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CDB Aviation will deliver one more Boeing 737-800 to Italian leisure carrier Neos in November 2026, expanding a leasing partnership that started in 2021 with two prior 737-800 deliveries. #aviation #aerospace airpronews.com/2026/10/29/cd…

Rolls-Royce and the UK Government have agreed a 10-year, £2.5 billion R&T framework to develop narrowbody aircraft engines, with the UltraFan 30 targeting 20% fuel burn gains. Entry into service projected for the mid-to-late 2030s. airpronews.com/2026/10/29/ro…

Jettainer is extending its ULD management contract with Trinity Airways and rolling out IoT tracking technology across the South Korean carrier's container fleet. The system launched with Lufthansa Cargo in March 2026. #aviation #aerospace airpronews.com/2026/10/29/je…

Safran Landing Systems opened a €136M carbon brake manufacturing expansion and new MRO center in Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia. The Sendayan plant targets doubled production capacity by 2028 and already supplies 27% of Safran's global carbon brake… airpronews.com/2026/10/29/sa…

NASA's X-59 has completed 41 flights in its first year, reaching Mach 1.53 and 56,000 ft. Community overflight acoustic testing begins next, targeting 75 EPNdB to support a potential revision of the 1973 overland supersonic ban. #aviation #aerospace airpronews.com/2026/10/28/na…

The FAA's Draft Advisory Circular 150/5390-4, released Oct. 22, 2026, removes the 12,500-lb weight and 50-ft wingspan caps for vertiport design. Final standards expected summer 2027. Comments open until Jan. 11, 2027. #aviation #AAM airpronews.com/2026/10/28/fa…

Moya Aero completed the first full transition flight of its full-scale MOYA 256 autonomous cargo eVTOL on Oct. 21, 2026. The aircraft carries 30 kg up to 160 km and targets 2027 commercial service. #aviation #eVTOL airpronews.com/2026/10/28/mo…

Airbus and Air France have launched Alpha Component Solutions, a 50-50 JV for A350 component support. It holds contracts for 500+ aircraft at launch, with 736 A350s in service globally as of September 2026. #aviation #MRO airpronews.com/2026/10/28/ai…

Saab named CAE, IMP Aerospace & Defence, and Magellan Aerospace as Canadian partners for its Gripen E bid, proposing a domestic final assembly line and aerostructures manufacturing conditional on Canada selecting the aircraft. #aviation #aerospace airpronews.com/2026/10/28/sa…

easyJet will install Starlink Wi-Fi across its 350+ Airbus aircraft starting H1 2027, with full fleet completion expected by early 2028. Ryanair is now the only major European budget carrier without inflight connectivity. #aviation #Starlink airpronews.com/2026/10/28/ea…

Atlantic Airways ordered two more A320neos on Oct 27, 2026, targeting an all-neo fleet by 2030. The Faroe Islands carrier will retire its two remaining A320ceos as new deliveries arrive in 2028, 2029, and beyond. #aviation #Airbus airpronews.com/2026/10/28/at…

IndiGo will transfer 12 daily international departures to Navi Mumbai International Airport between Feb and July 2027. Air India Express begins with 4 domestic flights there in Dec 2026. The shift enables CSMIA Terminal 1 redevelopment to 20M… airpronews.com/2026/10/28/in…

Singapore Airlines is the launch customer for Aether Fuels' Project Beacon SAF facility in Singapore, projected to produce ~2,000 tons of FT-SPK annually when it opens in 2028. #aviation #SAF airpronews.com/2026/10/28/si…

NASA awarded AstraQua a $1,274,990 SBIR Phase II contract to advance AstraSense, onboard predictive health software for electric aircraft, from TRL 4 to TRL 6 by April 2028. #aviation #aerospace airpronews.com/2026/10/27/as…

Allegiant Travel has exercised options for 6 more Boeing 737-8s, raising its total firm 737 MAX orders to 56. The aircraft, listed at over $720M combined, are scheduled for 2028 delivery. #aviation #Boeing airpronews.com/2026/10/27/al…

Embraer posted a record US$35.7B firm order backlog in Q3 2026, up 14% year-over-year, with its Defense division surging 56% to US$6.1B and a 2.9x book-to-bill ratio. #Embraer #aerospace airpronews.com/2026/10/27/em…

Flair Airlines launched belly-hold cargo operations on Oct 20, 2026, using its 18 Boeing 737 MAX 8s and two 737-800s. Partners ExpAir Cargo and ECS Group manage freight sales across Canada and from international markets including Jamaica. airpronews.com/2026/10/27/fl…

HALO-Flight has ordered an additional Bell 407GXi, expanding the South Texas nonprofit's IFR-capable fleet to seven aircraft. The deal was announced Oct. 27, 2026, at the Air Medical Transport Conference in Fort Worth. #aviation #aerospace airpronews.com/2026/10/27/ha…

Boeing received FAA amended type certification for both the 737-7 and 737-10 in Q3 2026, completing the full 737 MAX family, while reporting $24.188B in revenue and a $20B U.S. Navy F/A-XX fighter contract. #Boeing #aviation #aerospace airpronews.com/2026/10/27/bo…

Life Flight Network has ordered five Airbus H135 helicopters, bringing its total H135 commitment to eight aircraft. The not-for-profit operator runs a mixed fleet of ~60 aircraft across the western United States. #aviation #aerospace airpronews.com/2026/10/27/li…