Finnair added its third A330-300, which will enter service today on a flight to Delhi. Two more A330s will arrive in June and November.

SuperJet International said yesterday that it is taking a hard look at its original plan to build a 75-seat regional jet and likely will go for an aircraft in the 100/115-seat range to complement the existing 95-passenger SSJ 100 platform.

Lufthansa Systems signed a seven-year contract with Freebird Airlines of Turkey, which will use Lido eRouteManual and Lido FMS data from Lufthansa Systems' aeronautical database.

Wideroe took delivery of the first of six Q400 NextGens.

Niki took delivery of the first of five E-190s on firm order. President Niki Lauda told ATWOnline that the jets will be used initially on flights from Vienna to Innsbruck and Munich and eventually to open new routes. Niki also holds five E-190 options.

Flydubai took delivery of its first 737-800 Monday.

The first A320 assembled outside Europe successfully completed its inaugural flight yesterday, taking off from Tianjin International in the morning and landing safely a little more than 4 hr. later. The aircraft assembled at Airbus Final Assembly Line China was ordered by Dragon Aviation Leasing and is set to be delivered in June to Sichuan Airlines. "This A320 assembled in China unquestionably demonstrated the same quality and performance as those assembled and delivered in Hamburg or Toulouse," Airbus Senior VP-Flight & Integration Tests Fernando Alonso said.

AeroLogic, the joint venture between Lufthansa Cargo and DHL Express, took delivery of the first of eight 777-200Fs last week. A second aircraft is due in July, with the next two scheduled for December delivery. It plans to operate all eight by December 2010 and said it is considering adding more 777Fs over the next two years. The first scheduled flight is set for June 29.