Warning, giant plane aloft: Boeing's 777X successfully completed its first flight test on Saturday January 25. The plane took off at 10:00 local time and landed safely at Paine Field in Everett (Washington, United States) almost four hours later.

Specialist aircraft component support provider Bii.aero has purchased a B737-800 airframe for teardown. The twenty-year-old aircraft (MSN28381) was previously owned by lessor Aircastle and operated by Indonesian carrier, Sriwijaya.

European aircraft producer Airbus said on Saturday that the United States' decision to increase tariff on aircraft imported from the European Union further escalated trade tensions between the US and the EU.

BBAM and Boeing today announced the lessor has ordered three 737-800 Boeing Converted Freighters (BCF), underscoring the growing e-commerce and express sector of the air cargo market. BBAM has one of the world's biggest Next-Generation 737 fleets and has chosen the BCF program to convert three airplanes in its existing fleet.

Airbus SE, the Government of Québec and Bombardier Inc. have agreed upon a new ownership structure for the A220 programme, whereby Bombardier transferred its remaining shares in Airbus Canada Limited Partnership (Airbus Canada) to Airbus and the Government of Québec. The transaction is effective immediately.

Green Africa Airways, Nigeria's Lagos-based airline, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for 50 A220-300 aircraft, one of the major orders to be placed globally for the A220 programme and the largest ever from the African continent.

The A330-800 has received joint Type Certification from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The aircraft's certification flight-test campaign was successfully performed by aircraft MSN1888, which completed the programme in 370 flight test hours and 132 flights since its first flight in November 2018.

Canadian Bombardier Inc. announced on Thursday that it will exit commercial plane business due to massive debt.

Rolls-Royce is "open-minded" on whether it will join Boeing in a fresh attempt at addressing the mid=size jet market after pulling out of an earlier effort over timing, a top company official said on Wednesday.

Sanad Aerotech (Sanad), the leading provider of aircraft engine maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) solutions and part of Sanad - a wholly owned subsidiary of Mubadala Investment Company (Mubadala), has elevated its business expansion ambitions in Africa by signing a landmark agreement with Ethiopian Airlines, the continent's fastest growing airline and one of the reputed aviation brands in the world.