Lufthansa subsidiary Austrian Airlines is moving forward in its fleet modernization program after reaching a framework agreement for a new group collective wage agreement for approximately 3,200 flight staff.

Boeing’s third-quarter net income rose 18% year-over-year to $1.36 billion driven by a strong performance by its Commercial Airplanes unit.

Russia’s Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Co. (SCAC) will withdraw three SSJ100s from Indonesian Sky Aviation.

Boeing and Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China (COMAC) have opened a demonstration facility—called the China-US Aviation Biofuel Pilot Project—that will turn waste cooking oil, commonly referred to as “gutter oil” in China, into sustainable aviation biofuel.

Speedy package delivery in urban areas by small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) “is absolutely going to happen,” according to Nick Roy, the founder of Google’s Project Wing program.

The Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China (COMAC) is planning to design a new widebody aircraft with Russia’s United Aircraft Corp. next year, according to COMAC chairman Jin Zhuanglong.

Boeing has broken ground on its new 1 million sq. ft. 777X composite wing center at the Everett, Washington campus.

Boeing 777X Composite Wing Center animation