Brazilian OEM Embraer has secured an order for up to 100 Embraer E195-E2 airlines from American low-cost carrier, Avelo Airlines. Avelo has placed a firm order for 50 E195-E2s with options for a further 50 which the airline will use to enhance its fleet and develop its ambition to deliver [read more]
Air Canada (AC/ACA) has unveiled the first route that will utilise the Airbus A321XLR, the Extra Long Range version of the single-aisle airliner, and it is between Montreal and Palma de Mallorca. The Canadian flag carrier is expecting its first A321XLR in early 2026 making it available for the Summer [read more]
Bristol-based defence technology company MARSS has announced that its latest medium-range counter-drone system, INTERCEPTOR-MR, has successfully completed flight testing in the UK. The AI-enabled system, integrated with MARSS’s C4I NiDAR platform and controlled by its autonomous NiDAR EDGE software, has undergone significant hardware upgrades and enhancements to its targeting algorithms. [read more]
Canadian airline WestJet has announced an order with Seattle-based OEM Boeing for 67 aircraft in its largest ever order. The order consists of 60 Boeing 737 Max 10 single-aisle airliners and seven Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner widebodies, with options for four more. WestJet will use its new Dreamliners to grow its [read more]
Ukrainian drone manufacturer Ukrspecsystems has announced an investment of £200 million into the East Anglia region of the UK by creating a new production facility and test site in Suffolk creating hundreds of highly-skilled jobs. The news will come as a relief to the region following the recent decision by Lotus [read more]
Air Côte d’Ivoire, the national airline of of the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire, has taken delivery of its first Airbus A330neo. The aircraft, registered as TU-TRG, is the first of two A330-900 widebody airlines that the airline has ordered from the European OEM. It is configured in a four-class cabin [read more]
European OEM Airbus says it has delivered 61 aircraft in August 2025 to 39 customers across the globe. Deliveries were dominated by narrow body aircraft, which is normal due to the higher production rates, with 47 Airbus A320neo family aircraft being delivered. This was made up of 32 A321neo, 12 [read more]
Unite has called off strikes at Bournemouth Airport (BOH/EGHH) that were due to start tomorrow after receiving a new pay offer from the airport. With over 100 workers due to walk out, the industrial action and as this included baggage handling, flight dispatching, check-in staff and the fire service it [read more]
COMAC, China’s state-backed aircraft manufacturer, is expected to more than triple its annual aircraft deliveries by 2030, according to the latest forecast from aviation intelligence firm IBA. The Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC) is projected to deliver 145 aircraft per year by the end of the decade, marking steady progress in China’s [read more]
BCT Aviation Maintenance has secured a number of maintenance contracts for Boeing 777F cargo aircraft at its East Midlands Airport (EMA/EGNX) facility. Chinese cargo carrier Central Airlines has appointed BCT to carry out line maintanance for the two Boeing 777F aircraft that it is operating into East Midlands on behalf [read more]
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