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Aviation Daily, March 20, 2026

VOL. 443 NO. 54 March 20, 2026
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Airlines

moody Euro airport
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Europe’s Airlines See Iran War Driving Demand Shifts, Eventual Price Hikes

Mar 19, 2026
As the Iran war disrupts Gulf carriers, European airlines are picking up demand and adjusting capacity but expect to eventually pass on fuel costs to passengers

The Daily Memo

Airbus A220 production facility in Mobile, Alabama
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Daily Memo: Airbus’ First 10 Years In Mobile

Mar 19, 2026
Exactly 10 years ago Airbus started building airplanes in the U.S. The site in Mobile has come a long way since is still working to increase output.

Technology

RTX Phares prop
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RTX Targets Minor Changes For ATR 72 Hybrid-Electric Installation

Mar 19, 2026
Pratt & Whitney Canada and Collins Aerospace are designing a hybrid-electric propulsion system for research and technology purposes.
Next-generation single-aisle rendering
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CFM Open Fan Installation Studies In Full Swing, Airbus And Safran Say

Mar 18, 2026
Testing is underway at increasingly larger scales for the integration of an open-fan engine on Airbus’ (NGSA), Airbus and Safran executives said.

Sustainability

airplane shadow in the grass
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European Airline CEOs Want E-SAF Mandates Pushed Back

Mar 19, 2026
European airline CEOs meeting in Brussels say mandates imposing the use of synthetic sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) should be delayed.
Rolls small modular reactor depiction
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Rolls-Royce Partners To Explore Small Nuclear Reactors For E-SAF

Mar 09, 2026
Rolls-Royce has teamed up with UK project developer Equilibrion to explore whether small modular nuclear reactors could be used to power eSAF production.

Airlines

china airlines a321neo
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Taiwan’s China Airlines Scales Back Airbus Orders

Mar 17, 2026
Taiwan’s China Airlines has reduced its planned acquisitions of Airbus A350-900 and A321neo aircraft, cutting up to eight units from its earlier plans.
emirates jet flying over dubai airport
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How Middle East Networks Are Being Disrupted By The Iran War

Mar 19, 2026
Airlines are continuing to implement short-term suspensions and capacity cuts in the Middle East as war disrupts one of the most critical aviation corridors.

MRO

EVA Air Aeroshark
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FAA To Broaden Mutual Recognition Of MRO Approvals

Mar 19, 2026
The FAA has kicked off a rulemaking that will expand mutual recognition of non-U.S. maintenance organization certificates through bilateral agreements.

Safety

the plane crash
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BEA: Twin Otter Runway Accident Stemmed From Procedural Omission

Mar 13, 2026
Saint Barthélémy, on the eponymous French Caribbean island, is a challenging airport that leaves little margin before an error becomes a safety statistic.

Regulatory/Legislative

Apostolos Tzitzikostas, EU Commissioner for Sustainable Transport and Tourism
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Commissioner: EU Will Not Allow Loss Of Aviation Competitiveness

Mar 19, 2026
EU Transport Commissioner Apostolos Tzitzikostas has named competitiveness as the “overriding objective” of Europe’s new aviation strategy.

Industry Data

777X data promo pic
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Data: How Much Of The 777X Backlog Is With Gulf Carriers?

Mar 17, 2026
Orders from Middle East carriers represent a 65% share of the total worldwide Boeing 777X backlog, highlighting how crucial the region is to the program.