Taipei-based China Airlines, which will take delivery of its first Airbus A350 XWB in July, will launch nonstop flights from Taipei to European destinations from December 2016.

Major assembly on the Boeing 787-10, which the manufacturer describes as a straightforward stretch of the 787-9, has started.

Cathay Pacific Airways plans to retire all of its Airbus A340-300s by the end of 2017, according to the carrier’s latest fleet plan.

Spanish low-cost carrier (LCC) Volotea has begun a complete rollover of its fleet with the arrival of its first Airbus A319.

UK-based regional Flybe is to step up its “white label” operations on behalf of SAS Scandinavian Airlines in Sweden.

Indian low-cost carrier (LCC) IndiGo has taken delivery of its first Airbus A320neo, making it the first Asian airline to receive the new aircraft type, and the second operator of the aircraft after launch customer Lufthansa.

Aircraft News-March 10, 2016

Qatar Airways, which announced major route expansion for 2016/17 at ITB Berlin, warned the A320neo delivery delay may affect growth plans.