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Somon Air receives Tajikistan’s first Boeing 737 MAX

August 3, 2026 Thomas Haynes Comments Off

Somon Air has taken delivery of its first Boeing 737 MAX, marking the arrival of the aircraft type in Tajikistan. The 737-8, VQ-BBA (c/n 66771), is the first of two examples being leased from Dubai [Read More]

EasyJet aligns deadlines for rival takeover bidders

August 3, 2026 Lee Cross Comments Off

As the takeover battle nears its deadline, easyJet has extended Castlelake’s timeline to submit a firm takeover offer, placing the US investment firm on the same timetable as rival Apollo Global Management. Castlelake now has [Read More]

EasyJet adds seventh aircraft at Glasgow

August 2, 2026 Lee Cross Comments Off

Scotland’s largest airline easyJet has expanded its Glasgow Airport base to seven aircraft with the arrival of an additional 186-seat Airbus A320. The investment supports around 400 direct and indirect jobs, including roles for pilots [Read More]

Croatia Airlines receives world’s first Star Alliance-liveried A220

August 1, 2026 Lee Cross Comments Off

Croatia Airlines has taken delivery of the first Airbus A220 to wear the full Star Alliance colour scheme. The A220-300, 9A-CAS (c/n 55465), Velika Gorica, arrived at the carrier’s Zagreb base on July 29 following [Read More]

IndiGo to cease widebody operations as Norse deal ends

July 31, 2026 Thomas Haynes Comments Off

IndiGo will cease widebody operations at the end of October after agreeing to end its aircraft leasing agreement with Norse Atlantic Airways. The Indian carrier will conclude the agreement on October 31, with the five [Read More]

A321XLR helps lift Iberia transatlantic capacity by 18%

July 31, 2026 Thomas Haynes Comments Off

The Airbus A321XLR has helped Iberia deliver significant capacity growth across the North Atlantic, with the Spanish flag carrier expanding its operation by 18% year-on-year during the second quarter of 2026. In its half year [Read More]

British Airways A320 declared Mayday after Heathrow stall warnings

July 31, 2026 Thomas Haynes Comments Off

A British Airways Airbus A320 encountered multiple stall warnings on approach to London Heathrow on July 6, after an Air Data Reference (ADR) failure. Preliminary information published by France’s Bureau of Enquiry and Analysis for [Read More]

Airbus targets China’s A330ceo replacement wave

July 30, 2026 Thomas Haynes Comments Off

Airbus is targeting a major sales opportunity for the A330neo in China as the country’s large fleet of previous-generation A330ceos approaches replacement. Speaking to Airliner World at SAS Scandinavian Airlines’ A330neo order event in Copenhagen [Read More]

Air Cairo has a new home in Istanbul

July 29, 2026 Robert Veitch Comments Off

Air Cairo transferred its Turkish operation to Istanbul Airport from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen Airport on July 23, an event it described as “the beginning of a new phase in its expansion journey”. The move forms [Read More]

Project Sunrise A350 completes record 24-hour test flight

July 28, 2026 Thomas Haynes Comments Off

The Airbus A350-1000ULR being developed for Qantas’ Project Sunrise programme has completed what is believed to be one of, if not the longest-duration non-stop flight undertaken by a commercial-type jet airliner. The widebody, F-WULR (c/n [Read More]

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Year: 2026

Somon Air receives Tajikistan’s first Boeing 737 MAX

EasyJet aligns deadlines for rival takeover bidders

EasyJet adds seventh aircraft at Glasgow

Croatia Airlines receives world’s first Star Alliance-liveried A220

IndiGo to cease widebody operations as Norse deal ends

A321XLR helps lift Iberia transatlantic capacity by 18%

British Airways A320 declared Mayday after Heathrow stall warnings

Airbus targets China’s A330ceo replacement wave

Air Cairo has a new home in Istanbul

Project Sunrise A350 completes record 24-hour test flight