Dublin-based Avolon Leasing has made a commitment to purchase 10 Boeing 737 MAX-8, five 737 MAX -9s and 10 737-800 aircraft, it announced Wednesday.

Aviation Capital Group (ACG) has selected CFM International’s advanced LEAP-1A engine to power its 18 Airbus A320neos, part of a 30-aircraft deal announced at the Dubai Airshow in November 2011.

BAE Systems has unveiled research into a new positioning system that could potentially provide an alternative to satellite-based systems such as GPS.

Rockwell Collins’ (RC) dispatch program has been selected by Air India (AI), Hainan Airlines (HU) and China Southern Airlines (CZ) to service and support their Boeing 787 fleets.

Irkut said that while it is hopeful it will increase the number of MC-21 aircraft sold by the end of the year, it will hold off on “real, aggressive” marketing until assembly of the first aircraft. The maiden flight is scheduled for mid-2015.

International Aero Engines (IAE) is at an all-time high in terms of production capacity, it said, producing nearly two engines a day, with more than 5,000 engines produced to date and another 2,000 in backlog.

Bhutan’s national airline Drukair has signed a firm order for an Airbus A319, adding to its existing fleet of two A319s.

Mexico’s Interjet has converted its five Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100) options into firm orders from a previously announced order for 15 of the aircraft plus five options.