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Air Algérie orders ten Boeing 737 MAX 8s with deliveries starting July 2026

Air Algérie has placed a firm order for ten Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft, with deliveries starting July 2026 (five in 2026 and five in 2027). The purchase is part of the carrier’s medium‑haul fleet renewal to expand international connectivity, improve efficiency and enhance passenger comfort.

2026-03-27T09:00:29.727452-07:00

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United media day: cabin refreshes, CRJ200 makeover and ~250 jets due over two years

2026-03-27T11:19:42.029125-07:00

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Sikorsky seeks up to 81 S‑92A+ orders to underpin 12/yr production as market shifts

2026-03-27T09:12:20.465082-07:00

Aviation Week

Boeing lays first steel for new 787 final assembly in South Carolina as podcast contrasts Airbus Mobile and Charleston

2026-03-27T04:20:33.592871-07:00

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United media day: cabin refreshes, CRJ200 makeover and ~250 jets due over two years At a media day United unveiled fleet-wide product and cabin refreshes — including an unexpected makeover of the CRJ200 — and confirmed it will accept roughly 250 new aircraft over the next two years as it accelerates a broad fleet and cabin overhaul.

2026-03-27T11:19:42.029125-07:00

United media day: cabin refreshes, CRJ200 makeover and ~250 jets due over two years

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Sikorsky seeks up to 81 S‑92A+ orders to underpin 12/yr production as market shifts Sikorsky is pursuing up to 81 orders for its upgraded S‑92A+ to build a backlog that would sustain production of up to 12 heavy‑twins per year. Its latest forecast indicates shifting market dynamics for the type, prompting the OEM to secure commitments before ramping output.

2026-03-27T09:12:20.465082-07:00

Sikorsky seeks up to 81 S‑92A+ orders to underpin 12/yr production as market shifts

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Air Algérie orders ten Boeing 737 MAX 8s with deliveries starting July 2026 Air Algérie has placed a firm order for ten Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft, with deliveries starting July 2026 (five in 2026 and five in 2027). The purchase is part of the carrier’s medium‑haul fleet renewal to expand international connectivity, improve efficiency and enhance passenger comfort.

2026-03-27T09:00:29.727452-07:00

Air Algérie orders ten Boeing 737 MAX 8s with deliveries starting July 2026

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AeroItalia awaits B737-8 deliveries as it eyes more international routes AeroItalia is awaiting deliveries of Boeing 737-8s and plans to add more international routes. The incoming 737-8 narrowbodies will be central to the airline’s planned network expansion as it scales capacity and seeks to broaden its route map beyond current markets.

2026-03-27T07:58:30.163017-07:00

AeroItalia awaits B737-8 deliveries as it eyes more international routes

Aviation Week

Boeing lays first steel for new 787 final assembly in South Carolina as podcast contrasts Airbus Mobile and Charleston Boeing has set the first piece of steel for a new 88‑48 B787 final‑assembly building at its South Carolina manufacturing campus as it expands Dreamliner capacity. Editors, joined by guest columnist Richard Aboulafia, discuss that build alongside Airbus’s Mobile final‑assembly line in a new podcast.

2026-03-27T04:20:33.592871-07:00

Boeing lays first steel for new 787 final assembly in South Carolina as podcast contrasts Airbus Mobile and Charleston

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Australia receives second MC-55 Peregrine G550 ISR jet as four-aircraft fleet builds Australia has taken delivery of a second MC-55 Peregrine — a Gulfstream G550‑based long‑range ISR and electronic‑warfare jet — as Canberra builds a four‑aircraft fleet. The platform will operate alongside RAAF Boeing P‑8A maritime patrol aircraft and MQ‑4C unmanned systems, Defence Industry Minister Pat Conroy said.

2026-03-26T08:00:19.675634-07:00

Australia receives second MC-55 Peregrine G550 ISR jet as four-aircraft fleet builds

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A350 delivery shortfall widens as Airbus misses rate targets, ceding momentum to Boeing 787 Airbus's A350 programme faces a multi‑year industrial delivery shortfall as handovers lag the company's ambitious production‑rate targets, creating a widening gap in widebody output and adding pressure to its production roadmap. Boeing's 787 ramp is accelerating in parallel, quietly shifting the widebody balance.

2026-03-26T07:31:16.195407-07:00

A350 delivery shortfall widens as Airbus misses rate targets, ceding momentum to Boeing 787

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Marathon adds fourth Embraer E195; aircraft to operate for Aeroitalia on lease Greek ACMI and charter specialist Marathon Airlines has expanded its fleet with a fourth Embraer E195. The aircraft will operate for Italy’s Aeroitalia under a leasing arrangement, reinforcing Marathon's role as a regional ACMI/charter provider and adding immediate narrowbody capacity to Europe.

2026-03-26T04:58:48.248567-07:00

Marathon adds fourth Embraer E195; aircraft to operate for Aeroitalia on lease

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Air Algérie orders ten Boeing 737 MAX 8s with deliveries starting July 2026

United media day: cabin refreshes, CRJ200 makeover and ~250 jets due over two years

Sikorsky seeks up to 81 S‑92A+ orders to underpin 12/yr production as market shifts

Boeing lays first steel for new 787 final assembly in South Carolina as podcast contrasts Airbus Mobile and Charleston

News Timeline