Finnair A350 XWB takeoff on its first flight from Toulouse to Helsinki.

Qatar Airways is to introduce a daily Doha-Adelaide schedule using Airbus A350 XWB aircraft from May 2016.

Russia’s United Aircraft Corp. (UAC) appointed former head of United Engine Corp. Vladislav Masalov as VP-civil aviation.

Pratt & Whitney has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to upgrade its PW306B engine for TRJet, which is reviving and modernizing the out-of-production Dornier 328.

Bombardier has reiterated its commitment to the CSeries, which is 90% through certification, after recently disclosing that partnership talks with Airbus had been called off.

Delta Air Lines CEO Richard Anderson said there is a “huge bubble” in used widebody aircraft worldwide, leading carriers to call Delta about potential sales.

Embraer predicts 1,540 new aircraft deliveries in the 70- to 130-seat jet segment for Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) over the next 20 years.

Airbus has completed painting Singapore Airlines’ first A350 XWB in Toulouse.