Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce says the first year of Boeing 787-9 Perth-London nonstop flights has proven the concept of a Western hub.
Airlines for Australia and New Zealand has expressed a "profound sense of disappointment" with the Productivity Commission's airports inquiry.
China has signed a general terms agreement to purchase 290 Airbus A320 family aircraft and 10 A350 widebodies for the country's airlines.
The Bell 525 Relentless's GE Aviation CT7-2F1 engine has received its type certification from the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
Boeing says it has invited about 200 aviation professionals to its Renton facility in Washington State for a technical briefing due to be held on Wednesday, March 27.
The United Status Navy has awarded Boeing a US$4.04 billion (A$5.7 billion) multi-year contract for the production of 78 F/A-18E/F Block III Super Hornets.