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AZERBAIJAN AIRLINES (AZAL) wet-leased A320-200 (5296) with V2500s from Heston Airlines.

Kerry O'Sullivan to Chief Operating Officer of Aviation Technical Services (ATS), Everett.

AIR EUROPA, Spain took delivery of new 787-9 (66161) with Trent 1000s on lease from AerCap.

AIREXPLORE, Slovakia leased ex-Blubird Nordic 737-800SF (32919) from World Star Aviation.

GERMANY cleared AIR FRANCE-KLM, CASTLELAKE and KINGDOM OF DENMARK to acquire minority stakes in SAS.

DELTA AIR LINES plans October 26 to begin four-times-weekly seasonal Orlando-London Heathrow (A330-900).

SIRIUS AVIATION unveiled two hydrogen-powered business jets, developed in collaboration with BMW DESIGNWORKS: the 3-seat Sirius CEO-Jet and 5-seat Sirius Adventure Jet that both have 323-knot max speed and range of 1,150 miles.

SMBC AVIATION CAPITAL finalized 5-year, $1.5b global syndicated finance facility, which includes $375m term loan and a $1.125b revolving credit facility, with 29 lenders, of which 13, representing 40% of funding, are new to the company.