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Air Transport

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AVATION

Jan 03, 2020
AVATION acquired two new ATR 72-600s (1591/TBA) from ATR for lease to BRAATHENS REGIONAL AIRLINES in 1Q20.
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AVENTURE AVIATION

Jan 06, 2020
AVENTURE AVIATION acquired two ex-Comair CRJ200s from Beautech Power Systems for part out in Kingman, AZ.
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APG

Jan 06, 2020
APG was selected by India's Vistara as general sales/distribution rep in France.
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AviaAM FINANCIAL LEASING CHINA

Jan 06, 2020
AviaAM FINANCIAL LEASING CHINA acquired 737-800 (TBA; leased to DONGHAI AIRLINES). It now has 17 aircraft.
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AVATION

Jan 06, 2020
AVATION, Singapore has retained Wells Fargo Securities as financial advisor to assist in reviewing its strategic options, including potential merger…
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LUFTHANSA GROUP

Jan 06, 2020
LUFTHANSA GROUP announced plan to hire 4,500 new employees in Germany, Austria and Switzerland in 2020.
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AIR BELGIUM

Jan 06, 2020
AIR BELGIUM secured €1.9m capital injection, which includes €1.3m cash/€0.6m debt forgiveness, from SOGEPA.
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AIRBUS

Jan 06, 2020
AIRBUS confirmed order by SPIRIT for 100 A320neo Fam aircraft, plus 50 options, for delivery through 2027 (SPNWS; Dec 27).
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FLUGHAFEN BERLIN BRANDENBURG

Jan 06, 2020
FLUGHAFEN BERLIN BRANDENBURG handled record 35.6m pax at Schönefeld and Tegel airports in 2019, up 2.6% vs 2018.
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SIGMA AIRLINES

Jan 06, 2020
SIGMA AIRLINES, Kazakhstan has acquired ex-Kalitta Air 747-400F (23737) with JT9Ds; it also operates two IL-76TDs.
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UNITED AIRLINES

Jan 06, 2020
UNITED AIRLINES took delivery of ex-China Southern A319-100 (2008) with V2500s from AerCap.
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AIR CHINA

Jan 06, 2020
AIR CHINA took delivery of fourth/fifth (9346/9469) of 10 GTF-powered A320neos on lease from BOC Aviation.
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AVOLON

Jan 06, 2020
AVOLON delivered/transitioned 78 aircraft (54 new/24 used) and sold 92 owned/managed aircraft in 2019, vs 61/87 in 2018, and ended year with owned…
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AMERICAN AIRLINES

Jan 06, 2020
AMERICAN AIRLINES and BRITISH AIRWAYS began $344m upgrade to Terminal 8 at JFK.
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AMERICAN

Jan 06, 2020
AMERICAN reached confidential compensation agreement with Boeing on compensation for financial damages incurred in 2019 due to 737 MAX grounding.
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GETJET AIRLINES

Jan 07, 2020
GETJET AIRLINES, Lithuania agreed to lease one each 737-800 (TBA) and A320 (TBA) from AerCap for delivery in 2Q20.
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BOC AVIATION

Jan 07, 2020
BOC AVIATION ordered 20 A320neos for delivery in 2023-2024 and reached agreement to lease 10-12 to AVIANCA, Colombia.
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AIRBALTIC

Jan 07, 2020
AIRBALTIC plans April 1 to begin twice-weekly seasonal Riga-Yekaterinburg, Russia (A220).
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US DOT

Jan 07, 2020
US DOT reports fuel cost for US scheduled airlines was $1.99 per gallon in November 2019 vs $2.27 in November 2018 and $1.97 in October 2019.
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AVIANCA

Jan 07, 2020
AVIANCA reached agreement with Airbus to cancel 20 of its 108 A320neos on order and defer remaining 88 from 2020-2024 to 2025-2029; it also says it…
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EL AL

Jan 07, 2020
EL AL wet-leased (ACMI) one 747-400F from Atlas Air for several routes, including Liege-Tel Aviv, from January 2020.
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INDIGO

Jan 07, 2020
INDIGO agreed to sell three A320neos and two A321neos to Dragon Aviation Leasing for leaseback from February/May 2020.
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MAGNETIC MRO

Jan 08, 2020
MAGNETIC MRO and CRESTLINE INVESTMENTS launched narrowbody asset management/leasing company, focusing on mid-life A320 Family and 737CL/NG aircraft,…
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UKRAINE INTL AIRLINES

Jan 08, 2020
UKRAINE INTL AIRLINES 737-800 (38124) crashed shortly after takeoff from Tehran, Iran, killing all 176 pax/crew; no cause has been determined, but…
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FORWARDKEYS, UK

