Airbus is looking to further expand its support operations across Asia, following last week’s announcement of a new subsidiary to produce flight ops data in Thailand.

UK-based aerostructures and components company GKN Aerospace has agreed to a risk-and-revenue-sharing partnership (RRSP) with Pratt & Whitney on its PurePower PW1900 Geared Turbofan (GTF) engine.

UK budget carrier easyJet has firmed up purchase rights on 27 A320ceos, for delivery between 2015 and 2018, to tap into “disciplined growth” opportunities.

Rapidly expanding Eastern European budget carrier Wizz Air is considering switching all of its outstanding Airbus A320s to the larger A321, if the larger variant proves successful.

United Airlines expects to reap a significant yield advantage by accelerating the retirement of 50-seat regional jets in favor of 76-seat regionals, the company’s CFO told investors this week.

Qantas is approaching the final stage of the phase-out of its long-serving Boeing 767 fleet, which is a major plank of its broader plan to increase fleet efficiency and reduce operating costs.

Boeing is projecting the Asia-Pacific region will make up 39% of the global need for new airline personnel in the next 20 years, according to its 2014 Pilot and Technician Outlook.

Aircraft News-Sept. 18