The TransAsia Airways ATR 72-500 turboprop that crashed in Taiwan Wednesday had aborted its first landing and was attempting a go-around when it went down in a village near Magong Airport, according to Taiwan Civil Aeronautics Administration DG Jean Shen.

Boeing earned net income of $1.65 billion in the second quarter, up 52% over a $1.09 billion net profit in the 2013 June quarter, on a 1% rise in revenue to $22.05 billion.

Indonesia’s Sky Aviation, which temporarily suspended operations in March, is set to resume Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100) flights, Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Co. (SCAC) CEO Andrey Kalinovsky said, declining to give a date.

Hawaiian Airlines has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Airbus for six A330-800neo aircraft, which was launched at last week’s Farnborough Airshow.

Regional aircraft lessor Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC) is considering another aircraft order and is struggling to keep pace with demand for ATR 72s.

Airbus A350 XWB flight test aircraft (MSN001) has completed the Maximum Energy Rejected Take-Off (MERTO) testing, one of the program’s final hurdles before certification.

GE Aviation has begun construction on a $100 million jet engine assembly facility in Lafayette, Indiana.

Croatia Airlines may seek to revamp its fleet after its current restructuring program is completed in 2015.