Embraer had a difficult decision to make last year. The Brazilian manufacturer’s E-Jet program was nearing a decade in service, having first flown in 2004. While the program had been widely regarded as a major success, Embraer knew that newly available commercial aircraft engines were offering leaps in fuel efficiency and rival aircraft manufacturers were rolling out new or re-engined aircraft.

After much deliberation and market analysis, Airbus has forged ahead with a full launch of the A330neo, extending the re-engined concept to its widebody offering and saying it sees a market for 1,100 aircraft.

All Nippon Airways (ANA) has firmed up its order for seven Airbus A320neos, 23 A321neos, 20 Boeing 777-9Xs, 14 787-9s and six 777-300ERs, which will be used for its short- and long-haul fleet renewal.

Bombardier has received a firm order for five Q400 NextGen turboprop aircraft, in an order valued at approximately $168 million based on current list prices.

Airbus is conducting a feasibility study for an A330-300 completion and delivery center (cabin equipping and aircraft painting) in China.

Embraer posted a second-quarter net profit of $146.7 million, reversing a $3.8 million net loss in the 2013 June quarter, on a 12.8% rise in revenue to $1.76 billion.

Underlying profits from Rolls-Royce’s civil aerospace business declined 10% to £405 million ($686 million) for the first six months of 2014.

Boeing has decided to conduct final assembly of the 787-10 exclusively in North Charleston, South Carolina.