The War Zone
• Thomas Newdick
The Navy accepted its first newly built C-130J-30 Super Hercules from Lockheed Martin, beginning the transition to the E-130J Phoenix II for its Take Charge and Move Out nuclear command-and-control mission. The aircraft will be outfitted with Northrop Grumman mission systems and is intended to replace the Boeing E-6B Mercury in the role.
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SAS commercial chief Paul Verhagen says the carrier expects new widebodies to create a step change in its global long-haul network, adding both reach and depth. The plan follows an earlier deal for up to 40 Airbus aircraft to bolster the Scandinavian airline’s widebody fleet.
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The Navy accepted its first newly built C-130J-30 Super Hercules from Lockheed Martin, beginning the transition to the E-130J Phoenix II for its Take Charge and Move Out nuclear command-and-control mission. The aircraft will be outfitted with Northrop Grumman mission systems and is intended to replace the Boeing E-6B Mercury in the role.
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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The US-based lessor’s commitment is its largest aircraft order to date and expands its portfolio with 75 A320neo-family aircraft. ACG expects deliveries from 2032 through 2035, placing the order against a long-dated production and delivery pipeline for Airbus’ narrowbody family.
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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