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Air Transport

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AMERICAN AIRLINES

May 29, 2020
AMERICAN AIRLINES is cutting its management/support staff by 30% as it expects to be operating smaller airline (by about 100 aircraft, mostly…
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EUROCONTROL

May 29, 2020
EUROCONTROL handled >6,000 operations on May 27, the first time since March 2020.
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LUFTHANSA

Jun 01, 2020
LUFTHANSA received Executive Board approval to accept terms for package of stabilization measures and loans of up to €9b from Economic Stabilization…
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LATAM AIRLINES GROUP

Jun 01, 2020
LATAM AIRLINES GROUP had $2.1b net loss in 1Q20 (vs $60m loss in 1Q19) on 6.8% lower revenues; it had $95.9m operating profit and attributes the net…
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SOUTHWEST

Jun 01, 2020
SOUTHWEST received second disbursement for payroll support of $651.8m from US Treasury, and has now received $2.3b in exchange for $654.4m note and…
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MEDAVIA

Jun 01, 2020
MEDAVIA mandated Airstream Intl. to market its Dash 8-102 (222), Dash 8-315 (458) and Beech 1900D (UE372) for lease.
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FRONTIER AIRLINES

Jun 01, 2020
FRONTIER AIRLINES plans in June/July to add 18 new routes from major US cities, including Boston, Chicago, Newark and Philadelphia. It initiated…
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SMARTLYNX MALTA

Jun 01, 2020
SMARTLYNX MALTA received FAA approval to operate pax/cargo operations to/from the US; it has A320 Family aircraft.
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WIZZ AIR

Jun 01, 2020
WIZZ AIR has reopened its Belgrade base with routes to 10 destination in Europe, including London Luton .
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LUFTHANSA

Jun 01, 2020
LUFTHANSA plans June 15 to expand operations by 20 German/European destinations from Frankfurt and 34 from Munich; as result, its flight schedule…
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AEGEAN AIRLINES

Jun 01, 2020
AEGEAN AIRLINES plans to apply for € 159m loan from four Greek banks (Alpha Bank, EUROBANK, National Bank and Piraeus Bank) under government's COVID…
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EASTERN AIRLINES

Jun 01, 2020
EASTERN AIRLINES purchased ex-flyGlobal 777-200ER (28530) with Trent 800s. It also operates eight 767s.
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ATI

Jun 01, 2020
ATI took delivery of IAI-converted 767-300ERF (24985; ex-Delta) on lease from CAM for operation for AMAZON PRIME AIR.
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AIR CANADA JETZ

Jun 01, 2020
AIR CANADA JETZ launched operations on twice-daily Toronto-Montreal and Toronto-Ottawa with 58-seat A319s.
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BRITISH AIRWAYS

Jun 02, 2020
BRITISH AIRWAYS removed seats/stripped interiors of two 777-200ERs (30308/30312) to transport cargo in pax cabin.
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FLYARYSTAN

Jun 02, 2020
FLYARYSTAN plans to begin (new routes) Almaty-Aktau on June 21 and Shymkent-Atyrau/-Aktau/-Aktobe on July 1 (A320).
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AIR CANADA

Jun 02, 2020
AIR CANADA closed previously announced offering of shares/convertible senior notes, raising C$1.6b in gross proceeds.
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JETLINES

Jun 02, 2020
JETLINES received shareholder approval for its business combination with GLOBAL CROSSING AIRLINES with intention to launch new airline in North…
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AEROFLOT

Jun 02, 2020
AEROFLOT lost RUB22.5b in 1Q20 (vs RUB15.7b loss in 1Q19) on 10.2% lower revenues; it plans to defer deliveries of 30 aircraft.
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BAIN CAPITAL

Jun 03, 2020
BAIN CAPITAL and CYRUS CAPITAL PARTNERS have been shortlisted as preferred bidders for VIRGIN AUSTRALIA after Administrators (Deloitte Australia)…
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AEROCENTURY

Jun 03, 2020
AEROCENTURY lost $10.2m in 1Q20 (vs $1.3m loss in 1Q19) on 37% lower revenues; it has 13 aircraft. It says some of its eight customers (in six…
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SMBC AVIATION CAPITAL

Jun 03, 2020
SMBC AVIATION CAPITAL has deferred delivery of 68 737 MAXs to 2025-2027; it currently has 89 total on order.
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SMBC AVIATION CAPITAL

Jun 03, 2020
SMBC AVIATION CAPITAL earned $364.5m for year ended March 31 vs $344m a year ago, and ended fiscal year with available liquidity of $6.3b. It has…
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LUFTHANSA

Jun 01, 2020
LUFTHANSA plans June 15 to expand operations by 20 German/European destinations from Frankfurt and 34 from Munich; as result, its flight schedule…
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IATA

