ATW Photo Gallery-In the News-October 2015

A Dynamic Airways Boeing 767-200 caught fire on a Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood (Florida) International Airport (FLL) taxiway as it was holding for takeoff to Caracas, Venezuela.

CFM International has delivered the first LEAP-1B engines to Boeing to power the 737 MAX. The first 737 MAX with mounted LEAP-1B engines is expected to be rolled out by Boeing in December, and the re-engined aircraft’s first flight is slated for early 2016.

The 360 degree video display of Leesburg Executive Airport’s airfield in Saab’s remote tower, mimicking the view out of a tower window.

Transaero Airlines air operator's certificate (AOC) will be canceled from Oct. 26. Pictured is a Transaero 744 with a Tiger scheme to promote saving the siberian Tiger.

Indoor service animal/pet relief room at Chicago O'Hare International Airport. Located past security checkpoints in the Rotunda area of Terminal 3, the room is specially designed to accommodate passengers traveling with service animals or pets. The room has two, 2-foot by 4-foot pet relief areas complete with artificial grass covering, miniature fire hydrants and pop-up sprinkler systems to wash away liquid waste into a drain. In addition, a mounted hose bib and reel is available for manual spraying and plastic bags are provided for clean-up. The room is enclosed, has a door with a glass pane that opens and closes automatically, and is designed for wheelchair access. The room also includes two sinks for passenger use.

Taipei-based EVA Airways will buy up to 24 Boeing 787-10s and two additional 777-300ER aircraft, in an order valued at more than $8 billion at list prices. Photo: Rendering of 787-10 in EVA Airways' livery

Bombardier has reiterated its commitment to the CSeries, which is 90% through certification, after recently disclosing that partnership talks with Airbus had been called off. Photo: Bombardier Commercial Aircraft VP-business acquisition Ross Mitchell and Bombardier VP-commercial aircraft sales Ryan DeBrusk

Airbus has completed painting Singapore Airlines’ first A350 XWB in Toulouse.

Airbus has launched an “ultra-long range” version of the A350-900 and Singapore Airlines (SIA) has agreed to be the launch customer.

The downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine in July 2014 was definitively caused by a BUK surface-to-air missile, according to the final report of the Dutch Safety Board (DSB) issued Oct 13.

The report into the tragedy, in which all 298 passengers and crew were killed on board the Boeing 777-200 en route from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, did not attribute blame or responsibility for the incident. That will be disclosed in a criminal investigation report due next year.

Oman Air has taken delivery of the first of six Boeing 787-8s from a November 2011 order.

Colorado-based Frontier Airlines has taken delivery of the first Airbus A321ceo to join its fleet.

Airbus CEO Fabrice Brégier is confident the European manufacturer will meet a year-end deadline to bring its A320neo into commercial service.

Congress is pushing for a simple and quick solution to illegal incursions by unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) into airspace around airports at a hearing Oct. 7. Some ideas it is proposing range from forcing buyers to register their drones to mandatory jail sentences for reckless operators.

Finnair has taken delivery of its first of 19 Airbus A350 XWBs, flying the aircraft from the Toulouse factory where it was made to Helsinki and becoming the world’s third and Europe’s first airline to operate the new widebody.

Finnair Airbus A350-900 delivery flight.

Finnair intends to differentiate its onboard service with an all-new cabin interior designed for its Airbus A350 XWB fleet by a Helsinki-based design company that has made its mark with restaurants and cruise ships. Photo: Business class

Air China has taken delivery of its 50th Airbus A330 in Toulouse, France. The aircraft, an A330-300 is the first 242 ton maximum take-off-weight (MTOW) version to be operated by a Chinese airline.

British Airways (BA) took delivery of its first Boeing 787-9 on Sept. 30 and, on the same day, operated its final 737 flight. The initial 787-9, registered G-ZBKA, touched down at London Heathrow at 0850 local time following its delivery flight from Seattle.

Frankfurt Airport (FRA) operator Fraport AG began construction on Terminal 3 (T3) on Oct. 5.

Okinawa-based Ryukyu Air Commuter Co. has been identified as the launch customer for the Bombardier Q400 combi aircraft.