Aircraft & Propulsion

Caribbean carrier Leeward Islands Air Transport (LIAT) has ordered three ATR 42-600 turboprops as it begins a fleet renewal program.

American Airlines has unveiled an updated look, with new logo and livery, for the first time in more than 40 years.

Airbus delivered a company record of 588 aircraft to 89 customers and exceeded its order target of 650 by winning 914 gross orders, the company announced Thursday.

Ethiopian Airlines has confirmed it has temporarily suspended use of its Boeing 787s following FAA’s emergency airworthiness directive issued on the aircraft.

Announcing that 2012 was a record year for aircraft orders and deliveries, Airbus executives steered clear of criticizing the grounded Boeing 787.

Chile-based LAN Airlines has become the first non-US carrier to announce it will comply with the US FAA recommendation and temporarily suspend its Boeing 787 operations.

The US FAA has grounded US operators of the Boeing 787, saying it will issue an emergency airworthiness directive (AD) to address a potential battery fire risk.

Tunisia’s Syphax Airlines has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for six new Airbus A320 aircraft.

Japan Airlines (JAL) has temporarily suspended operations of its Boeing 787 fleet following Tuesday’s emergency landing by an All Nippon Airways (ANA) 787-8 that led ANA to ground all of its Dreamliners.

All Nippon Airways (ANA) has grounded its Boeing 787 fleet after one of its aircraft made an emergency landing at Takamatsu airport, the BBC and other news agencies have reported.

Korean Air said it will introduce nine additional next-generation aircraft to its fleet this year.

GKN Aerospace has delivered the first production aircraft set of winglets to Bombardier Aerospace, Belfast, for the new Bombardier CSeries aircraft.

Turkish Airlines is in talks with Airbus and Boeing regarding a potential large aircraft order, spokesperson Ali Genc confirmed to ATW.

Japanese transport minister Akihiro Ota said Japan’s government will conduct its own review of the Boeing 787 program.

Bank of China subsidiary BOC Aviation has placed a firm order for 50 Airbus A320 family aircraft, including 25 neos.

ST Aerospace has dissolved investment holding and aircraft leasing business ST Aviation Resources 1 Ltd (STAR1).

The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said it has moved materials from the Japan Airlines (JAL) Boeing 787 that caught fire last week from Boston to Washington DC for detailed examination.

Embraer delivered 106 commercial airplanes in 2012, compared to 105 in 2011, including 23 commercial jets in the fourth quarter.

Garuda Indonesia’s low-cost subsidiary (LCC) Citilink has placed a firm order with Airbus for 25 A320neos.

Xiamen Airlines is the first Chinese airline to conduct Required Navigational Performance-Authorization Required (RNP-AR) flight operations using its Boeing 737 fleet.

AirBridgeCargo Airlines, part of Russia’s Volga-Dnepr Group, has taken delivery of its third Boeing 747-8 freighter. The 747-8F will be used to replace older aircraft and will be deployed on the carrier’s existing network from its Moscow hub. AirBridgeCargo’s fleet now comprises five 747-400ERFs, three 747-400Fs and three 747-8Fs.

Singapore Airlines will invest S$95 million ($77.8 million) to upgrade the interiors of 10 Boeing 777-200ERs with new business class seats and larger inflight entertainment screens.

Boeing has purchased a new site in Salt Lake County, Utah to focus on fabrication of composite horizontal stabilizer components for the 787-9.

The Nigerian government plans to buy 30 aircraft for the nation’s domestic carriers to improve efficiency and lower the cost of air travel, according to media reports.

Air France-KLM is confident it will complete a long-delayed order of 25 Airbus A350s by the end of the first quarter.