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Air Transport

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LEVEL EUROPE (IAG)

Jun 19, 2020
LEVEL EUROPE (IAG), Austria filed for insolvency with two A320s and four A321s; it had suspended operations in March.
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ATLANTIC AIRWAYS

Jun 19, 2020
ATLANTIC AIRWAYS, UK took delivery of second LEAP-powered A320-200neo (10006) on lease from Air Lease Corporation.
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AMERICAN AIRLINES

Jun 22, 2020
AMERICAN AIRLINES announced proposed underwritten public offerings of $750m of shares of its common stock and $750m in convertible senior notes due…
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AEROMEXICO

Jun 22, 2020
AEROMEXICO says it has not initiated, nor has it made the decision to initiate, a restructuring procedure under Chapter 11 in the US and it is…
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CALC

Jun 22, 2020
CALC received approval from Shanghai Stock Exchange for an ABS program with RMB5b ceiling for aircraft leasing.
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CARGOJET

Jun 22, 2020
CARGOJET secured agreement with syndicate of underwriters to purchase C$100m of senior unsecured hybrid debentures.
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KLM

Jun 22, 2020
KLM plans to operate 5,000 European flights in July and 11,000 in August; it will operate about 1,900 intercontinental flights in July and 2,100 in…
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DELTA AIR LINES

Jun 22, 2020
DELTA AIR LINES plans June 25 to restart twice-weekly Seattle-Seoul-Shanghai Pudong (A350).
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ALASKA AIRLINES

Jun 22, 2020
ALASKA AIRLINES has deferred delivery of seven 737 MAX 9s to 2021. It still expects to take delivery of three in 2H20.
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ALASKA AIR GROUP

Jun 22, 2020
ALASKA AIR GROUP expects year-over-year revenue to be down 80% in June after declines of 87% in April and 83% in May. Its monthly cash burn rate has…
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HI FLY MALTA

Jun 22, 2020
HI FLY MALTA acquired second ex-Singapore Airlines A330-300 (1517) with Trent 700s. It also agreed to lease two ex-Turkish Airlines A330-200s (874…
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CPaT GLOBAL

Jun 22, 2020
CPaT GLOBAL was selected by Jin Air to provide distance learning solutions.
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AIR CANADA

Jun 23, 2020
AIR CANADA closed two financing transactions, netting C$1.23b, and has now raised C$5.5b since start of COVID-19 in 1Q20.
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AUSTRIAN

Jun 23, 2020
AUSTRIAN plans in July to deploy 36 aircraft (about 50% of fleet), including three 767s (to serve Bangkok, Chicago, New York and Washington), A319s,…
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VIRGIN ATLANTIC

Jun 23, 2020
VIRGIN ATLANTIC plans to resume service to 17 additional cities from August 2020 on top of initial restart from July 20-21.
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HORIZON AIR

Jun 23, 2020
HORIZON AIR plans in October to begin operating E175s in Alaska, initially Anchorage-Fairbanks/-King Salmon/-Dillingham.
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US DOT

Jun 23, 2020
US DOT reports year-over-year US international air cargo traffic fell 21% in April; US-Europe cargo traffic dropped 43.8%.
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FLIGHTAWARE

Jun 23, 2020
FLIGHTAWARE, TX formed partnership with INNOV'ATM, France to incorporate its flight position, flight status, and FlightAware Foresight capabilities…
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TSA

Jun 23, 2020
TSA screened 607,540 individuals at US airports on June 22; it was first day of >600,000 pax for first time since March 19.
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WINDROSE AVIATION

Jun 23, 2020
WINDROSE AVIATION, Ukraine leased ex-Firefly ATR 72-600 (1178) from Nordic Aviation Capital.
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AVIATION CAPITAL GROUP

Jun 23, 2020
AVIATION CAPITAL GROUP closed 3-year, $600m unsecured revolving line of credit with its parent company Tokyo Century.
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AEROFLOT GROUP

Jun 23, 2020
AEROFLOT GROUP flew 11.7m pax in January-May, down 47.8% vs a year ago; AEROFLOT carried 7.3m, down 49.7%.
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SUNEXPRESS

Jun 23, 2020
SUNEXPRESS plans to bundle its traffic into single AOC and focus on holiday flights from the DACH region (Germany, Austria, Switzerland) to Turkey…
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GLOBAL CROSSING AIRLINES

Jun 23, 2020
GLOBAL CROSSING AIRLINES (GLOBALX; formerly Canada Jetlines) completed previously announced business combination and completed US$1.54m financing to…
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EMIRATES

