The Reunion-based carrier made headlines in 2009 when it ordered the aircraft, which they pledged to fill with 840 economy class seats, which would have given them the highest capacity of any commercial aircraft ever built.
International Lease Finance Corp. has placed its first aircraft order since 2007, inking separate deals for 100 new Airbus A320neo-family jets and 33 Boeing 737-800s.
A US Air Force jet carrying First Lady Michelle Obama was forced to abort its landing at Andrews Air Force Base when it came too close to a military cargo aircraft, according to a Washington Post report.