Aircraft & Propulsion

The A380 program is on track to breakeven in 2015, Airbus CEO Fabrice Brégier told ATW on the sidelines of the results conference in Toulouse.

A lithium ion battery on the All Nippon Airways Boeing 787 that made an emergency landing this week was badly burned, Japanese investigators said.

Qantas has ordered three new Bombardier Q400s and plans to lease five more Boeing 717s, but it has canceled one Boeing 787 in a move unrelated to its grounding.

Irish lessor Avolon will form a joint venture (JV) with Wells Fargo to operate an aircraft leasing business, named Avolon Capital Partners (ACP).

Russia’s Transaero Airlines has continued to ground its three Tupolev Tu-214s even though they passed airline safety tests.

Aldus Aviation has been revealed as the previously “undisclosed” buyer for five Embraer E-175s and 15 E-190s.

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.