Dubai-based Emirates Airline has begun taking delivery of new generation Airbus A380 and Boeing 777-300ER aircraft, according to a Nov. 15 statement.

Three cases of close encounters between unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and airliners heading for London Heathrow Airport were recorded in three consecutive days in July, according to the UK Airprox Board.

UK-based engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce said it is making “significant progress” in its transformation program to improve the company’s financial outlook, against a background of mixed markets.

Facilitators of an Asia-Pacific initiative that brings together turboprop aircraft operators in the region to share safety issues and best practices hope to bring in more airline and manufacturer participants in 2017.

Despite unfavorable conditions, Aeroflot continues to transform itself, showing strong traffic and revenue growth.

A nice surprise awaited me yesterday as I connected from Hong Kong to a Cathay Pacific flight bound for Manila. At the gate was an Airbus A350.

Irish flag carrier Aer Lingus plans to add Dublin-Miami service in 2017 and seeks to add seven long-range Airbus A321neos to its fleet.

Boom Technology expects to start subsonic flight tests of its XB-1 supersonic demonstrator in late 2017. Dubbed “Baby Boom,” the delta wing aircraft is a one-third scale demonstrator for a small supersonic airliner that Boom aims to certificate for commercial service by 2023.