The State Corporation’s Supervisory Board approved the definitive agreement it signed and announced on September 17 during the Sochi Investment Forum in Russia. Rostechnology’s order includes 15 Boeing 737-700s, 25 737-800s and 10 737-900ERs.

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Dubai-based low-cost airline flydubai has taken delivery of a Boeing 737-800 which is the first Next-Generation 737 to feature the manufacturer’s new Boeing Sky Interior.

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Boeing has taken a significant step toward completing assembly of the first 747-8 Intercontinental passenger jet, with mechanics at Boeing’s widebody final-assembly plant in Everett, Washington loading the aircraft’s forward and aft fuselage sections to join with its wing and center section.

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The final Boeing 787 Dreamliner to join the flight-test fleet has made its first flight from Paine Field in Everett, Washington. The aircraft, designated ZA006 by Boeing, is the second 787 equipped with General Electric GEnx-1B engines to fly.

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Boeing has delayed the first delivery of the 747-8 Freighter and now expects the first delivery to launch customer Cargolux to take place in mid-2011, at least six months later than previously planned.

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Air China will use the 777-300ERs to expand its international routes. The carrier already had 15 Boeing 777-300ERs on order from a previous contract signed in 2007.

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The six new long-range widebodies, which have a combined estimated value of $1.6 billion at Boeing list prices, will increase Cathay Pacific’s future fleet of 777-300ERs from 30 to 36.

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Boeing is forecasting that airlines in North America will take delivery of about 7,200 new airliners over the next 20 years at an investment of $700 billion.

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Alaska Airlines has exercised options for two additional Next-Generation 737-800s, in an order that was posted to Boeing’s Orders and Deliveries website in June and attributed to an unidentified customer.

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Azerbaijan Airlines has signed an agreement to replace two Next-Generation Boeing 737s on order with one 767-300ER and two 767 Freighters. The 767 Freighter is a new model type for the Baku, Azerbaijan-based airline.

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Okay Airways, the first privately owned airline in China, has revealed itself as the customer for 10 Next-Generation Boeing 737-800s previously recorded on Boeing’s Orders & Deliveries website as being for an unidentified customer.

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Qatar Airways has announced it has ordered two additional Boeing 777-200LRs, in a deal Boeing values at $501 million at average list prices.

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American Airlines, Inc. has exercised options for an additional 35 Next-Generation Boeing 737-800s. The order is part of American Airlines’ ongoing fleet renewal plan, replacing MD-80s with fuel-efficient Next-Generation 737s.

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Valued by Boeing at approximately $921 million at average list prices, the Avolon order was posted to Boeing’s Orders and Deliveries website in December 2009 and attributed to an unidentified customer.

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On July 20 at the Farnborough International Airshow, new leasing company Air Lease Corp. has unveiled its second and third new-aircraft orders, a day after announcing its first.

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At the Farnborough International Airshow, Boeing has revealed that Jordan’s nation flag carrier Royal Jordanian has ordered three additional Boeing 787-8s.

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The Boeing 2010 Current Market Outlook foresees a market for 30,900 new commercial passenger and freighter aircraft with a combined list-price value of $3.6 trillion by 2029.

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Air China, the flag carrier of the People’s Republic of China, has finalized an order for an additional 20 Next-Generation Boeing 737-800 jetliners.

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Boeing has finalized the configuration of the 787-9 Dreamliner, a milestone the company says it has reached after years of collaboration with airline customers and partners to determine the optimal configuration for the stretched version of the Dreamliner.

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