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DAILY AVIATION NEWS ALERT

September 28th 2026
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WestJet Boeing 737-700

FTAI buys 27 Boeing 737-700s from WestJet

FTAI Aviation has acquired 27 Boeing 737-700 aircraft from Canadian airline WestJet in one of its largest aircraft transactions to date, the companies said on Monday. Under the deal, FTAI's 2026 special purpose vehicle (SPV), the second investment vehicle of its Strategic Capital business, acquired 17 737-700s leased to WestJet under a sale-and-leaseback arrangement. FTAI also acquired 10 off-lease aircraft …
Ribbon-cutting ceremony to officially open the new facility in Poland

RECARO opens expanded aircraft seat plant in Poland

RECARO Aircraft Seating Polska has opened an expanded production and office facility in Świebodzin, Poland, following a double-digit million-euro investment that more than doubles the site's footprint and raises annual production capacity to 100,000 passenger seats. The expansion increases the facility's total area from about 10,550 m² to more than 22,000 m², while annual production capacity rises from 60,000 to …
CFM56-5B4/3 engine

Setna iO acquires Air Cairo CFM56 engine

Aviation asset management company Setna iO has acquired a first-run CFM56-5B4/3 engine previously operated by Air Cairo, it said. The engine has about 11,000 cycles remaining on its Fan & Booster and Bearing Support modules and 6,000 cycles on its Low-Pressure Turbine module, providing substantial remaining service life. Setna iO said the engine also contains core hardware that is increasingly …
Liebherr-Aerospace and China Airlines have reached a commercial agreement for the overhaul of nose landing gear on the airline’s Airbus A350 fleet

Liebherr wins China Airlines A350 landing gear contract

Liebherr-Aerospace has been selected by Taiwan-based China Airlines to provide exchange and overhaul services for the nose landing gear on its fleet of 18 Airbus A350 aircraft. Under the agreement, Liebherr-Aerospace will provide asset exchange services to support the airline's maintenance planning and fleet availability. "China Airlines is our launch customer in Asia for the A350 nose landing gear overhaul …
Uzbekistan's first C-390 Millennium aircraft

Uzbekistan takes delivery of first C-390 Millennium aircraft

Brazilian aircraft maker Embraer has delivered the first C-390 Millennium multi-mission transport aircraft to the Uzbekistan Air Force, marking the Central Asian country's entry as an operator of the aircraft. The aircraft was handed over at a ceremony at Embraer's facility in Gavião Peixoto, Brazil, attended by Major General Akhmad Jamolovich Burkhonov, commander of the Uzbekistan Air Force, and Olimkhon …
Cebu Pacific Air

SAE, Cebu Pacific sign A320 maintenance deal

Sepang Aircraft Engineering (SAE) has signed a contract with Philippine low-cost carrier Cebu Pacific covering 12-year maintenance and end-of-lease (EOL) checks for seven A320 aircraft. The agreement was signed during MRO Asia in Singapore, with the checks to be carried out at SAE's facility at Kuala Lumpur International Airport. The deal builds on the companies' existing relationship, which includes heavy …

Attestor to take 49% Condor stake

United takes first A321XLR with GTF Advantage engines

Mexico orders second C-130J-30 Super Hercules

EFW and Dresden Airport plan for future growth

GMF, FTAI deepen engine maintenance partnership

BETA, Metro test electric aircraft for Texas EMS

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