ANA may take another look at whether it should place an A380 order owing to looming competition from airlines that operate the aircraft through Japan, a senior executive said. Hitoshi Kawahara, ANA's director-international and regulatory affairs, said the carrier has become "more interested" in the A380 because rivals such as Singapore Airlines soon may be able to use it to pick up passengers in Japan and carry them to/from the US and other key markets.

Aviation Capital Solutions, based in the UK, acquired five BAe 146-300s from BAE Systems for delivery through June. Aircraft will be used in the European air charter market and Africa with existing clients and initially will be based in Europe on ACMI contracts.

CFM International said development on its next-generation LEAP-X1C engine, selected late last year to power Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China's 150-seat C919 slated to enter service in 2016, is progressing well with second-phase core testing underway and scheduled to conclude by mid-May.