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  • 5/24/2013 - AIR CHINA agreed to order 60 A320s for delivery 2104-2020, and its subsidiary SHENZHEN AIRLINES another 40 for 2016-2020.
  • 5/23/2013 - BOEING booked orders for six 777s from SWISS and 101 737s from unidentified customer(s).
  • 5/22/2013 - ROLLS-ROYCE booked order from CIT Aerospace to supply Trent XWBs for 10 A350s and Trent 700s for 13 A330s.
  • 5/21/2013 - SKYWEST ordered 100 E175s, including 40 firm for delivery in 2014-2015 in 76-pax configuration for operation as UNITED EXPRESS and 60 reconfirmable subject to finding airline partner, and optioned another 100.
  • 5/20/2013 - PPG completed previously announced acquisition of Southern California-based DEFT to enhance its aerospace coatings capabilities.
  • 5/20/2013 - BOMBARDIER AEROSPACE and NETJETS jointly launched 8-passenger Challenger 350 with HONEYWELL HTF7350 engines and ROCKWELL COLLINS Pro Line 21 avionics for delivery starting in 2014.
  • 5/17/2013 - KELLSTROM COMMERCIAL AEROSPACE has acquired AIRLIANCE MATERIALS from Lufthansa Technik.
  • 5/15/2013 - SOUTHWEST AIRLINES placed launch order for 30 737 MAX-7s for delivery starting in 2019, increasing BOEING 737 MAX orderbook to 1,315 aircraft.

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Will there be an early demise for 3rd Generation Narrowbodies?
By Fortune Aviation

There has been a lively discussion recently on the whether the economic useful life of a commercial aircraft is declining. Given the financial significance of useful life from an accounting perspective, any change to current policies should be carefully considered. Is there reason to consider a change?


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