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JORAMCO has new Emirates contract to provide additional nose-to-tail 777 maintenance services through 2025.

ROLLS-ROYCE has MOU with Air Mauritius to provide TotalCare maintenance for three Trent XWB-powered A350s.

CFM INTERNATIONAL has LEAP maintenance contracts from Air Cairo for 14 A320neos and flydubai for 111 737 MAXs.

AAPA added Vietnam Airlines as new member.

Aurelien Kauffmann was promoted to Vice President of Portfolio Management of TrueAero, TX.

PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA was selected by Valdor Aircraft to supply PT6A-34 for BX Turbo Beaver conversion program.

AEROGUARD FLIGHT TRAINING ordered 90 Piper Archer TXs to double its US-based training fleet to >200 aircraft.

ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES ordered 11 787-9s and 20 737-8s with an opportunity for 15 and 21 additional jets, respectively.

AERCAP acquired five GE90-115Bs from Sanad (Mubadala).

SCAT AIRLINES, Kazakhstan ordered seven 737-8s (delivery TBA). It currently operates three 737-8s and five 737-9s.

KOREAN AIR had KRW424.5b net income on KRW3,864b revenues in 3Q23 vs KRW431.4b on KRW3,668 in 3Q22.

EGYPTAIR ordered 10 A350-900s for delivery in 2025-2027 for expansion.

AERCAP announced secondary public offering of up to 30.7m (incl. option) of its remaining shares held by GE Capital, of which it is proposing to spend $500m to repurchase ordinary shares at same price being purchased by underwriters.

US DOT reports US airlines carried 83.1m pax in August 2023, up 8.4% vs August 2022, but down 0.8% vs Aug 2019.

ABELO, Dublin ordered 10 more ATR 72-600s and optioned 10 and now has 20 on order for delivery through 2028.

CFM INTERNATIONAL completed the conceptual design review for next-gen RISE (Revolutionary Innovation for Sustainable Engines) open fan propulsion system which targets 20% improvement in fuel efficiency vs LEAP.

SAFRAN secured contracts with Emirates worth US$1.2b to provide seats for A350s, 777-9s and 777-300s; A350/777-9 galleys/inserts; RAVE AeroConnect Ka-band inflight connectivity for 50 A350s, 60 A380s and 50 777-9s; A350 wheels and carbon brakes; A380 nose landing gear overhaul; 777 safety/cabin system component repair; and retrofit support.

OMAN AIR announced order/redelivery of its first 737-800BCF (35108); STAECO performed modification work.

BUDGETLINES, Thailand leased second 737-800BCF (33551; ex-Ryanair) from BBAM for operation for BLUORBIT.

AUTOFLIGHT and FALCON AVIATION SERVICES teamed to develop eVTOL AAM strategy in UAE/surrounding region.

EVE and NATS signed MOU to collaborate in the development of future traffic management services for UAM operators.

THE GILL CORPORATION-FRANCE has contract from SONACA to develop and produce machined honeycomb parts for A321 flaps, plus contract extension to supply machined honeycomb parts for A320, A330neo and A350 slats through ‘28.

CAE had C$58.4m net income on C$1.1b revenues for second quarter ended Sept 30 vs C$44.5m on C$993m a year ago. Civil Aviation earned C$88.4m on C$572.6m vs C$88.4m on C$507.2m; it delivered 11 full-flight simulators vs 10.