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KUWAIT: Jazeera Airways selects CFM LEAP-1A engines for nine A320neo; expands engine services agreement

KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait * Jazeera Airways selected LEAP-1A engines from CFM International to power nine additional A320neo. Airbus's August 2026 order book shows the LCC has eighteen more A320neo and eight A321neo Family jets still due. * The Kuwaiti budget carrier expanded its existing engine services agreement to cover

LEBANON: MEA expects A321XLRs, A330neo from 4Q 2026; FlyBeirut due from June 2027

* President Joseph Aoun met MEA Chairman Mohammed Al-Hout to review Rafic Hariri International Airport traffic and carrier performance. * Al-Hout stated first batch of four Airbus A321neo(XLR) and A330-900neo aircraft arrives from November. Second batch of four aircraft scheduled before mid-2027. According to Airbus's

EGYPT: EgyptAir In Talks with Lessors for More Widebodies; To Issue RFP

CAIRO, Egypt * EgyptAir Holding Company Chairman Ahmed Adel said the carrier will receive four new aircraft by year-end: three Boeing 737 MAX 8s and one Airbus A350. * EgyptAir is negotiating with lessor AerCap for additional widebody aircraft on lease. * During the recently ended second Alamein International Aviaton and Space

Airbus: No Gulf Carriers Have Sought Order Deferrals

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates * Airbus executives said UAE and Middle East carriers requested neither deferrals of plane orders nor delayed payments despite higher costs from the US-Iran war. * Airbus Africa and Middle East president Gabriel Semelas said no regional airline requested delivery or payment delays in 2026 and instead