Aviation Daily

Dubai Airports CEO Paul Griffiths believes the geopolitical crisis in the Middle East has done little to alter the long-term trajectory of air travel demand.

Embraer has announced firm orders for 30 passenger E-Jets and an MOU for 20 E-freighter conversions.

Lessor AerCap is expanding its Boeing 787 portfolio with a firm order for 15 787-9s while securing the flexibility to switch some aircraft to the larger 787-10.

Milan Malpensa Airport-based MSC Air Cargo has ordered five Boeing 777-8 Freighters.

Lufthansa Technik signed an agreement with GE Aerospace subsidiary Unison to become the authorized European repair provider for ignition system components on the Leap engine family.

Gulf Air has signed to take new blended wingbody (BWB) aircraft from manufacturer JetZero, potentially from the early 2030s.

Lessor AerCap has placed an additional order for 15 Boeing 787-9s, on top of the 125 787s it had originally committed to, nine of which remain to be delivered.

Improvements in Boeing’s delivery performance mean that German-Turkish leisure carrier SunExpress will not need to wet-lease additional capacity this summer.

Kazakhstan’s SCAT Airlines has contracted Boeing to convert a 767-300ER passenger aircraft into a freighter.

Philippine Airlines has followed up its indicative order for Boeing 787-10s with an expanded commitment for the Airbus A350-1000.

UK air navigation service provider NATS plans to stage a major contrail management trial later this year.

GKN Aerospace won long-term Pratt & Whitney contracts to repair GTF engine components using advanced additive manufacturing technology.

Airbus plans to flight test an experimental high-aspect-ratio wing extension on an A321neo by 2029 as part of its Wing of Tomorrow research program.

JetZero has signed a letter of intent with Gulf Air and announced support from Japan Airlines (JAL), building its number of airline commitments as its blended wing body (BWB) demonstrator progresses.

Philippine Airlines (PAL) has signed an MOU for nine additional Airbus A350-1000s as the carrier seeks to strengthen its North American network.

Brazilian airframer Embraer has “completely shelved” its former ambitions of developing a new turboprop, which were first mooted around 2019.

Specialist lessor Azorra is entering the Embraer 190F market with a commitment for 20 conversion slots with the aircraft manufacturer.

Embraer has added Abra Group as its latest customer with the parent company of Gol and Avianca placing a firm order for Embraer 195-E2s.

Emirates has 270 777-9s on order, with the first scheduled to enter service in Q2 2027.

Emirates is rejecting delivery of the first 10 Boeing 777-9s produced for the airline given the extensive rework the aircraft would need to bring them up to current standards.

Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary says debris may have caused a CFM56 engine failure on a recent flight over Greece.

In line with the Farnborough International Airshow taking place this week, the Carbon Analysis studies some major European Airline groups.

Boeing expects 737 MAX 10 certification by mid-October, with Ryanair planning to receive its first aircraft in spring 2027 for summer service.

Orizon Aerostructures partners with NIAR to tackle aerospace challenges, focusing on workforce development, production scalability and innovation.

Turkish Airlines signed a contract with CAE during the Farnborough Airshow for five full-flight simulators (FFS) and two flight training devices (FTD).