Qatar Airways Launches World’s First Starlink Equipped Boeing 787

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Completes Starlink rollout of Airbus A350 within eight months Middle East Carrier, Qatar Airways, has “become the first carrier globally to enable Boeing 787-8 with Starlink.” The airline says it has also “equipped its entire Airbus A350 fleet within record-breaking eight months in December 2025.” Qatar Airways confirms that to date, “it is operating three Dreamliners with the fastest Wi-Fi …

Airbus Reports 793 Commercial Aircraft Deliveries In 2025

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Airbus says it has delivered “793 commercial aircraft to 91 customers globally in 2025 and registered 1,000 new gross orders in the Commercial Aircraft business.” According to the aircraft manufacturer, “the backlog at the end of December 2025 increased to a new year-end record of 8,754 aircraft highlighting the strong market demand for Airbus’ product portfolio.” Airbus says, “In a …

Libya’s Buraq Air And Airbus Sign MoU For 10 A320neo Aircraft

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Private Libyan airline, Buraq Air and Airbus have signed “a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the purchase of 10 A320neo Family aircraft, becoming a new Airbus customer.” The General Assembly President of Buraq Air, Fouzi Almiqalh and Airbus EVP Sales of the Commercial Aircraft business, Benoit de Saint Exupery signed the agreement at the Dubai Airshow. Fouzi Almiqalh said: “This …

Avolon Leases Five Airbus A320 To Centrum Air

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Avolon says it has agreed to lease five Airbus A320 family aircraft to Centrum Air, Uzbekistan’s largest private airline. The transaction was announced at the Dubai Airshow. According to Avolon, it “added Centrum Air as a customer earlier this year through the lease of an A320-200 that was delivered last month. The new aircraft are scheduled for delivery in 2026 …

Ethiopian Airlines Orders Six Additional A350-900s

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Ethiopian Airlines has placed “a firm order for six Airbus A350-900 aircraft, further strengthening its position as the largest A350 customer in Africa.” According to the aircraft manufacturer, Airbus, “this agreement was signed at the Dubai Airshow by Mr. Mesfin Tasew, Ethiopian Airlines Group CEO and Benoît de Saint-Exupéry, Airbus EVP Sales of the Commercial Aircraft business.” Mr. Mesfin Tasew …

Flydubai Signs MoU With Airbus For 150 A321neo Aircraft

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Airbus and flydubai have signed “a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for 150 A321neo aircraft making the airline a new Airbus customer. The agreement underscores the carrier’s confidence in Dubai’s growth plans.” The Chairman of flydubai, His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, signed the MoU agreement with the CEO, Commercial Aircraft at Airbus, Christian Scherer at the signing ceremony …

Etihad Airways Leases 13 Airbus Aircraft from Avolon

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Avolon says it has agreed to “lease 13 Airbus aircraft from its orderbook to Etihad Airways (‘Etihad’).” The transaction, which was announced at the Dubai Airshow, includes nine A330neos and four A320neo family aircraft. Etihad also placed “a direct order with Airbus for six additional A330neos, complementing the nine aircraft leased from Avolon and bringing its total A330neo fleet to …

Avolon Orders 100 LEAP-1A Engines From CFM International

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Avolon has placed an “order at the Dubai Airshow for 100 new LEAP-1A engines from CFM International to power 50 Airbus A320neo family aircraft in its order book.” Avolon said that “the advanced technologies in LEAP-1A engines, like composite fan blades and ceramic matrix composites, deliver an engine that is 15% more fuel efficient, with 15% lower carbon emissions than …

Etihad Airways Expands Its Airbus Widebody Fleet Becoming A New A330neo Customer, Adding A350-1000 And A350F Aircraft

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Etihad Airways has placed “a firm order for six A330-900s, becoming the latest A330neo customer. In addition, the airline has disclosed an order for seven additional A350-1000s (increasing its total for the type to 27) and three A350F (bringing the airline’s A350F commitment to 10 aircraft)’, according to Airbus. Etihad Airways also announced the commitment of nine A330-900s on lease …

Morocco Orders Ten Airbus H225M Helicopters

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Airbus Helicopters says it has signed a contract with the Kingdom of Morocco for ten H225M helicopters. The H225Ms, the manufacturer says “will be equipped for combat search and rescue operations and will be operated by the Royal Moroccan Air Force (Forces royales air).” The H225Ms will replace the current Pumas which have been in service for more than 40 …