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Uganda Airlines orders 10 Boeing aircraft
June 12, 2026
Uganda Airlines has ordered 10 aircraft from Boeing, split into eight passenger jets and two freighters. "The additional aircraft will facilitate trade, tourism, investment and cargo development, directly contributing to Uganda Vision 2040 and the country's aspiration to achieve sustainable middle-income status," Uganda Airlines says, referring to the country's national development plan. Uganda Airlines says that the two freighters to be acquired will be a converted 767 widebody and a 737BCF but did not specify the passenger aircraft types selected. Boeing declines to comment on the order and refers queries to the airline. The carrier's fleet comprises one 737-800, one 787-8, two A330neos and four MHIRJ CRJ900s, Cirium fleets data shows. All eight aircraft are used primarily for passenger service.


Southwest adds Singapore Airlines as interline partner
June 12, 2026
Southwest Airlines and Singapore Airlines (SIA) have launched an interline partnership that further extends the US carrier's international reach. In December 2025, Southwest and Turkish Airlines agreed an interline deal connecting the Dallas-based carrier's customers with more than 350 destinations from the European carrier's Istanbul hub. Singapore Airlines and sister carrier Scoot fly to more than 130 destinations, among them three US airports served by Southwest: Los Angeles International, Seattle-Tacoma and San Francisco International. "Journeys that pair Southwest and Singapore Airlines not only connect new geographies but also create consistent high-quality customer experiences," states Southwest chief operating officer Andrew Watterson. Southwest notes that, with the addition of SIA, it now has eight airline partnerships spanning destinations in Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. The carrier's chief executive Bob Jordan said on 28 May during the Bernstein Strategic Decisions Conference that Southwest intends to offer customers "access to destinations" that it does not serve, adding that "it's likely" that it will eventually "delve into long-haul international".


Lufthansa assigns A220 component maintenance to Airbus
June 11, 2026
Airbus has been engaged to provide Lufthansa Group carriers with A220 component support. The aftermarket services agreement was disclosed by the airline group as it commemorated the 50th anniversary of its first delivery from Airbus, at the ILA air show in Berlin. Cirium data shows that Lufthansa subsidiary Swiss has 30 A220s (21 -300s and nine -100s), while ITA Airways, another group carrier, has 31 (19 -300s and 12 -100s) and one more on order (a -300). Lufthansa is scheduled to receive this year the first of 40 A220-300s on order for its City Airlines subsidiary. As part of its 2023 order of A220-300s for City Airlines, Lufthansa took 20 options. The new support deal is noteworthy as Lufthansa previously sourced component maintenance in-house or, in the case of its A380s and Embraer E-Jets, from the Spairliners subsidiary jointly owned by Lufthansa Technik and Air France Industries. Since taking delivery of its first Airbus jet in 1976, Lufthansa has operated A300/A310s, A320-family jets, A330/A340s, A350s, A380s and A220s. Later this year, it notes, it will receive its 700th aircraft from the airframer. Lufthansa Group chief Carsten Spohr describes the collaboration with Airbus as a "long-standing, trusting, and very special partnership". "Over the past half-century, we have not only taken delivery of more aircraft from Toulouse and Hamburg than any other airline in the world, but have also supported the development of numerous aircraft models as launch customers," he states, adding: "We intend to build on this foundation together to further advance aircraft technology and expand Europe's leading role in the aviation sector."


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