Saudi Arabian hybrid carrier flynas aims to reach a decision on a future fleet by the end of this year, flynas CEO Paul Byrne told ATW.

Airbus Group reportedly will name Fabrice Brégier, who has been the president and CEO of the Airbus commercial aircraft division since June 2012, Group COO as part of a major reorganization.

Russian aircraft manufacturer Irkut Corp. has applied to Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency, Rosaviatsia, to begin MC-21 EASA certification.

Brazilian manufacturer Embraer has opened its subsidiary aircraft seating manufacturing facility in Titusville, Florida.

Portuguese carrier Azores Airlines will lease six new Airbus A321neos—including four A321LR long-range versions—from US lessor Air Lease Corp. (ALC).

Air France will begin operations with new Boeing 787-9s on Jan. 9, 2017, with a service from Paris Charles De Gaulle (CDG) to the Egyptian capital of Cairo, the airline announced Sept. 20.

Morocco’s national airline Royal Air Maroc (RAM) inaugurated 3X-weekly nonstop Boeing 787 between Washington Dulles International Airport and Casablanca on Sept. 8, signaling growing commercial ties between the US and Morocco. Until now, passengers traveling between Washington and Morocco had to fly through New York—RAM’s first US destination, or catch a different connecting flight abroad.

Pratt & Whitney is taking twice as long to build geared turbofan (GTF) engine fan blades as would be ideal, which is the primary cause of GTF delivery delays, the CEO of Pratt’s parent company said.