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China Airlines to debut Boeing 787 in mid–1Q27, Taiwan carrier schedules first arrival

China Airlines has scheduled the debut of its Boeing 787 for mid–first quarter 2027. The update signals the carrier’s planned timing for introducing the widebody into its fleet, ahead of the 2027 passenger and route planning cycle.

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2026-07-14T17:00:22.965643-07:00

Breitflyte

Emirates completes 100th widebody cabin retrofit under $5B fleet makeover in Dubai

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2026-07-14T12:30:59.999322-07:00

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United targets its ageing 767 fleet as high disruption and seat-costs erode economics

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2026-07-14T08:32:09.703090-07:00

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China-based lessors seek DGCA deregistration and repossession of four Boeing 737 MAX 8 jets leased to SpiceJet after missed leas

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2026-07-13T23:25:29.400132-07:00

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China Airlines to debut Boeing 787 in mid–1Q27, Taiwan carrier schedules first arrival China Airlines has scheduled the debut of its Boeing 787 for mid–first quarter 2027. The update signals the carrier’s planned timing for introducing the widebody into its fleet, ahead of the 2027 passenger and route planning cycle.

2026-07-14T17:00:22.965643-07:00

China Airlines to debut Boeing 787 in mid–1Q27, Taiwan carrier schedules first arrival

Breitflyte

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Emirates completes 100th widebody cabin retrofit under $5B fleet makeover in Dubai Emirates says it has finished retrofitting its 100th aircraft under a US$5 billion cabin upgrade programme, the largest global airline refurbishment effort of its kind. The retrofit programme—spanning Premium Economy installs and thousands of component replacements—has been delivered across 100 of 219 planned widebodies in Dubai.

2026-07-14T12:30:59.999322-07:00

Emirates completes 100th widebody cabin retrofit under $5B fleet makeover in Dubai

AirInsight

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United targets its ageing 767 fleet as high disruption and seat-costs erode economics United’s 767 fleet is being weighed against its 787-8 benchmarks, with 30-year-old aircraft and a 17% disruption rate contributing to materially higher operating economics. United says the 767 delivers about 20% higher seat costs than the 787-8, pushing a renewed rationale for timing and fleet decisions with Boeing.

2026-07-14T08:32:09.703090-07:00

United targets its ageing 767 fleet as high disruption and seat-costs erode economics

Aircraft Interiors International

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Emirates completes 100th widebody cabin retrofit under US$5B Premium Economy upgrade Emirates has refurbished the interiors of its 100th widebody aircraft under a US$5 billion cabin retrofit programme launched in November 2022. The milestone, reached in 44 months, includes upgrades across 219 aircraft total—adding Premium Economy and replacing thousands of components per cabin on Airbus A380 and Boeing 777 aircraft.

2026-07-14T06:00:04.825006-07:00

Emirates completes 100th widebody cabin retrofit under US$5B Premium Economy upgrade

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Boeing 777X design changes force company to revisit lessons from past production and compliance mistakes Boeing’s ongoing 777X program changes are being framed as a corrective step that requires the company to apply lessons from earlier missteps. The reporting positions the redesign work as a long-running process with implications for how Boeing manages program risk, schedule discipline, and engineering change control.

2026-07-14T02:15:14.454069-07:00

Boeing 777X design changes force company to revisit lessons from past production and compliance mistakes

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Air Algérie takes first Boeing 737-8 (MAX 8) on lease as it renews its A-320/737-size fleet; private Sahel operator Kangala Air Air Algérie has taken delivery of the first of ten leased Boeing 737-8s, with aircraft 7T-VLQ (msn 44017) flown from Budapest to Algiers on July 9, 2026. Separately, Burkina Faso’s Kangala Air Express received its first Boeing 737 Business Jet to expand high-end charter services across the Sahel.

2026-07-14T01:30:12.614951-07:00

Air Algérie takes first Boeing 737-8 (MAX 8) on lease as it renews its A-320/737-size fleet; private Sahel operator Kangala Air

Reuters

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China-based lessors seek DGCA deregistration and repossession of four Boeing 737 MAX 8 jets leased to SpiceJet after missed leas China’s largest bank and other aircraft lessors have asked India’s DGCA to deregister four Boeing 737-8 (MAX 8) aircraft leased to SpiceJet, initiating the repossession and return process. The move follows SpiceJet’s failure to meet lease-payment obligations, with four additional aircraft now slated to leave the carrier.

2026-07-13T23:25:29.400132-07:00

China-based lessors seek DGCA deregistration and repossession of four Boeing 737 MAX 8 jets leased to SpiceJet after missed leas

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China's ICBC seeks return of four 737 MAX jets leased to SpiceJet, documents show

2026-07-13T23:25:29.400132-07:00

China's ICBC seeks return of f