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Air Transport

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DR. PETERS

Jan 31, 2020
DR. PETERS reached agreement with Air France over return of one of its A380s that will see airline make maintenance payment due to aircraft not…
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HAWAIIAN AIRLINES

Jan 31, 2020
HAWAIIAN AIRLINES had $49.7m net profit in 4Q19 (vs $31.6m in 4Q18) on 1.5% higher revenues, and $224m net income for 2019 (vs $233m in 2018) on 0.2%…
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AAPA

Jan 31, 2020
AAPA estimates members flew 123.3b RPKs in December, up 4.1% vs December 2018, and 1,38b RPKs in 2019, up 4.1% vs 2018; capacity increased 2.7% in…
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SKYWEST

Jan 31, 2020
SKYWEST had $340m net income for 2019 (vs $280m in 2018) on 7.8% lower revenues; it ended year with 156 E175s/327 CRJs.
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AMERICAN AIRLINES

Jan 31, 2020
AMERICAN reached tentative agreement with TWU-IAM on joint CBAs covering >31,000 maintenance/fleet service workers.
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ANADOLU JET

Jan 31, 2020
ANADOLU JET leased second ex-Ryanair 737-800 (34996) from Banc of America Leasing; third (34995) is expected shortly, plus ex-Ryanair 737-800 (40316)…
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ORIOLE

Jan 31, 2020
ORIOLE (Jamaican/European consortium) is being formed in Jamaica for startup of LCC services in early 2021 (aircraft TBD).
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LATAM AIRLINES GROUP

Feb 03, 2020
LATAM AIRLINES GROUP plans to leave oneworld on May 1, leaving the alliance with 13 airlines, including Royal Air Maroc.
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 ALTITUDE AIRCRAFT LEASING

Feb 03, 2020
ALTITUDE AIRCRAFT LEASING (Altavair AirFinance/KKR) agreed to purchase 16 A330-200s, six A330-300s and 16 777-300ERs from Etihad Airways; it plans to…
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DAE

Feb 03, 2020
DAE signed 5-year, US$300m dual tranche unsecured term financing facility with Emirates Islamic and Emirates NBD Capital.
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RYANAIR

Feb 03, 2020
RYANAIR had €88m net profit in third quarter ended December 31 (vs €66m loss a year ago) on 21% higher revenues on better-than-expected Christmas and…
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BATIK AIR

Feb 03, 2020
BATIK AIR (Lion Air Group) took delivery of its first LEAP-powered A320neo (9505); it also has 44 A320ceos and one A330-300.
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TAP AIR PORTUGAL

Feb 03, 2020
TAP AIR PORTUGAL took delivery of new LEAP-powered A321neo (9120) on lease from CDB Aviation; delivery marks completion of transaction with lessor…
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AMASZONAS LINEA AÉREA

Feb 03, 2020
AMASZONAS LINEA AÉREA, Bolivia leased fourth/last ex-China Southern E190 (488) from CDB Aviation.
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ANA HOLDINGS

Feb 03, 2020
ANA HOLDINGS had ¥86.4b net income for nine months ended Dec 31 (vs ¥106.8b a year ago) on 0.9% higher revenues due to increased traffic on North…
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SKY LEASING

Feb 03, 2020
SKY LEASING closed $600m warehouse debt financing facility for SKY FUND I IRISH to support growth initiatives for 2020.
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SPIRIT AIRLINES

Feb 03, 2020
SPIRIT AIRLINES plans to begin Cleveland-Cancun on February 14 and Cleveland-Las Vegas on April 22 (A320).
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CARLYLE AVIATION PARTNERS

Feb 03, 2020
CARLYLE AVIATION PARTNERS plans to issue Fitch-rated, US$408.9m AASET 2020-1 Trust secured by 28 aircraft; proceeds are expected to refinance…
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JAL GROUP

Feb 03, 2020
JAL GROUP had ¥76.3b net income for nine months ended December 31 (vs ¥106.5b a year ago) on basically flat revenues.
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KDAC AVIATION

Feb 03, 2020
KDAC AVIATION plans to issue $629.8m sponsored portfolio securitization serviced by DVB Bank; proceeds will be used to refinance KDAC 2017-1…
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JETTIME

Feb 03, 2020
JETTIME, Denmark leased ex-TUIfly 737-800 (34689) from AerCap; aircraft was orignally delivered to Hapag-Lloyd in 2006.
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INDIGO PARTNERS

Feb 03, 2020
INDIGO PARTNERS plans to sell £500m of ordinary shares in WIZZ AIR an accelerated bookbuild offering to institutional investors only; it currently…
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US DOT

Feb 04, 2020
US DOT reports fuel cost for US scheduled airlines was $2.00 per gallon in December 2019 vs $2.06 in December 2018.
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AIREST

