The A350 XWB took its first flight in 2013, received certification in 2014, and entered service in 2015 with launch customer Qatar Airways. Within one year, it was in service with four airlines based on four different continents.

Lufthansa Group subsidiary Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS), which will take delivery of the first of nine Boeing 777-300ERs on Jan. 29, has unveiled details on its Internet connectivity in all three cabin classes.

Lufthansa Aerial Services (LAS) has signed an agreement with Chinese drone manufacturer DJI to develop commercial applications for unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), or drone technology, for key customers.

Airbus announced Jan. 28 it has signed agreements with Iran for 118 new aircraft and for pilot training, airport operations and ATM support services.

From the February 2016 issue of ATW

Pratt & Whitney’s 2015 operating profit was more than cut in half compared to 2014 as the company took a significant one-time charge and reported a slight revenue decrease, but parent United Technologies Corp. (UTC) reiterated its confidence in Pratt’s geared turbofan (GTF) engine.

Current U.S. Gulf Coast Kerosene-Type Jet Fuel Spot Price, showing the latest figures for the current week, with comparisons to two weeks prior, one month prior, three months prior, six months prior and the current week during each year of the past decade. Figures are released every two weeks by the US Energy Information Administration.

Airbus is assembling the main airframe sections of China Airline’s first A350 XWB at the Final Assembly Line (FAL) in Toulouse, France, as a 2016 third-quarter delivery date approaches.