Cathay Pacific Airways has become the first Asian airline to order the Boeing 777X, signing a deal for 21 of the -9X variants at a list price of HK$58 billion ($7.5 billion), the Hong Kong-based oneworld carrier said Friday.

Turkish Airlines has confirmed to ATW it will lease eight additional Airbus A330-200s.

Ethiopian Airlines, which is in the middle of an aircraft delivery program that will run through 2017, hopes to make a decision about its future fleet in January.

Finnair has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with global aircraft leasing and financing company Novus Aviation Capital for the sale and leaseback of two Airbus 330 aircraft.

US commercial aircraft sales in 2013 are expected to reach $67 billion, an almost $5 billion improvement over 2012, and are forecast to hit $72 billion in 2014.

AirAsia X has placed a firm order for 25 more A330-300s. According to Airbus, the contract is the largest A330 order in a single purchase agreement and increases the carrier’s total firm orders for the type to 51.

Air Cote d’Ivoire, the West African state’s national carrier, has firmed a conditional purchase agreement with Bombardier for two Q400 NextGen aircraft.

Low-cost carrier (LCC) Norwegian Air Shuttle will acquire two Boeing 787-9s—its first of the type—and is seeking to further expand its fleet with the -9 version to bolster new long-haul operations.