Air Europa has placed a follow on order for 14 Boeing 787-9s, valued at $3.6 billion at list prices, taking its total commitment to 22 787-8s and 787-9s.

Airbus president and CEO Fabrice Brégier said the new A320 family Final Assembly Line (FAL) in Mobile, Alabama has already paid off for the European manufacturer.

A Singaporean search and rescue submarine has found the fuselage of the Indonesia AirAsia Airbus A320-200 that crashed into the Java Sea Dec. 28.

Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp. has completed the first engine run of its Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ), another step toward first flight.

Brazilian manufacturer Embraer delivered 92 commercial aviation aircraft in 2014—a 2.2% increase over the company’s 90 commercial aviation deliveries in 2013.

Russia’s United Aircraft Corp. (UAC) president Mikhail Pogosyan is expected to resign before the end of the week, and Deputy Industry and Trade Minister Yury Slyusar will head UAC.

Aircraft News-Jan. 14, 2015

Airbus has launched the A321neo with 97 tonnes maximum takeoff weight (MTOW), following the first commitment from Air Lease Corp. (ALC).