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Cathay Pacific has committed to 32 more A320neo-family aircraft, while the Cathay Group separately added 11 A330-900s and three A321neos, with A330neo deliveries due from 2031 to 2035. Florida startup Magnifica Air was identified as the buyer of 10 ACJ220-300s for a planned premium fleet.
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Cathay Pacific has committed to 32 more A320neo-family aircraft, while the Cathay Group separately added 11 A330-900s and three A321neos, with A330neo deliveries due from 2031 to 2035. Florida startup Magnifica Air was identified as the buyer of 10 ACJ220-300s for a planned premium fleet.
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Multiple collaborative combat aircraft flew together on a joint sortie for the first time, with two Anduril YFQ-44A Fury jets controlled by Shield AI’s Hivemind autonomy software. Separately, the Royal Navy plans to demonstrate Northrop Grumman’s YFQ-48A Talon Blue from a Queen Elizabeth-class carrier in 2027 as it develops a future hybrid air wing.
The Czech manufacturer said Serbia has not yet signed a contract for six L-39NG Skyfox advanced trainers, days after Prime Minister Andrej Babiš said the aircraft had been sold. A German report said the jets would support training for future Serbian Rafale pilots; no delivery date has been given.
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Strong results across Embraer’s four business divisions lifted third-quarter 2026 revenue to a record $2.3 billion, 17% above a year earlier. The Brazilian manufacturer also reported a record backlog of $35.7 billion, raised its full-year financial guidance and is expanding jet production.
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Emirates President Tim Clark says the airline expects only three to five Boeing 777-9s toward the end of 2027, with deliveries potentially reaching roughly twice that number in 2028. The carrier is also expected to decide within about a month on the future of its Boeing 787 commitment.
The Algiers-based charter operator has added two Cessna 408 SkyCourier twin turboprops, bringing its in-house aircraft fleet to three. The deliveries mark the operator’s first use of the SkyCourier, a new type in its fleet.
FlyOne Asia, based at Tashkent International Airport, plans to increase its fleet from three aircraft to 14 by the end of 2029, according to a presentation at an aviation conference in Tashkent reported by CentralAsia+Aero. The report does not specify aircraft types or how the expansion will be financed.
South Korea’s Trinity Airways plans to introduce the Airbus A330neo in the first quarter of 2027, according to a schedule reported by Commercial Aviation News. The report provides a timing milestone for the airline’s planned use of the widebody aircraft, but gives no further operational or fleet details.
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