Feb 04, 2020
AIREST, Estonia leased ex-VivaAerobus A320-200 (2157) with V2500s from Seraph Aviation (Stellwagen).
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ALS

Feb 04, 2020
ALS, Kenya leased ex-LAN Colombia Dash 8-202 (507) from Avmax.
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NATIONAL AIRLINES

Feb 05, 2020
NATIONAL AIRLINES, FL leased ex-Thomas Cook A330-200 (1016) with Trent 700s from Air Lease Corporation (SPNWS; January 24).
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ZEPHYRUS AVIATION CAPITAL

Feb 05, 2020
ZEPHYRUS AVIATION CAPITAL purchased two 737-700s (34753/34755; leased to GOL) from DAE Capital.
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AEROCENTURY

Feb 05, 2020
AEROCENTURY announced separate sales of one each Dash 8-300 (236; leased to WIDERØE), Saab 340BPlus (454; to TAG AIRLINES) and Fokker 50 (20202; to…
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ENTER AIR

Feb 05, 2020
ENTER AIR, Poland agreed to wet-lease two 189-pax 737-800s from Go2Sky, Slovakia for Summer 2020.
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PEGASUS

Feb 05, 2020
PEGASUS is expected to write-off 737-800 (37742) following runway excursion after landing at Istanbul-Sabiha Gökçen.
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AIR FRANCE

Feb 05, 2020
AIR FRANCE took delivery of its fourth A350-900 (381), the 350th A350; it plans to take 38 A350s by 2025.
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CONTOUR AIRLINES

Feb 05, 2020
CONTOUR AIRLINES plans June 10 to begin twice-daily St. Louis-Indianapolis (ERJ).
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JET2.COM

Feb 06, 2020
JET2.COM, UK leased ex-Thomas Cook A321-200 (6639) with CFM56s from Avolon.
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SPIRIT

Feb 06, 2020
SPIRIT sold sixth new A320neo to Jackson Square Aviation, and leased it back; Smith, Gambrell & Russell advised full deal.
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MAGNETIC MRO

Feb 06, 2020
MAGNETIC MRO agreed to purchase four 737CLs (27454/29073/29075/29267) from airBaltic; it plans to remarket aircraft.
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IATA

Feb 06, 2020
IATA reports year-over-year global pax traffic rose 4.2% in 2019 (vs 7.3% growth in 2018) on 3.4% higher capacity; air cargo fell 3.3% on 2.1% higher…
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SPIRIT AIRLINES

Feb 03, 2020
SPIRIT AIRLINES plans to begin Cleveland-Cancun on February 14 and Cleveland-Las Vegas on April 22 (A320).
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LUFTHANSA SYSTEMS

Feb 06, 2020
LUFTHANSA SYSTEMS has Lufthansa Group contract to provide its NetLine/Ops ++ operations management system (initially) for Lufthansa, Lufthansa…

Air Transport/Military

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TRANSPORT CANADA

Jan 31, 2020
TRANSPORT CANADA purchased ex-FlyViking Dash 8-100 (017) from Avmax for maritime surveillance (SPNWS; Jan 31).

Air Transport/Training

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QANTAS

Jan 31, 2020
QANTAS opened new training facility in Toowoomba to train 250 pilots per year using DA40s/DA42s; site has 1,500 sq meter hangar and four simulators.

Aerospace

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TRIMAS AEROSPACE

Jan 31, 2020
TRIMAS AEROSPACE agreed to acquire RSA ENGINEERED PRODUCTS, Simi Valley, CA which manufactures air ducting, connectors, flexible joints, ozone…
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HONEYWELL AEROSPACE

Jan 31, 2020
HONEYWELL AEROSPACE earned $3.6b on $14.1b sales in 2019 vs $3.5b on $15.5b in 2018; 4Q19 sales rose 7%.
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MOODY'S

Jan 31, 2020
MOODY'S downgraded senior unsecured debt ratings for BOEING and BOEING CAPITAL from A3 to Baa1 and expects it will take up to three years to restore…
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AIRBUS

Jan 31, 2020
AIRBUS finalized settlement over allegations of bribery/corruption and inaccuracies in filings made with US Dept of State pursuant to ITAR (SPNWS;…
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GKN FOKKER ELMO

Feb 03, 2020
GKN FOKKER ELMO has 6-year Boeing contract to supply 777X electrical wiring interconnection systems (EWIS).
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AVIALL

Feb 03, 2020
AVIALL was retired by Boeing under its plan to integrate and align its businesses under single brand; all parts, equipment and supply chain solutions…
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PATTONAIR

