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AVIATOR (Avia Solutions Group) was selected by Jettime to provide ground handling services at Copenhagen and Stockholm Arlanda for three years.

Randolph deGooyer to Chief Operating Officer of Chorus Aviation, Canada (effective January 1); Jolene Mahody is retiring

CHORUS AVIATION completed sale of its Regional Aircraft Leasing unit, including FALKO, to HPS INVESTMENT PARTNERS.

IATA opened an expanded office in Abu Dhabi with new training center to offer cutting-edge programs across a wide range of aviation disciplines.

TOKI AIR, Japan took delivery of its first ATR 42-600 (1618). It also operates two ATR 72-600s.

SWISS INTERNATIONAL AIR LINES ordered for five more A350-900s for delivery from 2027. It now has 10 on order.

AIRBUS booked orders in November from undisclosed customers for 10 A321neos, 15 A330-900s and five A350-900s and now has 779 (742 net) orders in 2024.

AIRBUS delivered 84 aircraft (12 A220s; 66 A320s; A330; five A350s) in November vs 64 (seven A220s; 48 A320s; three A330s; six A350s) in Nov 2023; it has now delivered 643 of planned 770 aircraft in 2024.

AIR TRANSPORT ACTION GROUP (ATAG) says aviation industry supports 86.5m jobs globally and generates an economic impact of $4.1 trillion, representing 3.9% of global GDP. In 2023, 4,072 commercial airports were served by 1,138 airlines flying more than 29,000 aircraft on 67,300 global routes overseen by 162 air traffic management providers.

FORTUNE AVIATION SERVICES projects that global long-haul widebody freighter fleet will be insufficient to meet expected demand until at least 2030 when the 777-8F should be in service; there are no easy fixes for this shortfall.

Carmen-Maja Rex to Chief Human Resources Officer of Airbus (effective April 2025).

Steven Williams to Managing Director of Magnetic Line (formerly Direct Maintenance), The Netherlands.

IAI flew second 777-300ERSF (32785; ex-Emirates) to US to certify COLLINS cargo loading system with FAA; AerCap is leasing aircraft to KALITTA AIR.

WERNER AERO acquired ex-China Southern A319-100 (2558) from FTAI Aviation for part out by AIR SALVAGE INTL, UK.