Recap: Farnborough Airshow 2026
Aviation Week Staff July 29, 2026
SMBC placed a firm order for 40 Boeing 737 MAX-8s and 60 737 MAX-10s. Read the article here.
(L-R): Boeing Commercial Airplanes president & CEO Stephanie Pope and SMBC Aviation Capital CEO Peter Barrett.
Philippine Airlines (PAL) signed an MOU for nine additional Airbus A350-1000s. Read the article here.
(L-R): Airbus EVP sales Commercial Aircraft Benoît de Saint-Exupéry; Airbus CEO Commercial Aircraft; Lars Wagner, PAL Holdings CEO Lucio Tan III; Philippine Airlines president Richard Nuttall.
Vietnam Airlines plans to add 19 leased Boeing 737 MAX-8s to its fleet. Read the article here.
(L-R): EVP Vietnam Airlines Nguyen Chien Thang and Avolon president and chief commercial officer Paul Geaney.
Turkish Airlines signed a contract with CAE for five full-flight simulators (FFS) and two flight training devices (FTD), with options for two additional FFSs. Read the article here.
(L-R): Turkish Airlines chairman Murat Şeker and CAE president and CEO Matthew Bromberg at the CAE Farnborough chalet.
Gulf Air signed to take new blended wingbody (BWB) aircraft from manufacturer JetZero. Read the article here.
(L-R): Gulf Air CEO Martin Gauss and JetZero CEO and co-founder Tom O’Leary.
Airbus and Air Canada are partnering on a new sustainable aviation fuel investment platform in Canada. Read the article here.
(L-R): Airbus chief sustainability officer Julie Kitcher and Air Canada VP airport affairs, corporate real estate and sustainability Valerie Durand.
Lessor AerCap expanded its Boeing 787 portfolio with a firm order for 15 787-9s. Read the article here.
(L-R): Boeing Commercial Airplanes president and CEO Stephanie Pope and Aercap CEO Aengus Kelly.
A roundup of the major announcements at the Farnborough Airshow 2026. Find ATW On Location full coverage of the airshow here.