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Uganda Airlines, via its official Facebook account, announced (10-Jun-2026) it signed a commitment with Boeing to acquire eight new passenger aircraft, as well as one 767 converted freighter and one 737BCF. The proposed acquisition will increase Uganda Airlines' capacity to serve regional, continental and international markets.

Embraer commercial aviation CEO Arjan Meijer confirmed Embraer remains in talks with AirBorneo and Malaysia Airlines to expand its presence in Malaysia and the Asia Pacific (New Straits Times, 10-Jun-2026). Mr Meijer said: "Asia as a whole is extremely important for Embraer. It's an area where we really spend a lot of effort and attention". He added: "We think the E2 has some very distinct benefits within Asia and a lot of value there", noting: "We have a lot of campaigns still going on. With the available positions that we have between now and well beyond 2030, we're very confident that there are going to be a lot of great opportunities to get the programme included in Asia".

Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg stated (09-Jun-2026) "We had somewhat of a soft [Apr-2026] in terms of deliveries, but we're expecting May is better". Mr Ortberg said: "We were at 60 airplanes - and [that] included 51 737 MAXs in May but only six 787s - and I think you'll see that will improve month-on-month here as we unleash the seat configuration deliveries". He said: "We've fallen behind in delivery on engines here in the first quarter", noting Boeing is working on a recovery plan with GE Aerospace. Mr Ortberg stated: "We'll need to see the engine recovery plan come to fruition before we can get to rate 10 and that'll be late in the year". He confirmed Boeing is continuing to target a build rate of 10 aircraft per month and deliver between 90 and 100 787s in 2026. [more - Aviation Week]

American Airlines and Google entered (09-Jun-2026) a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) agreement, allowing the carrier to obtain 35 million gallons of SAF over three years. The agreement enables American to purchase and receive physical fuel for Chicago O'Hare International Airport through existing infrastructure, the SAF portion of which will be produced from waste feedstocks. The carrier stated Google will receive the environmental benefits to help address its emissions from employee business travel via the SAF certificates Registry. [more - original PR - American Airlines] [more - Aviation Week]

IATA director general Willie Walsh, speaking at the IATA AGM, stated (07-Jun-2026) "I think it's very encouraging that demand continues to be robust in an environment like this", noting: "The fact that we're still forecasting growth in passenger numbers I think is a positive for the industry". Mr Walsh said: "Obviously the high fuel cost is going to challenge airlines this year", adding: "Everybody will try to recover some, if not all, of the increase in the fuel bill they're seeing, but that will mean higher ticket prices". He continued: "The research that we're doing shows that people are expecting to pay more, I think they understand that the high oil price is going to lead to higher ticket prices". Mr Walsh added: "I think we will see high fuel price structurally now for some time. I don't expect to see a significant reduction in either the crude or the jet prices [and] that's an environment we've been in before so we can cope with that, but for some airlines I think it is going to [result in] significant financial strain".

Emirates president Tim Clark announced (09-Jun-2026) the airline "is ready to bring daily widebody connectivity to Berlin and Stuttgart and connect them with our extensive network, backed by substantial investment", subject to approval from Germany's Federal Ministry of Transport. Sir Tim noted: "These are two of Germany's most important economic centres, yet both remain underserved when it comes to long-haul connectivity", adding: "German businesses have told us they need it, the Berlin Chamber of Commerce has called for it, our own data confirms the demand is there and flights are forecast to be full". He concluded: "All we are asking for is the opportunity to serve these cities and their communities, and we remain committed to working constructively with the German authorities to make that a reality and deliver tangible benefits that would be felt across both city regions from day one of our operations". [more - original PR]