2026
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Who Performed Best at Farnborough Air Show 2026?
Airbus and Boeing once again take the limelight at the 2026 Farnborough Air Show. Boeing wraps up the event with slightly more overall orders than Airbus. However, there’s a massive difference in how the orders came through for the two OEMs. Airbus received a majority of narrow body orders while Boeing also won 67 wide…
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Icelandair Sees its 2026 Q2 Profits Eaten up By Fuel Price Spike
Icelandair’s domestic aviation landscape has simplified with the shutdown of low cost carrier Play. However, despite that the airline has struggled to generate profits as this year’s soaring fuel prices completely ate up the airline’s margins. That translated a -6.51% net margin and a net loss of 32.3 million USD.
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United Airlines Q2 Holds Up Despite 19% Cost Increase YoY
United Airlines, as also seen in Delta’s 2026 Q2 earnings report, suffered a decrease in profitability in the quarter. The Star Alliance carrier, as its competitor, saw profits shrink as pressure from soaring fuel costs became more of a factor. Fuel expenditure increased by 84% YoY breaking through the 5.1 billion USD threshold. The airline…
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Ryanair Soar in FY26 at 2.1 Billion Euros
Ryanair closes its 2026 financial year with record revenue of 15.5 billion Euro, which then trickles down to an operating profit of 2.3 billion Euro and a net profit of 2.1 billion Euro. Revenue is up by double digits YoY by 11.4% and net profit by a staggering 34.8%. Also the airline can remain bullish…
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Korean Air Q2: Asiana Merger Drags Net Margin Into Negative Territory
Korean Air makes money from operations but burns through it all with non operational expenses related to the Asiana Airlines takeover. Korean Air’s revenue grows by 26% YoY, operating profit takes a hit due to global instability and particularly soaring fuel prices. However, where Korean Air is taking a real hit is in non-operating balance…
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Boeing Delivered 171 Aircraft in 2026 Q2
Boeing, as Airbus alike, is speeding up its aircraft delivery output in Q2 of 2026 over the first quarter and the prior year. In Q2 of 2026 Boeing delivered 171 planes (over 143 in Q1 of 2026) of which: -129 737 -10 767 -7 777 -25 787
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Airbus Ups The Delivery Pace With 89 Aircraft in June 2026
Airbus delivered 89 planes in June 2026. Out of the 89, 82 were narrow body planes and 7 wide bodies. The manufacturer has now sped up production to meet the guidance level of 870 units by the end of the year.
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Here’s Emirates’ New Premium Lounge Concept Rolling Out Worldwide
Emirates reveals its new lounge concept which aligns what passengers experience on the ground to the onboard experience in the new business class cabins the airline is fitting on newly delivered jets and retrofitting on older ones. The color palette is changing featuring lighter colors. The first airport to feature the new lounge is Frankfurt…
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Icelandair Hits Its Highest Passenger Volume of 2026 in June
Icelandair hits Its highest passenger Volume of 2026 in June carrying just shy of 550,000 passengers. The figure is the highest since the beginning of the year but is down by 1% YoY. However that isn’t as bad as it might sound, as the carrier has increased yields thanks to the shutdown of Play Airlines…
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KLM Completes Sale of KLM Catering Services to Gate Group
KLM in an effort to reduce costs and increase operational efficiency sells a 75% stake in KCS KLM Catering Services to the GateGroup. The Dutch carrier retains some form of say and word in the operation of the strategically important catering division with a 25% equity stake. This is the latest step completed as part…