Feb 03, 2020
PATTONAIR, UK has deployed its Zero-Lead-Time agile vending solution for UMW Aerospace for its engine component (Trent 1000 fan cases) manufacturing…
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ASTM INTL

Feb 03, 2020
ASTM INTL is developing standard to help quickly assess quality of 3D-printed parts and performance of laser beam powder bed fusion 3D-printing…
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CIRCOR INTERNATIONAL

Feb 03, 2020
CIRCOR INTERNATIONAL sold its Instrumentation & Sampling business to CRANE for $172m to focus on its core mission-critical flow control platforms.
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TRANSDIGM

Feb 04, 2020
TRANSDIGM had $305m net income on $1.5b sales in first quarter ended December 31 vs $196m on $993m a year ago.
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UTC

Feb 04, 2020
UTC says Pratt & Whitney/Collins Aerospace commercial aftermarket business is being hit by ramifications from 737 MAX grounding and could see…
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EATON AEROSPACE

Feb 04, 2020
EATON AEROSPACE earned $495m on $2b sales in 2019 vs $398m on $1.9b in 2018; year-over-year sales rose 3% in 4Q19.
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HEXCEL

Feb 04, 2020
HEXCEL had $307m net income on $2.4b sales in 2019 vs $277m on $2.2b in 2018; commercial aerospace sales rose 5%.
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KYAL MACHINE TOOLS

Feb 05, 2020
KYAL MACHINE TOOLS was appointed by Mitsui Seiki USA as exclusive sales/service representative in UK and Ireland for its machine tools.
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BASE MATERIALS

Feb 05, 2020
BASE MATERIALS and MARBOCOTE teamed to develop MTS12 mold/tool sealer for accelerated cure time of composites for aerospace industry.
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PANASONIC AVIONICS

Feb 05, 2020
PANASONIC AVIONICS was selected by Kuwait Airways to supply IFE for eight A330-800s on order for delivery from 2Q20.
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AIRBUS

Feb 05, 2020
AIRBUS says it is closely monitoring evolution of coronavirus situation and as result of current policies in China its Tianjin Final Assembly Line…
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S.S. WHITE TECHNOLOGIES

Feb 05, 2020
S.S. WHITE TECHNOLOGIES, FL says it is supplying flexible rotary shafts to Pratt & Whitney for thrust reverser actuation systems (TRAS) for GTFs…
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BOEING

Feb 06, 2020
BOEING is projecting that transatlantic pax traffic will grow 2.8% per year over next 20 years.
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TRIUMPH GROUP

Feb 06, 2020
TRIUMPH GROUP had $13.8m net loss on $705m sales for third quarter ended December 31 vs $30.9m loss on $808m a year ago, and is projecting <3% hit in…
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HÉROUX-DEVTEK

Feb 06, 2020
HÉROUX-DEVTEK had $8.7m net income on $157m sales for third quarter ended December 31 vs $7.4m on $145m a year ago.
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STELIA AEROSPACE

Feb 06, 2020
STELIA AEROSPACE was selected to produce a thermoplastic composite high-lift trailing edge flap, in partnership with FusiA Impression 3D Métal and…
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MITSUBISHI AIRCRAFT, DEFENSE & SPACE

Feb 06, 2020
MITSUBISHI AIRCRAFT, DEFENSE & SPACE lost ¥130.2b on ¥493b revenues in nine months ended December 31 vs ¥32m operating loss on ¥488m a year ago;…
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AIRBUS

Feb 06, 2020
AIRBUS finalized previously announced orders from AIR SENEGAL for eight A220-300s and CEBU PACIFIC for five A320neos and 10 A321XLRs, and has now…
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BOEING

Feb 06, 2020
BOEING employed 161,133 workers (64,529 in Commercial Airplanes) on January 1, 2020, up 7.3% from 150,227 a year ago.

Defense

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SPANISH AIR FORCE

Jan 31, 2020
SPANISH AIR FORCE ordered 24 PC-21 single-engine turboprop trainers for delivery starting in 2021 to replace Casa C-101s.
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AERION SUPERSONIC

Feb 03, 2020
AERION SUPERSONIC began initial concept development for first in family of high-altitude supercruise aircraft for the US defense market.
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RAF

Feb 05, 2020
RAF has received its first P-8A Poseidon for service. It has ordered nine.

