Aircraft & Propulsion

As released by the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on August 21, 2015: a comprehensive list of unmanned aerial vehicle events reported to the FAA from Nov.13, 2014 to Aug. 20, 2015.

The Boeing 737-300—on wet lease from Brussels Airlines—was damaged by “loose tarmac slabs on the runway” at Bipemba Airport on Aug. 19, Korongo Airlines said.

Boeing remains bullish on China's commercial aircraft market, valuing it at $950 billion over 20 years, up 9.2% from its previous forecast of $870 billion.

Indonesia regional carrier Sriwijaya Air has taken delivery of its first of two Boeing 737-900ER aircraft to be used to extend the carrier's capacity on both domestic and international routes.

Kenya Airways has brought in aircraft-remarketing broker Cabot Aviation to sell four of its Boeing 777-200ERs.

Rapidly growing Turkish Airlines is developing the nation’s capital airport Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) into its third hub.

Turkish regional carrier BoraJet has taken delivery of three Embraer E-195s from the Regional Aircraft Group of GECAS, the leasing and financing division of GE.

Delta Air Lines pilots’ labor leadership is in “reset mode” following the pilots’ rejection of a tentative agreement, Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) president Tim Canoll said.

More than three decades of Boeing 737 service at British Airways (BA) is due to come to an end in the next few weeks as the carrier retires its last examples of the twinjet.

Myanmar domestic carrier Air Bagan has stopped operations following the off-runway excursion of one of its two ATR 72-500 aircraft at Yangon Airport last month.

Australian flag carrier Qantas reported an annual gross income for FY2015 of A$975 million ($711 million), a dramatic A$1.6 billion reversal from its A$646 million loss in the year-ago period.

Icelandair has taken delivery of its first Boeing 767 from lessor GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS), marking an increase in capacity from its current all-Boeing 757 fleet.

Aircraft News

The Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) is calling for a multipronged approach to address safety issues posed by unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has switched an order for six Boeing 787-9s to the larger 787-10 to better fit with its network plans.

Qantas has signed a letter of intent with Boeing to buy eight 787-9 Dreamliners, Boeing announced Aug.

Iraqi Airways, banned from most European airspace on safety concerns, has leased equipment that will enable it to maintain services to the continent.

UK’s Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) has confirmed the cause of a 2013 fire on a parked Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 787-8 at London Heathrow Airport.

Las Vegas-based Allegiant Travel Co., parent of Allegiant Air, has ordered a used Airbus A320, the first directly ordered aircraft from the European manufacturer.

The Aviation Corp. of China (AVIC) has received 185 orders for the Chinese regional turboprop MA700 from 11 customers.

United Airlines is transitioning its long-time Boeing 757 premium service (p.s.) product from New York JFK to Newark Oct. 25.

Airbus has begun assembling wings for the first A350-1000 at Broughton, North Wales, according to a statement by the European manufacturer.

Search teams have recovered the flight recorders of the Trigana Air Services ATR 42-300 that crashed in Indonesia’s Papua province on Aug. 16.

UK-based lessor Falko Regional Aircraft has added the first of five Embraer aircraft to its portfolio.

Global mobile satellite communications services provider Inmarsat confirmed the third satellite in its Global Xpress program—Inmarsat-5 F3—will launch Aug. 28.