Air India, which has had a spate of incidents on its Boeing 787 fleet in the past year-and-a-half, is satisfied with the overall quality of service from the aircraft, according to chairman and managing director Rohit Nandan.
SpiceJet, a low-cost carrier based in India, has announced an order for 42 Boeing 737 MAX 8s. The order, previously listed as unidentified on the Boeing Orders & Deliveries website, is valued at $4.4 billion at list prices.
Saudi Arabian hybrid carrier flynas is considering a flotation and is hoping to renegotiate its firm order for 20 Airbus A320s, plus 18 options, in favor of either A330s or A350s.
Budget carrier Norwegian Air Shuttle has cautioned that its latest Boeing 787s could be delayed by up to a few weeks after hairline cracks were discovered in the wing ribs of some in-production Dreamliners.
Airbus has asked customers using its A380 super-jumbo to inspect the aircraft’s wing spars after six years, rather than the previously mandated 12, following the results of fatigue testing on its A380 factory test rig.
UK engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce said it is still waiting to be told whether it will formally face investigations by the US Department of Justice (DOJ) and India’s Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into allegations of bribery.
Russia’s Gazpromavia Airline launched Sukhoi Superjet SSJ100LR services last week from Moscow Vnukovo Airport to Sovetsky, a city in the Khanty-Mansiysk region of Western Siberia.
International search efforts have been unable to locate the missing Malaysia Airlines' Boeing 777-200 some 36 hours after it vanished. Finding the aircraft remains the top priority, but attention is also being paid to two passengers who boarded the flight using stolen passports.
The flight crew of the missing Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200 did not issue a distress call or indicate any type of emergency, the flag carrier says.
Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker has given more details about its new Saudi Arabia-based regional carrier Al Maha Airways, which was announced at the Bahrain International Airshow Jan.17.
The firming up of a contract for 20 A380s by lessor Amedeo was the highlight of what Airbus described as the continuation of its strong inflow of orders for 2014.
Rolls-Royce will expand its aerospace research and technology capabilities in Dahlewitz, Germany, as it builds a new testbed for power gearboxes for next-generation aircraft powerplants.
Rolls-Royce is researching the potential of permanently installing extremely small cameras in its engines and, separately, using a laser probe to perform minor repairs.
Bombardier has signed a deal for 10 Dash 8 Q400 aircraft with the Kazakhstan government to help set up regional airline Air Kazakhstan, which is scheduled to start services in early 2015.
