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Air Transport

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LONDON HEATHROW

Dec 13, 2019
LONDON HEATHROW handled record 6.2m pax in November 2019, up 2% vs November 2018; cargo fell 8.6% to 134,328 tonnes and movements fell 0.1%.
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FRANKFURT AIRPORT

Dec 16, 2019
FRANKFURT AIRPORT handled 5.1m pax in November 2019, down 3.4% vs November 2018; cargo fell 5% to 186,670 tonnes and movements fell 5.8%.
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AMERICAN AIRLINES

Dec 16, 2019
AMERICAN AIRLINES further extended 737 MAX cancellations to April 7; ~140 flights will be canceled per day through April 6.
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WESTJET

Dec 13, 2019
WESTJET plans May 14 to begin daily seasonal Calgary-Boston (737).
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AIR MACAU

Dec 13, 2019
AIR MACAU leased new GTF-powered A321-200neo (9263) from Air Lease Corporation.
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QANTAS

Dec 13, 2019
QANTAS has selected the A350-1000 (with additional fuel tank and slightly higher MTOW) over the 777X for Project Sunrise, ahead of final go/no go…
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SKY AIRLINE

Dec 13, 2019
SKY AIRLINE, Chile took delivery of sixth LEAP-powered A320neo (9413) from ALAFCO as part of overall deal for seven.
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CANADA JETLINES

Dec 16, 2019
CANADA JETLINES and Miami-based GLOBAL CROSSING AIRLINES (GLOBALX) signed LOI to combine businesses with intention to launch new airline in North…
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VOYAGER AVIATION

Dec 16, 2019
Mike Lungariello to President of Voyager Aviation, Ireland.
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VIVAAEROBUS

Dec 16, 2019
VIVAAEROBUS sold new GTF-powered A320neo (9216) to CDB Aviation, and leased it back; second is expected in 1Q20.
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TRUSTAR

Dec 16, 2019
TRUSTAR, India is expected to be launched by Turbo Aviation with $100m funding from a UK partner, to begin LCC services with 10 ATRs, 10 A320s and…
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FLYONE

Dec 16, 2019
FLYONE, Moldova plans April 6 to begin twice-weekly Chisinau-Frankfurt Hahn (A320).
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SINGAPORE AIRLINES

Dec 16, 2019
SINGAPORE AIRLINES plans October 25 to begin four-times-weekly Singapore-Brussels (A350).
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AZUL

Dec 16, 2019
AZUL began three-times-weekly Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte-Fort Lauderdale (A330).
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FAA

Dec 16, 2019
FAA issued proposed rule (NPRM) on improving regulations for accessibility of lavatories on narrowbodies with >125 seats, including but not limited…
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COMMUTAIR

Dec 16, 2019
Michael Rosso to Director of Systems Operations Control (SOC) of CommutAir, Cleveland.
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BOEING

Dec 16, 2019
BOEING plans in January to suspend 737 MAX production as certification moves into 2020; no layoffs/furloughs are expected and affected employees will…
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NORWEGIAN

Dec 17, 2019
NORWEGIAN is moving all Northern California Bay Area operations to SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT; it will cease operating at Oakland.
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SOUTHWEST AIRLINES

Dec 17, 2019
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES has further extended 737 MAX cancellations to April 13.
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GARUDA

Dec 17, 2019
GARUDA took delivery of two ex-Azul ATR 72-600s (966/988) on lease from Nordic Aviation Capital for operation by CITILINK.
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AMEDEO

Dec 17, 2019
Gabriella Lapidus to Executive Vice President and Head of Sales, Trading & Strategic Partnerships of Amedeo, Dublin (effective Jan 1).
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AMEDEO

Dec 17, 2019
Angeliki Vourlioti to Executive Vice President and Head of Pricing, Analytics & Strategic Finance of Amedeo, Dublin (effective Jan 1).
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US DOT

Dec 16, 2019
US DOT says US scheduled pax airlines employed 452,440 full-time equivalent (FTE) workers in October (highest since March 2003), up 2.6% vs October…
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AIR CORSICA

Dec 17, 2019
AIR CORSICA leased second LEAP-powered A320neo (9392) from ICBC Leasing (SPNWS; December 6).
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JUNEYAO AIRLINES

