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UKEF backs £750m engine maintenance financing for GE Aerospace

UK Export Finance agreed a five-year framework of up to £750m to support financing for GE Aerospace (GE) engine maintenance customers serviced through its UK operations.

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Farnborough 2026 closes with 327 firm orders, led by lessors

Farnborough International Airshow ended with 327 firm commercial aircraft orders. SMBC Aviation Capital's 200-jet split between Airbus (AIR) and Boeing (BA) made up more than 60%, alongside widebody deals from Riyadh Air, Philippine Airlines and AerCap (AER) and a record CFM LEAP engine commitment from IndiGo.

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Aerolíneas Argentinas to lease 737-10s from ACG and add A330-900s

Aerolíneas Argentinas will take six Boeing (BA) 737-10s on lease from Aviation Capital Group and add Airbus A330-900s to renew its long-haul fleet.

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BermudAir becomes an A220 customer with 10 A220-300s

BermudAir ordered 10 Airbus (AIR) A220-300s, becoming the type's newest customer, its first Airbus order. The deal had been in Airbus's March backlog as undisclosed.

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Vietnam Airlines to lease 19 737-8s from three lessors

Vietnam Airlines (HVN) will lease 19 Boeing (BA) 737-8s: 10 from SMBC Aviation Capital, four from Avolon and five from Phoenix Aviation Capital. The deal takes its 737 MAX fleet plan to 69 aircraft.

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Uganda Airlines places first Boeing order: four 737-8s, four 787-9s

Uganda Airlines placed its first direct Boeing (BA) order for four 737-8s and four 787-9s to expand regional and long-haul flying.

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Embraer books 30 E-Jet orders at Farnborough

Alongside Abra's 20 E195-E2s, Embraer (EMBJ) logged five more E195-E2s for Binter Canarias, three E190-E2s for Luxair and two E175s for Fuji Dream Airlines (previously undisclosed). Luxair also firmed two Boeing 737-10 options and took two more.

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Azorra orders up to 30 Embraer E-Freighter conversions

Azorra signed for 20 firm Embraer (EMBJ) passenger-to-freighter conversions plus 10 rights, months after the E190F entered service in March, targeting express cargo demand.

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MSC Air Cargo orders five 777-8 Freighters

MSC Air Cargo, the air arm of the MSC shipping group, ordered five Boeing (BA) 777-8Fs, its first commitment to the next-generation freighter, to add to its widebody cargo fleet.

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Lufthansa Technik wins 15-year LEAP ignition MRO deal from Unison

Unison, part of GE Aerospace (GE), named Lufthansa Technik its exclusive authorised European service provider for CFM LEAP ignition systems under a 15-year agreement, with work done in Hamburg.

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BBAM orders 30 LEAP spare engines in first direct CFM buy

BBAM ordered 30 CFM LEAP spare engines, its first direct engine purchase from CFM International, as lessors build spare pools to meet airline demand.

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Collins Aerospace and Etihad Engineering form nacelle MRO JV

RTX (RTX) unit Collins Aerospace and Etihad Engineering agreed a joint venture in Abu Dhabi for nacelle and thrust reverser MRO on A350 and 787 fleets. Collins will move its UAE nacelle work to Etihad Engineering's site, doubling its Middle East footprint.

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Cebu Pacific gives Lufthansa Technik 18 more CFM56-5B shop visits

Cebu Pacific (CEB) signed a three-year contract with Lufthansa Technik for 18 more CFM56-5B shop visits in Hamburg and Dublin. It is the airline's last legacy-engine MRO tender as it moves to the A320neo.

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