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• Daniel Martinez Garbuno
Biman Bangladesh Airlines has signed a firm order for four A350-900s and six A321neos, its first major purchase of Airbus jets. The move diversifies a fleet that currently comprises only Boeing jets, after Biman committed to 25 Boeing aircraft this year; Airbus deliveries are expected from 2033.
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Biman Bangladesh Airlines has signed a firm order for four A350-900s and six A321neos, its first major purchase of Airbus jets. The move diversifies a fleet that currently comprises only Boeing jets, after Biman committed to 25 Boeing aircraft this year; Airbus deliveries are expected from 2033.
Elon Musk said unnamed “oligarchs” were preventing Starlink from entering India, in an apparent reference to billionaires Mukesh Ambani and Sunil Bharti Mittal. The remarks followed a post outlining the case for Starlink in India; the reports do not detail any formal blocking action or response from the named companies.
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HAL’s Koraput division has delivered its 2,000th aero-engine, while the company plans to raise annual AL-31FP output to 50 with a ₹335 crore investment. GE Aerospace also dispatched F404-IN20 engines for India’s Tejas Mk1A program, with HAL expecting 20 engines in the second half of 2026.
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