TAROM received its first Boeing 737 MAX 8 in Seattle on Sept 3, 2026, as the airline faces an EU restructuring deadline.
Honda Aircraft completes first Echelon wing structure but delays first flight to 2028 and type certification to 2031 due to supplier issues.
Etihad Airways reveals First Class suites and new cabin interiors for its A330-900, entering service September 2027.
Airbus handed over the first A320neo from its new Tianjin FAL to China Eastern Airlines on September 16, 2026.
Korean Air finalizes a 103-aircraft Boeing order valued at $36.2B to support fleet modernization and Asiana Airlines integration.
Linfox Group received Australia's first Airbus H160 on September 15, 2026, entering the medium twin into the corporate aviation market.
flydubai reaches 100 aircraft, takes 11 Boeing 737 MAX jets in 2026, and launches a cabin retrofit program for 21 existing aircraft.
Skyports Infrastructure secured nine AAM subsidy projects across six Japanese prefectures with a 100% application success rate.
Poseidon Aerospace secures $60M Series A to advance the Egret unmanned cargo aircraft, targeting commercial and defense logistics.
Signature Aviation completed the acquisition of Castle & Cooke Aviation Services at Van Nuys Airport on September 15, 2026.
FAA distributes $1.1B in AIP grants across 46 states, funding runway upgrades and VMAT surface safety technology.
The U.S. Navy awarded Boeing up to $552M to begin low-rate initial production of the MQ-25A Stingray unmanned tanker.
Venus Aerospace opened a new propulsion test stand at Houston Spaceport on Sept. 10, 2026, backed by $91M in Series B funding.
Lockheed Martin Skunk Works expands Vectis to five prototypes, targeting first flight by end of 2027 and a $20M unit cost.
Amazon halted cargo ops with 21 Air after a Boeing 767-300 overran a Miami runway, killing five. NTSB investigation ongoing.
DAPA approved a $2.4B project to acquire ~20 MH-60R Seahawks for the Republic of Korea Navy, replacing its Westland Lynx fleet.
GE Aerospace moves toward physical assembly of its XA102 adaptive cycle engine for the U.S. Air Force NGAP program.
Drukair picks CFM LEAP-1A engines for five A320neo family aircraft, including two A321XLRs, with deliveries starting in 2030.
Airbus Helicopters delivered the first NH90 Standard 2 to France on July 30, 2026, launching an 18-aircraft order for special forces.
KLM Cityhopper celebrates 60 years, growing to 58 aircraft, 80+ destinations, and 11 million annual passengers from Amsterdam Schiphol.
