Aircraft & Propulsion

By Linda Blachly
Florida-based Spirit Airlines has unveiled a new livery that it said “matches the bright and bold branding the company announced in May.”
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Adrian Schofield
Air New Zealand plans to boost its service on North American routes next year, using aircraft capacity freed up by Boeing 787 deliveries.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
Nairobi-based Kenya Airways (KQ) has expanded its Boeing 787 network to include a series of Far East destinations and is continuing to move its flights to Nairobi’s new Terminal 1A.
Airports & Networks

By Polina Montag-Girmes
Russian deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin has announced the Irkut MC-21 will launch its first flight in April 2016.
Aircraft & Propulsion

China Eastern Airlines has unveiled a new look after 25 years, which includes a new logo featuring the shape of a swallow consisting of two capital letters, C and E, the initial letters of the carrier’s name.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Adrian Schofield
Singapore-based low-cost carrier Scoot has revealed that Hong Kong, Sydney and Perth will be the first three routes to be upgraded to Boeing 787-9s when the new aircraft begin arriving.
Airports & Networks

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Aircraft & Propulsion

Swiss International Air Lines’ (SWISS) subsidiary Swiss European Air Lines—which operates a fleet of 20 Avro RJ100s for SWISS—will lease four Embraer E-190s from Zürich-based Helvetic Airways.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Adrian Schofield
As Qantas subsidiary Jetstar continues to build up its Boeing 787 fleet, it is focusing its latest deliveries on upgrading direct routes from Australia to Japan.
Airports & Networks

By Karen Walker
Boeing announced Monday a new high-capacity version of the 737 MAX, taking the 189-seater to up to a 200-seater, with Irish low-cost carrier (LCC) Ryanair the launch customer with a commitment for 100 aircraft plus options on 100 more.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Karen Walker
Bombardier Commercial Aircraft resumed flight testing of its CSeries aircraft Sunday with flight test vehicle two (FTV2) taking to the air at the manufacturer’s facility in Mirabel, Quebec.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Linda Blachly
Southwest Airlines has unveiled a new logo and brand overhaul—named Heart—which it said puts the airline’s heart on display after a year of change for the Dallas-based carrier.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Karen Walker
Irish low cost carrier Ryanair is expected to announce a large order for Boeing 737 MAX fuel-efficient narrowbodies Monday.
Airlines & Lessors

From ATW's 2015 World Airline Report, fleet totals for the world's commercial jet manufacturers, as of May 19, 2015 .
Airlines & Lessors

By Graham Warwick
Bombardier will restart CSeries flight testing and remains confident the initial 110-seat CS100 will still enter service in the second half of 2015 despite a halt of more than three months after an engine failure during ground testing.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Victoria Moores
Air France-KLM Group will phase out five Martinair Boeing MD-11 freighters and internally reallocate up to 400 staff, as it strives to hit cargo breakeven by 2017.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Victoria Moores
British Airways is rolling out cabin upgrades across 18 of its Boeing 747s, which will be equipped with improved inflight entertainment and modern interiors.
Interiors & Connectivity

Boeing said China will need 6,020 new commercial aircraft valued at $870 billion over the next 20 years.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Alan Dron
Airbus and South Africa’s National Aerospace Centre (NAC) will jointly fund research by Hydrogen South Africa (HySA) into the application of hydrogen fuel cells as replacements for aircraft auxiliary power units (APUs).
Safety, Ops & Regulation

United Airlines has taken delivery of the first of 26 Boeing 787-9s it has on order.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Alan Dron
Airbus has rolled out the first fully painted A350-900 for Qatar Airways, the launch customer for the twinjet.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Karen Walker
Swedish company Braathens Aviation has told Bombardier it no longer wants to be the launch operator of the CSeries 110 to 169-seat airliner.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Polina Montag-Girmes
Russia’s Transaero has canceled its order for four Boeing 787-8s.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Alan Dron
Thailand’s Nok Air has taken delivery of its first Q400 NextGen turboprop to be delivered in the new extra capacity seating configuration.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Linda Blachly
China Southern subsidiary Xiamen Airlines has taken delivery of the first of six Boeing 787-8 Dreamliners.
Aircraft & Propulsion