Everett, Wash.,  Boeing [NYSE:BA] and AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC), part of the Volga-Dnepr Group, celebrated the delivery of the second of five new Boeing 747-8 Freighters. Read More

UTair ATR72-200; VP-BYZ; flight 120; Tyumen, Russia: The aircraft was onscheduled domestic flight from Tyumen to Surgut, Russia. The airplane crashed broke up, and caught fire in a field about 1.5 miles (2.5 km) form the end of the departure runway. Read More

Luanda, Angola,  Boeing (NYSE: BA) and Angola flag carrier TAAG Linhas Aereas de Angola (Angola Airlines) today finalized an order for three additional 777-300ER (Extended Range) airplanes. The order, valued at $895 million at list prices, also includes purchase rights for three additional 777-300ERs. Read More

Lufthansa Technik announced it is expanding and restructuring its local presence in the North American market with the objective to improve its competitiveness in the largest Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (MRO) market worldwide. Read More

Cedar Rapids, Iowa Rockwell Collins and China Leihua Electronic Technology Research Institute (LETRI), a subsidiary of the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC), are establishing AVIC Leihua Rockwell Collins Avionics Company Read More