Aircraft & Propulsion

By Linda Blachly
General Electric, parent of GE Aviation, has completed the acquisition of Italian aerospace company Avio for $4.3 billion.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Linda Blachly
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has granted Airbus initial certification for its Runway Overrun Prevention System (ROPS) technology for its A320ceo family aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Linda Blachly
Airbus parent EADS announced it will rebrand in 2014 to Airbus Group, which will consist of three divisions: Airbus (commercial aircraft), Airbus Defense & Space, and Airbus Helicopters.
Airlines & Lessors

By Linda Blachly
All Nippon Airways (ANA) has ordered three additional Boeing 777-300ERs. ATW reported on plans for this order Tuesday.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Linda Blachly
Boeing is adding a third 787 full-flight simulator to the Boeing Flight Services campus at London Gatwick in the 2014 first quarter.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Linda Blachly
SAS Group finalizes sale/leaseback deal for six Boeing 737s
Airlines & Lessors

By Linda Blachly
Philippine flag carrier Cebu Pacific Air has signed operating lease agreements on two new Airbus A330-300s with US-based lessor Intrepid Aviation.
Airlines & Lessors

By Linda Blachly
FLY Leasing has taken delivery of a new Boeing 777-300ER aircraft on a sale and leaseback transaction with LATAM Airlines Group.
Airlines & Lessors

Aircraft News
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Linda Blachly
Boeing confirmed to ATW it is asking specific operators of 717, Next-Generation 737, 747-400, 767 and 777s to inspect aircraft with the Honeywell fixed emergency locator transmitters (ELTs) following the July 12 Ethiopian Airlines Dreamliner fire at London Heathrow Airport.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Karen Walker
Boeing has issued photographs of the first 787-9 Dreamliner in the new Boeing Commercial Airplanes livery.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Alan Dron
Rolls-Royce Civil Aerospace division recorded a 6% increase in revenue to £3.2 billion ($4.9 billion) for the first half compared to the same period in 2012.
Airlines & Lessors

By Linda Blachly
FAA is proposing a $2.75 million civil penalty against Boeing Co.’s commercial airplanes unit for allegedly “failing to maintain its quality control system in accordance with approved FAA procedures.”
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Polina Montag-Girmes
The Russian market can accommodate 10-12 Airbus A380s, Airbus VP-Eastern Europe and Central Asia Andreas Kramer said.
Aircraft & Propulsion

General Electric (GE) chairman and CEO Jeff Immelt takes time in his busy schedule to get regular briefings on GE Aviation’s commercial engine programs. That’s because GE has committed to spending more than $1 billion annually on commercial aircraft engine research and development through at least 2018.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Mark Nensel
Embraer posted a second-quarter net loss of $3.8 million, “primarily as a result of deferred income taxes generated by the appreciation of the US dollar [against the Brazilian real] during the period, which negatively impacted 2Q13 net income,” Embraer said in a statement.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific Airlines does not see a need for very large aircraft (VLA), such as the Airbus A380 or Boeing 747-8I.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Ukraine International Airlines has taken delivery of its first of four CFM56-7BE-powered Boeing 737-900s, which are configured with 20 business- and 159 economy-class seats.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Lufthansa Cargo is expecting to take delivery of the first of five Boeing 777Fs in mid- to late October, followed by a second delivery in November, a spokesperson of Lufthansa Cargo confirmed to ATW.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Linda Blachly
Malaysia Airlines has taken delivery of its first of 36 ATR 72-600 for regional subsidiary MASwings as part of an order inked in December 2012.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Boeing remains “highly confident” in the 787 in the aftermath of the July 12 Ethiopian Airlines Dreamliner fire at London Heathrow Airport, according to the company’s CEO.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Bombardier has delayed CSeries first flight again, acknowledging it won’t occur by the end of July as stated last month.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Victoria Moores
KLM Cityhopper has struck a deal to take six Embraer E-190s on operating lease from BOC Aviation to replace its aging Fokker 70s.
Airlines & Lessors

Boeing reported a second-quarter net profit of $1.09 billion, up 12.5% over net income of $967 million in the June 2012 quarter, boosted by a 15% year-over-year revenue improvement in its Commercial Airplanes unit.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Karen Walker
Boeing has completed firm configuration of the 737 MAX 8, marking completion of studies that define the capabilities of the 737 MAX family.
Aircraft & Propulsion