Air France and KLM will swap their remaining firm orders for Airbus A350s and Boeing 787s and as they seek to gain fleet efficiencies through harmonization and accelerated growth of similar aircraft at both airlines, the Air France-KLM Group said June 28.

Emirates Airline’s substantial fleet changes will have a major impact on how its home base, Dubai International Airport (DXB), will operate in the future, DXB CEO Paul Griffiths says.

Lufthansa Cargo is seriously evaluating a much speedier retirement of its remaining MD-11F fleet, the company confirmed.

Boeing will need at least until September to address a new flight control computer (FCC) issue and wrap up changes needed to get the fleet flying again, ATW has learned.

Southwest Airlines and United Airlines, two of the three US 737 MAX operators, have removed the grounded aircraft from their schedules for another month, reflecting continued uncertainty over when US regulators will clear the fleet to fly.