Boeing and All Nippon Airways (ANA) celebrated the delivery of the airline’s 50th 787 Dreamliner during a ceremony Aug. 17 at Boeing’s Everett Delivery Center in Washington state.

All 300 people onboard the Emirates Boeing 777 escaped with their lives when the aircraft crash-landed at Dubai Airport and burst into flames. Sadly a firefighter was killed tackling the blaze, but the scale of the tragedy could have been so much larger.

Delta Air Lines and Southwest Airlines are very different airlines. One is a global full-service airline with a fleet of varied aircraft types and multiple product offerings for passengers, while the other is the world’s original low-cost carrier with an all-Boeing 737 fleet, no business class and a mostly domestic operation.

Romanian flag carrier Tarom has issued a call for two 160- to 190-seat aircraft, which it will initially wet lease, before taking dry-leased aircraft.

Russia’s VIM Avia will add Airbus A330 aircraft to its fleet, with the first one to arrive at the end of August, the airline said in a statement.

Ethiopian Airlines has taken delivery of the second of 14 Airbus A350 XWBs, which arrived at Addis Ababa Bole International Airport Aug 16.

Lufthansa subsidiary Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) said the first 30 days of Bombardier CS100 commercial operations have gone according to plan, despite minor glitches.

Malaysia-based AirAsia’s Thai affiliate intends to grow its fleet and international network in the second half of this year, taking advantage of continued strong financial results.