Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
Boeing has warned that upcoming 787 deliveries may be delayed while it inspects the most recently built aircraft for wing cracks.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Victoria Moores
Budget carrier Norwegian Air Shuttle has cautioned that its latest Boeing 787s could be delayed by up to a few weeks after hairline cracks were discovered in the wing ribs of some in-production Dreamliners.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Alan Dron
Airbus has asked customers using its A380 super-jumbo to inspect the aircraft’s wing spars after six years, rather than the previously mandated 12, following the results of fatigue testing on its A380 factory test rig.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Alan Dron
UK engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce said it is still waiting to be told whether it will formally face investigations by the US Department of Justice (DOJ) and India’s Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into allegations of bribery.
Aircraft & Propulsion

The average size of an Emirates Airline aircraft flying from Dubai to Europe has consistently grown, CCO Thierry Antinori told ATW in Berlin.
Aircraft & Propulsion

SAS Scandinavian Airlines will lease an additional Airbus A340-300 from April this year.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Polina Montag-Girmes
Russia’s Gazpromavia Airline launched Sukhoi Superjet SSJ100LR services last week from Moscow Vnukovo Airport to Sovetsky, a city in the Khanty-Mansiysk region of Western Siberia.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Karen Walker
International search efforts have been unable to locate the missing Malaysia Airlines' Boeing 777-200 some 36 hours after it vanished. Finding the aircraft remains the top priority, but attention is also being paid to two passengers who boarded the flight using stolen passports.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Karen Walker
The flight crew of the missing Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200 did not issue a distress call or indicate any type of emergency, the flag carrier says.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker has given more details about its new Saudi Arabia-based regional carrier Al Maha Airways, which was announced at the Bahrain International Airshow Jan.17.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Alan Dron
The firming up of a contract for 20 A380s by lessor Amedeo was the highlight of what Airbus described as the continuation of its strong inflow of orders for 2014.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Alan Dron
Rolls-Royce will expand its aerospace research and technology capabilities in Dahlewitz, Germany, as it builds a new testbed for power gearboxes for next-generation aircraft powerplants.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Linda Blachly
Boeing and Hainan Airlines announced a five-year pilot training agreement to support Hainan’s recent introduction of the 787 to its fleet.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Polina Montag-Girmes
Russia’s UTair has taken delivery of first Airbus A321 equipped with sharklets.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Victoria Moores
Rolls-Royce is researching the potential of permanently installing extremely small cameras in its engines and, separately, using a laser probe to perform minor repairs.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Bombardier has signed a deal for 10 Dash 8 Q400 aircraft with the Kazakhstan government to help set up regional airline Air Kazakhstan, which is scheduled to start services in early 2015.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Victoria Moores
Kenya Airways will take delivery of its first Boeing 787 on April 4, marking the first of six of the type to join its fleet in 2014.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Rolls-Royce laser ablation development trial on a Trent XWB engine.
Aircraft & Propulsion

China Eastern Airlines has ordered 70 Airbus A320neo aircraft, making the Shanghai-based carrier the first Chinese airline to order the type.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jens Flottau
British Airways has started using its Airbus A380s as a tool to reduce frequencies on trunk routes without cutting capacity and is pleased with the initial results, according to British Airways’ parent International Airlines Group (IAG) CEO Willie Walsh.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Kazakhstan will establish a new regional airline, called Air Kazakhstan, to serve domestic routes with up to 10 Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Linda Blachly
African carrier RwandAir has taken delivery of a dual-class Bombardier Q400 NextGen turboprop from an order announced in April 2013.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Victoria Moores
Rolls-Royce has taken full control of composites manufacturing joint venture Composite Technology and Applications (CTAL), acquiring GKN’s 49% stake for £8 million ($13.3 million).
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Victoria Moores
Finnair has made further progress with its fleet renewal financing, firming up a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with GECAS for the sale and leaseback of two Airbus A330s.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Atlas Air and Qantas Freight, the cargo unit of Australia’s Qantas Airways, have extended their aircraft, crew, maintenance and insurance (ACMI) contract.
Aircraft & Propulsion