New MacBook Airs coming late next week. OS X Lion expected too.

The long awaited MacBook Air will arrive "late next week" according to "several sources". AllThingsD says to look for an announcement Thursday or Friday and that the new MacBook Airs will sport a Thunderbolt port, backlit keyboards, and 128GB and 256GB storage options.

With the new hardware coming out, expect OS X Lion sometime next week as well.