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Air Transport

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UPS

Sep 04, 2020
UPS took delivery of new 747-8F (65784) from Boeing and 767-300BDSF (29229; ex-LATAM Chile) on lease from CAM.
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SOUTHWEST AIRLINES

Sep 04, 2020
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES plans in late 2020 to launch service to two new destinations: Miami and Palm Springs, CA.
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COPA AIRLINES

Sep 04, 2020
COPA AIRLINES plans September 4 to resume operations from Los Angeles, connecting to five destinations via Panama City.
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AIR EUROPA

Sep 08, 2020
AIR EUROPA took delivery of new Trent-powered 787-9 (65090) on lease from AerCap.
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VIRGIN ATLANTIC

Sep 08, 2020
VIRGIN ATLANTIC completed previously announced £1.2b private-only solvent recapitalization, including £600m from Virgin Group and Delta, £450m of…
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ALITALIA

Sep 08, 2020
ALITALIA received EC approval for €199.45m in State aid (as direct grant) for damages suffered due to COVID-19 outbreak.
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UNITED AIRLINES

Sep 08, 2020
UNITED AIRLINES says it plans to fly 34% of its full schedule in September 2020 (vs September 2019) and 40% in October.
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PORTER AIRLINES

Sep 08, 2020
PORTER AIRLINES further pushed back its return-to-service date to November 12, from previously announced target of Oct 7.
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ALTA

Sep 08, 2020
ALTA added Neste (sustainable aviation fuel) as a new affiliate member.
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JETBLUE AIRWAYS

Sep 08, 2020
JETBLUE AIRWAYS sold 13 V2500-powered A320-200s to TrueAero, TX, and leased them back.
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US DOT

Sep 08, 2020
US DOT reports 18 US airlines carried 21.4m pax in July, down 73% vs July 2019, but up 30% from 16.5m in June 2020.
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EMIRATES

Sep 08, 2020
EMIRATES says it has returned >US$1.4b in COVID-19-related travel refunds, representing 90% of the airline’s backlog.
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BOEING

Sep 09, 2020
BOEING announced new orders in August from EVA AIR, Taiwan for three 777Fs (previously ordered five; all delivered) and an undisclosed customer for…
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BOEING

Sep 09, 2020
BOEING delivered 13 aircraft (two P-8As; two 767Fs; two 767-2Cs; three 777Fs; four 787s) in August vs 18 (737NG; three 767Fs; three 777s; 11 787s) in…
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CAE

Sep 09, 2020
CAE announced 15-year Cebu Pacific contract for ATR 72-600 pilot training out of joint venture with the airline at CAE Clark training center in the…
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AIR ASTANA

Sep 09, 2020
AIR ASTANA plans October 2 to begin Almaty-Frankfurt (A321LR).
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TRUENOORD

Sep 09, 2020
TRUENOORD purchased two E195s (407/429; leased to PORTUGÁLIA) from Azul, increasing its fleet to 50 aircraft.
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21 AIR

Sep 09, 2020
21 AIR, NC entered into long-term sub-service partnership agreement with Aircraft Engine Lease Finance/Maleth Aero to begin cargo charters with two…
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UNITED AIRLINES

Sep 09, 2020
UNITED AIRLINES plans in December 2020 to begin Chicago-New Delhi (787). It then plans in 2021 to begin Washington Dulles-Accra/-Lagos; SFO-Bangalore…
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US DOT

Sep 09, 2020
US DOT says US scheduled pax airlines employed 706,824 workers in July vs 699,723 in June 2020 and 743,917 in July 2019.
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UNITED AIRLINES

Sep 09, 2020
UNITED AIRLINES reached agreement with ALPA on cost concessions to eliminate furloughs due to COVID-19 pandemic.
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AMAZON

Sep 09, 2020
AMAZON committed to lease (CMI) first six converted 767-300Fs (of 12 agreed upon in May 2020) from CAM for operation by ATI; first was delivered with…
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FINNAIR

Sep 09, 2020
FINNAIR has reduced its schedule in October from planned 200 daily flights to 70-80 due to low demand from slow recovery from development of COVID-19…
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AIR NEW ZEALAND

