Airbus has secured an order from Singapore-based aircraft leasing firm BOC Aviation for an additional five A321-200 aircraft.

The new A321 single-aisle aircraft are expected to be delivered next year.

The latest order brings BOC Aviation’s total orders for Airbus aircraft to 311.

"The latest order brings BOC Aviation’s total orders for Airbus aircraft to 311."

Luxembourg-based satellite service provider SES has secured a launch services contract from SpaceX, a company based in the US.

SES will launch SES-10 commercial communications satellite aboard Falcon 9 rocket to a geostationary orbit in this year.

US-based PRL Logistics and UK-based Straightline Aviation have partnered to operate the Lockheed Martin-built LMH-1 heavy-lift hybrid airship in Alaska and northern Canada.

Deliveries of the first LMH-1 airships are scheduled for 2019. The airships will be used to deliver heavy cargo and personnel to remote areas in Alaska and northern Canada.