Riyadh Air has exercised options for 28 Boeing 787-9s while converting some to the family’s larger variant and firmed a commitment for six additional Airbus A350-1000s.

SMBC Aviation Capital has signed a firm order for 100 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft, including 60 737-10s as it looks to meet customer demand for the higher-capacity variant.

JetZero and the Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) have agreed to explore up to $3 billion in potential financing support for the startup airframer’s future manufacturing campus in Greensboro, North Carolina.

Japanese carrier Skymark Airlines will lease seven Boeing 737 MAX-10s from Aviation Capital Group (ACG).

Boom Technologies has launched an $800,000 prize for the first U.S. amateur team to fly a remotely piloted, air-breathing aircraft above Mach 1 in level flight twice in one day.

Airbus and Boeing’s commercial narrowbody deliveries reached 124 units in June—one above May’s total, and the pair’s highest monthly figure in the year to date.

Boeing sought to temper expectations for its appearance at the Farnborough Airshow, saying that new orders were not its main preoccupation for the coming week.

New economic growth regions and splintering tourism streams are two drivers of growth in the regional jet sector, Embraer believes.