Sep 10, 2020
AIR NEW ZEALAND now expects to ground its 777 fleet until at least September 2021; it has eight -200s and seven -300s.
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INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES GROUP

Sep 10, 2020
INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES GROUP received shareholder approval to issue new shares to raise €2.7b in new capital.
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TRANSAT

Sep 10, 2020
TRANSAT lost C$140m in third quarter ended July 31 (vs C$6.2m net income a year ago) on 99% lower revenues.
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JETBLUE AIRWAYS

Sep 10, 2020
JETBLUE AIRWAYS plans in 4Q20 to launch 24 new routes and will reactivate temporarily parked aircraft for support.
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TRADE AIR

Sep 10, 2020
TRADE AIR, Croatia leased ex-Air Malta A320-200 (2189) with CFM56s from AerCap, and now has three A320s.
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GOL

Sep 10, 2020
GOL says it plans in September to return 14 737NGs to service to increase operating fleet to 74 (it has 130 737s). It has to date returned nine…
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ALTA

Sep 10, 2020
ALTA members flew 9.9b RPKs in July, down 88.1% vs July 2019; capacity dropped 83.3% to 15.8b ASKs. Pax fell 87.6%.
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AIR CANADA

Sep 10, 2020
AIR CANADA plans to raise US$552.6m in an EETC to finance pool of 16 aircraft delivered in 2001-2019: nine A321-200s; four 777s; and three 787-9s. It…

MRO

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DE HAVILLAND CANADA

Sep 04, 2020
DE HAVILLAND CANADA says Transport Canada extended approval for Dash 8 Simplified Package Freighter (SPF) conversion to July 31, 2021.
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AELS

Sep 08, 2020
AELS, The Netherlands acquired ex-Brussels Airlines A319-100 (1086) from Bellinger Aviation for part out at Twente Airport.
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ASIAN COMPRESSOR TECHNOLOGY SERVICES (ACTS)

Sep 08, 2020
ASIAN COMPRESSOR TECHNOLOGY SERVICES (ACTS), Tawain was renamed MB AEROSPACE TAOYUAN following its acquisition by MB Aerospace in 1H18. It services…
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AMBRY HILL TECHNOLOGIES

Sep 08, 2020
AMBRY HILL TECHNOLOGIES, MN was selected by Florida-based Wing Control to provide its paperless VistaQuote RFQ and Quote management platform.
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LUFTHANSA TECHNIK

Sep 08, 2020
LUFTHANSA TECHNIK has 10-year AeroLogic contract to provide total component support/planning for its 777Fs.
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DELTA TECHOPS

Sep 08, 2020
DELTA TECHOPS completed heavy maintenance on its first PW1100 as part of 2019 deal with Pratt & Whitney.
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LUFTHANSA TECHNIK

Sep 09, 2020
LUFTHANSA TECHNIK plans in October to open new 5-bay, 600 sq meter facility in Dubln for its Mobile Engine Services unit, to initially support CFM56…
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GAMECO

Sep 09, 2020
GAMECO and BOEING plan in 2021 to open a second 737-800BCF line in Guangzhou. Boeing has backlog of ~100 aircraft.
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ASIA DIGITAL ENGINEERING

Sep 09, 2020
ASIA DIGITAL ENGINEERING was formed by AirAsia Group to assume all of its engineering/MRO assets to create single technical support company to…
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AIR SALVAGE INTERNATIONAL

Sep 10, 2020
AIR SALVAGE INTERNATIONAL, UK accepted its 12th 747 from British Airways for long-term storage/support.
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AERODATA

Sep 10, 2020
AERODATA was selected to update mission equipment on two Dornier 228s fro German Navy; RUAG MRO INTERNATIONAL will provide engineering support.

