Photos of the first Mitsubishi Aircraft MRJ flight-test aircraft, unveiled Oct. 18.

The first Mitsubishi Aircraft MRJ flight-test aircraft, unveiled Oct. 18, will undergo about six months of ground evaluations before taking to the air in the second quarter of 2015.

Russia’s UTair Airlines is negotiating with Airbus and Boeing on new delivery schedules for its orders for 20 A321s and 40 Boeing 737-800/900ERs, Interfax reported.

Rolls-Royce has warned that a slowing global economy will stall revenue growth, telling investors that full-year 2014 revenue will fall 3.5% to 4% year-over-year.

Airbus said it will build nine A330s per month instead of the current production rate of 10 starting in the 2015 fourth quarter.

Middle Eastern carrier Oman Air has announced plans to introduce business-class service to four of its routes between Muscat and the Indian subcontinent.

Embraer has made the first metal cut of the E-jets E2, second generation of the E-Jets family of commercial jets at its Évora plant in Portugal.

Indian low-cost carrier IndiGo has signed a memorandum of understanding for 250 Airbus A320neo family aircraft.