US based carrier, Hawaiian Airlines has launched the farthest-ever scheduled interstate-US airline route on the 4th of April with flight 90, a 8.200km stretch from Honolulu to Boston. The carrier has scheduled the outbound Honolulu-Boston flight for approximately 10 hours, with the return Boston-Honolulu flight scheduled for approximately 11.5 hours. Hawaiian will operate the flight five times weekly using their Airbus A330s.

The national carrier of Uganda, Uganda Airlines, has placed a firm order for two Airbus A330-800, the latest version of the most popular A330 wide-body airliner. The A330neo will bring an array of benefits to Uganda Airlines and its customers, offering excellent efficiencies combined with the most modern cabin, called the Airspace by Airbus cabin.The airline is planning to use the A330-800 to build its medium and long-haul network.

Nigeria based carrier, Air Peace has placed a firm order with Embraer for 10 E195-E2 jets which will make them the first E-jets E2 operator in Africa. The airline started their operation in 2014. They have shown rapid growth in the last 5 years which makes them the biggest airline in West Africa to date.The airline intends to address the significant untapped demand in the African market with the E195-E2, the latest, most efficient, and most comfortable aircraft in the segment.