Gallery: This Week in Aviation-Sept. 18-22, 2017
Linda Blachly
JAL seals deal for four 787-8s
BoeingJapan Airlines (JAL) has ordered four Boeing 787-8s.

Airbus opens A330 completion center in Tianjin
Kurt HofmannAirbus has opened an A330 Completion and Delivery Center (C&DC) in Tianjin, China, to strengthen its expansion and strategic partnership with China. The first aircraft, an Airbus A330-200, was delivered to Tianjin Airlines, the carrier’s fourth of the type.

Azimuth Airlines to launch services Sept. 21
Azimuth AirlinesRussian startup Azimuth Airline will begin operations Sept. 21 with daily services to Moscow Vnukovo and Omsk Tsentralny airports after receiving an air operator’s certificate at the end of August.

BA partners on renewable fuels initiative
British AirwaysUK carrier British Airways has partnered with renewable fuels company Velocys, after an earlier waste-to-fuel initiative—named GreenSky—with Washington-based Solena Fuels fell through.

Flyadeal to launch domestic service
FlyadealSaudi Arabian LCC startup flyadeal will launch with domestic flights to Riyadh.

JetBlue biometric boarding technology a success at Boston
SITAThe test of SITA’s biometric boarding gate technology on JetBlue Airways flights at Boston Logan International Airport (BOS) had “a close to 100% match-rate,” the Geneva-based air transport IT company said.

Qatar's Qsuite rolls out Sept. 25
Alan Dronaris Charles De Gaulle Airport will be the second destination to have Qatar Airways’ new Qsuite business-class product, with the revamped cabins appearing on the route Sept. 25.