Jan 08, 2020
FORWARDKEYS, UK reports year-over-year international air travel increased 4% in 2019, down from 6% growth in 2018.
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INTERJET AIRLINES

Jan 08, 2020
INTERJET AIRLINES began three-times-weekly Monterey-Los Angeles (A320).
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ALC

Jan 08, 2020
ALC plans $1.4b public offering of senior unsecured medium-term notes to finance aircraft purchases and repay existing debt.
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RANGER AIR, TX

Jan 09, 2020
RANGER AIR, TX acquired ex-Ikar 767-300ER (28111) with PW4000s for part out in Goodyear, AZ.
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IDB DEVELOPMENT

Jan 09, 2020
IDB DEVELOPMENT is looking to sell ISRAIR in 2020 and has had preliminary talks with FORTISSIMO CAPITAL on a deal.
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GOL

Jan 09, 2020
GOL is projecting EBITDA margin of 37-39% for 4Q19 on 11% higher year-over-year PRASK; traffic rose 6%.
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ZEPHYRUS AVIATION CAPITAL

Jan 09, 2020
ZEPHYRUS AVIATION CAPITAL purchased two 737-800s (37758/37760; leased to FLAIR AIRLINES) from AerSale.
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AERCAP

Jan 09, 2020
AERCAP completed 353 aircraft transactions, including 192 lease agreements, 65 purchases and 96 sales, in 2019 vs 436, including 257, 76 and 103, in…
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IATA

Jan 09, 2020
IATA reports year-over-year global pax traffic increased 3.3% in November on 1.8% higher capacity; cargo traffic fell 1.1%.
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AAPA

Jan 09, 2020
AAPA members flew 110.4b RPKs in November, up 3.6% vs Nov 2018; capacity rose 2.6% to 137.9b ASKs. PLF was 80.1%.
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CHEVRON

Jan 09, 2020
CHEVRON joined ALTA as an affiliate member; it has 139 aviation customers.
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US DOT

Jan 09, 2020
US DOT says US scheduled pax airlines employed 748,590 full-/part-time workers in November vs 728,690 in November 2018.
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SPIRIT AIRLINES

Jan 09, 2020
SPIRIT AIRLINES broke ground on new $250m, 500,000 sq ft headquarters facility in Dania Beach, FL (near Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International…
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ALL NIPPON AIRWAYS

Jan 09, 2020
ALL NIPPON AIRWAYS plans in April 2020 to take delivery of its third A380 to enable airline to use A380s exclusively on twice-daily Tokyo Narita…
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AVIATION TECHNICAL SERVICES

Jan 09, 2020
AVIATION TECHNICAL SERVICES acquired ex-Ikar 767-300ER (28111) for part out through its ATS-Ranger Air operations.
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FAA

Jan 09, 2020
FAA has proposed to revoke air carrier certificate of NANTUCKET EXPRESS, MA for allegedly conducting passenger flights using unqualified pilots and…

Aerospace

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GLEBAR

Jan 03, 2020
GLEBAR, NJ has acquired TRIDEX TECHNOLOGY, PA, which manufactures electrochemical grinders/cut off machines/precision abrasive cut off solutions.
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RADIANT POWER

Jan 06, 2020
RADIANT POWER (HEICO) acquired business/assets of the human-machine interface (HMI) aircraft panel product line of Pacific Northwest-based SPECTRALUX…
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SMARTSKY NETWORKS

Jan 06, 2020
SMARTSKY NETWORKS, NC secured additional $25m financing from funds managed by BlackRock (now $100m) after making substantial progress on nationwide…
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BELCAN

Jan 06, 2020
BELCAN acquired Pacific Northwest-based BASE2 SOLUTIONS (technology consulting/engineering solutions) from Safran, advised by Mesirow Financial.
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JET PARTS ENGINEERING

Jan 06, 2020
JET PARTS ENGINEERING (Vance Street Capital), WA acquired AERO PARTS MART, TX to expand its PMA parts business.
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MEGGITT

Jan 07, 2020
MEGGITT invested in HIETA, UK (metal additive manufacturing) to accelerate development of lightweight thermal systems.
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SPIRIT AEROSYSTEMS

Jan 07, 2020
SPIRIT AEROSYSTEMS is offering voluntary layoffs as first step in cost-cutting measures from suspension of MAX production.
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ADDITIVE METAL ETCHING

Jan 07, 2020
ADDITIVE METAL ETCHING launched photochemical etching for aluminum for burr-free surfaces and precision edging without altering the metal properties.
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COMPLY365

Jan 07, 2020
COMPLY365, WI was selected by Aero K Airlines, Korea to provide document management system in preperation for startup with A320s in early 2020.
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BOEING

