Aircraft News

Boeing confirmed to ATW it is asking specific operators of 717, Next-Generation 737, 747-400, 767 and 777s to inspect aircraft with the Honeywell fixed emergency locator transmitters (ELTs) following the July 12 Ethiopian Airlines Dreamliner fire at London Heathrow Airport.

Boeing has issued photographs of the first 787-9 Dreamliner in the new Boeing Commercial Airplanes livery.

Rolls-Royce Civil Aerospace division recorded a 6% increase in revenue to £3.2 billion ($4.9 billion) for the first half compared to the same period in 2012.

FAA is proposing a $2.75 million civil penalty against Boeing Co.’s commercial airplanes unit for allegedly “failing to maintain its quality control system in accordance with approved FAA procedures.”

The Russian market can accommodate 10-12 Airbus A380s, Airbus VP-Eastern Europe and Central Asia Andreas Kramer said.

General Electric (GE) chairman and CEO Jeff Immelt takes time in his busy schedule to get regular briefings on GE Aviation’s commercial engine programs. That’s because GE has committed to spending more than $1 billion annually on commercial aircraft engine research and development through at least 2018.

Embraer posted a second-quarter net loss of $3.8 million, “primarily as a result of deferred income taxes generated by the appreciation of the US dollar [against the Brazilian real] during the period, which negatively impacted 2Q13 net income,” Embraer said in a statement.