Airbus has terminated an order for six A380s from Tokyo-based Skymark Airlines, scheduled for delivery between 2014 and 2015.

Calgary-based WestJet, which originally had 20 Bombardier Q400s on firm order, has converted an additional five of its 25 options into firm orders, in a deal valued at approximately $167 million based on current list prices.

All Nippon Airways (ANA) has taken delivery of its first Boeing 787-9, becoming the first airline to operate both the 787-8 and 787-9 variants of the Dreamliner family when the airline launches 787-9 services on domestic Japanese routes in August.

Russia’s Ilyushin Finance Co. (IFC)—which has 32 Bombardier CS300s, plus 10 options, on order—has agreed to postpone delivery from November 2015 to April 2016.

The Airbus A350-900 developmental aircraft MSN005 visited Lufthansa’s Frankfurt hub on July 25-26, as part of a three-week global route proving tour.

Turkish Airlines is in the final stages of evaluating an order for either the Airbus A380-800 or Boeing 747-8I, the carrier has confirmed, saying an order is likely to come before the end of the year.

Guy Hachey, who led Bombardier’s aircraft businesses for the past six years and was a guiding force behind the new CSeries passenger jet, is leaving the company as part of a corporate overhaul.

The Airbus A350-900 has begun route proving flights, the final stage toward certification.