Commitments announced during this year's Paris air show covered 1,051 order deals and options/purchase rights on 175 more. That takes total order commitments announced during the show to 1,226.

UK start-up Waves Technologies is preparing to launch a per-seat, on-demand air taxi service in August connecting the Channel Islands of Alderney, Guernsey and Jersey. The offering is designed to plug the gap in the market for high-quality, flexible transport between the islands, which Wave says are currently poorly served by the commercial airlines.

Qatar Airways surprised many with the disclosure that it plans to make an unsolicited investment of up to 10% in American Airlines.