US Airways yesterday announced an expansion to its massive Airbus order, reaching an agreement with the manufacturer for five additional A330-200s and signing an LOI with ILFC for two more.

Qantas firmed up its order for 12 Q400s plus 24 options and purchase rights, Bombardier said. The deal was announced last month (ATWOnline, Oct. 23). Aircraft will be operated by QantasLink. Four of the 12 firm aircraft are conversions of existing options, the manufacturer said. QantasLink currently operates seven Q400s and expects delivery of two previously ordered aircraft in January.

GoJet Airlines placed a firm order for four CRJ700 NextGen aircraft, Bombardier announced yesterday. The St. Louis-based carrier currently operates 15 CRJ700s. Newly ordered aircraft are worth $137.5 million at list prices. Delivery date was not announced. GoJet is the 11th NextGen customer since the program was launched in the spring, the manufacturer said (ATWOnline, June 4).

Boeing delivered a 747-400F to AirBridge Cargo, the first of two under lease from GECAS and the carrier's fifth 747 freighter. Aircraft is powered by CF6-80C2s. AirBridge also operates 747-200/-300s and will take the second -400 in the second quarter of 2008. It has five 747-8Fs on order.

Wideroe, which removed its Q400s from service as per SAS Group policy (ATWOnline, Oct. 30), will use Dash 8-300s on services to Aberdeen from Stavanger and Bergen.

NavAero said Continental Airlines chose its Class 2 navAero tBagC2-2 computer and display hardware as the electronic flight bag flight deck hardware for the carrier's 757 and 767 fleets. Installation will start next year.

Emirates President Tim Clark told Bloomberg News that the airline would buy a stretched A380, for which ILFC already is pushing (ATWOnline, Nov. 12). "If we had the stretch available today, probably two-thirds of the A380s we've got on order would be for that model," he told the news service, adding that EK would configure the aircraft to seat around 750. Airbus CCO John Leahy said an A380 stretch could enter service around 2015.

Jeppesen finalized an agreement with Qatar Airways to supply electronic flight bag applications and data for the airline's new 777s that will feature the Boeing Class 3 EFB. First aircraft is scheduled for delivery this month.