The Boeing Company on Tuesday announced that it received a $1.6 billion contract from the U.S. Navy for initial production the 737 airliner-based P-8A Poseidon aircraft.
Under a wet lease agreement with British Airways, the new company will operate BA's existing premium transatlantic Airbus A318 service between London City Airport and New York JFK.
The UAE on Thursday committed a dozen aircraft in support of the U.N.-sanctioned no-fly zone over Libya, officials said, a move welcomed in the United States.