* Singapore Airlines agreed to buy five...

* Singapore Airlines agreed to buy five A340-500 jets from Europe’s Airbus Industrie and took an option for five more in an order worth up to $2.2 billion.

* AMR Corp.’s American Airlines ordered 25 Boeing 737-800 aircraft in a deal worth about $1.29 billion before unspecified discounts.

* The Federal Communications Commission will appeal a court decision that overturned its policies aimed at bolstering minority employment in the TV and radio industries, Chairman Bill Kennard said.