Finnair has finalized a deal to lease three Embraer E-170s to Aeromexico Connect as it seeks to optimize capacity under its €140 million ($184 million) cost-savings program.

Scandinavian carrier SAS has signed a memorandum of understanding for eight Airbus A350-900s and four A330-300s as part of its strategy to modernize its fleet with more fuel-efficient aircraft

AEI gets first 737-400 freighter conversion order from China

Air New Zealand has confirmed destinations for its new fleet of 10 Boeing 787-9s, with the primary long-haul cities to be Shanghai and Tokyo, while mid-haul destinations will include Honolulu, Auckland, Perth and Papeete.

Brazilian regional airline Passaredo Linhas Aereas wants to lease a further five ATR 72-500s as it seeks to grow its fleet to around 30 aircraft within the next three years.

Airbus’s newly announced “regional” version of the A350-900 will match the range of Boeing’s new 787-10 but is not a direct response to the US aircraft, Airbus said Monday.

The Airbus A350 XWB first flight test aircraft, MSN1, took to the skies above the Paris Air Show Friday, exactly one week after the aircraft’s maiden flight.