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PPG

PPG completed $15m, 30,000 sq ft expansion of its military aircraft transparencies manufacturing facility in Sylmar, CA.
Defense

CARLYLE AVIATION PARTNERS completed acquisition of FLY LEASING, Dublin with portfolio of 84 aircraft managed by BBAM.
Air Transport

ROLLS-ROYCE and PURDUE UNIVERSITY teamed to establish test facilities for high-altitude/hybrid-electric engines for military aircraft at West
Defense

US TSA screened 2,238,462 pax at airport security on August 1, highest daily volume since start of the pandemic.
Air Transport

ISRAIR AIRLINES, Israel leased ex-South African Airways A320-200 (6200) with V2500s from Pembroke Aircraft Leasing.
Air Transport

EXECUTIVE JET SUPPORT, UK purchased two ex-Braathens Avro RJ85s (E2226/E2231) in deal arranged by Skyworld Aviation.
Air Transport

NORDICA (Nordic Aviation Group) began operations (Gällivare-Arvidjaur-Stockholm) under its own IATA code using a CRJ900.
Air Transport

EX-IM approved $832.5m in financing to support export of new 787-9s and 737 MAXs ordered by TURKISH AIRLINES. Natixis is arranging asset-backed lease
Air Transport

John McKirdy to Senior Vice President of Kellstrom Aerospace Group, Davie, FL.
MRO

VIVA AEROBUS sold second GTF-powered A321neo (10343) to Aviation Capital Group, and leased it back; a third is planned.
Air Transport

NORSE ATLANTIC AIRWAYS agreed to lease six ex-Norwegian 787-9s from BOC Aviation for delivery in 4Q21.
Air Transport

BLUEBIRD NORDIC (Avia Solutions Group), Iceland plans to add 25 737-800Fs to fleet by end of 2024; first via AviaAM Leasing is due in September 2021
Air Transport

AZUL and LILIUM agreed to form strategic partnership to build eVTOL network in Brazil with up to 220 aircraft from 2025.
Air Transport

Ramon Peters to Global Director of Sales & Marketing of Aero Norway, Stavanger.
MRO

Juan Carlos Salazar to Secretary General of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), Geneva.
Air Transport

WIZZ AIR plans August 14 to resume twice-weekly Budapest-Saint Petersburg (A320).
Air Transport

SINGAPORE AIRLINES has pulled A380 (251) out of storage at Alice Springs for maintenance and return to service.
Air Transport

SKYWEST had $62m net income in 2Q21 (vs $88m profit in 2Q19) on 11.7% lower revenues; it has $956m in cash/marketable securities. It reached agreement
Air Transport

ANA HOLDINGS had ¥51.2b net loss for first quarter ended June 30 (vs ¥11.4b profit in 2019) on 60.3% lower revenues.
Air Transport

AIR FRANCE-KLM GROUP had €1.5b net loss for 2Q21 (vs €98m profit in 2Q19) on 61% lower revenues; it has €9.4b liquidity. It says it is seeing initial
Air Transport

INTL AIRLINES GROUP had €2.1b net loss in 2Q21 (vs €812m loss in 2Q19) on 67.1% lower revenues; it has €10.2b liquidity. It says 2Q21 pax capacity was
Air Transport