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Last Updated: Monday, Oct. 20, 2025, 12:57 AM PDT
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Why the A220 Is Effectively an Orphan — and the Case for an A220‑500
By Leeham News: Subscription Required By Scott Hamilton Oct. 20, 2025, © Leeham News: Airbus and Boeing face a challenge that is good news and bad news. The Airbus A220-300 is essentially an orphan.

Airbus' A220 conundrum: orphaned A220-300 and the case for an A220-500
By Leeham News: Subscription Required By Scott Hamilton Oct. 20, 2025, © Leeham News: Airbus and Boeing face a challenge that is good news and bad news. The Airbus A220-300 is essentially an orphan.

Airbus A220-300 Left 'Orphan' — Industry Calls for A220-500 Variant
By Leeham News: Subscription Required By Scott Hamilton Oct. 20, 2025, © Leeham News: Airbus and Boeing face a challenge that is good news and bad news. The Airbus A220-300 is essentially an orphan.

Virgin Atlantic’s New CEO Corneel Koster Faces Major Profitability and Strategic Challenges
By Airline Weekly: Virgin Atlantic is getting a new captain, but can he steer the airline toward lasting profitability? In this week’s feature story, we unpack the daunting to-do list awaiting Koster and his team.

Iraqi Airways to add 13 jets amid EU authorisation bid
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September 2025 business jet deliveries revealed: monthly totals, leading manufacturers and top models
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ACT Cargo Airlines Boeing 747-400 runs off runway into sea at Hong Kong Chek Lap Kok, strikes ground vehicle; two workers missing
By thestandard.com.hk: A cargo plane arriving from Dubai ran off the runway and tumbled into the sea at Hong Kong International Airport early Monday, crashing into a ground-service vehicle and leaving two ground workers dead.