With Boeing’s official launch of the 777X at the Dubai Air Show, the first commercial widebody engine program of the next decade also formally got underway. Though GE Aviation had already done considerable research and development work on the GE9X, which will exclusively power the 777X and provide most of the aircraft’s promised fuel burn gain, the program’s November launch gave GE a burst of momentum and a slew of orders for its next-generation widebody engine.

A Red Wings Airlines Tupolev Tu-204 overshot a runway at a Moscow Airport and crashed into a road Dec. 29, killing at least four people.

Allegiant Travel Co., parent of Las Vegas-based low-cost carrier Allegiant Air, has terminated a proposed deal to acquire 10 Airbus A319s from Cebu Pacific Air.

Transavia France will lease two new Boeing 737-800s from GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS), the lessor announced.

Aeromexico has finalized its order for six 787-9 Dreamliners plus reconfirmation rights for four additional Dreamliners, Boeing announced Thursday.

GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) is leasing five new Airbus A320 and two new A321s to Chinese carrier Juneyao Airlines, the US lessor announced.

An Air Bagan Fokker 100 crashed near Heho airport in Burma Dec. 25, killing one passenger and a person on the ground.

The Free Route Airspace Maastricht and Karlsruhe (FRAMaK) partners have added 298 new direct routes.