On April 20, Bombardier Aerospace announced that Tassili Airlines of Algiers, Algeria has placed a firm order for four 35-seat Bombardier Q200 turboprop aircraft.

On April 23, Bombardier Aerospace announced that Horizon Air of Seattle, Washington, has placed a firm order for 15 Bombardier Q400 airliners and has taken options on an additional 20 Q400 aircraft. With this order, Horizon Air continues to be the largest North American operator of the Q400 aircraft. The airline serves 49 cities in the Western U.S. and Western Canada.

In a release issued on April 17, Deutsche Lufthansa AG confirmed that its Supervisory Board has approved the placement of orders for 15 aircraft in the Bombardier CRJ900 family.

British Airways is considering how to use its 10 per cent holding in Iberia following Iberia's announcement that it has received a bid approach.

On April 20, ANA Group announced its passenger traffic forecast for Golden Week 2007, which runs from Friday, April 27 to Sunday, May 6, inclusive.

On April 20, Japan Airlines Group announced that travel demand for the traditional Japanese "Golden Week" vacation, stretching this year from April 27 to May 6, is forecast to yield positive results on international and domestic routes. The number of international passenger reservations for Japan flight departures in the period is presently up by 1.2%, and domestic passenger reservations are up by 2.9% on the same period in 2006.

On April 19, Boeing and CIT Aerospace, a business unit of CIT Group Inc., a leading global provider of commercial and consumer finance solutions, announced an order for five Boeing Next-Generation 737-700s, valued at approximately US$295 million at list prices.

American Airlines parent AMR Corp. reported first-quarter net income of US$81 million, reversed from a net loss of US$92 million in the year-ago period, marking its fourth consecutive profitable quarter and its first opening quarter in the black since 2000.

Etihad Airways carried 1,031,837 passengers in the first quarter of 2007, an increase of 176 per cent on the first quarter of 2006 when 373,333 passengers flew with the Abu Dhabi-based airline.

Boeing Commercial Aviation Services has signed Air Pacific for Boeing's Next-Generation 737 landing gear overhaul and exchange program. This is the first customer for the program and this agreement will cover the entire fleet of Air Pacific's Next-Generation 737 fleet.