Jan 07, 2020
BOEING began temporarily reassigning 737 MAX manufacturing, engineering and parts fabrication workers to other positions, including 767/777…
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TURNING ROCK PARTNERS

Jan 07, 2020
TURNING ROCK PARTNERS made $15m preferred equity investment in NEXT LEVEL AVIATION, FL (airframe/jet engine used serviceable material for Airbus and…
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BOEING

Jan 07, 2020
BOEING began temporarily reassigning 737 MAX manufacturing, engineering and parts fabrication workers to other positions, including 767/777…
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KYMERA INTERNATIONAL, NC

Jan 07, 2020
KYMERA INTERNATIONAL, NC acquired READING ALLOYS, PA (master alloys, thermal barrier coatings and titanium powders) from AMETEK.
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COLLINS AEROSPACE

Jan 07, 2020
COLLINS AEROSPACE has FAA order for an HUD virtual-reality training device.
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INTEGRATED POLYMER SOLUTIONS

Jan 08, 2020
INTEGRATED POLYMER SOLUTIONS, CA has acquired ICON AEROSPACE TECHNOLOGY, UK (polymer components).
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MITSUBISHI AIRCRAFT

Jan 09, 2020
MITSUBISHI AIRCRAFT welcomed new M90 flight test aircraft (10006; in final type certification configuration) to its fleet in Nagoya.
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ROLLS-ROYCE

Jan 09, 2020
ROLLS-ROYCE opened new £25m, 30,000 sq ft facility in Bristol, UK to produce fan blades/cases for UltraFan demonstrator.
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SITAONAIR

Jan 09, 2020
SITAONAIR was selected by Wizz Air to provide ACARS over IP service, using terrestrial cellular networks, for its A320s; TELEDYNE CONTROLS is partner…
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AIRBUS

Jan 06, 2020
AIRBUS confirmed order by SPIRIT for 100 A320neo Fam aircraft, plus 50 options, for delivery through 2027 (SPNWS; Dec 27).
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WESCO AIRCRAFT, CA

Jan 09, 2020
WESCO AIRCRAFT, CA has been acquired by an affiliate of Platinum Equity in $1.9b deal and was combined with PATTONAIR, UK to form single $2.4b…

Business Aviation

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TAILWIND TECHNOLOGIES

Jan 06, 2020
TAILWIND TECHNOLOGIES has acquired QUALITY AIRCRAFT ACCESSORIES, Tulsa, OK/Fort Lauderdale, FL (general aviation aftermarket stocking distributor)…
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NETJETS

Jan 06, 2020
NETJETS took delivery of its first Cessna Citation Longitude super-midsize jet, and now has >250 Cessna business jets.
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DUMONT AVIATION GROUP

Jan 07, 2020
DUMONT AVIATION GROUP, DE completed program of purchasing 27 Falcon 2000s from unidentified fractional operator.
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TEXTRON AVIATION

Jan 07, 2020
TEXTRON AVIATION has acquired PREMIAIR AVIATION MAINTENANCE, Australia, which performs Beechcraft, Cessna and Hawker aircraft maintenance (as an ASF)…
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QUIET TECHNOLOGY AEROSPACE

Jan 08, 2020
QUIET TECHNOLOGY AEROSPACE installed its 100th Learjet 60 corrosion-proof carbon graphite engine (PW305) inlet barrel.
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THOROUGHBRED AVIATION, KY

Jan 09, 2020
THOROUGHBRED AVIATION, KY launched an aircraft maintenance management service (MMS) for Part 91 flight operations.

MRO

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PRECISION

Jan 06, 2020
PRECISION redelivered seventh 757-200PCF (32342; ex-China Southern) to CHINA POSTAL; HAECO XIAMEN converted.
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STS AVIATION GROUP

Jan 06, 2020
STS AVIATION GROUP acquired AIRBASE SERVICES/LES SERVICES AIRBASE, Canada (interiors maintenance/management).
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AERSALE COMPONENT SOLUTIONS

Jan 06, 2020
AERSALE COMPONENT SOLUTIONS has FAA approval to overhaul 737, 757, and 767 landing gear out of 100,000 sq ft facility, which includes self-contained…
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MAGNETIC MRO

Jan 07, 2020
MAGNETIC MRO has SAS contract to provide A320neo base maintenance (56 scheduled visits) at Tallinn through 2023.
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GENNX360 CAPITAL PARTNERS

Jan 07, 2020
GENNX360 CAPITAL PARTNERS has acquired majority stake in AEROREPAIR, NH (wheel/brake maintenance) and its sister company HEMICO (landing gear,…
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CAERDAV

Jan 09, 2020
CAERDAV was selected by easyJet to perform end-of-lease checks (initially two A319s) at its 134,000 sq ft facility at St. Athan.
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AERO CONTROLS

