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Mitsubishi Runs Engines on First MRJ

Commences "full scale" testing ahead of first flight

Aircraft

January 13, 2015

Airbus Launches Long-Range A321neo

ALC first to commit to Airbus’s increased range option

Aircraft

January 13, 2015

Airbus Eyes Period of Consolidation, Production Adjustments

Company CEO sees deliveries approaching 650 next year following record 2014

Aircraft

January 13, 2015

Divers Recover FDR from AirAsia Flight 8501

Search efforts turn to retrieving CVR

Accidents

January 12, 2015

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First Heavyweight A330 Takes Flight

Delivery scheduled for second quarter to Delta Air Lines

Aircraft

January 12, 2015

Cyprus Airways Suspends Operations, Plans Liquidation

State-owned carrier Cyprus Airways suspended operations after the European Commission rejected a bailout package for the ailing carrier.

Airlines

January 12, 2015

Bosnia Herzegovina Says It Can Manage Its Own Airspace

Bosnia Herzegovina's air navigation service provider rejected media reports that Eurocontrol doesn't trust it to manage its own airspace.

Regulations and Government

January 8, 2015

Tail Section of Downed AirAsia A320 Found

Breakthrough in search for FDR and CVR

Accidents

January 7, 2015

FAA Releases Final Rule Requiring Airline Safety Systems

The FAA has released a final regulation that requires U.S. passenger and cargo airlines to implement a safety management system by 2018.

Accidents

January 7, 2015

VietJet Low-Cost Offshoot Enters Crowded Thai Market

Thai VietJet Air, the Thai offshoot of Vietnam’s no frills carrier VietJet Air, is preparing to launch in the first quarter this year.

Airlines

January 6, 2015

Boeing Reveals Final Tallies in Record Year for Sales, Deliveries

Books $232 billion worth of orders

Aircraft

January 6, 2015

Weather Continues to Hinder Search for AirAsia Flight 8501

Bodies of 37 victims recovered

Accidents

January 5, 2015

Airliners Lift U.S. Aerospace Industry to $228 Billion in Sales

U.S. aerospace industry sales in 2014 grew to $228 billion, according to the Aerospace Industries Association.

Aircraft

December 31, 2014

Debris Found Is From AirAsia Flight 8501, Airline Confirms

Indonesia's National Search and Rescue Agency confirmed that debris found in the Karimata Strait is from AirAsia Flight 8501

Accidents

December 30, 2014

China Awards Type Certification of ARJ21 Regional Airliner

The Civil Aviation Administration of China issued a type certificate for the Comac ARJ21-700 regional jet, China’s first indigenous airliner.

Aircraft

December 30, 2014

Phoenix Residents Take FAA to Task on NextGen Changes

City of Phoenix pushes to reverse FAA airspace changes.

Avionics

December 29, 2014

Russian Government Guarantees Debt For Transaero

Transaero Airlines CEO denies reports of possible service cancellations due to Russian currency crisis.

Airlines

December 29, 2014

Authorities Suspend Airborne Search for AirAsia Flight QZ8501

Ships on Java Sea continue to comb waters for wreckage

Accidents

December 28, 2014

Air Astana Eyes Preeminence in Central Asia

Kazakhstan-based airline poised for expansion

Airlines

December 25, 2014

Airbus Delivers First A350-900 Widebody to Qatar Airways

Airbus delivered the first A350-900 to Qatar Airways on Monday during a ceremony at the manufacturer’s production facility in Toulouse.

Aircraft

December 22, 2014