Emirates Airline has placed orders for 50 additional Engine Alliance-powered Airbus A380s and 150 Boeing 777Xs to use for replacements and growth.

Etihad Airways set Dubai Airshow 2013 into motion on Sunday with major orders from both Boeing and Airbus worth $52.1 billion to support its continued global expansion.

Mexico’s Interjet, which plans to put its third Sukhoi Superjet 100 into service this month, continues to tout the reliability and efficiency of the two SSJ100s it has been operating on domestic flights since Sept. 18.

Airbus predicted that by 2032 Latin American airlines will require 2,307 new aircraft, including 1,794 single-aisle, 475 twin-aisle and 38 very large aircraft worth an estimated $292 billion.

Boeing and Brazil’s GOL will team up to research, develop and approve new sources of sustainable aviation biofuel in Brazil.

Hungary-based low-cost carrier Wizz Air has signed a sale and leaseback agreement with Chinese CDB Leasing Co. to finance six Airbus A320. Deliveries are planned in 2014 and 2015.

Source: AerData. Visit aerdata.com

Boeing union workers in Washington state have voted to reject a proposed labor contract extension, casting doubt on whether the 777X will be built at Boeing Commercial Airplanes’ facilities in the Seattle area.