The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has confirmed that a large piece of aircraft debris, found just off the coast of Tanzania in June, is from the Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 that crashed in 2014 while operating as MH370.

China's Hong Kong Airlines has confirmed an order for nine more Airbus A330-300s, which it will operate to a range of destinations in Asia and beyond.

Rolls-Royce has named Simon Kirby, head of the UK’s new high-speed rail network project, as its COO, a newly created position for the UK-based engine manufacturer.

Cyclicality in the industry is not gone, but airlines are better prepared to withstand future economic downturns, senior executives of Alaska, Hawaiian and Southwest airlines said at the Airlines for America (A4A) Commercial Aviation Industry Summit in Washington DC Sept. 13.

Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) is in negotiations with Boeing to switch out five Boeing 777s from a 2012 order for eight 787-8s, PIA CEO Bernd Hildenbrand confirmed to ATW.

The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) recommends the FAA, Boeing and airlines explore and mitigate a relatively obscure directional-control problem linked to aircraft with tail-mounted engines.

African low-cost carrier (LCC) Fastjet will swap out some of its all-Airbus A319 fleet for wet-leased Embraer E190s, introduce connecting flights, and is considering a headquarters move from the UK to South Africa.

Buenos Aires-based Aerolíneas Argentinas has taken delivery of an Airbus A330-200 aircraft, provided on long-term lease by Stamford, Connecticut-based lessor Aircastle.