🇲🇪 4O-AOI, an Embraer ERJ-195LR, was delivered to Air Montenegro (4O) on July 17.

🇮🇱 4X-IAB, a Boeing 747-412F, was delivered to Challenge Airlines IL (5C) on July 16.

🇲🇾 9M-LCV, a Boeing 737 MAX 8, was delivered to Air Borneo (MY) on July 15.

🇲🇾 9M-LCZ, a Boeing 737 MAX 8, was delivered to Air Borneo on July 16.

🇸🇬 9V-MBZ, a Boeing 737 MAX 8, was delivered to Singapore Airlines (SQ) on July 18.

🇦🇪 A6-EXY, an Airbus A350-941, was delivered to Emirates (EK) on July 18.

🇨🇳 B-6911, an Airbus A320-232, was delivered to Chongqing Airlines (O6) on July 17.

🇨🇦 C-FHFN, an Airbus A220-300, was delivered to Air Canada (AC) on July 18.

🇨🇦 C-FSIQ, a Boeing 737 MAX 8, was delivered to Air Canada on July 15.

🇨🇦 C-GYYS, a Boeing 737 MAX 8, was delivered to WestJet (WS) on July 15.

🇩🇪 D-AIOD, an Airbus A321-251neo, was delivered to Lufthansa (LH) on July 16.

🇪🇸 EC-OTO, a Boeing 737 MAX 8, was delivered to Air Europa Express (X5) on July 15.

🇹🇭 HS-TOG, an Airbus A321-251neo, was delivered to Thai Airways (TG) on July 16.

🇹🇭 HS-TOI, an Airbus A321-251neo, was delivered to Thai Airways on July 15.

🇯🇵 JA738B, a Boeing 737 MAX 8, was delivered to Skymark Airlines (BC) on July 17.

🇱🇺 LX-LBC, a Boeing 737 MAX 8, was delivered to Luxair (LG) on July 17.

🇺🇸 N344DU, an Airbus A220-300, was delivered to Delta Air Lines on July 17.

🇺🇸 N474AN, an Airbus A321-253neo, was delivered to American Airlines (AA) on July 18.

🇺🇸 N71108, a Boeing 787-9, was delivered to United Airlines on July 16.

🇳🇱 PH-AXU, an Airbus A321-252neo, was delivered to KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (KL) on July 17.

🇦🇿 VP-BTF, an Airbus A320-251neo, was delivered to AZAL Azerbaijan Airlines (J2) on July 17.

🇮🇳 VT-IOQ, an Airbus A320-251neo, was delivered to IndiGo (6E) on July 17.

🇩🇪 D-AIHT, an Airbus A340-642 that was previously withdrawn from use (wfu) by Lufthansa, was ferried on July 18 to Bydgoszcz, Poland (BZG) for part-out and scrap.

🇲🇽 N506VL, an Airbus A320-233 with Volaris (Y4), was wfu and ferried on July 13 to Coolidge, Ariz. (P08) for part-out and scrap. This frame was delivered new to Volaris in September 2011 and was named Coral, Erick, Brooke, Totochi, and El Chayan over the years.

🇹🇷 TC-MKS, a Boeing 737 MAX 8 with Corendon Air (XC), was wfu and ferried on July 17 to Tarbes, France (LDE) where it was returned to its lessor.

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Two Spanish airliners narrowly avoided a midair collision over the Atlantic Ocean on July 10 after their Traffic Collision Avoidance System (TCAS) issued emergency alerts, prompting evasive action by one of the crews. The incident involved an Iberia (IB) Airbus A321XLR operating flight IB140 from Recife (REC) to Madrid (MAD) and an Air Europa (UX) Boeing 787-9 operating flight UX57 from Madrid to São Paulo Guarulhos (GRU). Both aircraft had reportedly been cleared to cruise at FL360 on the same oceanic track but in opposite directions before the conflict developed.

According to initial reports, the Iberia crew immediately descended after receiving the TCAS alert, allowing the aircraft to pass safely. Both flights continued to their destinations without further incident. The cause of the loss of separation has not yet been determined and remains under investigation. TCAS, often described as the aviation industry’s final safeguard against midair collisions, operates independently of air traffic control and provides pilots with immediate traffic advisories and, when necessary, mandatory resolution advisories directing them to climb or descend to avoid another aircraft.

United Airlines (UA) reported stronger than expected second quarter results, generating $17.7 billion in operating revenue, up 16.0 percent year over year, with net income of $805 million and diluted earnings per share of $2.46. Capacity increased 3.5 percent, passenger yields rose 12 percent and premium revenue climbed 16 percent, while cargo revenue jumped 23 percent. The carrier also recorded its 10 busiest passenger days ever during the quarter, including a company record 640,717 customers carried on June 18.

Despite an 84 percent increase in fuel expense, United said it expects to recover nearly all of the added costs through improved pricing by the fourth quarter. The airline also confirmed its first Airbus A321XLR will enter domestic service this fall before launching international flights in early 2027. United ended the quarter with $19.6 billion in available liquidity while reaffirming its goal of achieving an investment grade credit rating this year.

In June 2026, Boeing booked a substantial volume of new business, securing 121 gross orders led by 102 737 MAX jets for unidentified customers, alongside a notable order of five 777X and two 777F aircraft for China Southern Cargo (CZ), six 737 MAXs for Aviation Capital Group, two 777Fs for China Airlines (CI), and four 737-800As for unidentified buyers. On the fulfillment side, the plane maker handed over 64 commercial aircraft during the month, which included 41 of its 737 MAX family jets, five 767s (including two 767-300Fs for United Parcel Service (5X) and three 767-2Cs for the U.S. Air Force), three 777Fs, and 15 of its 787s. This included a five-aircraft delivery of 787-9s to Riyadh Air (RX). This month of activity brought Boeing's total deliveries for the year to 314 aircraft by the end of June 2026.

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The Air China Group is expanding its Airbus fleet with orders for 55 new aircraft valued at more than $12.4 billion at list prices. Air China (CA) will acquire 15 Airbus A350-900s, with deliveries scheduled between 2030 and 2032, to support long haul network expansion, replace older aircraft and improve fleet efficiency while increasing passenger and cargo capacity by approximately 7.1 percent. Meanwhile, subsidiary Shenzhen Airlines (ZH) will add 40 Airbus A320neo family aircraft between 2029 and 2032 to support domestic and regional growth, boosting its transport capacity by an estimated 4.3 percent. As is customary for large commercial aircraft purchases, both airlines are expected to receive significant discounts from published list prices.

Here are the May 2026 passenger totals at commercial airports across Türkiye.

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