Jun 24, 2020
EMIRATES plans July 15 to return A380 to service on flights to London and Paris after grounding fleet in March due to COVID-19 crisis. It also…
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AERCAP HOLDINGS

Jun 24, 2020
AERCAP HOLDINGS priced offering of $1.25b in senior unsecured notes due 2023 for general corporate purposes.
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HI AIR

Jun 24, 2020
HI AIR, Korea agreed to purchase two ATR 72-500s (TBA) from ATR for delivery in 2H20, increasing its ATR fleet to four.
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CENTRE FOR AVIATION

Jun 24, 2020
CENTRE FOR AVIATION (CAPA) reports that China air capacity dropped almost 10% last week due to reintroduced restrictions from second wave of COVID-19…
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GA TELESIS ROTORCRAFT

Jun 24, 2020
GA TELESIS ROTORCRAFT was formed to provide helicopter leasing/financing; it initially acquired seven Bell 206L4s, including four that are subject to…
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MYANMAR AIRWAYS INTERNATIONAL

Jun 24, 2020
MYANMAR AIRWAYS INTERNATIONAL agreed to lease two ex-Aigle Azur A320-200s (4758/4767) with CFM56s from Avolon.
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JETBLUE AIRWAYS

Jun 24, 2020
JETBLUE AIRWAYS took delivery of ex-Thomas Cook A321-200 (5606) with V2500s on lease from Aviation Capital Group.
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FLYONE

Jun 24, 2020
FLYONE, Moldova completed IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) by AQS and was placed on register; it has five A319/A320s.
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INDIGO

Jun 24, 2020
INDIGO took delivery of three new GTF-powered A320-200neos (9094/9285/10073) from Airbus; it has about 220 left on order.
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EASYJET

Jun 24, 2020
EASYJET plans to conduct a non-pre-emptive placing of up to 59.5m shares (about 14.99% of company share capital) to raise £400m-£450m.
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FLYDUBAI

Jun 24, 2020
FLYDUBAI plans July 7 to resume flight operations to 24 destinations, subject to govt approvals, expanding to 66 over summer.
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EASYJET

Jun 24, 2020
EASYJET plans to conduct a non-pre-emptive placing of up to 59.5m shares (about 14.99% of company share capital) to raise £400m-£450m.
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JOTA AVIATION

Jun 24, 2020
JOTA AVIATION, UK placed its third BAe 146-300QT (E3168; ex-ASL Airlines Spain) into service; it was stored at London Stansted.
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QANTAS GROUP

Jun 25, 2020
QANTAS GROUP is cutting workforce by 6,000 employees (20% of total), grounding >100 aircraft for up to 12 months (some longer), retiring its six…
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JETSTAR ASIA

Jun 25, 2020
JETSTAR ASIA, Singapore is reducing its workforce by 26% and removing five of its 18 A320s from fleet due to COVID-19.
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AAPA

Jun 25, 2020
AAPA estimates year-over-year member airline traffic dropped 97.3% to 3.1b RPKs in May on 92.5% lower capacity; PLF was 28.4%
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HISKY MOLDOVA

Jun 25, 2020
HISKY, Moldova agreed to lease ex-South African Airways A319-131 (2326) with V2500s from Air Lease Corporation for delivery in September; it is also…
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LUFTHANSA

Jun 25, 2020
LUFTHANSA received shareholder approval for EU-approved €9b stabilization package whereby WSF will contribute up to €5.7b for 20% stake in company…
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AZUL

Jun 25, 2020
AZUL reached collective labor agreements with its pilot and flight attendant unions to support post COVID-19 cost structure.
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AIR FRANCE

Jun 25, 2020
AIR FRANCE plans June 26 to make final flight of its A380 fleet, undergoing early retirement due to COVID-19 crisis.

Aerospace

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UMLAUT

Jun 22, 2020
UMLAUT, Germany has developed X-Lite Freighter solution comprising cabin-cargo-trolley that can be boarded through pax door and locked into seat…
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THINKOM SOLUTIONS

Jun 22, 2020
THINKOM SOLUTIONS says its Ku3030 aero satellite antennas have now been installed on >1,550 commercial aircraft and have accrued >17m flight hours.
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TRIUMPH SYSTEMS & SUPPORT

Jun 22, 2020
TRIUMPH SYSTEMS & SUPPORT has 5-year Bell Textron contract to supply mechanical flight controls for Bell 429/412/407 helicopters.
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AE INDUSTRIAL PARTNERS

