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AVION EXPRESS flew record 27,400 block hours in 3Q19, up 28% vs 3Q18

AIR ASTANA is considering adding service to Shanghai, Singapore and Tokyo following delivery of first A321LR

WESTJET plans to start daily Calgary-Toronto using 787s

SPIRIT AIRLINES plans to build $250m, 500,000 sq ft headquarters facility

AIRBALTIC reports year-over-year enplanements increased 22% to 3.87m during first nine months of 2019

AAPA reports year-over-year member pax traffic increased 3.4% in September on 4.4% higher capacity

FASTJET MOZAMBIQUE plans October 26 to suspend operations

PENAIR suffered substantial damage to its Saab 2000 (017) after it overran runway at Unalaska, AK

FLEXJET booked $1.4b order with Embraer for undisclosed number of Praetor 500s

BOEING BUSINESS JETS announced order (placed in August) for two BBJ 787-9s

PILATUS AIRCRAFT unveiled new PC-12 NGX

SOLAIRUS AVIATION took delivery of first G600

HONEYWELL forecasts delivery of 7,600 business jets worth $248b in 2020-2029

DASSAULT says Falcon 6X program is nearing initial assembly

GULFSTREAM opened dedicated 70,348 sq ft mid-cabin business jet hangar

STANDARDAERO plans in 2020 to open its first European-based business aviation parts warehouse in Amsterdam

TEXTRON AVIATION expanded parts distribution warehouses by nearly 50% at Orlando, Phoenix-Mesa and Teterboro

FLIGHTSAFETY INTERNATIONAL plans in 2020 to build training facility in Houston

CAE has SIMCOM order for five CAE 7000XR Series full-flight simulators

HONEYWELL AEROSPACE unveiled mPU micro power unit for turboprops and light jets to provide power autonomously in any ground environment

GE AVIATION was selected by Bombardier as Preferred Service Provider (PSP) for cockpit and cabin connectivity solutions

FLIGHTSAFETY INTL was selected by Gulfstream Aerospace to develop a full flight simulator for new G700

flyADVANCED was selected by Honda Aircraft as authorized HondaJet service center

RAISBECK ENGINEERING unveiled new HARTZELL-designed composite 5-blade swept propeller

ASTRONICS introduced business aviation air-ground communication system