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Air Transport

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SINGAPORE AIRLINES

Jan 29, 2021
SINGAPORE AIRLINES plans March 4 to begin Singapore-Phuket (737-800) as part of SilkAir's integration with the parent airline; more SilkAir routes …
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SILK WAY WEST AIRLINES

Jan 29, 2021
SILK WAY WEST AIRLINES plans February 11 to begin twice-weekly Baku-Tokyo (747F); NIPPON CARGO will code-share.
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AAPA

Jan 29, 2021
AAPA estimates members flew 5.8b RPKs in December, down 95.3% vs December 2019, and 271.5b RPKs in 2020, down 80.6% vs 2019; capacity dropped 86.9%…
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BERLIN BRANDENBURG

Jan 29, 2021
BERLIN BRANDENBURG plans Feb 23 to close Terminal 5 (formerly Schönefeld Airport) for an initial period of one year due to fall in traffic from COVID…
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SIRIUS AVIATION CAPITAL

Jan 29, 2021
SIRIUS AVIATION CAPITAL, Ireland agreed to purchase three 737-800s (TBA; leased to SOUTHWEST), V2500-powered A320-200 (4595; leased to SPIRIT) and…
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ANA HOLDINGS

Jan 29, 2021
ANA HOLDINGS had ¥309.5b net loss for nine months ended December 31 (vs ¥86.4b profit a year ago) on 66.7% lower revenues; its air transportation…
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AZZORA AVIATION

Jan 29, 2021
AZZORA AVIATION, FL purchased two ex-Helvetica E190-100LRs (354/420) from GOAL Aircraft Leasing.
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DAE

Feb 01, 2021
DAE priced US$300m in senior unsecured notes due 2024 under its US$2.5b global medium-term note program.
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CARGOJET

Feb 01, 2021
CARGOJET, Canada closed previously announced offering of 1.6m shares for aggregate gross proceeds of C$350.2m.
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HNA GROUP

Feb 01, 2021
HNA GROUP began bankruptcy reorganization proceedings; its aviation group (14 companies/700 aircraft) is unaffected.
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AMERICAN AIRLINES

Feb 01, 2021
AMERICAN AIRLINES says it expects to take delivery of six more 737 MAXs in 2021 and 10 in 2022, but has right to defer last 13 to 2023 or 2024; it…
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RYANAIR

Feb 01, 2021
RYANAIR posted €306m net loss for third quarter ended December 31 (vs €88m profit a year ago) on 82% lower revenues; year-over-year traffic fell 78%…
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THOMAS COOK AIRLINES BALEARICS

Feb 01, 2021
THOMAS COOK AIRLINES BALEARICS, Spain ceased operations. It had four A320-200s according to its web site.
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AVIANCA

Feb 01, 2021
AVIANCA plans in July to begin three-times-weekly San Salvador, El Salvador-Ontario, CA (A319).
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MIAMI INTL

Feb 01, 2021
MIAMI INTL handled record 2.32m tons of cargo in 2020, up >25% vs 2019.
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SWISS

Feb 01, 2021
SWISS is temporarily reducing flight operations in Geneva to an absolute minimum (will only serve Zurich and Frankfurt) until end of February due to…
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SOUTHWEST AIRLINES

Feb 02, 2021
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES was ranked No. 14 in FORTUNE's 2021 list of world's most admired companies; DELTA (23), SINGAPORE AIRLINES (34), AIR FRANCE-KLM …
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AIR CHINA

Feb 02, 2021
AIR CHINA leased two more GTF-powered A320-200neo (9402/9420) from BOC Aviation.
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TRANSAVIA FRANCE

Feb 02, 2021
TRANSAVIA FRANCE leased ex-Norwegian 737-800 (39019) from Jackson Square Aviation.
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BAMBOO AIRWAYS

Feb 02, 2021
BAMBOO AIRWAYS, Vietnam leased ex-China Southern E190-100LR (570) from CDB Aviation.
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VOLOTEA AIRLINES

