Aircraft News

Belavia Belarusian Airlines has ordered three Boeing 737-800s, in a deal valued $272 million at current list prices.

Mitsubishi Aircraft has mounted the Pratt & Whitney PW1200G geared turbofan (GTF) engine onto the first MRJ flight test aircraft in preparation for first flight in early 2015.

GE Aviation will collaborate on a $36 million project to create a research and testing center to advance the technology of gas turbine engines used for jet aircraft, power generation plants, and the oil and gas industry.

Boeing has rejected the US National Transportation Safety Board’s (NTSB) conclusion that the 777-200ER’s automated systems contributed to the Asiana Airlines Flight 214 accident.

A passenger on board a Pakistan International Airlines’ Airbus A310 was killed and others were wounded when the aircraft was hit by gunfire as it landed at Peshawar Airport in the early hours of Wednesday.

Emirates Airline president Tim Clark told ATW he is leaving the door open for a future Airbus A350 or Boeing 787 order.

Russia’s Interstate Aviation Committee has granted CAT IIIa ICAO certification to the Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100) to execute automatic landings.