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Boeing delivered 53 commercial aircraft in July—39 737 MAXs, 10 787s, three 767s and one 777 Freighter—down from 64 in June but up from 48 a year earlier. Airbus delivered 67 jets, while Boeing reported 30 net orders, including Uganda Airlines and AerCap agreements announced around Farnborough.
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Delays in the U.S. Air Force’s VC-25B program could push the replacement aircraft toward obsolescence before entering service, underscoring the schedule and lifecycle risks surrounding the next-generation presidential transport program.
Boeing is promoting an off-the-shelf radar seeker designed to reduce the cost of guided missiles, while Northrop Grumman has introduced Raid Hunter, a 50mm gun-based air defense system for countering drones, cruise missiles and other aerial threats in layered, short-range defense.
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Boeing delivered 53 commercial aircraft in July—39 737 MAXs, 10 787s, three 767s and one 777 Freighter—down from 64 in June but up from 48 a year earlier. Airbus delivered 67 jets, while Boeing reported 30 net orders, including Uganda Airlines and AerCap agreements announced around Farnborough.
Boeing delivered 53 commercial aircraft in July, including 39 737 MAX jets, bringing its 2026 total through July to 367—12% above the 328 delivered during the same period last year. The company reported 38 gross orders during the month.
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President Donald Trump was secretly transferred from a VC-25A to another military aircraft in Turkey in July after U.S. officials received an Iranian threat assessment involving the president and Air Force One. The operation, which reportedly used a catering truck to obscure the switch, has prompted scrutiny of presidential-airlift defenses and congressional demands for a briefing.
Teledyne Controls has launched its GroundLink Edge Computing Platform and AppLink cloud service after receiving FAA supplemental type certificate approval for the Boeing 737. The approval enables airlines to remotely deploy and manage onboard applications, adding cloud-based oversight to aircraft computing environments.
The government is considering adding more Boeing aircraft to MIAT’s fleet, according to Commercial Aviation News. The report points to a potential expansion of Mongolia’s flag carrier, though the available information does not specify the aircraft type, quantity, timing or financing structure.
South Korean airline Jin Air plans to lease 14 aircraft from Airbus and Boeing, signaling a fleet expansion through operating leases. The available report does not specify the aircraft models, lessors, delivery schedule or intended network deployment.
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