New Boeing 787 operator Royal Brunei is poised to place a short-haul aircraft order by the end of the year and is mulling its strategic partnership options.

Russian State Duma is considering a bill banning aircraft over 20 years old following the Nov. 17 crash of a Tatarstan Airlines Boeing 737-500 in Kazan.

Aircraft & Engine News

Iberia CEO Luis Gallego formally presented the carrier’s first aircraft bearing its new livery and logo at the T4 hub in Madrid-Barajas Airport Nov. 21.

Iberia—which unveiled its new logo and livery on an Airbus A330-300 Nov. 21 at Madrid-Barajas Airport—said the new branding expresses the carrier’s ongoing process of transformation and modernization.

A Boeing Dreamlifter cargo aircraft operated by Atlas Air safely reached its eventual destination Thursday afternoon after having mistakenly landed at the wrong airport—which was unequipped to handle the modified 747-400 freighter—Wednesday night.

CFM International remains confident in its predictions of a slight fuel burn advantage for the new LEAP-1A engine over the competing Pratt & Whitney PW1100G geared turbofan on the Airbus A320neo, even though the two currently remain essentially neck-and-neck in terms of firm engine selections.

Boeing’s third 787-9 test aircraft completed its test flight Tuesday.