Aircraft Manufacturers
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Boeing has secured a major commercial win in Southeast Asia with Sun PhuQuoc Airways confirming an order for up to forty 787 Dreamliner aircraft, marking the largest Boeing widebody commitment in Vietnamese aviation history. Announced in Washington, the deal positions the new luxury carrier to build a long haul network centred on Phu Quoc, Vietnam’s…
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Air Canada has formally revealed a firm order for eight Airbus A350‑1000s, marking one of the airline’s most significant widebody commitments in recent years and signalling a decisive shift in its long‑haul fleet strategy. The order, originally listed as undisclosed in November 2025, positions the carrier to accelerate its global expansion with one of the…
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Boeing has kicked off 2026 with a powerful commercial surge, securing two major aircraft orders in a single day—one from a leading global lessor and another from one of the world’s largest airlines. The headline announcement came from Aviation Capital Group (ACG), which confirmed a purchase agreement for 50 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft, split evenly…
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Delta Air Lines has taken a decisive step in reshaping its long‑haul future, announcing a landmark agreement with Boeing for up to 60 787 Dreamliners—its first direct purchase of the type. The deal, unveiled on 13 January 2026 in Seattle, marks a strategic pivot for the Atlanta‑based carrier as it seeks to expand international flying,…
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Airbus closed 2025 with a robust performance in its commercial aircraft division, delivering 793 aircraft to 91 customers worldwide—a 4% increase over the previous year. The European aerospace giant also secured 1,000 gross orders from 57 customers, underscoring sustained global demand for its single-aisle and widebody jets. With a record year-end backlog of 8,754 aircraft,…
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A major new airworthiness directive (AD) issued by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is set to impact more than 5,100 Boeing 737 aircraft worldwide, marking one of the most extensive safety‑related actions applied to the 737 fleet in recent years. Published as AD 2025‑25‑04, the directive supersedes a 2023 rule and significantly expands the number…
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Airbus has closed the year with a decisive commercial win in China, securing firm commitments for 145 A320neo‑family aircraft from four major operators: Air China, Juneyao Air, Spring Airlines, and China Aircraft Leasing Group (CALC). The orders — all disclosed in regulatory filings or confirmed by Airbus — represent one of the most strategically significant…
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Boeing is preparing to ramp up production of its best-selling 737 aircraft to 47 planes per month by mid-2026, marking a pivotal moment in the aerospace giant’s post-crisis recovery. The announcement, made in late December, signals a shift in tone from cautious optimism to confident expansion, as the company seeks to rebuild trust, meet surging…
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For Emirates, fleet planning has always been an exercise in scale. The airline built its global network around very large aircraft, high-density routes, and long-term certainty from manufacturers. The Airbus A380 delivered that certainty for more than a decade. The Boeing 777X was meant to do the same for the next era. Instead, its prolonged…
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It has been quite the 2025 for manufacturing duopolies Boeing & Airbus. Who was the winner this year? In commercial aviation, there are two numbers that matter more than any others: orders and deliveries. Orders measure confidence in the future—airlines committing billions of dollars to aircraft they may not see for years. Deliveries, by contrast,…