Jun 22, 2020
AE INDUSTRIAL PARTNERS acquired NUWAVE SOLUTIONS, which provides data management, analytics, AI, machine learning, and cloud solutions.
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SMARTTRAY INTERNATIONAL

Jun 22, 2020
SMARTTRAY INTERNATIONAL, AZ received grants for six more utility patents for Personal Electronic Device (PED) holders in pax seats and tray tables.
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BURRANA

Jun 22, 2020
BURRANA, CA unveiled RISE commercial aircraft IFE platform consisting of hardware, software, apps and services for 1Q21.
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TRU

Jun 23, 2020
TRU (Textron) is suspending production of commercial air transport simulators and ceasing manufacturing in Montreal. It will continue to support…
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KOPTER GROUP

Jun 23, 2020
KOPTER GROUP (Leonardo), Italy has resumed flight testing at Pozzallo, Sicily of third prototype of SH09 single-engine helicopter, which was…
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DHL EXPRESS GERMANY

Jun 23, 2020
DHL EXPRESS GERMANY plans to build €70m, 8,000 sq meter cargo building on leased land at Munich Airport for 2022. It now rents hall space at airport.
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SPIRIT AEROSYSTEMS

Jun 23, 2020
SPIRIT AEROSYSTEMS was directed by Boeing to reduce its 737 (MAX/P-8) production plan for 2020 from 125 to 72 shipsets, comprising 37 shipsets to be…
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QUESTEK INNOVATIONS

Jun 24, 2020
QUESTEK INNOVATIONS developed stainless steel composition (comparable to wrought 17-4 PH) for powder bed fusion additive manufacturing applications.
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GAMA

Jun 25, 2020
GAMA and EUROCAE (European Organisation for Civil Aviation Equipment) signed MOU to to work together on developing aviation industry standards,…
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SWISSPORT BELGIUM

Jun 25, 2020
SWISSPORT BELGIUM (Swissport International) filed for bankruptcy alongside Swissport Belgium Cleaning; it provides ground services at Brussels…
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SWISSPORT INTERNATIONAL

Jun 25, 2020
SWISSPORT INTERNATIONAL plans to cut 4,000 jobs in the UK/Ireland due to depressed demand for air travel from COVID-19; revenues have dropped 75%.
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AVTECH SWEDEN

Jun 25, 2020
AVTECH SWEDEN extended its NowCast Descent service agreement with Southwest through June 2021; pricing model was changed from a fixed price to a per…
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JET SHADES

Jun 25, 2020
JET SHADES, FL developed tinted windshield panels for 737 cockpit to protect crew from UV radiation glare and solar energy.
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NXTCOMM

Jun 25, 2020
NXTCOMM, GA developed low-cost high-capacity, flat-panel satellite antenna for commercial/defense aviation; it uses standard PCB manufacturing…
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SPIRIT AEROSYSTEMS

Jun 25, 2020
SPIRIT AEROSYSTEMS was selected by Virgin Hyperloop as partner to include its engineers, fabricators, builders, supply chain, certification experts…

Aerospace/MRO

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GARDNER STANDARD

Jun 23, 2020
GARDNER STANDARD, NY acquired SHADIN AVIONICS, MN from The Wright Group. Shadin designs/manufactures/supports fuel flow systems, engine trend…

MRO

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ALARIS AEROSPACE SYSTEMS

Jun 19, 2020
ALARIS AEROSPACE SYSTEMS says it will complete disassembly of nine airframes in US and UK in 2Q20, including two ex-Aerolineas Argentinas A340-300s …
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IAI AVIATION GROUP

Jun 22, 2020
IAI AVIATION GROUP has DHL International contract to convert another three 767-300s to cargo; deal includes on option.
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PRATT & WHITNEY

Jun 23, 2020
PRATT & WHITNEY is investing $12.5m into its MRO facility at North Berwick, ME to maintain GTF HPT and HPC modules.
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GAMECO

Jun 24, 2020
GAMECO broke ground on new 38,000 sq meter component business center and 16,000 sq meter composite repair center at Guangzhou Baiyun International…
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TRAX USA

Jun 24, 2020
TRAX USA was selected by Spirit Airlines to implement Quickturn mobile app to conduct necessary gate activity for aircraft defents.

