Airbus has created a fully own subsidiary, called Airbus India, and has appointed Srinivasan Dwarakanath (Dwaraka) as CEO.

International search efforts have been unable to locate the missing Malaysia Airlines' Boeing 777-200 three days after it vanished.

Boeing has warned that upcoming 787 deliveries may be delayed while it inspects the most recently built aircraft for wing cracks.

Budget carrier Norwegian Air Shuttle has cautioned that its latest Boeing 787s could be delayed by up to a few weeks after hairline cracks were discovered in the wing ribs of some in-production Dreamliners.

Airbus has asked customers using its A380 super-jumbo to inspect the aircraft’s wing spars after six years, rather than the previously mandated 12, following the results of fatigue testing on its A380 factory test rig.

UK engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce said it is still waiting to be told whether it will formally face investigations by the US Department of Justice (DOJ) and India’s Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into allegations of bribery.

The average size of an Emirates Airline aircraft flying from Dubai to Europe has consistently grown, CCO Thierry Antinori told ATW in Berlin.

SAS Scandinavian Airlines will lease an additional Airbus A340-300 from April this year.