Air Canada’s announcement this week that it intends to buy up to 75 CSeries aircraft is good news that extends beyond the airframe maker Bombardier and engine supplier Pratt & Whitney. It’s also good news for airlines.

German leisure carrier Condor has expanded services to the Caribbean, bringing its number of destinations to 17.

Flying boat maker Dornier is looking to Southeast Asia to deliver the majority of sales for its newly launched Seastar amphibious 12-seater aircraft.

Air Niugini has ordered four Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft at the Singapore Airshow. The previously unidentified order adds to the Papua New Guinea national carrier’s fleet of Next-Generation 737s and 767-300ERs.

Lufthansa will base the first of 10 Airbus A350-900s at its second major hub in Munich from January 2017.

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) aviation regulator, General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA), has instructed all “leisure” users of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), or drones, to operate them only within GCAA-registered and authorized clubs.

Qatar Airways, which is the launch customer for the Airbus A350-1000, is looking to establish more long-haul routes from its home base in Doha to Asia when it takes delivery of its first -1000 in 2017.

Singapore Airshow Briefs-Feb. 17, 2016