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CHINA AIRLINES finalized order for 16 787-9s, and eight options, for delivery starting 2025 to replace its A330-300s.
Air Transport

BOMBARIDER opened 50,000 sq ft Melbourne Service Centre in Australia; facility includes 4,000 sq ft parts depot.
Business Aviation

STARLUX AIRLINES, Taiwan took delivery of A321neo (10620) on lease from AerCap and now has 10 A321s/three A330s.
Air Transport

TARCO AIR, Sudan leased ex-Blue Panorama 737-800 (30289) from Aviation Capital Group.
Air Transport

AIR CHARTER EXPRESS (Freight Runners Express) acquired second ex-Eastern Saab 2000 (036); third (032) is due.
Air Transport

EUROPEAN REGIONS AIRLINE ASSOCIATION (ERA) added Greece's Marathon Airlines as new member; it has >55 members. Marathon currently has an 88-seat E175
Air Transport

SMBC AVIATION CAPITAL signed 5-year, $1.7b syndicated facilities with a greenshoe option, comprising a $1.3b term loan and a $431m revolving credit
Air Transport

ONTIC acquired override jettison fuel control (OJ) from Turbo Power Systems; it will take over the manufacture and repair for part (for 787 fuel
Aerospace

ADVANCED INTEGRATION TECHNOLOGY was selected by Boom Supersonic to supply tooling/automation, including transportation and positioning tools for
Aerospace

JETTAINER is establishing ULD management stations in Singapore and Hong Kong in '23; it says it could double its market share to 200,000 ULDs.
Aerospace

Tom Crawford to Chief People Officer (CPO) of AerFin, UK.
Aerospace

MUSSEL POLYMERS introduced Poly(catechol-styrene) (PCS) carbon and aramid fiber coating to produce lighter/stronger fiber reinforced composites.
Aerospace

CEBU PACIFIC operated its first SAF-powered flight (Singapore-Manila) with an A321neo, using 35% blended SAF produced by Neste and supplied by Shell
Aerospace

Dr. Silke Maurer to Chief Operating Officer of MTU Aero Engines, Germany.
Aerospace

HANSAIR was appointed by Teledyne Controls as sales rep in Mexico, Central/South America, and Caribbean for its avionics systems for data acquisition
Aerospace

EVIATION AIRCRAFT, WA completed first flight of its Alice all-electric aircraft at Moses Lake; it flew for eight minutes and reached altitude of 3,500
Aerospace

QUALITY AIRCRAFT ACCESSORIES (Hartzell Engine Tech) expanded its general aviation MRO and parts distribution facility in Tulsa from 12,500 sq ft to 25
Business Aviation