As the United States plane-maker Boeing seeks to regain public trust and reestablish itself as the world's preeminent aircraft manufacturer with a new CEO, engineering updates needed to correct the faults in the 737 Max jet may be the easier part, according to analysts.

U.S. budget carrier Spirit Airlines Inc said on Monday it will buy 100 Airbus A320neo-family jets to be delivered through 2027, with options to purchase up to 50 additional aircraft.

Boeing's firing of Chief Executive Officer Dennis Muilenburg is a needed first step in restoring the company's credibility, as reflected by the market's favorable reaction on Monday, yet it raises questions about top management's long-term strength in a competitive field, analysts said.

Magnetic MRO, a Total Technical Care and asset management organization, has signed a Slot Reservation Agreement with Austrian Airlines. By this agreement, Austrian Airlines is booking two nose-to-tail slots during the winter maintenance season, and it will be valid for three years during winter seasons from 2020 until 2023.

United Airlines Co is extending its cancellations of Boeing 737 MAX flights until June 4 as Boeing's top supplier, Spirit AeroSystems Inc, said it would stop making fuselages for the grounded jets.

The economic impact of Boeing Co's planned halt of 737 MAX production will not be considered by U.S. regulators in their ongoing review of when to end the grounding of a plane involved in two major fatal crashes, U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao said on Friday.

Norwegian Air hopes to agree compensation from Boeing by year-end over the grounding of the 737 MAX, the airline's acting CEO said, as it counts the costs of having 18 of the aircraft grounded since March.

Philippines' Cebu Air Inc said on Thursday it had ordered 15 Airbus SE A320neo family jets worth US$2 billion at list prices, keeping the European manufacturer on track to reach a year-end sales milestone.

British engineering company Rolls-Royce gave a first look at a one-seater electric aircraft on Thursday it hopes will fly in late Spring next year and become the world's fastest all-electric aircraft.

U.S. President Donald Trump called Boeing Chief Executive Dennis Muilenburg this week to ask about the status of 737 MAX production, two people briefed on the matter confirmed.