Boeing has completed firm configuration for the 777-9X variant of the 777X program.

Norwegian will lease two additional Boeing 787-9s, due for delivery in summer 2017, which it will use to extend its long-haul network.

WestJet has taken delivery of its first Boeing 767-300ER, adding a widebody aircraft to its fleet for the first time.

The Vietnamese government has dropped all plans to confirm options on the four Airbus A380s it signed up for in 2009.

Russia’s Roseximbank has signed an agreement with Ilyushin Finance Co. (IFC), a Russian leasing company, to provide $70 million in export financing for Antonov An-158 aircraft for Cubana de Aviación.

Airbus expects Russia`s commercial fleet to double in size over next 20 years with over 2,000 aircraft needed by 2034, compared to the 922 in operation today.

Russian leasing company State Transport Leasing Co. has signed a firm order for 32 Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100) aircraft.

“The aircraft is expected to be ready for operations by the end of September 2015, and is planned as the first aircraft for the fastjet Zambia fleet,” fastjet said in a statement.