Montreal-based train and plane maker Bombardier (TSE:BBD.B) saw its shares fly more than 7 per cent higher in Toronto Tuesday after it said it signed the largest business aircraft sale in its history.

WestJet (TSE:WJA) said its third quarter earnings increased sharply as margins continued to expand, with forward bookings indicating demand remains "healthy" for the winter season. 

The Boeing Co. (NYSE:BA) reported Wednesday increased earnings and sales in the second-quarter thanks to higher plane deliveries, which triggered the company to raise full-year profit estimates.

The Boeing Co. (NYSE:BA) reported at Europe’s Farnborough Airshow on Monday that Air Lease Corp. (NYSE:AL) ordered 75 737 Max airplanes. The order, which has a list-price of $7.2 billion, is the first 737 Max order by a leasing company, Boeing said in Monday’s statement.

Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL) and US Airways Group (NYSE:LCC) posted fourth-quarter earnings that beat estimates as higher fares helped offset an increase in fuel costs.