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.