Aircraft News

India’s minister for civil aviation Ajit Singh said Air India’s Boeing 787 Dreamliner fleet will receive a software update, which will ground each aircraft for 10 days.

Russia’s UTair Airlines will take delivery of 22 new aircraft in 2014, making it the fifth Russian airline to operate the type.

Kuwait Airways has signed a memorandum of understanding for 15 Airbus A320neo family aircraft and 10 A350-900s.

Boeing said it has started low-speed wind tunnel tests for the Boeing 777X, the next-generation widebody program launched by the manufacturer last month with entry into service (EIS) set for 2020.

Emirates Airline—which placed a huge order for Boeing 777X and Airbus A380 aircraft at the Dubai Air Show—wants to be ready for a “quantum leap” in air travel over the next 15 years.

North Africa-based Air Algerie is on the verge of announcing three new aircraft orders, covering three regional aircraft, eight narrowbodies and three widebodies for delivery in 2015-16, plus evaluations have begun for two full freighters.

Irish carrier Aer Lingus, which has nine Airbus A350s on order, has opted to take the lower-weight A350-900 regional to meet its reduced range needs.