The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has granted Airbus initial certification for its Runway Overrun Prevention System (ROPS) technology for its A320ceo family aircraft.
IATA’s global air freight figures for June reflect modest 1.2% year-over-year growth in demand, an improvement on May’s 0.9% year-over-year performance.
The European Commission is joining forces with industry to invest more than €22 billion ($29 billion) over the next seven years in a bid to stimulate growth and employment in the region. &nb
EADS Innovation Works and Rolls-Royce are studying a new type of propulsion system—Distributed Electrical Aerospace Propulsion (DEAP)—to cut noise and CO2 emission levels, as well as dramatically reduce fuel burn.  
Airberlin has rolled out a raft of measures aimed at improving its fuel efficiency, including a tablet-based aerodynamic performance loss tracker and a pilot fuel coaching initiative.  
Alaska Airlines and Hawai’i BioEnergy have signed an agreement for the carrier to purchase sustainable biofuel for its aircraft. Founded in 2006, Hawai’i BioEnergy is a consortium of three of Hawaii's largest landowners and three venture capital companies which plan to use locally grown feedstocks to produce biofuels. The feedstock for Alaska’s biofuel is anticipated to be woody biomass-based and will be consistent with the sustainability criteria established by the Roundtable for Sustainable Biofuels.
Airbus parent EADS announced it will rebrand in 2014 to Airbus Group, which will consist of three divisions: Airbus (commercial aircraft), Airbus Defense & Space, and Airbus Helicopters.
Aer Lingus reported an interim net loss of €2.5 million ($3.1 million) for the six months ended June 30, widening 400% from a €0.5 million loss in the year-ago period.
Singapore’s SIA Engineering posted first-quarter group profit of S$69 million ($54.3 million) on revenue of S$289.4 million for its financial period ended June 30.
