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DAILY AVIATION NEWS ALERT

July 22nd 2026
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AerCap has ordered 15 B787-9s

Boeing lands fresh orders from AerCap, Luxair and Uganda Airlines

Boeing has announced a series of new aircraft commitments from AerCap, Luxair and Uganda Airlines, strengthening demand for its 737 MAX and 787 Dreamliner programmes. Aircraft lessor AerCap has placed an order for 15 Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners, increasing its 787 portfolio to around 140 aircraft. The agreement includes substitution rights for the larger 787-10, giving the lessor additional flexibility to …
LEAP-1A StandardAero

StandardAero signs LEAP engine support deal with Avolon

StandardAero has signed a multi-year agreement with aircraft lessor Avolon to provide CFM International LEAP-1A and LEAP-1B engine maintenance services for the leasing company's customers. The LeaseTEAM agreement gives Avolon non-exclusive access to a range of maintenance, repair and overhaul services for LEAP engines powering Airbus A320neo and Boeing 737 MAX aircraft. Avolon's portfolio includes around 150 delivered A320neo aircraft …
Airbus will design, build and flight test full scale wing extensions for next generation single aisle aircraft

Airbus launches Wing of Tomorrow flight campaign

Airbus is launching a new flight-test campaign to evaluate high-span wings for future single-aisle aircraft, marking the next phase of its 'Wing of Tomorrow' research and technology programme. Over the next three years, the aircraft manufacturer will design, build and flight-test full-scale wing extensions, which will be installed on an A321neo to assess the performance of different wing geometries in …
Trent 1000 engine

Rolls-Royce books new Trent engine business

Rolls-Royce has secured new Trent engine commitments from Somon Air and Philippine Airlines, strengthening its wide-body order book. Tajikistan's Somon Air has selected four Trent 1000 XE engines to power two new Boeing 787 Dreamliners. The order follows LATAM's purchase of six Trent 1000 XE engines earlier this year and marks another win for the latest variant of the Trent …
Rendering of Shohin Airlines A320 and A321 aircraft in flight © Airbus

Shohin, Philippine Airlines boost Airbus order book

Airbus has secured new aircraft commitments from Shohin Airlines and Philippine Airlines, adding to its order book with narrow-body and wide-body deals announced at the Farnborough International Airshow. Tajikistan's Shohin Airlines has disclosed an order for four A320neo-family aircraft, comprising two A320neos and two A321neos. The order, previously listed as undisclosed in Airbus' June order book, marks the carrier's first …
Signing ceremony between SR Technics and Oman Air

SR Technics wins Oman Air engine MRO deal

SR Technics has signed a two-year agreement with Oman Air to provide engine maintenance services, strengthening its presence in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Under the contract, all engine maintenance work will be carried out at SR Technics' facility in Zurich, Switzerland. The agreement builds on a longstanding relationship between the companies, which began with line maintenance …
Embraer lands long-term SkyWest MRO extension

Embraer lands long-term SkyWest MRO extension

Embraer has signed a long-term extension of its heavy maintenance agreement with SkyWest Airlines, covering the US carrier's fleet of 271 E175 regional jets. Under the expanded agreement, heavy maintenance work will continue at Embraer's facilities in Nashville, Tennessee, Macon, Georgia, and Fort Worth, Texas, with increased capacity to support SkyWest's long-term fleet requirements. The extension strengthens a longstanding partnership …
Epic Flight Academy agrees to purchase up to 50 Pipistrel Voyager aircraft © Pipistrel

Epic Flight Academy orders up to 50 Pipistrel Voyager trainers

Pipistrel, a Textron company, has secured its launch customer for the new Voyager training aircraft after Florida-based Epic Flight Academy signed a purchase agreement for up to 50 aircraft. The deal includes an initial order for 10 Voyager aircraft, with deliveries scheduled to begin in 2027, plus options for 20 additional aircraft in 2028 and a further 20 in 2029. …
The signed HoA provides a framework for the potential production of 20 additional Gripen aircraft in partnership with Embraer © Saab

Saab, Embraer eye expanded Gripen production in Brazil

Saab and Embraer have signed a Heads of Agreement (HoA) that could see up to 20 additional Gripen fighter aircraft assembled at Embraer's Gavião Peixoto facility in São Paulo state, Brazil. Under the proposed agreement, Embraer would assemble the aircraft alongside Saab's final assembly line in Linköping, Sweden, expanding production capacity to help meet growing global demand for the Swedish …

CFM lands record IndiGo engine order, wins new deals from lessors

BOC Aviation backs GTF with 220-engine order

Abra Group orders 20 Embraer E195-E2 jets

Ontic, CFS Aero join forces on engine support

MSC Air Cargo orders five Boeing 777-8 Freighters

Airbus backs €500 million defence tech fund

Lufthansa Technik strengthens Cebu Pacific MRO ties

Turkish Technic expands GE Aerospace MRO partnership

Fuel Shock and Lower Fares Cut Ryanair Q1 Profit

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