Aircraft & Propulsion

ST Aerospace has acquired a 35% stake in EADS EFW and plans to begin an Airbus A330 passenger-to-freighter (P2F) engineering development phase this month.

AirAsia X has introduced a “quiet zone” for ages 12 and up in the first seven economy class rows on Airbus A330-300 long-haul flights.

Russia’s Yakutia Airlines has taken delivery of its first Bombardier Q400 aircraft.

Russian aviation authorities have given Aeroflot permission to operate its Boeing 777-300ER.

Embraer estimates it will deliver between 90 and 95 commercial jets in 2013, a slight decrease from 106 aircraft delivered in 2012.

The All Nippon Airways (ANA) Boeing 787 lithium ion battery that failed Jan. 16 exhibits signs of “thermal runaway,” according to Japanese investigators.

Air Lease Corp. (ALC) has ordered 25 Airbus A350 XWBs plus five options.

Yakutia Airlines has taken delivery of its second Sukhoi Superjet 100. It will be used on routes from Yakutsk to Khabarovsk, Blagoveshchensk, Vladivostok and other cities in Russia’s Far East and Siberia. It will also be used on routes to Harbin, Niigata and Seoul.

Airbus is adding more cabin options to the A321neo, which will add more seats and boost revenue potential, the company said.

The worldwide grounding of the Boeing 787, initiated Jan. 16, shows no sign of being lifted.

Turkish Airlines has ordered five additional Airbus A330-300s, which it said are needed to meet capacity demand for global growth.

The General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has selected Airbus ProSky to undertake a study of airspace.

Pratt & Whitney began construction on an 180,000 sq. ft. production facility at the Singapore Seletar Aerospace Park.

Myanmar’s domestic carrier Air KBZ has taken delivery of the first of two ATR 72-600s.

Aeroflot must postpone Boeing 777-300ER operations as it has not yet received type certification from the Interstate Aviation Committee.

On the eve of joining oneworld, Malaysia Airlines has rolled out its first aircraft in the livery of the global alliance.

Boeing reaffirmed its confidence in the grounded 787 and said “good progress” is being made in finding the cause of recent battery failures.

Boeing has started building the 737NG at a rate of 38 aircraft per month.

GKN Aerospace has become a tier one member of the UK’s Manufacturing Technology Center. The company joins other major UK-based aerospace manufacturers, including Airbus and Rolls-Royce, as a high level member of the center, which has been founded in direct response to the UK government’s national manufacturing strategy.

The Japan Airlines (JAL) Boeing 787 that caught fire Jan. 7 in Boston had been in the airline’s possession for just 18 days.

Avcorp ceased litigation it initiated against Bombardier in 2010 for its termination of production work relating to the CRJ700 program.

Sweden’s air navigation services provider LFV and Global Aerospace Logistics have signed a five-year agreement with Abu Dhabi Airports Co.

Russia’s Yakutia Airline has launched its Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100) on its first commercial flight to the country’s Far East.

Airbus said production rates for the A320, A330 and A380 will remain the same this year.