Business Aviation

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GESTAIR AVIATION MALTA

Sep 08, 2020
GESTAIR AVIATION MALTA was formed with European AOC for corporate/commercial air charter operations; it plans to incorporate eight aircraft in its…
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LIEBHERR-AEROSPACE TOULOUSE

Sep 08, 2020
LIEBHERR-AEROSPACE TOULOUSE was selected by Aerion to supply the integrated air management system, including an electrical air conditioning pack …
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SCUDERIA ALPHATAURI

Sep 08, 2020
SCUDERIA ALPHATAURI (Red Bull Formula 1 Racing Team) acquired a new HondaJet Elite from Honda Aircraft.
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LUNAJETS

Sep 08, 2020
LUNAJETS, Switzerland is projecting severe downturn in private jet market from September 2020 as a back-to-reality moment.
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THYSSENKRUPP AEROSPACE

Sep 09, 2020
THYSSENKRUPP AEROSPACE extended material (aluminum wing plank; drilled and tapped) management agreement with MHI Canada Aerospace, which manufactures…

Who'sNews

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WHO'SNEWS - AERO ASSET

Sep 08, 2020
Sebastien Delmaire to a Sales Director of Aero Asset, Toronto.
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WHO'SNEWS - AERO ASSET

Sep 08, 2020
Joe Viveiros to a Sales Director of Aero Asset, Toronto.
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WHO'SNEWS - AERGO CAPITAL

Sep 08, 2020
David Power to Executive Chairman (Structured Products) of Aergo Capital, Ireland.
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WHO'SNEWS - AERGO CAPITAL

Sep 08, 2020
Paul Naylor to Chief Commercial Officer (Structured Products) of Aergo Capital, Ireland.
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WHO'SNEWS - AERGO CAPITAL

Sep 08, 2020
Martin Browne to Chief Operating Officer of Aergo Capital, Ireland.
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WHO'SNEWS - AERGO CAPITAL

Sep 08, 2020
Jasmine Chan to Operations Manager of Aergo Capital, Ireland.
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WHO'SNEWS - UNITED AIRLINES

Sep 08, 2020
Mike Hanna to Senior Vice President-Airport Operations of United Airlines.
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WHO'SNEWS - BOMBARDIER AVIATION

Sep 08, 2020
Marc Beaudette to General Manager-Fort Lauderdale Service Center of Bombardier Aviation.
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WHO'SNEWS - BOMBARDIER AVIATION

Sep 08, 2020
Michel Menard to General Manager-Tucson Service Center of Bombardier Aviation.
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WHO'SNEWS - AIR FRANCE-KLM GROUP

Sep 08, 2020
Oltion Carkaxhija to Executive Vice President-Transformation of Air France-KLM Group.
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WHO'SNEWS: L2 AVIATION

Sep 08, 2020
Tony Bailey to Vice President of Business Development of L2 Aviation, Austin, TX.
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WHO'SNEWS: AMERICAN AIRLINES

Sep 08, 2020
Jessica Tyler to President of American Airlines Cargo and Vice President of Airport Excellence of American Airlines.
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WHO'SNEWS: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES

Sep 08, 2020
Jean-Paul Alary to Chief Executive Officer of Safran Aircraft Engines, France.
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WHO'SNEWS: SAFRAN LANDING SYSTEMS

Sep 08, 2020
Cédric Goubet to Chief Executive Officer of Safran Landing Systems, France.
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WHO'SNEWS: SAFRAN NACELLES

Sep 08, 2020
Vincent Caro to Chief Executive Officer of Safran Nacelles, France.
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WHO'SNEWS: WESTERN AIRCRAFT AND GULFSTREAM

Sep 09, 2020
John Kochel to Director of Parts and Logistics of Western Aircraft, Boise, ID; Russell Crouch was selected as Gulfstream Service Manager.
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WHO'SNEWS: BOEING

Sep 09, 2020
Ed Dandridge to Senior Vice President and Chief Communications Officer of Boeing (effective September 28).
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WHO'SNEWS: FIRST CLASS AIR HOLDINGS

Sep 10, 2020
Mark Bowman to Chief Financial Officer of First Class Air Holdings, Louisville, KY.
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WHO'SNEWS: INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES GROUP

Sep 10, 2020
Luis Gallego assumed role of Chief Executive Officer of International Airlines Group; Willie Walsh retired.