Jun 03, 2020
IATA reports year-over-year global pax traffic dropped 94.3% in April on 87% lower capacity (PLF was 36.6%); cargo traffic fell 27.7% on 42% lower…
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SWISS

Jun 03, 2020
SWISS had CHF84.1m operating loss in 1Q20 (vs CHF48.3m profit in 1Q19) on 20% lower revenues; enplanements fell 21.4%.
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US DOT

Jun 03, 2020
US DOT reports US scheduled airlines consumed 447m gallons of fuel at $1.38 each in April vs 1.5b at $2.06 in April 2019; April 2020 fuel consumption…
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INDIGO

Jun 03, 2020
INDIGO is expected to return up to 120 A320ceo Family aircraft to lessors over next two years, to be replaced with A320neos.
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ALASKA AIR GROUP

Jun 03, 2020
ALASKA AIR GROUP secured $88m financing and finalizing terms to receive $29m for MCGEE AIR SERVICES under US Payroll Support Program. As of June 1,…
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COMAIR

Jun 03, 2020
COMAIR, South Africa acquired Infinea’s 50% stake in NACELLE, giving it full control of IT infrastructure, customer data, flight systems and support…
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AIR CANADA

Jun 03, 2020
AIR CANADA operated its final 767 pax flight (24307; Montreal-Toronto) on June 2; it operated 767s for 38 years.
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TUI

Jun 03, 2020
TUI reached agreement with Boeing on compensation package for 737 MAX grounding (it has 15 in fleet). It is also deferring delivery of 61 MAXs on…
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AMAZON

Jun 04, 2020
AMAZON agreed to lease an additional 12 converted 767-300Fs from CAM (ATSG); first (24985; ex-Delta) was delivered for operation by AIR TRANSPORT…
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AERCAP

Jun 04, 2020
AERCAP priced public offering of $1.25b of senior notes. It ended 1Q20 with approximately $11b of liquidity.
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SOUTHWEST

Jun 04, 2020
SOUTHWEST priced public offering of $1.8b of senior notes. It expects to use the net proceeds from the offering to repay all of the outstanding…
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PEGASUS AIRLINES

Jun 04, 2020
PEGASUS AIRLINES restarted domestic services and is now operating 39 routes to 27 destinations in Turkey.
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FLUGHAFEN BERLIN BRANDENBURG

Jun 04, 2020
FLUGHAFEN BERLIN BRANDENBURG says air traffic is increasing faster than expected and as such Tegel Airport will be needed again from July/August and…
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DELTA AIR LINES

Jun 04, 2020
DELTA AIR LINES says it will continue to block selection of middle seats and capping seating in every cabin through Sept. 30.
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SHANDONG AIRLINES

Jun 04, 2020
SHANDONG AIRLINES leased ex-China Eastern 737-800 (39388) from Aviation Capital Group.
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ALITALIA

Jun 04, 2020
ALITALIA restarted twice-weekly Rome-JFK (777), operated with reduced aircraft capacity to comply with social distancing.

MRO/Business Aviation

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METROJET

May 29, 2020
METROJET, Hong Kong completed a 4C-Check on a G650ER.
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DUNCAN AVIATION

Jun 03, 2020
DUNCAN AVIATION and BOBO BUSINESS AVIATION teamed to provide new installation options for the Gogo AVANCE L3 and the Gogo AVANCE Smart Cabin System …
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JETSUPPORT

Jun 04, 2020
JETSUPPORT, Amsterdam has FAA approval to perform line/base maintenance on Citation Sovereign(+) and Latitude.

Aerospace

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MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES

Jun 01, 2020
MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES completed acquisition of CRJ program for $550m and formed MHI RJ AVIATION GROUP (MHIRJ); deal includes maintenance,…
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EMBRAER

Jun 01, 2020
EMBRAER lost $292m in 1Q20 (vs $42.5m net loss in 1Q19) on 23% lower revenues; it has $15.9b backlog. It says due to the uncertainty related to COVID…
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SAFRAN

Jun 01, 2020
SAFRAN now estimates that less than 1,000 LEAP engines will be delivered in 2020 due to downturn in new aircraft deliveries from COVID-19; it is…
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CPaT GLOBA

Jun 01, 2020
CPaT GLOBAL, TX was selected by Korean Air to provide tailored E-learning solutions to train A220, A330, 737NG, 747-400/-8, 777-200, and 787 pilots.
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SAFRAN SEATS

Jun 02, 2020
SAFRAN SEATS has developed portfolio of retrofit devices to better isolate passengers in post-COVID-19 environment, including interspace equipment in…
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STRATASYS

Jun 02, 2020
STRATASYS is cutting workforce by 10% to accelerate growth with a leaner operating model; resizing was moved forward due to the impact of COVID-19.
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INFORM