Dec 18, 2019
JUNEYAO AIRLINES, Shanghai took delivery of its first GTF-powered A320neo (9189) at Airbus Tianjin Delivery Centre; aircraft is equipped with BL3530…
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DELTA

Dec 18, 2019
DELTA has agreed to purchase 10m gallons per year of advanced renewable biofuels (from inedible, industrial corn products, or no. 2 corn) from GEVO,…
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FEDEX EXPRESS

Dec 18, 2019
FEDEX EXPRESS earned $236m in second quarter ended November 30 (vs $630m a year ago) on 5.4% lower revenues, and announced plan to permanently retire…
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HOKKAIDO AIR SYSTEM

Dec 18, 2019
HOKKAIDO AIR SYSTEM, Japan took delivery of first of two new ATR 42-600s to replace its Saab 340s. ATR estimates that about 900 30-to-50-seat…
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AEROGROUND FLUGHAFEN MÜNCHEN

Dec 18, 2019
AEROGROUND FLUGHAFEN MÜNCHEN secured 7-year license to provide ramp-side ground handling services at Hamburg starting in August 2020.
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AVTECH

Dec 18, 2019
AVTECH has Eurowings contract to provide Aventus Full Flight wind uplinks.
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SUN COUNTRY

Dec 18, 2019
SUN COUNTRY has 6-year Amazon contract to operate 10 737-800BCFs (being leased from GECAS) starting in April 2020.
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PULKOVO ST. PETERSBURG AIRPORT

Dec 18, 2019
PULKOVO ST. PETERSBURG AIRPORT handled its 19 millionth pax in 2019, a record from 18.1m pax in 2018. It is Russia's fourth largest airport for pax.
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TITAN AVIATION

Dec 18, 2019
TITAN AVIATION (Atlas Air) and BAIN CAPITAL CREDIT agreed to form joint venture with $400m of available capital to develop a diversified freighter…
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DELTA

Dec 18, 2019
DELTA plans in 2020 to rejoin Airlines for America (A4A) industry trade organization, joining Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Atlas Air Worldwide…
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SWISS

Dec 18, 2019
SWISS plans in June to begin Geneva-Ponta Delgada/-Antalya/-Menorca/-Djerba/-Dubrovnik/-Rhodes (A220).
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BRITISH AIRWAYS

Dec 18, 2019
BRITISH AIRWAYS plans June 1 to begin London Heathrow-Portland, OR (787); AMERICAN will codeshare.
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UNITED AIRLINES

Dec 18, 2019
UNITED AIRLINES plans June 5 to begin daily San Francisco-Dublin, Ireland (787-8).
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AIR FRANCE

Dec 18, 2019
AIR FRANCE finalized order for 60 A220-300s, plus 30 options and acquisition rights for 30 more, for delivery starting in September 2021 to gradually…
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COMAIR

Dec 18, 2019
COMAIR received approval from South Africa’s Competition Commission to acquire STAR AIR and STAR AIR MAINTENANCE.
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FRONTIER

Dec 19, 2019
FRONTIER plans in 2Q20 to begin Ontario, CA-Newark/-Miami/-Las Vegas/-San Salvador/-Guatemala City (A320).
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KLM

Dec 19, 2019
KLM took delivery of the last 737NG (63624; -800) for commercial services, according to social media reports.
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SMBC AVIATION CAPITAL

Dec 19, 2019
SMBC AVIATION CAPITAL completed initial (A320) leases with SCOOT and AIR BUSAN through Global Aircraft Trading System (GATS), an electronic trading…
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LOT POLISH AIRLINES

Dec 19, 2019
LOT POLISH AIRLINES agreed to wet-lease four A320-200s from Avion Express in January/February-May 2020.
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CFM INTL

Dec 19, 2019
CFM INTL has Willis Lease Finance order to supply 30 LEAP engines for delivery through 2027; deal includes 30 options.
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OLYMPUS AIRWAYS

Dec 19, 2019
OLYMPUS AIRWAYS leased PRECISION-converted 757-200PCF (25294; ex-AA) from Airwork NZ; two more are expected.
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RAF-AVIA

Dec 19, 2019
RAF-AVIA, Latvia purchased ex-HOP! ATR 72-500 (499) in deal arranged by Air Partner Remarketing.
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WIZZ AIR HOLDINGS

Dec 19, 2019
Iain Wetherall to Chief Investment Officer of Wizz Air Holdings, Geneva (effective February 2020).
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WIZZ AIR HOLDINGS

