Hainan Airlines unit Urumqi Air is set to acquire 40 Comac ARJ21-700 regional jets in a deal worth $1.5 billion.
The airline signalled its intention to sign for the aircraft in a stock market statement disclosed on 11 November. The deal still awaits shareholder approval.
The regional jets would be delivered between 2025 and 2032.
Urumqi operates 18 Boeing 737-800s. It has previously been linked with a order for ARJ21s, but the status of these aircraft is not clear.
Hainan Airlines group has adjusted its Comac aircraft order, with unit Urumqi Air to no longer take delivery of 30 C919s.
Air China has signed an agreement with Comac to become the launch customer for the latter’s C929 widebody programme, marking a new milestone for the in-development programme.
Air Canada has signed for five additional Airbus A220-300s on top of an already-sizeable order of incoming single-aisle jets.
Turkish low-cost carrier Pegasus Airlines has placed a firm order for 100 Boeing 737 Max 10s, with options for up to a further 100 of the type.
US airlines are gearing up to acquire their first Airbus A321XLRs, after the Federal Aviation Administration recently certificated the variant of the 4,700nm (8,704km)-range jet powered by CFM International Leap-1A turbofans.
Flyadeal chief executive Stephen Greenway expects to make a decision on its plan to bring in widebodies by the end of the year, as the Saudi budget carrier continues to ponder a choice between operating new and used aircraft.