Who'sNews

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WHO'SNEWS: BOEING

Jun 19, 2020
Michael D'Ambrose to Executive Vice President-Human Resources of Boeing, Chicago (effective July 6).
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WHO'SNEWS: Altavair

Jun 19, 2020
Beng Yip to Senior Vice President of Marketing-Asia Pacific, based in Singapore, of Altavair.
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WHO'SNEWS: AIR FRANCE-KLM

Jun 22, 2020
Henri de Peyrelongue to Executive Vice President-Commercial Sales of Air France-KLM.
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WHO'SNEWS: AIR FRANCE-KLM

Jun 22, 2020
Pieter Bootsma to Chief Revenue Officer of Air France-KLM.
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WHO'SNEWS: THE ATLAS GROUP

Jun 22, 2020
Jim McMullen to Chief Executive Officer of The Atlas Group, Wichita, KS.
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WHO'SNEWS: NUWAVE SOLUTIONS

Jun 22, 2020
Dr. Reggie Brothers to Chief Executive Officer of NuWave Solutions, Washington, DC.
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WHO'SNEWS: NUWAVE SOLUTIONS

Jun 22, 2020
Michael Buscher to Chief Growth Officer of NuWave Solutions, Washington, DC.
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WHO'SNEWS: DEUTSCHE REGIONAL AIRCRAFT

Jun 24, 2020
Jose Costas to Vice President-Aircraft Sales of Deutsche Regional Aircraft (DRA) and 328 Support Services, Germany.
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WHO'SNEWS: GA TELESIS ROTORCRAFT

Jun 24, 2020
Eric Dollman to Head of GA Telesis Rotorcraft (GATR), FL.
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WHO'SNEWS: AIR BP

Jun 25, 2020
Martin Thomsen to Chief Executive Officer of Air BP, UK.
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WHO'SNEWS: AIRBUS

Jun 25, 2020
Rémi Maillard to President-India and Managing Director-South Asia, based in New Delhi, of Airbus.
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WHO'SNEWS: GULF AIR

Jun 25, 2020
Ali bin Mohammed Al Khalifa to Director-Strategy and Planning of Gulf Air, Bahrain.

Business Aviation

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SIGNATURE FLIGHT SUPPORT

Jun 22, 2020
SIGNATURE FLIGHT SUPPORT acquired SEA Prime's 40% minority stake in SFS ITALY, and now fully owns the company.
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BOMBARDIER

Jun 25, 2020
BOMBARDIER announced entry-into-service of the first Global 5500, which was recently delivered to an undisclosed customer.

Business Aviation/MRO

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INFLITE THE JET CENTER

Jun 22, 2020
INFLITE THE JET CENTER was approved to provide Global Express base maintenance out of London Stansted Airport.
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AVANT AEROSPACE

Jun 23, 2020
AVANT AEROSPACE (West Star Aviation) moved from Dallas to 20,000 sq ft hangar #12 at St. Louis Downtown Airport.
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RUAG MRO INTERNATIONAL

Jun 24, 2020
RUAG MRO INTERNATIONAL was approved by EASA to provide Global 7500 base/line maintenance at Munich.
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DALLAS AERONAUTICAL SERVICES

Jun 24, 2020
DALLAS AERONAUTICAL SERVICES (DAS) and FLITE COMPONENTS teamed to provide composite and aerostructure repairs.

Defense/MRO

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ELBIT SYSTEMS

Jun 22, 2020
ELBIT SYSTEMS has 5-year, $38m contract to provide operation, maintenance and logistics for T-6 trainers for Israeli Air Fo
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GE AVIATION

Jun 24, 2020
GE AVIATION has 5-year, $180m US Navy contract to provide T700 repair/overhaul for MH-60, AH-1Z and UH-1Y helicopters.
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KONGSBERG DEFENCE & AEROSPACE

Jun 25, 2020
KONGSBERG DEFENCE & AEROSPACE was selected by Boeing to provide sustainment and maintenance engineering for five P-8As on order by Norway; agreement…

Defense

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ARABIAN DEVELOPMENT & MARKETING

Jun 22, 2020
ARABIAN DEVELOPMENT & MARKETING (ADMC), Saudi Arabia was selected by Seeker Aircraft as sales representative in the Middle East for its mission…
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AIRBUS HELICOPTERS

Jun 23, 2020
AIRBUS HELICOPTERS received EASA certification for five-bladed, twin-engine H145 multi-mission helicopter.
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AIRBUS

Jun 24, 2020
AIRBUS booked order from Japan's NATIONAL POLICE AGENCY for one H225 and four H135 helicopters, adding to one H215 and two H225s now on order
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US NAVY

Jun 24, 2020
US NAVY took delivery of first CMV-22B for fleet operations out of San Diego.
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BOEING

Jun 25, 2020
BOEING says it has strengthened the Israeli aerospace industry by nearly $1b over last three years by directing at least 35% of the contract value…