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Airbus July 2026 orders & deliveries
With 204 new orders, July 2026 was a good month for Airbus. The manufacturer was also able to keep its number of deliveries in the sixties, with 67 being handed-over to their customers.
Ordered were:
25 A330-900s by China Eastern Airlines
20 A321neos by flynas
5 A330-900s by flynas
27 A320neos by Hainan Airlines
13 A321neos by Hainan Airlines
6 A350-1000s by Riyadh Air
35 A320neos by SMBC Aviation Capital
65 A321neos by SMBC Aviation Capital
1 A319neo by an Undisclosed customer
1 A320neo by an Undisclosed customer
6 A321neos by an Undisclosed customer
Delivered were:
2 A320neos to Air Arabia
2 A321neos to AirAsia
1 A220-300 to Air Canada
1 A220-300 to Air France
1 A350-900 to Air France
3 A321neos to American Airlines
1 A320neo to Azerbaijan Airlines
1 A320neo to British Airways
1 A320neo to China Eastern Airlines
1 A320neo to China Southern Airlines
3 A321neos to China Southern Airlines
1 A321neo to Condor
2 A220-300s to Croatia Airlines
1 A220-300 to Delta Air Lines
2 A321neos to Delta Air Lines
1 A321neo to easyJet
3 A350-900s to Emirates
2 A320neos to flynas
1 A320neo to Frontier Airlines
2 A321neos to Frontier Airlines
1 A321neo to Gulf Air
1 A321neo to Hainan Airlines
4 A320neos to IndiGo
3 A321neos to IndiGo
1 A321neo to Jet2
1 A321neo to JetBlue Airways
1 A321neo to Juneyao Air
1 A321neo to KLM
1 A321neo to Lufthansa
1 A321neo to Pegasus Airlines
1 A350-1000 to Philippine Airlines
1 A220-300 to QantasLink
1 A320neo to Salam Air
1 A321neo to Scoot
1 A350-1000 to STARLUX Airlines
2 A321neos to TAP Air Portugal
3 A321neos to Thai Airways
1 A320neo to Tigerair Taiwan
1 A320neo to Transavia France
1 A321neo to Turkish Airlines
1 A320neo to an Undisclosed customer
2 A321neos to United Airlines
1 A321neo to Viva
2 A321neos to Wizz Air
1 A321neo to Xiamen Airlines
With this month, Airbus has passed the 1,000 order-mark for this year, having now received 1,090 orders. If we detract the 66 cancellations, we see a net of 1,024 orders. The number of deliveries stands at 418.
Image: Airbus.
Cathay Group targets 300 aircraft by 2036
B-LRF - A350-900 - Cathay Pacific - BRU
Cathay Group outlined plans to expand its fleet to around 300 aircraft over the next 10 years during a press conference following the publication of its 2026 interim results.
It expects 150 new aircraft, split equally between growth and replacement, subject to favourable market conditions.
The group has 105 firm orders and expects further commitments to reach the target.
Its current commitments include thirty-five B777-9s and thirty A330-900Ns for Cathay Pacific (CX, Hong Kong International) and eight A350Fs for Cathay Cargo.
The first B777-9 remains due in the second half of 2027, while the A350F, which was originally due in 2027, is expected to be around six months late.
CH Aviation / Ton Jochems
FLEET - DRC's FlyCAA Reactivates Airbus A330-300 After 10-Month Grounding
FlyCAA is preparing to return to service an Airbus A330-300 one of its two widebody passenger aircraft following a 10- month grounding in South Africa, the airline said.
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FLEET / ROUTES - Parata Air preps US ops, builds A330-200 fleet
Parata Air (WE, Yangyang) has taken delivery of its third A330-200, HL8768 (msn 1288), which "is expected to play a crucial role not only in enhancing the stability of future international operations but also in preparing for the launch of routes to the Americas, which are being pursued with a target of the first half of next year," the airline said in a press release. No specific dates or routes were given, but in October 2025 it mentioned linking Seoul Incheon with both Los Angeles International and Las Vegas Harry Reid.
The Airbus widebody features 260 seats, comprising 18 business class and 242 economy class seats. The 14.5-year-old, Rolls-Royce Trent 700-powered airframe was delivered to Garuda Indonesia in 2012, which retired it in April 2026. It was re-registered to Austria in May before its placement with the Korean carrier. Previously Fly Gangwon, Parata Air now operates a total of five aircraft: two A320-200s and three A330-200s.
CH Aviation
Coastal Aviation inducts first Dash 8-100
ADS-B data shows that 5Y-RNP (msn 197) began operating rotations between Dar es Salaam, Seronera in the central Serengeti National Park, Arusha, Tanzania's safari gateway, and Zanzibar on July 16. These are routes that Coastal Aviation previously served with its Cessna (single turboprop) Grand Caravan fleet.
