ATR is considering increasing the seating density of its ATR 72-600 and is looking at a potential re-engining, while awaiting the go-ahead for its proposed 90-seat large turboprop (LTP).

Air Seychelles is planning to start Airbus A320 operations later this year, with a single aircraft, and is in codeshare talks with Air Austral and Air Madagascar.

Bangkok Airways plans to expand its Airbus fleet as the carrier eyes more international destinations.

Lufthansa subsidiary Austrian Airlines will lease four Bombardier Dash 8 Q400s, to begin regional flights for Swiss International Air Lines, which had been operated by Darwin Airline.

Russia’s Transaero Airlines has signed a letter of intent (LOI) with Airbus to purchase 12 A330neos plus eight A330ceos.

Embraer has announced that Hainan Airlines subsidiary Tianjin Airlines has agreed to purchase 40 Embraer E-Jets, comprising 20 E-Jets and 20 E-Jets E2, in an order valued $2.1 billion at current list prices, becoming the first Chinese airline to order the E-Jets E2 model.

New ATR CEO Patrick de Castelbajac is backing away from his predecessor’s aggressive push to build a 90-seat turboprop.

Airbus president and CEO Fabrice Brégier said the European manufacturer had one its most successful air show performances ever at the 2014 Farnborough Airshow, where it won commitments for 496 aircraft worth more than $75 billion over four days.