sell Lesha Bank a portfolio of 33 commercial aircraft leased to 25 airlines, with management transferring to Lesha Aviation Services. The transaction will lift Lesha’s managed fleet beyond 75 aircraft and expand its Sharia-compliant leasing platform, while advancing Avolon’s asset-recycling strategy.
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Airbus has identified a coating defect on fuselage stringers supplied by a subcontractor on around 500 A321neo aircraft. Rework may take up to nine days per aircraft, while affected operators could have as long as two years to complete repairs, adding pressure to September delivery targets.
A second Boeing 747-8I sold by Lufthansa to the U.S. Air Force has departed Frankfurt for Pinal Airpark, Arizona. The aircraft will provide spare parts and support the future VC-25B Air Force One fleet, expanding the U.S. government’s access to 747-8 components.
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