Renegade Air confirmed to ch-aviation that it is wet leasing the Dash 8-100 to Coastal Aviation for an unspecified period, while the Tanzanian carrier was not immediately available for comment.
Established in 1987, making it Tanzania's oldest airline, Coastal Aviation has a fleet of nine aircraft, including three Cessna Grand Caravans, four Cessna Grand Caravan EX, and two PC-12s. Its services include safari charters, scheduled flights, and AMO work.
Domestic destinations also include Lake Manyara, Kilimanjaro, Grumeti, Mafia Island, Pemba Wawi, Tanga, Mwanza, Geita, Musoma, and Dodoma, served with the Cessna and Pilatus Aircraft fleet. The PC-12s also operate regionally to Kenya (Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta, Nairobi Wilson, Kisumu, Maasai Mara Ol Seki), Zambia (Lusaka), and Rwanda (Kigali).
Coastal Aviation has been under new ownership since 2022. It is 51% owned by Taifa Aviation, a subsidiary of the Taifa Group of Tanzanian billionaire Rostam Azizi, the other business arm being Taifa Mining & Civils. The remaining 49% shareholding is held by previous owner Carolina Colangelo.
CH Aviation
FLEET - VietJetAir expects over 600 aircraft by 2035
VietJetAir (VJ, Hanoi Noi Bai International) expects to receive more than 600 Airbus and Boeing aircraft up to 2035 as it expands its international network and aviation services businesses, the low-cost carrier said in a press release.
Its disclosed commitments include 200 B737 MAX jets, forty A330-900Ns, and cumulative orders for 280 A321neo aircraft, across its Vietnamese and Thai AOCs. In the first half of 2026, VietJetAir arranged financing for twelve B737-8s. It also has commitments to dry lease ten C909s.
Thai VietJetAir (VZ, Bangkok Suvarnabhumi) is also poised to receive additional B737-8s for network expansion. Meanwhile, Vietjet Qazaqstan (IQ, Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev), whose first B737-8 is scheduled for delivery in September 2026, continues to build out services in Central Asia.
Beyond passenger operations, the group is developing its ground handling, cargo, training, maintenance, aviation finance, and technology sectors. Subsidiary AirportNEO has initiated ground handling operations at major Vietnamese airports, while the group prepares to launch a dedicated MRO unit.
VietJetAir reported first-half consolidated revenue of VND51.5 trillion (USD2 billion), a 44% year-over-year increase, and a consolidated after-tax profit of VND1.37 trillion (USD52.2 million).
According to ch-aviation data, VietJetAir-branded airlines operate 135 aircraft cumulatively. VietJetAir's 107-aircraft fleet comprises sixteen A320-200s, thirty-six A321-200s, eleven A321-200Ns, thirty-six A321-200NX, and eight A330-300s; Thai VietJetAir operates six A320-200s, six A321-200s, and eleven B737-8s; and Vietjet Qazaqstan operates five DHC-8-Q400s.
CH Aviation
quinta-feira, 6 de agosto de 2026
FLEET - German Airways acquires five E190s
D-AMWO EMB190 German Airways (DTM c/s) AMS - Photo: Ton Jochems
German Airways (ZQ, Cologne/Bonn) has completed the acquisition and financing of five E190 regional jets as planned, marking a key step in the carrier's fleet expansion programme, according to a market disclosure from parent company Kolibri Beteiligung GmbH.
The company said the financing, arranged with a specialist aircraft finance partner on standard market terms, complies with the terms of Kolibri's secured corporate bond issued in February 2026 and remains within the permitted financial indebtedness limits set out in the bond documentation.
German Airways said the acquisition advances the group's previously announced strategy to expand and modernise its regional aircraft fleet.
The ACMI/charter specialist currently operates a total of nine E190s, all but one of them leased from Azorra. Four are long-range, two are advanced-range, and two are short-runway variants, according to ch-aviation data. It added a ninth E190, leased from Executive Jet Support, in January 2026.
German Airways currently wet leases six E190s to KLM Royal Dutch Airlines' regional subsidiary KLM Cityhopper and two to Condor.
ch-aviation has contacted German Airways for comment.
FLEET - Brussels Airlines (Belgium) will not add two additional A330 aircraft to the fleet in 2027, in contrast to earlier announcements.
The long-haul fleet will for now stay as is, with 11 A330-300 aircraft. The carrier also does not plan to operate any wet-lease capacity.
Photo: Brussels Airlines
FLEET - mas (Mexico), which aims to expand the fleet to 8-10 aircraft by 2030
has already begun the re-fleet process for the period beyond that. In the near term, the carrier is eyeing production A350F and B777F, as well as converted B777s
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