11 November 2026

Air Algérie and TAAG Take Airbus Deliveries in October as Manufacturer Hands Over 74 Aircraft

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African Pilot Newsdesk

Why this article matters
Air Algérie is part-way through its A330-900 programme, with six of the 10 aircraft it has ordered delivered after the October handover and four still to come. TAAG Angola Airlines is building its A220-300 fleet through lessor Azorra, and the 30 October delivery brings the type to six in its fleet in Airbus’s data. Both carriers received their aircraft in a month in which Airbus delivered 74 aircraft to 45 customers worldwide.

October’s order book was led by lessors, with Aviation Capital Group and Avolon each booking 75 aircraft and a further 35 A330-900s recorded under CIT Leasing. Lessor capacity is the route through which carriers such as TAAG are taking new Airbus aircraft, as the Azorra-owned A220s show. For Air Algérie, the four outstanding A330-900s are the next step in its long-haul programme.

Of Interest
- Airbus delivered 74 aircraft to 45 customers in October 2026 and recorded 202 gross orders.
- Year-to-date deliveries reached 621 aircraft to 91 customers by the end of October 2026.
- Air Algérie received an A330-900 on 16 October 2026, its sixth of 10 on order.
- Airbus delivered an A220-300 to Azorra for TAAG Angola Airlines on 30 October 2026, and lists six A220-300s in TAAG’s fleet.
- Aviation Capital Group and Avolon each ordered 75 aircraft in October 2026, and CIT Leasing ordered 35 A330-900s.

Airbus delivered 74 commercial aircraft to 45 customers in October 2026, two of them for African airlines, and recorded 202 gross orders for the month, according to the manufacturer’s latest orders and deliveries data published on 6 November 2026. Deliveries for the year to date reached 621 aircraft to 91 customers.

Air Algérie took delivery of an Airbus A330-900 on 16 October, its sixth of the type. The Algerian flag carrier has 10 A330-900s on order, leaving four to be delivered.

On 30 October, Airbus delivered an A220-300 to lessor Azorra for operation by TAAG Angola Airlines. The Airbus data lists six A220-300s in TAAG’s fleet.

The largest of October’s 202 gross orders were from lessors Aviation Capital Group and Avolon, each for 75 aircraft, and CIT Leasing for 35 A330-900s, alongside 10 aircraft for Biman Bangladesh Airlines, two for Atlantic Airways and five for an undisclosed customer. Avolon’s 75 A320neo-family aircraft form part of the 110-aircraft Airbus order it announced on 9 October 2026, which also includes 35 A330neo aircraft.