Boeing has launched the 787-10 Dreamliner, the third member of its 787 family, at the Paris Air Show at Le Bourget.

Los Angeles, Calif.-based Air Lease Corp. (ALC) has inked a memorandum of understanding with Boeing to purchase 33 aircraft, comprising three 787-9 and 30 787-10X Dreamliners.

United Airlines has increased its 787 Dreamliner order to 65 aircraft (including six previously delivered aircraft) with an order for 20 787-10s.

Airbus kicked off its week at the Paris Air Show still making no comment about whether or not the A350 XWB would do a flypast, but announcing a batch of new aircraft sales totaling more than $23 billion at list prices and including a firm order for 20 A380s.

Embraer kicked off the Paris Air Show with the launch of its second-generation E-Jet, the E2, and secured a firm order from SkyWest Inc. for 100 E-175-E2 aircraft.

London City-based startup Odyssey Airlines has been revealed as the customer for 10 Bombardier CS100s, which were ordered in June 2011.

The Lufthansa Group has firmed up a previous supervisory board decision to acquire 100 A320 family aircraft, comprising 35 A320neo, 35 A321neo and 30 A320ceo with sharklets.

Qatar Airways has ordered nine Boeing 777-300ERs aircraft at the Paris Air Show in Le Bourget.