Mexico-based Aeromar has taken delivery of the first of two ATR 72-600s on long-term lease from Air Lease Corp.

Saudia is to expand its cargo capacity with the acquisition of two Boeing 747-400Fs.

FedEx Corp. said it has permanently retired or will accelerate the retirement of 86 aircraft and 308 related engines as it continues to modernize its aircraft fleet and improve its global network.

Fast-growing Oman Air has ordered five Boeing 737-900ERs , CEO Wayne Pearce told ATW Sunday on the sidelines of the 2013 IATA AGM in Cape Town.

Lufthansa chairman and CEO Christoph Franz told ATW on the sidelines of the IATA AGM in Cape Town that the carrier is in intense negotiations with Airbus and Boeing about its future long-haul fleet.

After a four-and-a-half-month hiatus, LOT Polish Airlines has re-launched Boeing 787 operations four days ahead of schedule.

Boeing has begun the final assembly on the 787-9 in Everett, Wash. The longer fuselage sections are 20 ft longer than the 787-8.

Rolls-Royce’s Trent XWB engines ran for the first time on the Airbus A350 XWB Sunday (MSN1) as part of preparations for the aircraft’s maiden flight.