Vietnam Airlines announced that it has received a Preliminary Commitment from the Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) for a guaranteed loan of up to USD 2.9 billion to support delivery financing for the acquisition of 50 Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft. Read More »

On June 23, 2026, Airbus said it would inspect 16 A380 aircraft following the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) Emergency Airworthiness Directive issued on June 22, after cracks were found in a key wing component on aircraft operated by Emirates and Qantas Airways. Read More »

AirAsia X is missing payments to some suppliers, as the LCC feels pressure from higher fuel prices, Bloomberg Industries reported. Read More »

On June 23, 2026, Xiamen Airlines launched the Fuzhou-Amsterdam route, operated twice per week with Boeing 787 aircraft. Read More »

Taiwan-headquartered China Airlines (CAL) has agreed to sell four Boeing 747-400F freighter aircraft to Luxembourg-based cargo carrier Cargolux Airlines International. Read More »

The International Air Transport Association (IATA), in collaboration with Emerton, during the World Maintenance and Engineering Symposium in Madrid on June 24-25, released a new study examining bottlenecks in the maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) of latest-generation single-aisle aircraft engines—namely LEAP engines from CFM, and Geared Turbofan (GTF) engines from Pratt & Whitney. Read More »

Today’s briefs report news from Daemyung Sono Group, ITOCHU Corporation, SIRIUS Aviation Capital Holdings, and T’way Air. Read More »