Aircraft & Propulsion

Southwest Airlines has unveiled a new logo and brand overhaul—named Heart—which it said puts the airline’s heart on display after a year of change for the Dallas-based carrier.

Irish low cost carrier Ryanair is expected to announce a large order for Boeing 737 MAX fuel-efficient narrowbodies Monday.

From ATW's 2015 World Airline Report, fleet totals for the world's commercial jet manufacturers, as of May 19, 2015 .

Bombardier will restart CSeries flight testing and remains confident the initial 110-seat CS100 will still enter service in the second half of 2015 despite a halt of more than three months after an engine failure during ground testing.

Air France-KLM Group will phase out five Martinair Boeing MD-11 freighters and internally reallocate up to 400 staff, as it strives to hit cargo breakeven by 2017.

British Airways is rolling out cabin upgrades across 18 of its Boeing 747s, which will be equipped with improved inflight entertainment and modern interiors.

Boeing said China will need 6,020 new commercial aircraft valued at $870 billion over the next 20 years.

Airbus and South Africa’s National Aerospace Centre (NAC) will jointly fund research by Hydrogen South Africa (HySA) into the application of hydrogen fuel cells as replacements for aircraft auxiliary power units (APUs).

United Airlines has taken delivery of the first of 26 Boeing 787-9s it has on order.

Airbus has rolled out the first fully painted A350-900 for Qatar Airways, the launch customer for the twinjet.

Swedish company Braathens Aviation has told Bombardier it no longer wants to be the launch operator of the CSeries 110 to 169-seat airliner.

Russia’s Transaero has canceled its order for four Boeing 787-8s.

Thailand’s Nok Air has taken delivery of its first Q400 NextGen turboprop to be delivered in the new extra capacity seating configuration.

China Southern subsidiary Xiamen Airlines has taken delivery of the first of six Boeing 787-8 Dreamliners.

Royal Jordanian has taken its first Boeing 787 on strength, in a move the flag carrier hopes will give it a competitive edge in its fight against a worsening external geopolitical situation and increasing competition from rivals.

Hawaiian Airlines’ recent switch from an order for six Airbus A350-800s to six A330-800neos represents a “tradeoff” with plusses and minuses for the carrier, according to a senior company executive.

Japan Airlines (JAL) has ordered both Embraer E-Jets and the Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ) as it prepares to revitalize its J-AIR regional subsidiary’s fleet.

Greece-based Aegean Airlines has ordered two additional Airbus A320ceos for accelerated delivery, adding to a previous order for five A320 aircraft placed in September 2007.

Russia’s Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has approved $400 million in state guarantees for Irkut MC-21 development.

Lessor BOC Aviation has placed an order for single- and twin-aisle Boeing aircraft valued at $8.8 billion at list prices.

The Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) said the bank should get out of the business of widebody aircraft financing, taking a different stance from others that are calling for the reform of the Export-Import Bank of the US (Ex-Im).

Bombardier has replaced its head of marketing for commercial aircraft, including the slow-selling and still-grounded CSeries airliner, as it continues a corporate restructuring and downsizing.

Aircraft News

While Singapore-based low-cost carrier Scoot will use Boeing 787 deliveries to grow its fleet next year, the initial deliveries will be focused more on fleet replacement than expansion, CEO Campbell Wilson said.

Air Seychelles has confirmed plans to take its first Airbus A320, to be wet leased from 40% equity partner Etihad Airways, as reported by ATW in July.