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BUDDHA AIR, Nepal purchased ex-FlyBig ATR 72-500 (955) from Avation, Singapore.

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ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES leased ex-Vistara 737-800 (39058) from BOC Aviation for operation by ASKY (SPNWS; Oct 20).

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INDIGO agreed to lease A321P2F (3930; ex-Air France) from AerCap; aircraft was converted by ST ENGINEERING.

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AIR CANADA had C$1.25b net income on C$6.3b revenues in 3Q23 vs C$508m loss on C$5.3b in 3Q22, and ended quarter with C$9.9b in total liquidity; it is now projecting full-year 2023 capacity to be about 20% higher than 2022.

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Flavio Santos to Vice President of Finance of TrueAero, TX.

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SPIRIT AIRLINES sold third A320neo (11643) to Fuyo for leaseback as part of deal for five; ALM manages aircraft.

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SOUTHWEST AIRLINES ordered another 108 737-7s, increasing its MAX orderbook to >500 aircraft, including >300 -7s.

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LUFTHANSA is restoring the A380 on Munich-Los Angeles/-Bangkok; aircraft carries 509 pax in four classes. It decided in 2022 to reactivate the A380 and now has four in service with remaining four due to enter service by end of 2025.

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AIR FRANCE-KLM and APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT signed definitive agreement for quasi-equity financing of €1.3b, with potential upsize to €1.5b prior to closing; transaction will allow Air France-KLM to make an additional step towards its commitment to restore its IFRS equity and strengthen its balance sheet, in addition to net profit generation.

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FTAI AVIATION had $33m net income on $291m revenues in 3Q23 vs $22.8m net loss on $230m in 3Q22. It says it closed on 23 engines/10 aircraft at attractive prices to help generate future growth in aviation leasing adjusted EBITDA.

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UNITED AIRLINES plans May 24 to begin four-times-weekly Newark-Faro, Portugal (757-200).

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AVIAIR leased ex-airBaltic Dash 8-400 (4331) from Nordic Aviation Capital for operation for NEXUS AIRLINES.

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CONDOR ordered three more A330-900s for delivery in 2026/2027 to increase its A330neo fleet to 21 aircraft. Deliveries of its initial order for 16 aircraft are scheduled to be completed in 1H24 to replace its 767s; final five are for growth.

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PAL AIRLINES, Canada leased ex-Flybe Dash 8-400 (4214) from Nordic Aviation Capital.

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GOL expanded its commerical partnership with Air France-KLM for another 10 years in which both parties will grant each other exclusivity of routes between Europe and Brazil; deal includes CFM56/LEAP maintenance by AFI KLM E&M.

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FRONTIER AIRLINES had $32m net loss on $883m revenues in 3Q23 vs $31m profit on $906m in 3Q22; capacity rose 21%.

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