Aerospace

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ASQS

Sep 08, 2020
ASQS, Austria opened office in Calgary, Canada to accelerate growth in the Americas of its aviation safety and quality management software solutions.
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ERICKSON

Sep 08, 2020
ERICKSON, OR reached agreement with Bell Textron to take ownership of type certificates for model 214 ST and B/B1 helicopters, replacing previous…
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MORGAN STANLEY

Sep 08, 2020
MORGAN STANLEY says bottom-up analysis of 800 airlines shows that 80% of the OEM pre-COVID-19 orderbook is for growth and 20% for replacement; it…
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ULTRA COMMUNICATIONS

Sep 08, 2020
ULTRA COMMUNICATIONS, CA received its AS9100 certification for quality.
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COMPASS PRECISION

Sep 08, 2020
COMPASS PRECISION acquired GRAY MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGIES, NC (precision metal components); Compass is a portfolio company of Pittsburgh-based Main…
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ADACORE

Sep 08, 2020
ADACORE was selected by Airbus Helicopters to provide GNAT Pro tool suite and Ada language to develop software components for VSR700 prototype.
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BOEING

Sep 08, 2020
BOEING says last week its ecoDemonstratror (Etihad Airways 787-10) tested quieter landings in partnership with SAFRAN LANDING SYSTEMS (787 supplier);…
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AIRBUS

Sep 08, 2020
AIRBUS delivered 39 aircraft (three A320ceo Family; 32 A320neo Family; two A330s; two A350s) in August vs 42 (three A220s; nine A320ceo; 19 A320neo;…
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AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS AND MANUFACTURING

Sep 09, 2020
AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS AND MANUFACTURING (ASM), TX achieved FAA Organization Designation Authorization (ODA) to provide certification approvals for…
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AERSALE

Sep 09, 2020
AERSALE and MONOCLE ACQUISITION announced revised agreement to merge in $300m deal (vs $430m in original deal), to create aftermarket solutions…
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GE AVIATION

Sep 09, 2020
GE AVIATION redesigned CT7 mid frame structure for additive manufacturing that combines 300 to one part, saving weight and reducing assembly steps.
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FLYHT

Sep 09, 2020
FLYHT has China Express Airlines order for 20 AFIRS units for its ARJ21s.
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BOEING

Sep 09, 2020
BOEING disclosed production issue (in Salt Lake City) with 787 horizontal stabilizer that could delay deliveries; it found certain components were…
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BELCAN

Sep 09, 2020
BELCAN signed MOU with Spirit AeroSystems to be onsite as strategic partner in Spirit's Aerospace Innovation Centre (AIC) in Prestwick, Scotland, to…
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AIRBUS

Sep 09, 2020
AIRBUS teamed with Frechbee, SAS and three air navigation service providers to test two A350s under fello'fly demonstrator project (part of Airbus…
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UEC-KLIMOV

Sep 09, 2020
UEC-KLIMOV (United Engine Corporation) announced €5.6m project to develop a hybrid engine to power commercial aircraft such as Il-114-300.
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MEGGITT

Sep 09, 2020
MEGGITT reports Civil Aerospace revenues of £432.3m in 1H20, down 27% vs £588.9m in 1H19; aftermarket sales fell 25% (27% large jets/33% regionals/10…
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CPaT GLOBAL

Sep 09, 2020
CPaT GLOBAL, TX launched Invent training software platform for on-demand access to efficiently create, modify and maintain distance learning material…

Defense/MRO

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GE AVIATION

Sep 08, 2020
GE AVIATION and TAE AEROSPACE teamed to provide F414 engine logistics support in Australia for US Navy; component repairs will be handled in Brisbane…

Business Aviation/MRO

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SHELTAIR

Sep 09, 2020
SHELTAIR opened new FBO at Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport (near Denver) with 31,050 sq ft large business jet hangar.
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SKANDIA

Sep 10, 2020
SKANDIA, IL has FAA STC for its turnkey acoustic soundproofing kit for Bombardier Global business jets.