Boeing acknowledged Tuesday that Iran Air has signed a letter of intent to order airliners, confirming the US manufacturer intends to challenge Airbus vigorously in the politically sensitive, but potentially lucrative Middle Eastern market.

Airbus is making its first A350-900 demonstration tour of China, from June 25-July 2, as it attempts to tap further into the booming Chinese airline market.

The Russian government is ready to invest up to RUB530 million ($8.3 million) in assembly of the revived Let L-410 in the Ural region before the end of the year.

Boeing has signed an agreement with Iran Air for passenger aircraft, a Boeing spokesman confirmed to ATW. “Boeing confirms the signing of a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with Iran Air expressing the airline’s intent to purchase Boeing commercial passenger airplanes."

Ethiopian Airlines will take delivery of the first of 14 Airbus A350 XWBs on June 28, making it Africa’s first operator of the type. The Ethiopian flag carrier gives you an inside look at how this technologically advanced and latest aircraft was built. All images courtesy of Ethiopian Airlines.

Ethiopian Airlines will take delivery of the first of 14 Airbus A350 XWBs on June 28, making it Africa’s first operator of the type.

Bombardier Commercial Aircraft has announced that an unidentified customer has signed a firm purchase agreement for 10 CRJ900 aircraft.

Investigators have begun processing the cockpit voice and flight data recorders (CVRs and FDRs) recovered from the EgyptAir Airbus A320, which crashed into the Mediterranean Sea in May.