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Avolon Orders 140 Boeing 737-10s, the Largest Lessor MAX Order
Lessors ordered over 230 737-10s in 2026, five times their orders at the end of 2025.
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Used A220 Supply Rises as airBaltic and AnimaWings Shrink Fleets
Airbus still targets 13 new A220s a month in 2028, against 93 delivered in 2025.
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Ryanair Expects Its Fuel Bill to Rise by About €2bn Next Year
Ryanair has fixed only 25% of next year's fuel price, against 80% this year.
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UK Court Grants Volotea Protection for Its Spanish Restructuring
The judgment says a Spanish plan may not change Volotea's 41 English-law aircraft leases.
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Airbus Must Deliver 323 Jets in Three Months to Hit 870 Target: Aviation Insights 25 - 31 October
Airbus delivered 547 aircraft in the first nine months of 2026 and needs 323 more by December to reach 870. AerCap had a record quarter and ANA buys Air Do.
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ITOCHU Buys a Stake in IAG Engine Tech, Iberia's New Engine Shop
ITOCHU is buying a minority stake in IAG Engine Tech, Iberia's Madrid engine shop, which adds LEAP work in early 2027 alongside CFM56, V2500 and GTF.
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Boeing Q3 2026 Results: What Slower 737 Production Means
Boeing Q3 2026: the 737 reaches 47 a month only in early 2027 and FCF for 2027 is guided at about $3bn. What it means for lessors, values and MRO.
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MRO Demand Stays Strong as 2027 Deliveries Set to Pass 2018
Aviation Week forecasts 1,860 aircraft deliveries in 2027, above 2018's 1,792, while slow CFM56 retirements keep engine MRO shops busy into next year.
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Jet Fuel Hits US Airline Guidance as Western Sydney Opens: Aviation Insights 19 - 25 October
United, American, Southwest and Alaska expect fourth-quarter jet fuel at $4.55 to $4.85 a gallon, Ryanair is 85% unhedged for 2027 and Western Sydney opened.
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Boeing 737 MAX 10 Certified by FAA, First Deliveries in 2027
The FAA certified the Boeing 737 MAX 10 on 20 October 2026. Boeing holds 1,555 orders, and WestJet and Alaska Airlines expect first aircraft in 2027.
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English Court Freezes VietJet Assets Over US$250m Lease Debt
A London court froze VietJet's assets worldwide on 15 October over a lease debt of about US$250m, finding value in its order book had moved to a Cayman company.
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Lufthansa Weighs Sale of Lido and NetLine Software
Lufthansa is weighing a sale of the Lido and NetLine software at Lufthansa Systems, valued near €1bn by the FT. Private equity is the likely buyer.
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Lufthansa Wins TAP and ACG Orders 75 Jets: Aviation Insights
12 to 18 October 2026: Portugal chose Lufthansa to buy up to 49.9% of TAP for up to €1.2bn, and Aviation Capital Group ordered 75 A320neo jets.
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Duffy Meets Boeing, GE and RTX on Faster FAA Certification
US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy met Boeing, GE Aerospace and RTX on 14 October on faster FAA approvals. Boeing's backlog stood at 6,371 jets.
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Birmingham Airport £2bn Master Plan for 30m Passengers
Birmingham Airport, UK (BHX/EGBB) plans £2bn of investment under a draft master plan to reach about 30 million passengers a year by 2041 on its one runway.
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Riyadh Airport Attack, Avolon's 250 Jets: Aviation Insights
Houthi missiles hit King Khalid International Airport, Saudi Arabia (RUH/OERK), killing at least 12. Avolon ordered 250 jets and Delta cut its 2026 outlook.
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Aera Aviation Capital's first deal, eight young narrowbodies reported at over $300m, and AerCap's Q3 trades show investors paying for new-technology jets.
Read More →France's e-SAF Auction and Who Pays Europe's Synthetic Fuel Cost
France's two-sided e-SAF auction and a EUR2.12bn German-led scheme will decide whether governments or airlines pay for ReFuelEU's synthetic fuel sub-mandate.
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A350F First Flight, Ethiopian 777-8F Order: Aviation Insights
A350F first flew on 29 September, Ethiopian ordered ten freighters, AAR agreed to buy 65% of MRO Holdings and Middle East airline traffic fell 14.6% in August.
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AAR has agreed to buy 65 per cent of Bain-backed MRO Holdings at a $4bn enterprise value, testing whether hangar scale or component repair earns better returns.
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AerCap Prices $1.5bn of Notes as Lessor Funding Costs Rise
AerCap priced $1.5bn of senior unsecured notes on 23 September at coupons over a point above its January deal, a guide to where lessor funding is heading.
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Turkish Firms Up 100 Boeing 737 MAX Jets: Aviation Insights
21 to 27 September 2026: Turkish Airlines firmed up 100 Boeing 737-8s, Norse Atlantic dropped New York for winter and Airbus found an A321neo coating defect.
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India will take over 2,100 aircraft from 2027 to 2036 but meets about a fifth of its own maintenance demand. Licensed engineers are scarcer than hangar space.
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