Briefs

Asia Aviation Capital stands poised to benefit from parent company AirAsia’s recent deal for 100 Airbus A321neo aircraft, with 30 per cent of the order expected to be allocated to the wholly owned leasing unit.
The aircraft order, valued at US$12.6 billion (Bt441 billion) based on list prices, was revealed at the Farnborough Airshow last week.
It is AirAsia’s first order for the largest model in the best-selling A320 family, which can seat up to 240 passengers in a single-class layout, said Rozman Omar, principal officer of Asia Aviation Capital.
 Asia Aviation Capital owns or finances a fleet of more than 55 Airbus A320 commercial aircraft, primarily leased to AirAsia affiliates outside Malaysia.
The unit is expected to receive 100 more A320 aircraft, which will bring its A320 fleet to 155.

SINGAPORE, SRI LANKA START WORK ON FTA
Various agreements were signed by both governments as part of visit to Singapore by Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe.
The two nations started work on a free-trade agreement on Monday and agreed to deepen collaboration on multiple fronts, from urban planning to the training of public officials.
The headline agreement to start work on a free-trade deal was signed at by Singaporean Trade and Industry Minister S Iswaran and Malik Samarawickrama, Sri Lankan minister of development strategies and international trade.
Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said later that when the FTA is complete, it would be a boost for companies and investors from both sides.
Last year, Singapore imported US$3.6 million worth of live crabs from Sri Lanka, up from $3.1 million in 2014. – The Straits Times