Indonesian flag carrier Garuda Indonesia has committed more than $1.85 billion to continued fleet and engineering expansion as part of a new direction, following the resignation of former CEO Emirsyah Satar in December 2014.

The Airbus A350 XWB arrived in Sao Paulo-Guarulhos International Airport July 8, officially kicking off the aircraft’s Americas Demo Tour.

Brazilian manufacturer Embraer reported bookings for 104 new firm orders in the 2015 second quarter, a twentyfold year-over-year (YOY) upsurge compared to the company’s year-ago quarter total of five new orders.

Airbus is looking at new ways of detecting improperly latched engine cowling doors after the latest in a series of incidents resulting in the loss of the doors in flight.

African budget carrier fastjet has signed a letter of intent (LOI) with an undisclosed lessor for its fifth Airbus A319 and is preparing to take delivery of its fourth aircraft, which will be used to launch startup carrier fastjet Zimbabwe.

Delta Air Lines’ order for 40 new Boeing 737-900ERs and 20 used Embraer E-190s has been shelved owing to the carrier’s pilots rejecting a tentative agreement on a new labor contract.

Aircraft News-July 14, 2015

[UPDATED] The Airbus A350 XWB has kicked off the US leg of its tour of the Americas in Atlanta, Georgia.