The German government had intelligence indicating the danger of surface-to-air missiles in the Ukraine region where Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was shot down last year, according to German media reports.

Aircraft Briefs-April 28, 2015

Spanish carrier Air Europa has launched scheduled flights between Madrid and Miami with its first Boeing 787 as it prepares to take 22 of the new twinjets.

Russia’s Irkut Corp. has reported a 2014 net income of RUB72.27 million ($1.88 million at the 38.4 $/RUB rate), down 16 times from RUB1.17 billion in the year-ago period.

China Eastern Airlines is expected to collect CNY15 billion ($2.5 billion) by circulating non-public (private) shares to expand its fleet and pay off loans.

Singapore has introduced new regulations covering drone usage following a series of incidents at airports and other high-security locations worldwide.

Pratt & Whitney has won the engine selection on Air New Zealand’s firm order for 13 Airbus A320neo family aircraft.

Swiss International Air Lines has confirmed it expects delivery of its first Bombardier CSeries 100 in the first half of 2016, Swiss spokesperson Karin Mueller told ATW.