Feb 02, 2021
VOLOTEA AIRLINES, Spain leased ex-Vueling A320-200 (2658) with CFM56s from GECAS.
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VIETRAVEL AIRLINES

Feb 02, 2021
VIETRAVEL AIRLINES, Vietnam leased ex-Jet2.com A321-200 (6979) with CFM56s from Avolon.
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QATAR AIRWAYS CARGO

Feb 02, 2021
QATAR AIRWAYS CARGO removed its last four A330-200Fs from service and now operates 24 777Fs and two 747Fs.
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SUNWING

Feb 02, 2021
SUNWING received Large Employer Emergency Financing Facility (LEEFF) from Canada Enterprise Emergency Funding to access to C$375m of liquidity to…
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GECAS

Feb 02, 2021
GECAS migrated 40 aircraft-owning trusts onto the Global Aircraft Trading System (GATS) with support from A&L GOODBODY.
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PSA AIRLINES

Feb 02, 2021
PSA AIRLINES resumed regular operations following temporary removal of CRJ fleet for inspections (SPNWS; January 29).
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LOT POLISH AIRLINES

Feb 02, 2021
LOT POLISH AIRLINES plans May 2 to begin weekly Krakow-JFK (787-8).
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POSTE AIR CARGO

Feb 03, 2021
POSTE AIR CARGO, Italy leased 737-400SF (28888; ex-Flair) from Automatic; COOPESA converted aircraft with PEMCO STC.
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SUNWING AIRLINES

Feb 03, 2021
SUNWING AIRLINES, Canada took delivery of third/fourth 737-8s (43301/43303) on lease from Air Lease Corporation.
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BREEZE AIRWAYS

Feb 03, 2021
BREEZE AIRWAYS took delivery of first E190 (070; ex-Air Canada) on lease from Nordic Aviation Capital as part of deal for 15; CF34-10Es are supported…
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MOOV AIRWAYS

Feb 03, 2021
MOOV AIRWAYS, Switzerland plans 2022 startup of turboprop operations out of Lugano, growing with A321XLRs in 2023.
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IATA

Feb 03, 2021
IATA reports year-over-year global pax traffic dropped 65.9% in 2020 (vs 4.2% growth in 2019) on 56.5% lower capacity; air cargo fell 10.6% on 23.3%…
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US DOT

Feb 03, 2021
US DOT reports fuel cost for US airlines was $1.45/gallon in December vs $2 in Dec 2019; consumption rose 9% vs Nov 2020.
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AEROFLOT GROUP

Feb 05, 2021
AEROFLOT GROUP had RUB196.5b net loss in 2020 (vs RUB5.3b profit in 2019) on 58.4% lower revenues.

Aerospace

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HONEYWELL AEROSPACE

Jan 29, 2021
HONEYWELL AEROSPACE earned $2.b on $11.5b sales in 2020 vs $3.6b on $14.1b in 2019; 4Q20 sales decreased 19%.
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BAA TRAINING SPAIN

Jan 29, 2021
BAA TRAINING SPAIN began assembling its first CAE-built A320ceo full-flight simulator for startup in March/April 2021. It plans to add five more sims…
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AEROMED GROUP

Feb 01, 2021
AEROMED GROUP, NC acquired etaGLOBAL, TX (parts distributor) in partnership with COPLEY EQUITY PARTNERS.
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ROLLS-ROYCE

Feb 01, 2021
ROLLS-ROYCE conducted first tests of 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) in a business jet engine (Pearl 700) at Dahlewitz.
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LAUNCH AND SEATEC

Feb 01, 2021
LAUNCH and SEATEC formed strategic alliance to expand their project strategy offerings and upgrade design-to-project execution for aviation industry.
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THOMPSON AERO SEATING

