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Bombardier and CIB Leasing have agreed to convert an order for 10 CRJ aircraft to five Q400 turboprops, and five Bombardier CRJ900 regional jets.

Jet Airways has announced $285m of cost cuts in the next two years, after its losses widened to $189m in the first quarter of FY19.

Almaty-based Air Astana recorded a 10% increase in passenger traffic and a 17% uptick in revenues in the first half of the year 2018.

On August 27, Hainan Airlines announced the formal launch of a new service between Shenzhen and Zurich, operated with Boeing 787 aircraft.

BOC Aviation has purchased eight new Airbus A330neo aircraft from Airbus, scheduled for delivery to the Lion Air Group of airlines in 2019 and 2020

Boeing and Jeju Air celebrated the delivery of the airline’s first direct-buy Next-Generation 737-800 airplane at the Seattle Delivery Center

Cathay Pacific will commence a new non-stop service to Seattle on 31 March 2019, becoming the only airline that will directly link Hong Kong with Seattle

Boeing and Jet Airways confirmed that the Indian carrier placed an order for an additional 75 737 MAX 8 airplanes at the Farnborough International Airshow

Singapore Airlines will launch non-stop flights between Singapore and Los Angeles using the new Airbus A350-900ULR (ultra-long-range) aircraft in November.

Vistara has agreed to place firm orders with Airbus for 13 aircraft from the A320neo family and with Boeing for six 787-9 Dreamliners.