15 types tracked · last checked 14 October 2026
Fleet brief
One page per aircraft type
Current program, maintenance, safety and fleet news for the commercial aircraft types in service today.
Boeing
The Renton and Everett single aisle and widebody lines, plus the legacy types still carrying most of the world's traffic.

777 and 777X
updated 10 days ago777-200ER, -300ER, 777-8, 777-9, 777-8F
The FAA adopted a new Airworthiness Directive on 28 September 2026 covering all in service 777-200, 777-200LR, 777-300, 777-300ER and 777F models, after an overheated AC ...
in production5 min read, updated 5 October 2026

737 MAX
updated 11 days agoMAX 7, MAX 8, MAX 9, MAX 10
The FAA's Corrective Action Review Board concluded on 2 October 2026 that the flight management computer software defect behind the MAX 10 certification pause is not a sa...
in production5 min read, updated 4 October 2026

787 Dreamliner
updated 2 weeks ago787-8, -9, -10
Germany's Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation, the BFU, said in an interim report on 28 September 2026 that brake pedal movement on the captain's side was r...
in production5 min read, updated 30 September 2026

747
updated 2 weeks ago747-400F, 747-8F, 747-8I
The FAA has adopted a new Airworthiness Directive covering certain 747-8F aircraft, prompted by reports of cracking in stringers and splice fittings at stringer splices a...
out of production, in service4 min read, updated 30 September 2026

737 NG
updated 3 weeks ago737-600, -700, -800, -900ER
The NG fleet is where the bear strap cracking now driving MAX inspections first appeared, which makes this an active structures story rather than a legacy one.
in service4 min read, updated 26 September 2026

767
updated 3 weeks ago767-300ER, -300F, KC-46A
A 21 Air Boeing 767 freighter operating for Amazon Air overran the runway on landing at Miami International on 6 September 2026 and caught fire. Five people on the ground...
in production4 min read, updated 21 September 2026
Airbus
The A220 through A380 range, from the Mirabel single aisle to the widebodies out of Toulouse and Hamburg.

A320neo family
updated 5 days agoA319neo, A320neo, A321neo, A321XLR
The GTF powder metal inspection campaign is still the defining issue. Roughly 770 GTF powered jets were in storage at the end of 2025, and groundings fell about 15 percen...
in production5 min read, updated 10 October 2026

A350
updated 2 weeks agoA350-900, A350-1000, A350F
The first A350F, registered F-WXLD, made its maiden flight from Toulouse on 29 September 2026, a flight of four hours and eleven minutes that opens a certification campai...
in production4 min read, updated 29 September 2026

A330 and A330neo
updated 3 weeks agoA330-200, -300, A330-800, -900, A330 MRTT
A330neo deliveries were nearly halted for three months by a quality escape on the horizontal tail plane. Zero aircraft were delivered in June and July 2026, and one in Au...
in production4 min read, updated 26 September 2026

A320ceo family
updated 3 weeks agoA318, A319, A320, A321
CFM56 powered flights across the A320 and 737 families fell from about 43 percent of activity in 2024 to around 42 percent in 2026, and V2500 from 23 to 22 percent. That ...
out of production, in service4 min read, updated 24 September 2026

A220
updated 3 weeks agoA220-100, A220-300
Airbus cut the A220 rate target again. The plan is now 12 per month during 2026, down from an earlier 14, against current output of roughly seven to eight.
in production3 min read, updated 23 September 2026

A380
updated 3 weeks agoA380-800
Emirates plans to grow its active A380 fleet from roughly 94 to about 110 aircraft by the end of 2026, reversing the retirement narrative.
out of production, in service3 min read, updated 21 September 2026
Embraer
The São José dos Campos regional jet line, still the only serious competitor in the 70 to 150 seat market.

E-Jet E2
updated 5 days agoE175-E2, E190-E2, E195-E2
Embraer delivered its 2,000th E-Jet on 2 September 2026, an E195-E2 handed to launch customer Azul, a milestone across the E1 and E2 families combined.
in production5 min read, updated 10 October 2026

E-Jet E1
updated 5 days agoE170, E175, E190, E195
GE CF34 engine shortages are the binding constraint on E175 production. Embraer's chief executive has said the delivery target is in jeopardy because GE is delivering lat...
E175 in production, others in service3 min read, updated 10 October 2026
Bombardier
The CRJ line, sold to Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in 2020 and out of production, but still a large part of the North American regional fleet.
