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Brief — 2026-08-31

Mix 4 airline / 1 bizav. Copy from output/2026-08-31-brief.md. No CONFIRMED. No live stream time.

Lede. Qantas pulled the A380 retirement clock forward in the FY26 results; the rest of this week is A350 paint at Toulouse and a Las Vegas show date, not a live stream.

  1. LIKELY Qantas network — Qantas pulled A380 retirement forward in the FY26 results dated 26 August

    Fence line: Log Qantas A380s as a type on a shorter clock. The results do not name a last-flight tail or a last-flight day.

    Source: Qantas Group FY26 ASX/Media Release and FY26 Investor Presentation, investor.qantas.com (FY26 results pack).

  2. LIKELY LAS — NBAA-BACE is 20–22 October 2026 in Las Vegas

    Fence line: Show week, not this weekend. Log the static and the field when the operator week opens. No exhibit-hour clock on this desk beyond those dates.

    Source: NBAA-BACE official site, nbaabace.org (publisher dates and city).

  3. WATCH Paint / network — Lufthansa A350-1000 anniversary paint

    Fence line: Paint is the fact. Do not treat it as a scheduled arrival at your field.

    Source: Lufthansa Group newsroom, 14 July 2026, first A350-1000 in 100th-anniversary paint.

  1. WATCH TLS — Aircalin A350-900 at Toulouse paint

    Fence line: TLS paint / FAL, not a revenue visit.

    Source: Aircalin disclosure of the first A350 out of the Airbus paint shop at Toulouse; trade match Journal de l'Aviation, 28 August 2026.

  2. WATCH Test registration — A350F F-WXLD

    Fence line: Tail only. No first-flight time on this desk. No live stream time.

    Source: Airbus A350F programme pages; published test-aircraft registration F-WXLD.