Feb 01, 2021
THOMPSON AERO SEATING, UK was selected by JetBlue (as launch customer) to supply lie-flat VantageSOLO business class seat for its A321s for entry…
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MOOG

Feb 01, 2021
MOOG had $81m in commercial aircraft revenues in first quarter ended Jan 2, down 51% vs a year ago; aftermarket fell 32%.
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ARGON & CO AND R&G GLOBAL CONSULTANTS

Feb 02, 2021
ARGON & CO and R&G GLOBAL CONSULTANTS joined forces to expand and strenthen their operations consultancies for manufacturing and supply chain.
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THALES

Feb 02, 2021
THALES was selected by Qatar Airways to supply AVANT IFE system for retrofit on its 30 787-8s.
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DIGITAL MANUFACTURING CENTRE

Feb 02, 2021
DIGITAL MANUFACTURING CENTRE, UK teamed with Enable Manufacturing to provide Additive Casting technologies to its customers for large/small parts.
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ELEMENT

Feb 02, 2021
ELEMENT is opening new center of excellence at Linköping, Sweden for calibration, testing, R&D support, advisory, training and investigations.
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BOEING

Feb 02, 2021
BOEING removed 118 777X orders from backlog under ASC 606 accounting rules, resulting in firm backlog of 191 aircraft.
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UNITE

Feb 02, 2021
UNITE voted overawhelmingly to support introduction of shorter work weeks at AIRBUS BROUGHTON to avoid layoffs.
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SUPERAERO

Feb 02, 2021
SUPERAERO was named by SCHROTH Safety Products as sales agent for its seatbelts and occupant restraint systems for the French aerospace market.
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AIRBUS

Feb 03, 2021
AIRBUS delivered an ACJ319neo to an Asia-Pacific private customer and has now delivered nine ACJneo private jets.
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BOEING

Feb 03, 2021
BOEING is conducting -5X study into all-new aircraft to compete with A321XLR, according to report by Aviation Week Network.
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PLATAINE

Feb 03, 2021
PLATAINE, MA was selected by Kineco Kaman Composites, Goa, India to provide AI-based suite of manufacturing optimization software.
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TRIUMPH GROUP

Feb 03, 2021
TRIUMPH GROUP had $68.1m net loss on $426m sales for third quarter ended December 31 vs $13.2m loss on $705m a year ago
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JSFIRM.COM

Feb 03, 2021
JSFIRM.COM says it had 19% rise in job postings in 4Q20, and has record number of job postings in January, even compared to pre-pandemic numbers.
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CPaT GLOBAL

Feb 03, 2021
CPaT GLOBAL, Houston was selected by Royal Air Maroc to provide distance learning solutions for 737NG, MAX, 787, E190, 747, and 767-300 pilot…
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HOWMET AEROSPACE

Feb 03, 2021
HOWMET AEROSPACE had $261m net income on $5.3b sales in 2020 vs $470m on $7.1b in 2019; 4Q20 sales fell 29%.
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HCL

Feb 05, 2021
HCL, India secured 5-Year digital workplace services agreement with Airbus.

Business Aviation

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UEC-KLIMOV

Jan 29, 2021
UEC-KLIMOV began testing first VK-650V light helicopter engine, which is manufactured with 12% of 3D-printed parts
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AIR ARCHIPELS

Feb 01, 2021
AIR ARCHIPELS, Tahiti ordered one each Beechcraft King Air 260 and King Air 260C (with cargo door) for delivery in 2H21.
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WHEELS UP

Feb 01, 2021
WHEELS UP plans to become public-traded company via SPAC merger with ASPIRATIONAL CONSUMER LIFESTYLE that values company at $2.1b; Jefferies acted as…
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SR TECHNICS

Feb 02, 2021
SR TECHNICS (as program manager) announced December delivery of 787 VIP aircraft from unidentified completion center.
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HOWMET AEROSPACE

Feb 03, 2021
HOWMET AEROSPACE had $261m net income on $5.3b sales in 2020 vs $470m on $7.1b in 2019; 4Q20 sales fell 29%.
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AIRBUS

Feb 03, 2021
AIRBUS delivered an ACJ319neo to an Asia-Pacific private customer and has now delivered nine ACJneo private jets.

