Airbus has completed the first test flight of its first aircraft built in the US, an A321 to be delivered to JetBlue Airways this spring.

Russian charter carrier Azur Air, which plans to start scheduled services to Europe this summer, has gained 180-minute ETOPS approval.

Investigators have begun analyzing information from the flight data recorder (FDR) of flydubai FZ981 that crashed on landing in severe weather at Rostov-on-Don Airport March 19, killing all 62 aboard.

A flydubai Boeing 737, en route from Dubai to Russia’s Rostov-on-Don Airport, crashed on landing March 19. The airline said all 55 passengers and seven crew members on board the aircraft were killed.

People-March 18, 2016

The first Airbus A320 family aircraft built in the US is scheduled to fly for the first time next week, Airbus said.

Norwegian CEO Bjorn Kjos is considering placing a follow-on order for more Boeing 787-9s in “a couple of years,” which he would use to expand its London Gatwick operation.

Lufthansa chairman and CEO Carsten Spohr said the Airbus A320neo engine software issues are about 50% resolved.