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SpiceJet lines up 20 wet- and damp-leased aircraft for winter

SpiceJet finalised agreements with three operators for 20 aircraft (15 Boeing, five Airbus including A321s) on wet and damp leases arriving mid-October to mid-November, targeting about 200 daily flights this winter. The ACMI capacity is a stopgap for a carrier with much of its own fleet grounded, leaving margins exposed to lessor pricing.

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ANA Holdings firms eight more E190-E2s, lifting E2 order to 23

ANA Holdings signed for eight additional Embraer E190-E2s, formalising its July decision and taking firm E2 orders to 23 with five options remaining, before its first delivery. The E2 is the core of ANA's regional renewal, and the top-up came weeks before rival JAL was reported to be leaning toward the same type.

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Afcom Holdings signs LOI for up to four Boeing 777-8 Freighters

Indian cargo operator Afcom Holdings disclosed to the Bombay Stock Exchange a letter of intent for up to four Boeing 777-8 Freighters. Afcom flies 737-800 freighters today, so the 777-8F would take it into long-haul widebody cargo; the commitment stays non-binding until a purchase agreement is signed.

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Air Canada adds Vancouver–Guangzhou in record summer 2027 expansion

Air Canada announced five new international destinations for summer 2027, its largest intercontinental expansion, including year-round Vancouver–Guangzhou from May.

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Lufthansa Technik extends Emirates A380 heavy checks to 2030

Lufthansa Technik Philippines will keep performing Emirates A380 heavy checks through 2030, one of the largest contracts in the Manila facility's history, with Emirates launching LHT's new Clark site.

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Global Airbus–Boeing backlog tops 17,000 aircraft for the first time

ADS data show the combined Airbus and Boeing commercial backlog reached a record 17,037 aircraft at end-July 2026, even as Airbus, Boeing and COMAC posted their strongest January–July output since 2018 with 794 deliveries. At current rates the backlog equals more than 12 years of production. Supply, not demand, remains the binding constraint: slot scarcity keeps lease rates and mid-life values firm and pushes airlines toward extensions and leases.

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TAP's H1 loss widens to €99.2m ahead of privatisation

TAP Air Portugal lost €99.2m in the first half, 40% more than a year earlier. Revenue rose 4.3% to €2.04bn and load factor 3.4 points to 85.4%, but fuel rose 18.7% to €566.4m. The result lands mid-way through the AF-KLM versus Lufthansa sale process.

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FlightSafety to acquire Acron's Commercial Training Solutions

FlightSafety International agreed to buy Commercial Training Solutions, the airline simulation and training unit of Acron, which has delivered more than 850 devices and has over 300 full-flight simulators in service. Closing is expected in the fourth quarter.

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