Airbus has delivered the front fuselage for the first flyable 21-meter-long A350 XWB (MSN1) to the Final Assembly Line (FAL) in Toulouse, France, from Airbus’ site in Saint-Nazaire, France.

AirBaltic (BT) is planning to add up to three Bombardier Q400s this winter and is mulling its options as four Boeing 737s come to the end of its lease.

Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp. (MITAC) has revealed it will have to re-manufacture the parts for its Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ) prototypes following procedural issues at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI).

Turboprop manufacturer ATR is entering the final stages of securing FAA certification for its ATR 42-600 and 72-600 aircraft, which it hopes to close by year-end.

Halifax-based Jazz Aviation has placed six firm Bombardier Q400 NextGen orders valued at $189 million at list prices.

United Airlines capped a bumper air show for Boeing Thursday with a $14.7 billion firm order for 100 737 MAX aircraft and 50 737-900ERs.

Irish lessor Avolon has signed a memorandum of understanding for 15 Airbus A320neos, in an order valued at $1.4 billion.

Synergy Aerospace has signed a firm order for nine Airbus A330s, including six A330-200 passenger and three A330-200 freighter aircraft.