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ITP AERO MEXICO was certified by FAA as authorized repair station to test CFM56-5A/7B and LEAP-1A/1B engines at Querétaro.

FL TECHNICS ENGINE SERVICES was selected by Lufthansa Group's Group Engine Management as partner to provide CFM56 repair and maintenance services out of its purpose-built 3,400 sq meter engine shop in Kaunas with eight bays.

WERNER AERO acquired ex-Air Burkina E195AR (050) and ex-Azul E195LR (600) for part out in Toulouse/Greenwood, MS.

COLLINS AEROSPACE was selected by VietjetAir to provide FlightSense technical and maintenance solution for 44 GTF-powered A320neo Family aircraft to deliver guaranteed component availability, reduced downtime and cost predictability.

DELTA TECHOPS announced its commercial MRO team has officially delivered $1b in third-party MRO revenues in 2026.

MARSHALL AEROSPACE, UK has been acquired by private equity investor AURELIUS to back its next phase of growth and capitalize on emerging opportunities as the defence industry continues to transform.

Michalis Kouveliotis to Chief Executive Officer of AEGEAN.

SKYUP EUROPE, Malta leased ex-China Southern 737-800 (41250) from Aircastle.

AJET leased ex-Go First A320neo (7330) with GTFs from SMBC Aviation Capital.

JOY AIRLINE, Argentina took delivery of ex-Endeavor Air CRJ200LR (7837) on lease from Alberta Aviation Canada.

AZORRA says it completed 56 aircraft/engine transactions (25 leases/six purchases/10 sales/15 deliveries) in 3Q26 vs 75 (23 leases/35 purchases/two sales/15 deliveries) in 3Q25. It ended quarter with owned/managed/committed fleet of 230 aircraft, 91 engines and 10 airframes vs 142 aircraft, 49 engines and 103 committed aviation assets a year ago.

HEATHROW handled 7.2m pax in September, down 2.3% vs Sep 2025.

KALITTA AIR is being rumored as previously undisclosed customer for eight A350Fs ordered in August 2026.

John Song and Jean Stack were named Senior Managing Directors-Aerospace & Defense Investment Banking Team of Evercore.

HEART AEROSPACE, Los Angeles has secured $2.9m award from FAA to advance its ES-36 hybrid propulsion system under agency's Continuous Lower Energy, Emissions, and Noise (CLEEN) public-private partnership program. With an equal cost share from Heart, the award supports a $5.8m, 24-month HYPER R&D and demonstration project.

David Leonard to Vice President-Head of FP&A of Crestone Air Partners.