Swiss International Air Lines may finalize an order for six Boeing 777-300ER sooner than expected, an unnamed source told ATW.

Qantas Group announced plans to order five additional Boeing 737-800s and upgrade its Airbus A330 fleet.

Russia’s Ilyushin Finance Co. (IFC) leasing company has ordered 32 Bombardier CS300 aircraft, plus 10 options.

Pratt & Whitney’s PW1500G geared turbofan (GTF) engine, set to power the Bombardier CSeries, has gained Transport Canada type certification.

The Single European Sky ATM Research (SESAR) Joint Undertaking has launched a call for proposals for Remotely Piloted Air Systems.

Lao Central Airlines has taken delivery of its first Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100).

Japanese investigators probing the Jan. 16 All Nippon Airways (ANA) Boeing 787 emergency landing said swelling has been found in the aircraft’s auxiliary power unit (APU) battery.

International Airlines Group CEO Willie Walsh supports Airbus’ decision to switch the A350 XWB back to nickel cadmium batteries.