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Kush Air has acquired two CRJ900 regional jets previously operated by RwandAir. The reported transaction links the Ugandan airline with aircraft formerly in the Rwandan carrier’s fleet; the available report does not provide further details on timing, price or intended deployment.
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Airbus Defence & Space has delivered the second A400M Atlas to Kazakhstan’s air force. The aircraft will support the Central Asian nation’s defense and humanitarian relief missions.
Kush Air has acquired two CRJ900 regional jets previously operated by RwandAir. The reported transaction links the Ugandan airline with aircraft formerly in the Rwandan carrier’s fleet; the available report does not provide further details on timing, price or intended deployment.
Austrian Airlines will lose five planned Boeing 787-9 deliveries after Lufthansa Group reallocates the aircraft to address delays to Boeing’s 777X. The shift adds another constraint to Austrian’s fleet plans while directing scarce widebody capacity toward other needs within the group.
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Bell Textron has delivered the 2,000th Bell 407, roughly three decades after the model entered production. The aircraft went to White Saddle Air Services, a family-owned operator based at Bluff Lake in British Columbia, marking a production milestone for one of Bell’s helicopter programs.
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Lessors accounted for 185 of Airbus’ 202 gross orders in October, led by 98 A321neo commitments; the manufacturer delivered 74 aircraft that month. Year-to-date deliveries reached 621, leaving Airbus needing 249–259 deliveries in November and December to approach its annual goal of around 870.
Bahrain’s Gulf Air is weighing an expansion of its Boeing 787-9 order, according to the article headline. The report provides no detail on the number of additional aircraft, timing or rationale, leaving the potential scale and implications for the carrier’s fleet plan unspecified.
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IndiGo is in early-stage negotiations with Embraer for 100 regional jets, with options for about 50 additional aircraft, Reuters reported, citing three people familiar with the discussions. The talks build on the airline’s earlier evaluation of regional aircraft to complement its Airbus narrowbody fleet.
General Dynamics President Danny Deep said Gulfstream plans to ramp up to 200 aircraft deliveries annually and provided a firmer timeline for certification and deliveries of its in-development super-midsize G300. He shared the updates during the company’s quarterly investor call on Friday; no specific dates were included in the report.
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