Jan 09, 2020
AERO CONTROLS, WA was approved by US DOT as a cylinder requalification facility, using its hydrostatic test method, to support their capability…
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SOUTHWEST AIRLINES

Jan 09, 2020
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES opened new 240,000 sq ft maintenance facility at Houston Hobby able to accommodate six 737s simultaneously inside 140,000 sq ft…
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AMECO

Jan 09, 2020
AMECO and BCS signed cooperation agreement for line maintenance at Beijing Daxing International Airport; deal includes provision to extend…
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IAG ENGINE CENTER FIELD SERVICES, TX

Jan 09, 2020
IAG ENGINE CENTER FIELD SERVICES, TX secured its Part 145 repair station certification from FAA.

Defense

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LOCKHEED MARTIN

Jan 06, 2020
LOCKHEED MARTIN has $1.9b US DOD contract to provide F-35 operations support and sustainment in 2020.
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TT ELECTRONICS

Jan 07, 2020
TT ELECTRONICS, UK has acquired Southern California-based aerospace and defense power electronics business unit of EXCELITAS TECHNOLOGIES, MA.
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ONTIC

Jan 09, 2020
ONTIC has secured new exclusive manufacturing/repair license agreement with Meggitt for pneumatic valves, digital analogue, triplex transducer, data…

Aerospace/Training

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AIRBALTIC

Jan 07, 2020
AIRBALTIC plans April 1 to begin twice-weekly seasonal Riga-Yekaterinburg, Russia (A220).

Who'sNews

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WHO'SNEWS

Jan 06, 2020
Guido Schmitz to Managing Director-Aviation Credit of MUFG.
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WHO'SNEWS

Jan 06, 2020
Hajime Kawada to Deputy Global Head of Aviation Finance, based in London, of MUFG.
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WHO'SNEWS

Jan 06, 2020
Olivier Trauchessec to Head of Global Origination and Structured Solutions of MUFG.
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WHO'SNEWS

Jan 06, 2020
Eelco van de Stadt to Head of Global Origination and Credit Product of MUFG.
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WHO'SNEWS

Jan 06, 2020
Kieran O'Keefe to Head of Aviation Advisory, based in London, of MUFG.
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WHO'SNEWS

Jan 06, 2020
James Treseder-Griffin to Head of Global Aviation Loan Capital Markets, based in London, of MUFG.
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WHO'SNEWS

Jan 06, 2020
Bert van Leeuwen to Head of Aviation Research, based in Amsterdam, of MUFG.
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WHO'SNEWS

Jan 06, 2020
Claude Hurley was named Canada's new Permanent Representative to ICAO.
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WHO'SNEWS

Jan 06, 2020
Carroll Lane to President-Commercial Engines of Pratt & Whitney, East Hartford, CT.
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WHO'SNEWS

Jan 06, 2020
Shane Tackett to Chief Financial Officer of Alaska Air Group (effective March 2020); Brandon Pedersen is retiring.
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WHO'SNEWS

Jan 06, 2020
Olivier Trauchessec to Head of Global Origination and Structured Solutions of MUFG.
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WHO'SNEWS

Jan 06, 2020
Kenneth Charles to Chief Inclusion and Diversity Officer of American Airlines.
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WHO'SNEWS

Jan 06, 2020
Andrew G. Kireta Jr., VP-Market Development of Copper Development Association, began term as 2020 Chairman of ASTM International.
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WHO'SNEWS

Jan 06, 2020
James A. Viola to President and Chief Executive Officer of Helicopter Association International (HAI), VA (effective January 16).
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WHO'SNEWS

Jan 06, 2020
Kieran O'Keefe to Head of Aviation Advisory, based in London, of MUFG.
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WHO'SNEWS

Jan 08, 2020
Mark Satran to Senior Managing Director of AE Industrial Partners, Boca Raton, FL.
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WHO'SNEWS

Jan 07, 2020
Patrick Hannigan to Chief Executive Officer of CDB Aviation, Dublin; Peter Chang retired.
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WHO'SNEWS

Jan 09, 2020
Phil Griffiths to Managing Director of Floreat Aviation Capital, UK.
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WHO'SNEWS

Jan 09, 2020
Brian Moore to Senior Vice President-Operations of FlightSafety International, New York.
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WHO'SNEWS

Jan 09, 2020
Rich High to Chief Executive Officer of FlightSafety Textron Aviation Training, Wichita.
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WHO'SNEWS

Jan 09, 2020
Luis Gallego to Chief Executive Officer of International Airlines Group, UK (effective March 26); Willie Walsh is retiring.
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WHO'SNEWS

Jan 09, 2020
Kieran Murphy and Martin Cole were named Innovation Managers at Pattonair, Derby, UK.