Embraer delivered 17 commercial aircraft in the second quarter of 2023, which the Brazilian airframer says is a 55% increase on the corresponding quarter in 2022. So far during 2023, Embraer has delivered a total of 24 commercial aircraft. The deliveries in the recent quarter comprised 10 E175s and seven E195-E2s. Embraer notes the previously announced news that American Airlines placed a firm order for seven additional E175 aircraft to be operated by its regional subsidiary Envoy Air. The manufacturer also notes its firm order from Binter for six E195-E2s, which will bring Binter's E2 fleet to 16 jets when deliveries are completed. The Spanish airline said last month that it was financing the aircraft with an agreement with a consortium of Spanish banks, including Santander, Caixabank and BBVA. The aircraft are scheduled for delivery in 2024-25. Embraer adds that in Asia-Pacific, Malaysia's SKS Airways closed an agreement to add ten E195-E2 jets to its fleet. Scoot, a low-cost subsidiary of Singapore Airlines, is also adding nine E190-E2s to its portfolio. Four E175s have begun to operate with Star Air, an Indian airline that already operates E-Jets, Embraer says. In the Middle East, Royal Jordanian Airlines reached an agreement to introduce eight E190-E2 and E195-E2 jets into its operations, with deliveries starting in the fourth quarter of 2023. As of 30 June 2023, Embraer had a firm order backlog of 271 aircraft, which it notes includes orders for the defense segment placed by state-run airlines including Satena and TAME.

Airbus booked orders for 11 A350-900s in July, while three orders for the long-haul twinjet were deleted from the manufacturer's backlog. Data from the European airframer shows that it received two orders from undisclosed customers, on 11 and 31 July, for four and six A350-900s respectively. Iberia meanwhile added a single A350-900 order, bringing its backlog for the model to four aircraft. The Spanish carrier has so far received 17 A350-900s from the airframe. The cancellation of three A350-900 orders has reduced Airbus's number of customers for the type to 55, from 56 in June. The customer that cancelled the order was not yet an A350 operator. Beyond widebodies, Airbus received an order from Turkish carrier Pegasus for 36 A321neos, while Icelandair finalised an order for 13 A321XLRs. Single-aisle deliveries in July comprised 54 aircraft: 31 A321neos, 17 A320neos, one A319neo (for Tibet Airlines) and five A220-300s. Airbus had delivered 63 single-aisles in June. From its widebody lines, the manufacturer delivered five A350-900s, three A350-1000s and three A330-900s in July. Cathay Pacific, China Eastern Airlines, Singapore Airlines, Turkish Airlines and Volaris each received an A350-900, while British Airways and Qatar Airways took delivery of one and two A350-1000s, respectively. The A330neos were handed over to China Eastern, Condor and Italian carrier ITA Airways. Airbus had delivered nine widebodies in June. The manufacturer's total commercial aircraft deliveries in 2023 stood at 381 at the end of July.

Air New Zealand has opened an expression of interest to airports in the country to support its plans to operate demonstrator hydrogen, hybrid or battery powered commercial aircraft from 2026. The EoI sets out the operational requirements that need to be considered including factors such as range. "The two airports selected will play a critical role in introducing lower-emissions aircraft into the Aotearoa aviation system," states Air New Zealand chief sustainability officer Kiri Hannifin. "Over the next few years as Air New Zealand works towards its ambition of flying next generation aircraft on our domestic network from 2030, we will be focused on supporting the building, testing, and certifying of aircraft and associated infrastructure. The airline adds that the announcement is expected by early 2024 on which type of lower emission commercial demonstrator aircraft will be flying from 2026, which will initially operate as a cargo-only service. In December Air New Zealand identified the Eviation Alice, VoltAero Cassio, Beta Alia and Cranfield Aerospace Islander as the aircraft that were in the running to take part in the demonstration.