Business Aviation

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FARGO JET CENTER, ND

Jan 31, 2020
FARGO JET CENTER, ND ordered two Learjet 75 Liberty aircraft for medevac operations by LPR, Poland starting in 2021.
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STRATA MANUFACTURING

Feb 03, 2020
STRATA MANUFACTURING (Mubadala), Al Ain delivered its first shipset of PC-24 flap track fairings to Pilatus; it also manufactures belly fairings for…
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BOMBARDIER

Feb 05, 2020
BOMBARDIER is reportedly in talks to sell its business aircraft division to TEXTRON. Its 2019 results are due on February 13.
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BOMBARDIER

Feb 05, 2020
BOMBARDIER plans by mid-2022 to double footprint of its London Biggin Hill service center to 250,000 sq ft to accommodate up to 14 Global 7500s…
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JETSUPPORT

Feb 06, 2020
JETSUPPORT and LISA DEUTSCHLAND teamed to provide advanced artificial intelligence solutions and capabilities in business aviation to facilitate…
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HONEYWELL

Feb 06, 2020
HONEYWELL forecasts delivery of 4,100 new civil helicopters in 2020-2024; it finds purchase plans are significantly stronger from the corporate/VIP…

MRO

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AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERS

Feb 04, 2020
AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERS has contract from Mexico's Aeronaves TSM to convert 13th/14th MD-83s to freighters starting in March 2020 (49945; ex-Avianca)…
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TP AEROSPACE

Feb 04, 2020
TP AEROSPACE opened 60,000 sq ft wheel/brake MRO facility near Orlando International Airport, FL.
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STANDARDAERO

Feb 04, 2020
STANDARDAERO completed work on its 3,000th CF34 since 2001.
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MRO BLOCKCHAIN ALLIANCE

Feb 04, 2020
MRO BLOCKCHAIN ALLIANCE was formed by Bolloré Logistics, Cathay Pacific Airways, FLYdocs, HAECO Group, Ramco Systems, SAFRAN, SITA and Willis Lease…
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EFW

Feb 05, 2020
EFW (ST Engineering/Airbus joint venture) completed first flight in Singapore of the first A321P2F (835; ex-Onur Air), which is to be placed with…
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SANAD AEROTECH

Feb 05, 2020
SANAD AEROTECH (Mubadala) and ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES agreed to establish center of excellence in Addis Ababa to provide 737 and A320 APU maintenenace…

Aerospace/Defense

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ARNOLD ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT COMPLEX

Feb 04, 2020
ARNOLD ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT COMPLEX (AEDC), TN plans in 2H20 to reopen 16-ft supersonic wind tunnel at Arnold AFB; it closed in late 1990s.

Who'sNews

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WHO'SNEWS: AIRFLOW SOLUTIONS

Jan 31, 2020
Brian Bricken to Director of Technical Sales & Customer Service of Airflow Solutions, Tulsa, OK.
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WHO'SNEWS: AIRFLOW SOLUTIONS

Jan 31, 2020
Luciana Bezerra to Vice President of Sales & Marketing of Airflow Solutions, Tulsa, OK.
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WHO'SNEWS: IBERIA

Jan 31, 2020
Javier Sánchez-Prieto to Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Iberia, Spain (effective March 2020).
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WHO'SNEWS: VUELING

Jan 31, 2020
Marco Sansavini to Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Vueling, Spain (effective March 2020).
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WHO'SNEWS: AIRPORTS COUNCIL INTERNATIONAL WORLD

Feb 03, 2020
Luis Felipe de Oliveira to Director General of Airports Council International (ACI) World, Montreal (effective June 2020).
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WHO'SNEWS: STRATEGIC SYSTEMS OF AERION SUPERSONIC

Feb 03, 2020
Stew Miller to Executive Vice President-Strategic Systems of Aerion Supersonic, Reno, NV.
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WHO'SNEWS: AIRBORNE MAINTENANCE & ENGINEERING SERVICES

Feb 03, 2020
Todd France to President of Airborne Maintenance & Engineering Services (subsidiary of ATSG), Wilmington, OH.
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WHO'SNEWS: AAR

Feb 03, 2020
Jessica A. Garascia to General Counsel of AAR, Wood Dale, IL.
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WHO'SNEWS: CENTRAL MOUNTAIN AIR

Feb 03, 2020
Bob Cummings to Chief Executive Officer of Central Mountain Air, Canada.
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WHO'SNEWS: PA CONSULTING

Feb 04, 2020
Peter Baumgartner to Senior Advisor of PA Consulting, UK; he will also establish an Aviation Advisory Board.
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WHO'SNEWS: ASCENT AVIATION SERVICES

Feb 05, 2020
Alexander Kocksch to Director of Purchasing and Materials of Ascent Aviation Services, AZ.
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WHO'SNEWS: CABO VERDE AIRLINES

Feb 05, 2020
Erlendur Svavarsson to Chief Executive Officer of Cabo Verde Airlines.
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WHO'SNEWS: TRIUMPH PRODUCT SUPPORT

Feb 05, 2020
Ken Karl to Director of Sales, Business Development of Triumph Product Support, Hot Springs, AR.