Aircraft & Propulsion

Felix Airways has taken delivery of two MA600 freighters, making the Yemeni carrier the launch customer for the cargo variant of the MA60 60-seat turboprop.

American Airlines continues to evaluate changes to its iconic polished aluminum livery.

American Airlines said in a bankruptcy court filing this week that Airbus has improved terms of the major A320 order placed in July 2011 before entering Chapter 11.

Boeing booked 1,203 net commercial aircraft orders and delivered 601 aircraft in 2012, the company said Thursday.

Lessor CIT Group has placed a firm order for 10 Airbus A350-900s.

Indonesian carrier Sky Aviation has taken delivery of its first Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100).

Aviation Capital Group (ACG) has finalized an order for 60 737 MAX aircraft, comprising 50 737 MAX 8s and 10 737 MAX 9s.

With Boeing’s official launch of the 777X at the Dubai Air Show, the first commercial widebody engine program of the next decade also formally got underway. Though GE Aviation had already done considerable research and development work on the GE9X, which will exclusively power the 777X and provide most of the aircraft’s promised fuel burn gain, the program’s November launch gave GE a burst of momentum and a slew of orders for its next-generation widebody engine.

A Red Wings Airlines Tupolev Tu-204 overshot a runway at a Moscow Airport and crashed into a road Dec. 29, killing at least four people.

Allegiant Travel Co., parent of Las Vegas-based low-cost carrier Allegiant Air, has terminated a proposed deal to acquire 10 Airbus A319s from Cebu Pacific Air.

Transavia France will lease two new Boeing 737-800s from GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS), the lessor announced.

Aeromexico has finalized its order for six 787-9 Dreamliners plus reconfirmation rights for four additional Dreamliners, Boeing announced Thursday.

GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) is leasing five new Airbus A320 and two new A321s to Chinese carrier Juneyao Airlines, the US lessor announced.

An Air Bagan Fokker 100 crashed near Heho airport in Burma Dec. 25, killing one passenger and a person on the ground.

The Free Route Airspace Maastricht and Karlsruhe (FRAMaK) partners have added 298 new direct routes.

Indra has deployed what it claims to be the first controller-pilot communications network completely based on Internet protocol (IP) technology.

Boeing has confirmed a $2 billion China Airlines order for six 777-300ERs, marking the entry of the 777 into the Taiwan carrier’s fleet.

General Electric, parent of GE Aviation, has agreed to purchase Italian aerospace company Avio for $4.3 billion.

Tampa Cargo, AviancaTaca’s Colombia-based cargo airline, has taken delivery of the first of four new Airbus A330-200 freighters.

Russian Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100) has gained type certificate in Laos.

Allegiant Travel Co. said it will buy up to nine ex-Iberia Airbus A320 aircraft—seven in 2013 and two in 2014.

Bombardier has acquired orders from two customers for CSeries aircraft.

An undisclosed North American carrier has signed a letter of intent for 12 Bombardier CS100s, plus options for an additional 18.

Latvian carrier AirBaltic has firmed an agreement to acquire 10 Bombardier CS300 aircraft, with 10 options.

Japanese carrier Fuji Dream Airlines has placed an order for two additional Embraer E-175s valued at $81.6 million.