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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.

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

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

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

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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

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

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Riyadh Air wins regulatory clearance for China debut; targets network scale-up alongside 787 growth plan

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2026-07-13T11:29:27.677622-07:00

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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

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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

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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

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Riyadh Air wins regulatory clearance for China debut; targets network scale-up alongside 787 growth plan Saudi startup Riyadh Air has secured regulatory approval to begin flights to Beijing and Shanghai, marking its first step into China as it builds an international network with a goal of 100 destinations by 2030. Separately, the airline is studying additional aircraft purchases, including exercising options for 25–30 more Boeing 787 Dreamliners and potentially adding Airbus aircraft.

2026-07-13T11:29:27.677622-07:00

Riyadh Air wins regulatory clearance for China debut; targets network scale-up alongside 787 growth plan

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DGCA approves Air India’s electronic technical logbooks (ETL) for Boeing 787, with parallel rollout authorized for Boeing 777 Air India has received Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) approval to use Electronic Technical Logbooks (ETL) as the primary technical document for its Boeing 787 fleet, with authorization for parallel implementation across the Boeing 777 fleet. The carrier says the move replaces paper records with real-time digital data to improve operational performance, safety and sustainability.

2026-07-13T09:44:10.614228-07:00

DGCA approves Air India’s electronic technical logbooks (ETL) for Boeing 787, with parallel rollout authorized for Boeing 777

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NTSB probes NetJets Citation crash: damaged starter generator and suspected fuel-component issues; separate investigations conti Preliminary NTSB findings on NetJets’ fatal Laredo Citation crash cite unusual in-flight vibrations and a failed right engine starter generator. Investigators also examined a damaged starter generator and fractured fuel assembly/fuel-system components. Separately, the inquiry remains open into K2 Airways’ Boeing 737 freighter loss, while AAIB provides a Southend crash update.

2026-07-13T04:44:34.870312-07:00

NTSB probes NetJets Citation crash: damaged starter generator and suspected fuel-component issues; separate investigations conti