Aircraft & Propulsion

Japan Airlines (JAL) chairman Masaru Onishi said its Boeing 787-8 fleet needs to further improve reliability.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Boeing will cut its Australian workforce by 300 at its Fisherman’s Bend, Melbourne facility.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
Textron has formed a company focused on the flight simulator and training market after last year’s acquisitions of two manufacturers of flight training devices.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Karen Walker
Rockwell Collins and China Electronics Technology Avionics Co. have launched their joint venture company, which will develop communication and navigation equipment for the COMAC C919 and other aircraft programs in China.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Polina Montag-Girmes
Russia’s Irkut Corp. has reported 2013 net income of RUB1.043 billion ($28.08 million), down 38.6% from RUB1.7 billion in the year-ago period.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Linda Blachly
United Airlines has taken delivery of the first of 30 Embraer E-175s.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Linda Blachly
Boeing has announced the launch of the Boeing Business Jet (BBJ) MAX family of aircraft after receiving the first order from an undisclosed customer.
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By Karen Walker
Malaysia’s defense and transportation department has released the full transcript of communications between the pilots of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 and Kuala Lumpur air traffic control. There is no indication of anything abnormal in the transcript.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Linda Blachly
Air Canada has finalized an order for 61 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft as part of its single-aisle fleet renewal program.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Linda Blachly
Hawaiian regional Island Air has placed a firm order for two Bombardier Q400 NextGen turboprop aircraft, plus four options.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Alan Dron
Saudi Arabian hybrid carrier flynas has taken delivery of the first of three Airbus A330 aircraft as it gears up to launch a new range of long-haul services.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Linda Blachly
Chongqing-based China Express Airlines has converted three Bombardier CRJ900 options into firm orders.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Linda Blachly
Slovenia-based Adria Airways signed a firm purchase agreement for two Bombardier CRJ900 aircraft, in an order valued at approximately $92 million based on current list prices.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Linda Blachly
Thailand’s low-cost carrier Nok Air has converted two Bombardier Q400 NextGen options into firm orders.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Karen Walker
Searches through the weekend involving nine aircraft and eight ships failed to find any wreckage from the missing Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Alan Dron
Bombardier’s CSeries regional jet may already be flying with its fly-by-wire (FBW) system operating in fully operational mode.

By Linda Blachly
SkyWest Inc., the Utah-based parent of regionals SkyWest Airlines and ExpressJet, has taken delivery of the first of 40 new Embraer E-175s for operation under a capacity purchase agreement (CPA) with United Airlines.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Linda Blachly
All Nippon Airways (ANA) announced it will place firm orders for 70 new Airbus and Boeing aircraft worth $16.4 billion at current list prices.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Linda Blachly
Okinawa-based Japan Transocean Air (JTA), a member of JAL Group, has selected 12 Boeing 737-800 aircraft in an order valued at $1.1 billion at list prices.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Alan Dron
Indonesia is shaping up as a major potential market for future variants of Bombardier’s Q400 turboprop—particularly the newly announced Combi version—according to Bombardier Commercial Aircraft president Mike Arcamone.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Linda Blachly
Calgary’s WestJet, which has 20 Bombardier Q400s on firm order, has converted five of its 25 options into firm orders.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Linda Blachly
The first A380 for Asiana Airlines has rolled out of the Airbus paint shop in Hamburg.
Aircraft & Propulsion

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By Karen Walker
New satellite images from over the search area for the missing Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200 have identified 122 potential objects of interest in the ocean.
Safety, Ops & Regulation