August 2, 2016
China's Xiamen Airlines has placed an order for six Boeing 787-9s. Xiamen Airlines flies an all-Boeing fleet.
http://atwonline.com/airframes/xiamen-airlines-orders-six-boeing-787-9s
Jet Airways plans to deploy the Boeing 777-300ER on its Mumbai-Amsterdam route, beginning in October.
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/transportation/airlines-/-aviation/jet-airways-to-deploy-boeing-777-on-mumbai-amsterdam-route/articleshow/53507301.cms
An Emirates Boeing 777 en route to the Maldives made an emergency landing in Mumbai this past week, due to an unspecified "technical fault."
http://www.themalaymailonline.com/world/article/emirates-boeing-777-makes-emergency-landing-in-mumbai
Boeing officials have acknowledged that production of the 747 may be nearing its end.
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/end-747-boeing-announces-it-may-end-production-iconic-jumbo-jet-1573062
http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/232709-boeing-may-kill-the-747-as-widebody-aircraft-fall-from-favor-airbus-a380-also-at-risk
Airbus has rolled out its first prototype for the Airbus A350-1000, featuring a stretched fuselage and a larger wing as compared to the Airbus A350-900 currently in productions. The A350-1000 is targeting to compete against the Boeing 777, while the A350-900 is targeted at the market for the Boeing 787.
http://www.ausbt.com.au/airbus-rolls-out-first-a350-1000?utm_source=internal&utm_medium=promobox&utm_campaign=latestnews-articleleft
Although European authorities at EASA have accepted Airbus' proposal to switch from nickel cadmium to lithium ion batteries as a weight saving measure for the A350 family of aircraft, the United States' FAA has not yet approved the change, demanding additional safety measures and/or testing. Lithium ion batteries were responsible for multiple fires aboard the 787 Dreamliner, mandating the installation of a heavy, fire-proof box to house the batteries.
http://www.wsj.com/articles/airbus-faa-spar-over-lithium-batteries-1469611983
Emirates plans to deploy the Airbus A380 super-jumbo airliner on its Johannesburg route, beginning in February.
http://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/emirates-deploys-a3380-on-joburg-route/
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