US aircraft giant Boeing Company on Wednesday delivered the sixth 787-9 Dreamliner to China's Juneyao Airlines, the 100th direct-buy 787 jet by the Chinese airline industry.

Boeing booked 30 orders for 737 MAX jets Tuesday at the Dubai Airshow, a vote of confidence in the aircraft following its worldwide grounding in March.

Embraer and Cairo-based CIAF Leasing have signed a firm order for three E190 aircraft. The deal has a value of US$161.4 million at current list prices and will be added to Embraer's fourth quarter backlog.

Embraer announced today, at the Dubai Air Show, that Air Peace, Nigeria and West Africa's largest airline, has signed a contract for three additional E195-E2s, confirming purchase rights from the original contract, signed in April this year. These new E195-E2s will be included in Embraer's 2019 fourth-quarter backlog and have a value of USD 212.6 million, based on Embraer's current list prices.

easyJet has exercised purchase rights to increase its fleet of A320neos by 12 new aircraft. The agreement takes the carrier's total order for the A320neo Family to 159 aircraft and its overall orders for Airbus single aisles to 480 A320 Family.

Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has joined forces with Boeing in an industry-leading strategic partnership centred on the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, and focused on innovation, cost efficiency and minimising the impact of aviation on the environment.

flynas, Saudi Arabia's first low-cost airline, has signed a firm order for 10 A321XLRs at the 2019 Dubai Airshow. The agreement was signed by Bandar Almohanna, flynas Chief Executive Officer and Christian Scherer Airbus Chief Commercial Officer.

GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS), the commercial aircraft leasing and financing arm of General Electric, has signed a firm order for 12 highly efficient wide-body Airbus A330neos and 20 long-range single-aisle A321XLRs.

Emirates, the largest customer of Boeing's upcoming 777x aircraft, wants the plane to be put through "hell on Earth" in testing to ensure it is safe to fly and meets performance expectations, the president of the Gulf airline said on Tuesday.

Airbus (EADSF) has secured two major orders from airlines based in the United Arab Emirates, jumping out to an early lead over rival Boeing in the race for new business at the Dubai Airshow.