TAAG Angolan Airlines has ordered four Boeing 787s from the US airframe. Boeing notes that TAAG is a new customer for the Dreamliner. The manufacturer has not disclosed which 787 variant TAAG has ordered or when the aircraft will be delivered. Fleets data shows TAAG has five 777-300ERs, three 777-200ERs, one Airbus A330-200, six 737-700s, one 737-800 conversion freighter and six de Havilland Canada Dash 8-400 turboprops in its current fleet. It also has 15 A220-300s on order, via lessor deals with Aviation Capital Group, Air Lease, Azorra Aviation and Nordic Aviation Capital. "Our goal is to work with the best manufacturers in the world towards a multi-type fleet, in order to ensure we have the appropriate airplanes for each flight typology, namely our intercontinental connections," states TAAG chief executive Eduardo Fairen. "The 787 option suits our intent for modern, size-wise and efficient equipment, able to progressively replace our current widebody fleet, and provide our customers with an improved flight experience." Boeing predicts that air traffic in Africa will grow at 7.4% over the next 20 years – above a global average of 6.1% – and that operators in the region will need 1,025 aircraft.

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Carriers operating to and from Israel have continued to slash services as fighting continues in the country’s south and the situation elsewhere remains tense. Data shows that on 9 October airlines cancelled 180 flights out of a total of 510, amounting to 35.3%. This is up slightly from a cancellation rate of 34.9% on 8 October and 27.2% on 7 October. Wizz Air cancelled all services to the country for 8, 9 and 10 October, commenting that updates for beyond dates will be issued in due course. Ryanair says it has been forced to axe its schedule to the country up to 11 October "due to operational restrictions beyond Ryanair’s control". EasyJet has cancelled all services to the country before 13 October. Israeli carriers El Al and Arkia have said they intend to keep operating to and from the country as usual. Turkish Airlines is also continuing to operate to the country. Schedules data shows that of 6,876 flights to and from the country through October, El Al accounts for 21% of capacity, followed by Wizz Air, excluding Wizz Air Abu Dhabi, on 8.3% and Turkish Airlines on 6.2%. They are in turn followed by Israir (6.1%), Ryanair (5%), Pegasus (3.8%), EasyJet (3.4%), Blue Bird Airways (2.6%), Lufthansa (2.3%) and Aegean Airlines (1.9%).

Airbus delivered 55 commercial aircraft in September and booked 23 orders for the segment. Deliveries included 23 A320neos, 20 A321neos, one A319neo (to Tibet Airlines) and four A220-300s, the European airframer's data shows. From its widebody line, Airbus delivered two A330-900s to Condor and five A350-900s – one each to Air China, Air France, Asiana Airlines, China Southern Airlines and the first A350 to Air India. In August, the airframer had delivered 59 single-aisles – including seven A220s – and three widebodies. Total deliveries for the year stood at 488 on 30 September. Airbus targets 720 commercial aircraft deliveries for the full year. Orders booked in September comprise a deal with Turkish Airlines for 10 A350-900s and an order from LATAM Airlines Group for 13 A321neos. No orders were cancelled in September.