China Southern Airlines’ subsidiary Xiamen Airlines has taken delivery of its first of 44 all-economy 184-seat Boeing 737-800s, which will be used on fast-growing domestic leisure routes.

Eight companies have come forward as potential strategic partners for Air Zimbabwe, paving the way for an Airbus A330 or Boeing 787 order.

Croatia Airlines converted an existing order of four Airbus A319 order into A320neo, a source close to the contract confirmed to ATW in Zagreb.

Dublin-based CityJet has signed a preliminary agreement to lease 15 Sukhoi Superjet (SSJs), with options on a further 10 aircraft.

The downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine in July 2014 was definitively caused by a BUK surface-to-air missile, according to the final report of the Dutch Safety Board (DSB) issued Oct 13.

Airbus has launched an “ultra-long range” version of the A350-900 and Singapore Airlines (SIA) has agreed to be the launch customer.

An Egyptian-registered Tristar Air Airbus A300 freighter crashed near the Somali capital Mogadishu around 1930 local time Oct. 12, according to local reports.

Singapore Airlines (SIA) has announced its first Airbus A350 XWB route will be Singapore-Amsterdam from April 2016.