Boeing today delivered its 2,000th airplane to a Chinese operator, a 737 MAX for Xiamen Airlines. The milestone and the pace at which it was reached reflect the accelerating growth in the world's largest commercial aviation market.

Syrian flag carrier Syrian Air is discussing with Russia the purchase of new MC-21 passenger jets, the airline's CEO, Talal Abdulkarim, told Sputnik on Thursday.

Icelandair Group on Thursday scrapped a plan to acquire its Icelandic rival WOW Air, calling into question the next steps for the struggling budget carrier.

HNA Group Co. is putting more of its aviation and property assets on the block, marketing more than US$40 billion of domestic and international holdings as the Chinese conglomerate races to reduce its debt load.

Talks between Brazilian airline Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes SA and shareholders of its loyalty program Smiles Fidelidade SA on the terms of the carrier's deal to take full ownership of Smiles could take up to three months, an executive said.

Nesma Airlines plans to add a pair of Airbus A330s to its registry by next summer, chief executive Ashraf Lamloum has confirmed.

South Africa's cash-strapped state airline will need a total of 7.5 billion rand ($540 million) from next month to fund day-to-day operations into 2019, a presentation to a parliamentary committee by the airline showed on Tuesday.

U.S. aerospace leader Boeing Company said Monday that Turkey's flag carrier Turkish Airlines has placed an order for three more 777 freighters to expand its long-haul freighter fleet.

Vallair, the aircraft trading, leasing and specialist MRO organisation, has completed delivery of their first B737-400F to Guangdong Longhao Aviation Group of China for a Boeing 737CL The aircraft (MSN27916) was previously operated by Japan Transocean Airlines and was converted at Gameco in Guangzhou under a Pemco STC.* Guangdong Longhao Aviation Group operates five B737-300F using its own fleet, as well as leased aircraft. Its mission is to become southern China's preferred neutral asset provider of freighter aircraft capacity.

CDB Aviation, a wholly owned Irish subsidiary of China Development Bank Financial Leasing Co., Limited ("CDB Leasing"), today announced that the company entered into a lease agreement with Palma de Mallorca-based Evelop Airlines ("Evelop"), covering one Airbus A330-300 aircraft.