Airbus has completed assembling the engine pylon for its first A320neo in St. Eloi in Toulouse.

GE Aviation has signed an agreement to purchase cellulosic synthetic biofuel from the Washington DC-based D’Arcinoff Group, to be used for production and development testing of GE jet engines.

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Boeing, the leadership of the company’s largest union and Washington state governor Jay Inslee have tentatively agreed on a range of terms under which the 777X will be built at Boeing Commercial Airplanes’ manufacturing facilities in the Seattle area.

The Russian administration is deciding which regional turboprop—the Bombardier Q400 or the ATR 42/72—will be assembled in Ulyanovsk before the end of the year.

Airbus and Boeing are confident demand for their largest aircraft will improve over time, though both manufacturers concede the market segment for the A380 and the 747-8 Intercontinental is significantly weaker than for other widebody passenger offerings such as the A350, 777 and 787.

Lufthansa Group hopes to see sales of the Bombardier CSeries aircraft improve, the company’s head of fleet management said Tuesday.

Mitsubishi has been in talks with London City Airport about its plans to seek steep approach certification for the MRJ70 and 90.