Boeing selected B/E Aerospace to provide its next-generation passenger oxygen system for the 787. According to B/E, the 787 will be the first aircraft equipped with a system using its advanced Pulse Oxygen technology, which delivers oxygen more efficiently than traditional passenger systems and reduces overall system weight and fuel burn. The first Pulse Oxygen system deliveries are scheduled for late 2007. Meanwhile, Boeing delivered the fourth electronic flight bag-equipped 777-300ER to Emirates yesterday.

Rockwell Collins said its Tailwind 550 satellite television system received an STC for installation on 767-200s/-300s/-400s. The installation, which was performed by Jet Airways, allows the aircraft to receive direct broadcast satellite TV channels in the US, Europe and the Middle East. Separately, Rockwell Collins announced that its Multi-mode Receiver with GPS landing system functionality was delivered last week on a 737-800.

Iberia took delivery of a new A321, bringing its fleet of the type to 12. The airline said the 194-seat aircraft will be used on routes within Spain and Europe.

Airbus Chief Commercial Officer John Leahy is confident he will be able to announce "triple digit" orders for the A350 at the Paris Air Show next month. "We are in final talks with several companies. We'll have more than 100 firm orders in the order book for the A350. I don't want to say 200, because I don't want to be like somebody else and not be able to commit to it," he said in a reference to claims made by Boeing ahead of the 2004 Farnborough Air Show that it would have 200 787 commitments by year end, a target it missed by a few months.

Sichuan Airlines ordered six A320s and two A319s for delivery from late 2005 to 2008. The Chengdu-based carrier first ordered A320s in 1995 and has a fleet of eight A320s, four A321s and two A319s.