British Airways (BA) has named Heathrow-Delhi as its first Boeing 787-9 route, from Oct. 25, and is moving ahead with plans to revamp its Boeing 747 fleet.

The “green” ATR 72 prototype made the first flight of the “Clean Sky Joint Technology Initiative (CS JTI)” test campaign on July 8.

Taipei-based China Airlines is seeing improvement in yields on its North American routes since introducing the Boeing 777-300ER, replacing the four-engine 747-400, chairman & CEO Hang Hung Sun told ATW.

United Airlines is shifting some widebody flights among its hubs, as it seeks to ensure more departures are flown by local pilots and tries to more closely align aircraft size with demand.

Icelandair Group has purchased three used Bombardier Q400s, which will be operated by its Air Iceland regional subsidiary and used to upgrade its fleet of five Fokker 50s.

Aircraft News-July 9, 2015

A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 aborted takeoff from Chicago Midway Airport late Wednesday after one of its engines appeared to spew fiery sparks as the aircraft was progressing down the runway.

Airberlin is continuing strict fleet capacity management as it undergoes long-term restructuring.