SkyWest Inc., the Utah-based parent of regionals SkyWest Airlines and ExpressJet, has taken delivery of the first of 40 new Embraer E-175s for operation under a capacity purchase agreement (CPA) with United Airlines.

All Nippon Airways (ANA) announced it will place firm orders for 70 new Airbus and Boeing aircraft worth $16.4 billion at current list prices.

Okinawa-based Japan Transocean Air (JTA), a member of JAL Group, has selected 12 Boeing 737-800 aircraft in an order valued at $1.1 billion at list prices.

Indonesia is shaping up as a major potential market for future variants of Bombardier’s Q400 turboprop—particularly the newly announced Combi version—according to Bombardier Commercial Aircraft president Mike Arcamone.

Calgary’s WestJet, which has 20 Bombardier Q400s on firm order, has converted five of its 25 options into firm orders.

The first A380 for Asiana Airlines has rolled out of the Airbus paint shop in Hamburg.

Aircraft News

New satellite images from over the search area for the missing Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200 have identified 122 potential objects of interest in the ocean.