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AVIATOR AIRPORT ALLIANCE extended ground handling/deicing contracts with Air France-KLM at Helsinki/Stavanger.

KOREAN AIR inducted its first PW1100G-JM for maintenance under Pratt's MRO network; it expects >100 shop visits/yr.

DAHER inaugurated $2.7m, 9,000 sq ft Kodiak aircraft paint facility at Sandpoint, ID to meet increased production rates.

SIA ENGINEERING completed livery repaint of first A350-900 for Finnair, which currently operates 17 A350s.

JAS AERO ENGINEERING (JAE) was selected by Hainan Airlines and Beijing Capital to provide A330 line maintenance.

ELEVATE MRO joined MRO Insider's network that enables users to obtain various quotes from single service request.

AMROS GLOBAL, Switzerland was selected by 8tree as certified service partner for dentCHECK-as-a-Service, offering on-demand airframe inspections in central Europe to deliver on-demand airframe spot-checks and nose-to-tail mapping.

SAFRAN CABIN CANADA received its AMO/MRO certification for galleys, lavatories and other interior products.

SETNA iO, Chicago purchased a CFM56-5B3/P from Vallair for part out.

REVIMA extended its landing gear repair capabilities to Yainville, France and launched APU Care program that includes predictive maintenance, fuel optimization and on-wing services, leveraging real-time data processing by FLIGHTWATCHING.

TURNER AVIATION, Scotland was named by Dukane Seacom as authorized repair center for its AeroELT product line.

Neil Russell to Chief Executive Officer of Aero Norway, Stavanger. Glenford Marston moved to Senior Vice President-Sales.

Ian Bartholomew to Executive VP and Managing Director of STS Aviation Services Europe, UK; Mick Adams is retiring.

STANDARDAERO is investing >$10m at Springfield, IL for facility improvements, including hangar door overhaul, interior door replacement, hangar floor resurfacing, HVAC replacements, roof replacements and paint facility equipment upgrades.