Jun 02, 2020
INFORM was selected by IndiGo to provide GroundStar (GS) comprehensive optimization software suite to enhance workforce management processes.
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THOMA BRAVO

Jun 03, 2020
THOMA BRAVO agreed to acquire EXOSTAR to accelerate business growth.
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AVIA SOLUTIONS GROUP

Jun 03, 2020
AVIA SOLUTIONS GROUP has decided to sell BALTIC GROUND SERVICES POLAND.
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GLEBAR COMPANY

Jun 03, 2020
GLEBAR COMPANY has acquired EVERITE MACHINE PRODUCTS, NJ, which has produced electrochemical grinding machines for over seven decades.
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AIR PARTNER

Jun 04, 2020
AIR PARTNER, UK says April was a record trading month for the group and business has continued to perform well ahead of budget in May, predominantly…

Air Transport/Cargo

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UPS AIRLINES

Jun 01, 2020
UPS AIRLINES is expected to acquire three more ex-Lufthansa MD-11Fs for entry into service in 2021; it previously acquired two (48805/48806) for…

Defense/MRO

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GE AVIATION

Jun 01, 2020
GE AVIATION has $394m contract to provide J85 engine supplies for T-38s operated by USAF and Navy; T-38 is expected to remain operational until 2040.

Who'sNews

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WHO'SNEWS: ASL AVIATION HOLDINGS

Jun 01, 2020
Dave Andrew to Chief Executive Officer of ASL Aviation Holdings, Dublin (effective July 13); Hugh Flynn is retiring.
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WHO'SNEWS: UNITED AIRLINES

Jun 01, 2020
Jon Roitman to Senior VP and Chief Operations Officer of United Airlines, succeding Greg Hart, who will now focus on a special project.
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WHO'SNEWS: EVANS COMPOSITES

Jun 02, 2020
Matt Patterson to Quality Assurance Manager of Evans Composites, Dallas.
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WHO'SNEWS: FLIGHT DATA SYSTEMS

Jun 03, 2020
Pete Ring to Vice President of Sales and Marketing of Flight Data Systems (FDS), Melbourne, Australia.
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WHO'SNEWS: AE INDUSTRIAL PARTNERS

Jun 04, 2020
Kevin G. McAllister to Senior Operating Officer of AE Industrial Partners, Boca Raton, FL.
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WHO'SNEWS: AIRBUS ASIA-PACIFIC

Jun 04, 2020
Anand Stanley to President-Airbus Asia-Pacific, based in Singapore, of Airbus (effective July 1).
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WHO'SNEWS: SITA FOR AIRCRAFT

Jun 04, 2020
Sébastien Fabre to Head SITA FOR AIRCRAFT of SITA, Geneva.
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WHO'SNEWS: SITA AT AIRPORTS AND BORDERS

Jun 04, 2020
David Lavorel to Head SITA AT AIRPORTS AND BORDERS of SITA, Geneva.

Defense

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US NAVY

Jun 03, 2020
US NAVY took delivery of first Super Hornet test aircraft for its Blue Angel flight demonstration squadron for testing/evaluation at NAS Patuxent…
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LEONARDO HELICOPTERS

Jun 03, 2020
LEONARDO HELICOPTERS was selected by US Navy to produce 32 TH-73As (variant of AW119) for its Advanced Helicopter Training System program; aircraft…
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LEONARDO HELICOPTERS

Jun 03, 2020
LEONARDO HELICOPTERS was selected by US Navy to produce 32 TH-73As (variant of AW119) for its Advanced Helicopter Training System program; aircraft…
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HONEYWELL

Jun 04, 2020
HONEYWELL reached agreement with US Army to demonstrate/fly upgraded, 6,000-hp T55-GA-714C engine on CH-47 Chinook.

MRO

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GA TELESIS

Jun 03, 2020
GA TELESIS created new Flight Solutions Group (FSG) by combining its Component Solutions Group (part outs, parts sales, distribution, flight hour…
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ITS

Jun 03, 2020
ITS plans late June to teardown ex-SAS 737-800 (28324) at Wales; it maintains inventories in Chandler, AZ and Dublin, Ireland.
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ISRAEL AEROSPACE INDUSTRIES

Jun 04, 2020
ISRAEL AEROSPACE INDUSTRIES took delivery at Tel Aviv of first 777-300ER (32789; ex-Emirates) from GECAS to serve as prototype for pax-to-freighter…

Business Aviation

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ACI JET

Jun 03, 2020
ACI JET added another Global Express XRS to its California-based charter fleet, its ninth large cabin jet (fourth Global Express).

General Aviation

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AITHRE

Jun 03, 2020
AITHRE and AEROX AVIATION OXYGEN SYSTEMS formed partnership to integrate Aithre wireless monitoring technology into Aerox’s line of portable oxygen…