Boeing forecast Tuesday that North American airlines will take delivery of about 7,530 new commercial aircraft worth $760 billion over the next 20 years.

Nordic Aviation Capital announced it has acquired an ATR 42-500, which was previously operated by Macair in Australia. Boeing has received ICAO “heavy” designation for its 747-8, which will be able to operate at the same separation distances as the 747-400.

Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Co. (SCAC) and SuperJet International (SJI) will announce the first customer for the Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100) business and VIP version at the National Business Aviation Assn. Convention (NBAA) in Las Vegas next week.

Bombardier Aerospace executives said the Q400 market has improved since the start of the year and they remain positive on the prospects of the C-Series.

ICBC Financial Leasing Co., a subsidiary of Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, has signed an MOU with CFM International for CFM56-5B engines to power its new fleet of 22 Airbus A320 family aircraft.

Bombardier confirmed Thursday that Luxair Luxembourg Airlines is the customer for four previously unidentified Q400 NextGen high-speed turboprops.

Lufthansa Group (LH) is ordering seven new Airbus aircraft, including two A380s, and five Embraer 195 regional jets.

ATR is ramping up its production and delivery schedule by 19 aircraft in 2012, thanks to a record number of orders this year.