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Emirates completes 100 widebody cabin retrofits in $5B fleet upgrade, adds Premium Economy across Boeing 777 and Airbus A380

Emirates says it has finished cabin refurbishments on its 100th aircraft under a US$5 billion retrofit program launched in November 2022. The work covers roughly 4.4 million man-hours, including installation of Premium Economy on Boeing 777 and Airbus A380 cabins, as the airline moves into the next phase with planned 4K screens and Safran Z400 seats.

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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

Reuters

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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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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Emirates completes 100 widebody cabin retrofits in $5B fleet upgrade, adds Premium Economy across Boeing 777 and Airbus A380 Emirates says it has finished cabin refurbishments on its 100th aircraft under a US$5 billion retrofit program launched in November 2022. The work covers roughly 4.4 million man-hours, including installation of Premium Economy on Boeing 777 and Airbus A380 cabins, as the airline moves into the next phase with planned 4K screens and Safran Z400 seats.

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

Emirates completes 100 widebody cabin retrofits in $5B fleet upgrade, adds Premium Economy across Boeing 777 and Airbus A380

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

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Emirates hits 100-aircraft milestone in $5B widebody cabin retrofit, expanding Premium Economy and replacing cabin components Emirates says it has refurbished the interiors of its 100th widebody aircraft since launching its $5 billion cabin retrofit programme in November 2022, with the work carried out over 44 months. The upgrade includes Premium Economy installation and the systematic replacement of thousands of components across a planned 219-aircraft scope.

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

Emirates hits 100-aircraft milestone in $5B widebody cabin retrofit, expanding Premium Economy and replacing cabin components

AINonline

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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

Reuters

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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