ATW Photo Gallery-In the News-July 2015

The Australian government has issued a statement on the discovery of debris on Reunion Island in the Indian Ocean July 29 and which is being examined to determine whether it comes from missing Malaysia Airlines MH370, a Boeing 777-200. The debris, measuring about 2 meters, appears similar to the wing flap of a large commercial airliner.

A policeman and a gendarme stand next to a piece of debris from an unidentified aircraft found in the coastal area of Saint-Andre de la Reunion, in the east of the French Indian Ocean island of La Reunion, on July 29, 2015. The two-metre-long debris, which appears to be a piece of a wing, was found by employees of an association cleaning the area and handed over to the air transport brigade of the French gendarmerie (BGTA), who have opened an investigation. An air safety expert did not exclude it could be a part of the Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, which went missing in the Indian Ocean on March 8, 2014.

Air Canada took delivery of its first Boeing 787-9, a larger version of the Dreamliner 787-8. First designated routes for the 787-9 are nonstop services from Toronto to Delhi beginning Nov. 1 and to Dubai beginning Nov. 3. Canadian flag carrier took delivery of its first Dreamliner in May 2014 and will receive a total of 29 new 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft by 2019, in addition to eight 787-8 aircraft already in operation.

New York governor Andrew Cuomo, accompanied by VP Joseph Biden, has revealed designs for the complete overhaul of New York’s LaGuardia Airport.

Russia’s Transaero Airlines has taken delivery of the first of six Airbus A321s on lease from China’s ICBC Leasing as part of its fleet renewal and business efficiency enhancement programs.

Vietnamese low-cost carrier (LCC) Vietjet has taken delivery of the first 230-seat Airbus A321 cabin, which offers an increased payload and a better passenger experience. The A321 comes equipped with Sharklets.

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines is preparing to roll out onboard Wi-Fi and revamped interiors with the delivery of its first Boeing 787-9 in October. The Dutch carrier has 10 787-9s on order.

Pictured: KLM 787-9

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines is preparing to roll out onboard Wi-Fi and revamped interiors with the delivery of its first Boeing 787-9 in October.

Pictured: Boeing 787-9 World Business Class lie-flat seat

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines is preparing to roll out onboard Wi-Fi and revamped interiors with the delivery of its first Boeing 787-9 in October.

Pictured: Boeing 787-9 World Business Class cabin, featuring 16-inch screens and direct-aisle access.

Singapore-based low-cost carrier Scoot has taken delivery of its sixth Dreamliner and its first Boeing 787-8.

Avianca Brasil joined the Star Alliance in ceremonies at São Paulo Guarulhos International Airport Wednesday.

Russia's TsAGI is working on the design for a next-generation supersonic business/passenger aircraft (SBA/SPA) under a federally funded research program. TsAGI says Russia intends to have a prototype small supersonic transport ready for flight tests “as early as 2025.”

Lufthansa Technik’s (LHT) new Puerto Rico MRO facility at Rafael Hernández International Airport in Aguadilla started operations July 21 with its first overhaul line. Initial customers are Airbus A320 family aircraft operators, Spirit Airlines and JetBlue Airways, from the Americas.

The Airbus A350 XWB has kicked off the US leg of its demonstration tour of the Americas in Atlanta, Georgia.  

London Heathrow Airport canceled 22 flights Monday after environmental protestors from the Plane Stupid action group cut through the perimeter fence and padlocked themselves to each other.

Passengers at Ngurah Rai International Airport on July 10 in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia due to volcanic ash cloud from Mount Ruang.

The “green” ATR 72 prototype made the first flight of the “Clean Sky Joint Technology Initiative (CS JTI)” test campaign on July 8.

Lufthansa Group subsidiary Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) has unveiled the new cabin layout of its new Boeing 777-300ERs, which will begin arriving in January 2016 through 2018. Pictured: Business class cabin

Lufthansa Group subsidiary Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) has unveiled the new cabin layout of its new Boeing 777-300ERs, which will begin arriving in January 2016 through 2018. Pictured: Business class

Lufthansa Group subsidiary Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) has unveiled the new cabin layout of its new Boeing 777-300ERs, which will begin arriving in January 2016 through 2018. Pictured: Economy class cabin

Lufthansa Group subsidiary Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) has unveiled the new cabin layout of its new Boeing 777-300ERs, which will begin arriving in January 2016 through 2018. Pictured: First class dining

Lufthansa Group subsidiary Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) has unveiled the new cabin layout of its new Boeing 777-300ERs, which will begin arriving in January 2016 through 2018. Pictured: First class

UK engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce anticipates a dip in its near-term financial results as it transitions to new models of its Trent powerplant. Pictured: Trent 7000, which will be the exclusive engine on the A330neo.

Lufthansa’s executive board has appointed new managers responsible for hubs in Frankfurt and Munich. Pictured: Klaus Froese and Thomas Winkelmann

Vietnam Airlines’ first Boeing 787-9 soars near the Washington Monument on its way to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport at an event that included H.E. Nguyen Phu Trong, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam. At the event, the two companies also signed a memorandum of collaboration toward the goal of Vietnam Airlines' fleet replacement and expansion. Boeing has offered the airline eight 787-10 Dreamliners and eight 777-8Xs, which the airline acknowledged. Boeing and Vietnam Airlines will work together and report to government authorities before coming to official cooperation agreements in the future.

Watch an exclusive ATW video of the aircraft fly over the Paris Air Show.

A framework agreement for setting up an A330 Completion and Delivery Centre (C&DC) in Tianjin, China was signed between Airbus and its Chinese partners – namely the Tianjin Free Trade Zone Investment Company Ltd. (TJFTZ) and the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC). This photo is of the A330 Completion and Delivery Centre in Toulouse, France.

Cathay Pacific’s first A350 XWB at the Airbus Final Assembly Line in Toulouse (France).