Dec 19, 2019
Jourik Hooghe to Executive Vice President and Group Chief Financial Officer of Wizz Air Holdings, Geneva (effective February 2020).
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AMERICAN AIRLINES

Dec 19, 2019
AMERICAN AIRLINES has donated its last two MD-80s (retired in September; parked in Roswell, NM) to CareerTech, Oklahoma City and Lewis University, IL…
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PRATT & WHITNEY

Dec 19, 2019
PRATT & WHITNEY reports revenue flight hours of its GTF fleet have tripled in 2019 to >4.5m; there are >600 GTF-powered aircraft in service with 44…
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GE AVIATION

Dec 19, 2019
GE AVIATION has Mesa Air Group order for 20 spare CF34-8C5s for delivery August 2020-December 2021.

MRO

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AFI KLM E&M

Dec 13, 2019
AFI KLM E&M secured long-term China Southern Airnes contract to provide component support/pooling for 20 A350s.
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SIA ENGINEERING

Dec 16, 2019
SIA ENGINEERING, Singapore has 10-year agreement with Safran Aircraft Engines to provide LEAP maintenance. It plans in 2020 to set up a dedicated…
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WENCOR

Dec 13, 2019
WENCOR was named by Korry Electronics as exclusive aftermarket distributor for its human-machine interface (HMI) solutions, including switches,…
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AVIATIC MRO

Dec 13, 2019
AVIATIC MRO plans to build €20m, 23,000 sq meter narrowbody maintenance hangar (able to handle eight aircraft simultaneously) at Šiauliai…
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SABENA TECHNICS

Dec 16, 2019
SABENA TECHNICS opened €20m, 7,500 sq meter widebody paint facility in Toulouse, and began work on its first A350.
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AIR INDIA ENGINEERING SERVICES

Dec 16, 2019
AIR INDIA ENGINEERING SERVICES has SpiceJet contract to provide 737 maintenance; it is also pursuing deal with Vistara.
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AIR CANADA

Dec 17, 2019
AIR CANADA has now installed GOGO satellite-based inflight connectivity on entire AIR CANADA ROUGE fleet of 65 aircraft: 40 A320 Family and 25 767s.
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JORAMCO

Dec 18, 2019
JORAMCO (DAE) received approval from the United Arab Emirates to perform 777 and A320neo maintenance.
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FIELD AEROSPACE

Dec 18, 2019
FIELD AEROSPACE completed avionics upgrade at Oklahoma City on sixth of 10 SD-3-60 Sherpa aircraft for US Forest Service.
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EIRTECH AVIATION SERVICES

Dec 18, 2019
EIRTECH AVIATION SERVICES has SAS contract to continue providing aircraft redelivery services through end of 2023.
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EME AERO

Dec 19, 2019
EME AERO (Lufthansa Technik/MTU Aero Engines) was certified by EASA to provide GTF engine maintenance, initially on PW1100G-JMs. It plans to launch…
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FRONTIER AIRLINES

Dec 19, 2019
FRONTIER AIRLINES plans to build $10m, 35,000 sq ft narrowbody maintenance hangar for 2020.

Business Aviation

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UNIVERSAL AVIATION

Dec 16, 2019
UNIVERSAL AVIATION opened first-ever general aviation terminal in Costa Rica at San Jose Juan Santamaría Intl. Airport.
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GE AVIATION

Dec 16, 2019
GE AVIATION was selected by Aerion to supply the electrical power system for AS2 supersonic business jet.
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WEST STAR AVIATION

Dec 17, 2019
WEST STAR AVIATION completed its first 20-year Global Express inspection at East Alton; workscope included landing gear overhaul, numerous SB updates…
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SAFRAN

Dec 18, 2019
SAFRAN was selected by Aerion to supply braking and landing gear systems, including wheels/brakes, and nacelles, including the engine inlets, fan…
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BOMBARDIER

Dec 18, 2019
BOMBARDIER plans Dec 27-29 to display full-size interior mock-up for Learjet 75 Liberty in Scottsdale, AZ for private viewing.
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INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS & SUPPORT

Dec 19, 2019
INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS & SUPPORT, PA has FAA STC for its auto-throttle upset protection system to prevent one-engine-inoperative (OEI) catastrophic…
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ATP FLIGHT SCHOOL

Dec 19, 2019
ATP FLIGHT SCHOOL has opened its third training center in Tucson, AZ, to operate with Cessna 172 Skyhawks.

