Investigators were not able to pinpoint the cause of four Rolls-Royce Trent 700 engine inlet cowling panel failures, but regulators and the manufacturer are confident that changes, including a new design and reduced in-service inspection intervals, have sufficiently mitigated risks.

International Airlines Group (IAG) carrier British Airways (BA) has confirmed it will receive its first Boeing 787-10 in January 2020, which will initially operate to Atlanta, Georgia in the US.

New engines on existing aircraft is a tried-and-tested formula and could buy time for radical concepts to come as propulsion providers look for applications.

Emirates and Air Arabia have ordered more Airbus and Boeing airliners; Etihad is reducing its Boeing 787 buy.

Certification could come in 2019, but service return will not be until well into next year.

AirAsia took delivery of its first A321neo from Airbus in Hamburg on Nov. 20.

As the air transport industry increases its focus on sustainability, Boeing is stepping up its ecoDemonstrator technology testbed program with flight tests of a specially modified 777-200ER.

Lufthansa Technik (LHT) and Honeywell are integrating analytics from the supplier’s components into the aftermarket specialist’s independent digital health management platform, giving LHT’s offering even more heft as a single-source aircraft predictive maintenance system.