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DAILY AVIATION NEWS ALERT

October 16th 2026
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The MoU was signed by Turkish Airlines Chairman Murat Şeker, Turkish Technic Chief Executive Officer Mikail Akbulut and Safran Chief Executive Officer Olivier Andriès

Turkish Airlines agrees to buy more than 300 LEAP engines

Turkish Airlines has signed an MoU with CFM International to buy more than 300 LEAP-1B engines, including spares, to power its planned fleet of Boeing 737 MAX aircraft. The agreement covers 100 firm Boeing 737 MAX orders and 50 options announced by the airline on September 23. A long-term services agreement will cover the airline's entire LEAP-1B engine fleet, including …
A320neo and A321neo family

Airbus receives 75-airplane order from ACG

Aviation Capital Group (ACG) has placed an order for 75 Airbus A320neo-family aircraft, with deliveries scheduled between 2032 and 2035, the aircraft lessor said on Thursday. The agreement includes conversion rights to other variants in the A320neo family, giving ACG greater flexibility over its future delivery schedule. ACG had 118 A320neo-family aircraft in its fleet as of June 30, 2026. …
Cessna Citation Longitude and Cessna Citation Latitude © Textron Aviation

Textron wins FAA approval for Gogo satellite connectivity

Textron Aviation has secured US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certification for Gogo Galileo HDX satellite connectivity on its Cessna Citation Longitude and Citation Latitude business jets, expanding options for passengers seeking high-speed internet access worldwide. The system uses Eutelsat's OneWeb low-Earth-orbit (LEO) satellite network. Textron Aviation said customers would benefit from a preferred global service rate guaranteed for three years. …
Boeing

GA Telesis launches 737 MAX 8 disassembly programme

GA Telesis has launched its first Boeing 737 MAX 8 disassembly programme as the aviation services company expands its supply of used components for newer-generation aircraft. The move follows an announcement earlier this week involving a CFM LEAP-powered Airbus A320neo, reinforcing the company's strategy to supply used serviceable material (USM) for the two leading narrow-body aircraft families. GA Telesis said …
N60VL (MSN 39254) arrival at TAO Qingdao Jiaodong International Airport

Mammoth starts 777-200LR freighter conversion in China

Mammoth Freighters (Mammoth) has inducted its first Boeing 777-200LR aircraft for conversion at STAECO's facility in Qingdao, China, marking an expansion of the US company's global modification network. The aircraft, registered as N60VL and owned by Jetran, is the first Mammoth 777 freighter conversion to be undertaken at STAECO. The induction follows Mammoth's appointment of STAECO as its latest modification …
The first A350-1000 will take-off to Tokyo

Lufthansa to launch A350-1000 flights in December

Lufthansa will begin operating its first Airbus A350-1000 on passenger flights on December 3, 2026, with a service from Munich to Tokyo's Haneda airport, as the German airline expands its long-haul fleet. The aircraft, due to arrive in Munich from Airbus' Toulouse facilities in mid-November, will initially serve Tokyo before Shanghai and Singapore are added to the schedule in the …

Saab secures SEK 1.3 billion order for Gripen flight control computer

BBAM closes third aviation fund

LATAM signs component support deal for E195-E2 fleet

Airbus forecasts aviation services market to exceed US$420 billion by 2045

SITA to acquire Collins Aerospace airport technology business

Lufthansa wins €1.2 billion TAP stake bid, beating Air France-KLM

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