Aerospace

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PPG

Dec 16, 2019
PPG completed $15.5m upgrade to its 39,524 sq ft aerospace research and technology center in Burbank, CA that includes increased laboratory and…
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PENNAR

Dec 16, 2019
PENNAR was certified to AS9100 Rev D for quality at its aerospace production facility in Hyderabad, India for precision engineered products.
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HEICO FLIGHT SUPPORT GROUP

Dec 17, 2019
HEICO FLIGHT SUPPORT GROUP earned $242m on $1.2b sales for year ended October 31 vs $207m on $1.1b a year ago.
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AEROSPACE INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION

Dec 17, 2019
Alison Lynn to Vice President of Communications of the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA), Washington, DC.
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iAERO GROUP

Dec 17, 2019
David Lancelot to Chief Financial Officer of iAero Group, Miami.
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iAERO THRUST

Dec 17, 2019
Mark Ebanks to Chief Commercial Officer of iAero Thrust, Miami.
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iAERO GROUP

Dec 17, 2019
Jim Greiner to Chief Operating Officer of iAero Group, Miami.
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AIRBUS

Dec 17, 2019
AIRBUS booked orders for two C295s each from the CZECH AIR FORCE (for delivery in 1H21) and IRISH AIR CORPS (TBA). It has booked 214 C295 orders.
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BAE SYSTEMS

Dec 17, 2019
Tom Arseneault to President and Chief Executive Officer of BAE Systems, Inc., Arlington, VA (effective April 1, 2020).
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WHITCRAFT GROUP

Dec 17, 2019
WHITCRAFT GROUP, CT acquired substantially all of the assets of EVOAERO, CT and CONDOR INDUSTRIES, FL (precision machining/design services) in deal…
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STRATASYS

Dec 17, 2019
Yoav Zeif to Chief Executive Officer of Stratasys, Israel (effective February 18).
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TRANSPHORM

Dec 17, 2019
TRANSPHORM, CA was selected by AES to supply gallium nitride (GaN) power semiconductors for switch mode power supplies for large commercial jets.
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FDH

Dec 17, 2019
FDH, CA has acquired AEROSPHERES UK (aftermarket chemicals/consumables distributor) from Acorn Growth Companies, and also BTC ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS,…
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ICERTIS

Dec 18, 2019
ICERTIS was selected by Satair to provide new contract management platform.
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ALBANY INTL

Dec 18, 2019
ALBANY INTL acquired CIRCOMP, Germany in deal arranged by Capstone Headwaters and IMAP (SPNWS; November 22).
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COMPASS PRECISION

Dec 18, 2019
COMPASS PRECISION was formed by Main Street Capital to acquire companies in the precision metal manufacturing industry, including Charlotte-based…
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ALLEGHENY TECHNOLOGIES

Dec 18, 2019
Don P. Newman to Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer of Allegheny Technologies (ATI), Pittsburgh.
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GE AVIATION

Dec 19, 2019
GE AVIATION has Mesa Air Group order for 20 spare CF34-8C5s for delivery August 2020-December 2021.
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BOOM SUPERSONIC

Dec 19, 2019
BOOM SUPERSONIC began bonding two fuselage halves for its XB-1 demonstrator using 55' long x 15' wide x 10' tall oven.
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ROLLS-ROYCE

Dec 19, 2019
ROLLS-ROYCE unveiled all-electric aircraft at Gloucestershire Airport, UK under its ACCEL initiative and will now begin integration of electrical…
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EASi

Dec 19, 2019
EASi, MD opened aerospace and defense delivery center in Fort Worth, TX to provide managed services/product development.
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FINNAIR

Dec 19, 2019
FINNAIR joined group led by Finland's Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology to launch feasibility study for establishing a synthetic fuels…
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PATTONAIR, UK

Dec 19, 2019
PATTONAIR, UK teamed with ADVANCE MANUFACTURING (AML) and PARTS PEDIGREE to develop digital cloud-based (block chain) service to replaced outdated…
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PRATT & WHITNEY

Dec 19, 2019
Ashmita Sethi to Managing Director for India, based in New Delhi, of Pratt & Whitney.