Extended flight cancellations for ANA 787

All Nippon Airways (ANA) has grounded their 787-8 fleet up to January 27. ANA has canceled 123 domestic and 18 international services. This has been in affected since January 16 and will probably end on January 27. The international routes that are majorly been affected are from Tokyo Narita to Seattle, San Jose, and Beijing. These cancellations have affected more than 47,000 passengers. On January 16 ANA had voluntarily grounded their 787 fleet due to one aircraft the suffered a lithium-ion battery malfunction. After that incident all 787s around the world have been currently grounded.

BOC Aviation places firm orders for 50 A320-family Aircraft

BOC Aviation places an order for 50 A320-family Aircraft,. This order includes at least 25 re-engine Neo variant. BOC Aviation is comprised of both A320 and A321. Airbus will begin delivery of the 50 A320-family aircraft in the second half of 2014 to the end of 2019. BOC Aviation has not made an engine selection for their aircraft.

Embraer with new engines and wing design and an advanced fly-by-wire for their E-Jets

The Brazilian company Embraer will switch engine maker. They will be designing new wings for their E-170 and E-190. The next generation E-Jets will have an advanced fly-by-wire system. Embraer will switch from General Electric engines to Pratt and Whitney for there E-170 and E-190 family. Those planes will be powered by Pratt and Whitney PW1700G and PW1900G geared turbofans. Embraer is thinking about stretching the fuselage of the E-195 to have more room for a bigger payload. The stretching will help burn less fuel and help life of the engines. Embraer plans to introduce the new jets around 2018. Embraer is still coming with a brand new wing design.

Pegasus Airlines orders 75 A320-family neos

Pegasus Airlines has ordered 75 A320-family neos. They have an option of 25 more A320 neos or A321 neos. Pegasus Airlines has ordered 58 A320 neos and 17 A321 neos. The cost for all 75 planes is about $12 billion. There A320 neos will have 180 seats and there A321 neos will have 220 seats. This airlines has 37 Boeing 737-800s and only 2 737-400s in there current fleet.

British Airways A380 and 787 seating configuration

British Airways has revealed to the public the seating configuration of their A380s. The A380 will have 4-classes. They will have 212 seats in the upper deck and 257 on the lower deck. Their 787-8s will have 3 classes made up of 214 seats. British Airways has not revealed the routes for those aircraft's. British Airways hopes to reveal its destinations around the spring of 2013. British Airways will receive 4 787-8s next year. The first 787-8s for British Airways will arrive in May. There A380 will arrive in July and with 2 more arriving in August and October. The new aircraft's will have a new in-flight entertainment. British Airways has ordered 12 A380s and 24 787s, 8 of those 24 787s will 787-8s and 16 of them will be 787-9s.

The first flying prototype for the A350 rolls out of the assembly line

Airbus has finally completed the assembly of the primary structure for the first A350-900. The A350 was transported to its testing station next to the assembly line in Toulouse. The A350 has finally moved under its own undercarriage for the first time. The aircraft has yet to be equipped with Rolls-Royce Trent XWB power plants (engines). Airbus is hoping to perform its first maiden flight of the A350 around mid-2013. MSN1 is currently the first of five flight-test frames which will be constructed. The A350 will undergo hydraulic testing in Toulouse. The A350 has already completed its electrical power-on tests. The electrical tests were done for the fuselage and wings at the assembly line. After the aircraft has finished those tests. The aircraft will move on to certification and development testing. Then have its power plants (engines) installed.

VistaJet orders 142 jets making the largest order of Bombardier business jets

VistaJet is a Swiss luxury business airline. They have placed the largest order of Bombardier business jets. They have order 142 Bombardier business jets. The total cost of this order for those jets is $7.8 billion. VistaJet ordered 25 Global 5000s, 25 Global 6000s, and 6 Global 8000s. They put an option of 40 Global 5000s, 40 Global 6000s, and 6 Global 8000s. Bombardier will begin delivering those jets to VistaJet in 2014. This order is a significant key part in its expansion plans and ambitions of making business aviation more accessible to emerging markets.