Sofema Aviation Services shares the latest events in the Aviation business from around the world in our Aviation Weekly News Roundup
>AerCap places order for 100 additional Airbus A320neo Family aircraft.
AerCap Holdings N.V. (“AerCap”) has signed a firm order with Airbus for 23 A320neo and 77 A321neo aircraft. This transaction underscores AerCap’s strategy of investing in the world’s most in-demand, fuel-efficient technology to meet the long-term requirements of its global airline customer base. Read More
> Boeing recovery slower to materialize as Spirit deal delays jet profit to 2027.
Boeing’s long recovery from years of manufacturing, safety, and supply-chain turmoil hit another speed bump on March 17, 2026, when the company said its commercial-airplane division is now not expected to return to profitability until 2027, a delay tied largely to the cost of bringing Spirit AeroSystems back in-house. Read More
> India mandates free seat allocation, tighter passenger rights to curb hidden airline fees.
India’s Ministry of Civil Aviation has introduced new rules requiring airlines to offer more free services and improve transparency, as authorities respond to rising passenger complaints over
hidden charges in the country’s fast-growing domestic aviation market. Read More
>French A400M makes first-ever landing on Arctic sea ice in Greenland.
A French Air and Space Force A400M Atlas has landed on Arctic sea ice in northern Greenland, in what France’s CEAM Air Warfare Center described as a first operational achievement for the
transport aircraft in such natural extreme conditions. Read more
>Collins Reports Progress with Hybrid-electric Propulsion Work.
The RTX group subsidiary reported on March 17 that the initiative achieved the TRL5 stage of technology readiness and included trials with a powertrain that produced more than 500 kilowatts of
power. Read more
>AI probe of aviation close calls leads FAA to limit how helicopters can fly around busy airports.
Air traffic controllers will now use radar to actively track helicopters when flying through the flight paths of planes taking off and landing at busy airports. Read more
>EU Must Review EU ETS to Support Competitiveness as Aviation Decarbonizes.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) calls for the review of the European Union’s Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) to enhance European air connectivity and economic resilience by improving the competitiveness of Europe’s air transport industry. Read more
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