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TRIMEC AVIATION, TX is developing an FAA STC to install Gogo Galileo HDX inflight connectivity solution on G200.

Business Aviation

MJETS AIR, Malaysia leased ex-Raindo United 737-800BCF (32685) from AerCap.

Air Transport

ALC

ALC delivered 20 new aircraft (three A220s; six A321neos; three A330-900s; two A350s; six 737 MAXs) in 3Q24 vs eight in 3Q23. It ended quarter with 549 owned/managed aircraft (vs 527 a year ago) plus 287 on order through 2029.

Air Transport

MACQUARIE AIRFINANCE upsized/extended its unsecured revolving credit facility to $1.895b, now expiring July 31, '28.

Air Transport

UNITED AIRLINES completed finance lease transaction with BOC Aviation involving three 737-9s and a 787-9.

Air Transport

AIR SERBIA plans January 11 to begin Belgrade-Shanghai Pudong (A330-200).

Air Transport

ENTER AIR, Poland purchased 737-800 (30692) off-lease from Aergo Capital.

Air Transport

BOEING delivered 33 aircraft (737NG; 27 737 MAXs; 767-300F; four 787-10s) in September 2024 vs 27 (15 737 MAXs; two 777Fs; 10 787s) in Sept 2023; and has so far delivered 291 (225 MAXs) in 2024 vs 371 (280) a year ago. It also booked orders from unidentified customers for 54 737 MAXs and 11 777Fs and now has 315 orders in 2024; see page 8.

Aerospace

SAFRAN SEATS was selected by Vietnam Airlines to supply business class seat spare parts for 787s and A350s, reconfigure 23 A321s, and provide equipment/technical certification for IFEC systems for 20 A321neos and 17 787s.

Aerospace

LUFTHANSA AVIATION TRAINING opened new training center in Brussels with A320 cabin mockup, A320/A330/737/787 door trainers and slide tower.

Aerospace

AZUL reached agreements with aircraft lessors and OEMs to eliminate pro-rata share of current balances of >92% of its existing equity issuance obligations, totaling about R$3b, in exchange for up to 100m of new preferred Azul shares.

Air Transport

HONEYWELL plans in late 2025/early 2026 to spin off (tax-free to Honeywell shareholders) its Advanced Materials business into separate publicly traded company with approximately $3.8b of revenue and >25% EBITDA margin.

Aerospace

JET PARTS ENGINEERING, WA acquired MITCHELL PMA and its catalog for >170 FAA-PMA approved airframe and accessory replacement parts, ranging from rudder balance weights to engine cooling hoses, to cargo door lanyards.

Aerospace

BIZJET INTERNATIONAL, Tulsa was renamed LUFTHANSA TECHNIK ENGINE SERVICES to align with global brand.

Business Aviation

SANDHILLS GLOBAL says y-o-y global used business jet inventory was up 9.6% in Sept; asking values fell 6.3%.

Business Aviation

Anna Gulbas to Sales Director-Italian, Scandinavian, Eastern European, and Baltic regions of Jetcraft, London.

Business Aviation