Aircraft & Propulsion

ATR fires up its Final Assembly Line as orders roll in.

The US FAA will emphasize the electrical nature of the Boeing 787’s design in its full review of the aircraft.

The US Dept. of Transportation and FAA are to conduct a full review of the Boeing 787 critical system, including the aircraft’s design, manufacture and assembly.

Singapore Airlines has finalized a previously announced commitment for five A380s and 20 A350-900s, valued at $7.5 billion at list prices.

Boeing rolled out the first 777—a freighter for Korean Air—to be built at the production rate of 8.3 per month.

British Airways has inked a 10-year agreement with Air Lease Corp. (ALC) to lease two Boeing 777-300ERs.

Romanian budget carrier Blue Air has terminated its order for five Boeing 737NGs following financial difficulties at one of its major shareholders.

Irish lessor Avolon has finalized and expanded an Airbus A320neo commitment, placing a firm order for 20 of the type.

Boeing vigorously defended the 787’s in-service performance and safety in the aftermath of Monday’s fire on a parked Japan Airlines 787 at Boston Logan Airport.

Lebanon’s Middle East Airlines (MEA) has finalized an order for five Airbus A321neos and five A320neos, a deal first announced in July last year.

Embraer has confirmed re-engined, upgraded versions of its E-170 and E-190 family of regional jets will be exclusively powered by Pratt & Whitney geared turbofan engines (GTF).

Turkish Airlines said it will wet lease three Airbus A330s to fill capacity shortage.

UK air navigation services provider NATS has awarded Lockheed Martin UK a seven-year contract extension for ATM system support at its Swanwick and Prestwick centers.

Indian flag carrier Air India has taken delivery of its sixth Boeing 787.

Bangladesh’s NovoAir is scheduled to launch domestic service Jan. 9 with two pre-owned Embraer ERJ-145s.

The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) began its investigation into the Japan Airlines Boeing 787 fire that occurred Monday in Boston.

The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) has not yet cleared the Boeing 787 to fly in China because of safety concerns.

Spanish carrier Vueling has inked a deal to lease four new Airbus A320-200s from Bank of China’s BOC Aviation.

Hawaiian Airlines has signed a memorandum of understanding to acquire 16 new Airbus A321neo aircraft, plus nine options.

GE Aviation has formed a joint venture (JV) with investment casting company SeaCast to produce jet engine components.

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.