International Lease Finance Corp. (ILFC) and Emirates Airline have signed a sale and leaseback agreement for four new Boeing 777-300ER aircraft.

AerCap Holdings and AerDragon have agreed to acquire five new Airbus A330-300s for lease to Singapore Airlines (SQ).

Danish lessor Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC) has closed a sale-and-leaseback agreement with Olympic Air’s (OA) parent company, covering 10 Bombardier Dash 8 Q400’s and four Dash 8-100 aircraft.

Virgin Australia (DJ) has ordered 23 Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft, the first in Australia, plus four options.

Airbus confirmed to ATW it has been granted a US patent for a high-capacity, dual-fuselage turboprop-powered aircraft design, featuring two sets of wings.

Boeing will collaborate with LOT Polish Airlines, Polish government agencies, and academic institutions to research air traffic management (ATM) solutions that could help make commercial aviation in Poland more efficient and support airline profitability.

Silver Airways took delivery of its seventh Saab 340Bplus aircraft, part of a fleet upgrade under which it intends to integrate 12 of the aircraft type by September 2012. The aircraft will begin operating schedule passenger service in July on routes throughout Florida and the Bahamas.

SunExpress (XQ), a joint venture between Turkish Airlines and Lufthansa (LH), will curtail its fleet expansion plan this year due to overcapacity in the Turkey aviation market.