Boeing  (NYSE:BA) delivered 45 commercial aircraft in April, nearly doubling its total from the same month last year, as the U.S. aerospace giant works to accelerate output and improve cash flow after years of setbacks.

British Airways owner IAG on Friday unveiled plans to buy 71 long-haul aircraft from Airbus and Boeing , sharing a major fleet expansion across the Atlantic a day after Britain and the U.S. announced a trade deal.

British Airways owner International Consolidated Airlines said it ordered the planes to bolster its long-haul fleet after earnings rose.