🇺🇸 23-46114, a Boeing KC-46A Pegasus (767-2C), was delivered to United States Air Force on August 7.

🇺🇸 23-46117, a Boeing KC-46A Pegasus (767-2C), was delivered to United States Air Force on August 7.

🇶🇦 A7-AOJ, an Airbus A350-1041, was delivered to Qatar Airways (QR) on August 7.

🇨🇳 B-32S2, an Airbus A319-153neo, was delivered to Air China (CA) on August 6.

🇨🇱 CC-AWG, an Airbus A320-232(WL), was delivered to JetSMART (JA) on August 6.

🇭🇺 HA-LDW, an Airbus A321-271neo, was delivered to Wizz Air on August 7.

🇹🇭 HS-TQK, a Boeing 787-8, was delivered to Thai Airways (TG) on August 5.

🇺🇸 N271BZ, an Airbus A220-300, was delivered to Breeze Airways on August 7.

🇺🇸 N464KH, a Boeing 737-48E(SF), was delivered to Aloha Air Cargo (KH) on August 7.

🇦🇹 OE-LXF, an Airbus A320-251neo, was delivered to Austrian Airlines (OS) on August 6.

🇵🇬 P2-ATQ, an ATR 42-600 (42-500), was delivered to PNG Air (CG) on August 7.

🇵🇱 SP-LYM, a Boeing 737 MAX 8, was delivered to LOT Polish Airlines (LO) on August 6.

🇹🇷 TC-LEA, an Airbus A320-271neo, was delivered to AJet (VF) on August 7.

🇷🇴 YR-HLE, a Boeing 737-8K5(WL), was delivered to HelloJets (H7) on August 6.

David Cummins was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on Friday, Aug. 7, as Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), ending a roughly 16-month period without a Senate-confirmed leader following David Pekoske’s firing on Jan. 20, 2025. Cummins, a former senior vice president at government contractor Serco, was confirmed on a 51-47 vote and will serve a five-year term. He takes over as TSA approaches its 25th anniversary and as the Trump administration pushes to expand the Screening Partnership Program, which allows airports to replace federal TSA screeners with private contractors operating under TSA oversight. Cummins has defended the program as “pro-worker” while pledging to support TSA’s roughly 60,000 employees and improve workforce morale.

Porter Airlines (PD) canceled a flight from Victoria (YYJ) to Toronto Pearson (YYZ) on Friday after a toddler refused to remain seated and fasten their seatbelt for departure. Despite efforts by the child’s parents and cabin crew, the toddler continued standing on the seat, leaving the crew unable to legally and safely depart. The aircraft returned to the terminal and the family was removed, but the resulting delay pushed the flight beyond Victoria’s 12:30 a.m. runway closure, forcing Porter to cancel the flight and rebook passengers for the following day. Porter said the crew acted appropriately because an unsecured passenger constitutes an unsafe condition. The episode left an entire planeload of travelers stranded overnight because one child would not sit down, and raises an obvious question about parental responsibility: at some point, “my toddler doesn’t want to” cannot be allowed to become everyone else’s problem.

Airbus recorded 204 gross commercial aircraft orders in July while delivering 67 aircraft to 39 customers. Deliveries included six A220-300s, 18 A320neos, 37 A321neos, four A350-900s and two A350-1000s. New business was led by SMBC Aviation Capital with 100 A320neo-family aircraft, while Hainan Airlines (HU) ordered 40 A320neo-family jets, flynas (XY) added 20 A321neos and five A330-900s, China Eastern Airlines (MU) ordered 25 A330-900s and Riyadh Air added six A350-1000s. Airbus has delivered 418 aircraft to 82 customers through the first seven months of 2026, leaving the manufacturer needing to average roughly 90 deliveries per month through December to reach its full-year target of about 870 aircraft.

Ryanair carried a record 22.2 million passengers in July, a seven percent increase from the same month last year, while maintaining a 96 percent load factor despite operating a significantly larger schedule. The airline operated more than 120,800 flights during the month as strong summer demand continued across its European network. On a rolling 12-month basis, Ryanair carried 213.2 million passengers, up five percent year over year, with its load factor holding steady at 94 percent.