NewsFirst flight-test A350 emerges in full colorsAirbus has unveiled the first A350-900 flight-test prototype in its full paint scheme, as the airframer makes final preparations for the twinjet's maiden sortie. The aircraft has been fitted with its Rolls-Royce Trent XWB engines and the painting process marks one of the final stages before the flight-test regime begins. Customers have ordered 414 of the -900 variant, the first of the three-member family to be developed.
LinkFirst UK 787 to arrive at end of MayUK holiday carrier Thomson Airways' first Boeing 787-8 is scheduled to arrive at Manchester on 31 May, just over a month before it is due to enter service.
The carrier will be the first UK airline to receive the 787.
Thomson has confirmed the arrival date for the General Electric GEnx-powered twinjets.
LinkHawker Pacific sells two King Air B200s to RFDSHawker Pacific has sold two Beechcraft King Air B200 aircraft to the Royal Flying Doctors Service (RFDS), Queensland Section.
RFDS will use the aircraft for aeromedical retrieval duties. The twin-engined turboprops are being specifically produced to suit RFDS's special requirements, with a large main undercarriage, high frequency radio and enhanced avionics to meet the latest automatic dependent surveillance broadcast and required navigation performance requirements.
LinkWarren Buffett warns against airline investingBillionaire Warren Buffett is warning against investing money in airline companies, according to a Forbes Magazine report.
Buffett made the comments at the annual meeting of Buffett's Nebraska-based firm Berkshire Hathaway, the magazine reported on Monday.
The widely respected business man called airlines "a death trap for investors."
LinkAir India expects all six Boeing 787s to return this monthAir India has started test flights of 787 Dreamliners that have been modified with The Boeing Co.’s fix to the plane’s lithium-ion battery system.
LinkAirAsia X eyes $300MM IPOMalaysian long-haul budget carrier AirAsia X said it is looking to raise USD$300 million in an IPO, throwing its hat into an expanding fundraising ring as Southeast Asian airlines seek to build up their fleets and ride a boom in regional passenger traffic.
LinkKuwait Air awaits Airbus deal approvalKuwait is studying plans by its airline to buy 25 Airbus jets, a source with knowledge of the matter said, in the most sweeping overhaul since part of its fleet was seized after Iraq invaded the Gulf state in 1990.
LinkMan arrested at DTW with a pressure cookerA Saudi Arabian man was arrested at Detroit Metro Airport after authorities said he made a false statement about why he brought a pressure cooker with him on a flight from Amsterdam, a spokeswoman for the US attorney in Detroit said on Monday.
LinkICAO yet to resolve airline emissions issuesLittle progress has been made in an ICAO effort to craft an agreement to lower greenhouse gas emissions from international air travel, raising doubts that its civil aviation body can deliver a final resolution by a September target date, several government officials said on Monday.
LinkLATAM Airlines posts first monthly traffic dropLATAM Airlines' passenger traffic fell 1.1 percent in April versus a year before, the first monthly drop since the creation of the merged carrier in June.
Link 