Defense

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TRIUMPH GROUP

Jan 29, 2021
TRIUMPH GROUP has Sikorsky contract to supply blade fold actuation and dampening systems (for LRIP 1 and 2 deliverables; includes spares) for CH-53K…
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FREEFLIGHT SYSTEMS

Feb 01, 2021
FREEFLIGHT SYSTEMS, TX was selected by AERO Vodochody to supply RA-4500 radar altimeters for its L-39NG military trainer/light combat aircraft.
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BOEING

Feb 03, 2021
BOEING made first flight of F-15EX; program calls for 144 aircraft for USAF.

Aerospace/Business Aviation

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BOMBARDIER

Jan 29, 2021
BOMBARDIER closed previously announced sale of its Transporation business to ALSTOM, repositioning company as a pure-play business jet manufacturer;…

MRO

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VSE AVIATION

Jan 29, 2021
VSE AVIATION, VA was licensed by Pratt & Whitney as exclusive distributor of new APS500 APU radial parts and inventory.
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ANDERSON CONNECTIVITY

Feb 01, 2021
ANDERSON CONNECTIVITY, FL secured FAA Part 145 repair station certificate for servicing and repair of IFEC components.
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ATR

Feb 01, 2021
ATR secured 5-year global maintenance agreement (GMA) from SATENA, Colombia to support its seven ATRs.
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SIA ENGINEERING GROUP

Feb 01, 2021
SIA ENGINEERING GROUP had S$7.7m net profit on S$104.6m revenues in third quarter ended Dec 31 vs S$54m on S$252.1m.
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AJW GROUP

Feb 02, 2021
AJW GROUP opened 35,000 sq ft spares warehouse (>10,000 lines of stock/3,000 part numbers) in Milan to support easyJet.
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APOC AVIATION

Feb 02, 2021
APOC AVIATION secured landing gear exchange agreement with Avion Express Malta for an A321-200.
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AIRCRAFT END-OF-LIFE SOLUTIONS

Feb 02, 2021
AIRCRAFT END-OF-LIFE SOLUTIONS (AELS), Netherlands took delivery of ex-Brussels A330-200 (249) for part out.
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VSE AVIATION

Feb 02, 2021
VSE AVIATION, FL has 5-year, $100m exclusive distribution agreement with Triumph Systems & Support for >150 LRUs and 1,600 landing gear accessories,…
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AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERS

Feb 03, 2021
AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERS has Aero Capital Solutions contract to convert another 10 737-800s (now 14) to freighters through September 2022 at HAECO and…
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AVIANOR

Feb 03, 2021
AVIANOR, Montreal was selected by Kenya Airways to convert passenger cabins of two 787-8s to carry (up to 16 tons) cargo.

MRO/Business Aviation

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DC AVIATION GROUP

Feb 01, 2021
DC AVIATION GROUP opened 77 sq meter business jet wheel shop at Stuttgart, Germany.

Aerospace/Defense

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EATON

Feb 01, 2021
EATON agreed to acquire COBHAM MISSION SYSTEMS, UK (air-to-air refueling systems) for $2.83b; deal is to close in 2H21.

Aerospace/MRO

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PRATT & WHITNEY

Feb 01, 2021
PRATT & WHITNEY finalized GTF engine order with Air France-KLM Group for 60 A220-300s on order for delivery starting in September 2021; it will also…
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WILLIS LEASE FINANCE

Feb 02, 2021
WILLIS LEASE FINANCE, CA has acquired 25 PW1100G-JM and PW1500G GTF engines from Pratt & Whitney for its lease pool (under its ConstantAccess…

Defense/MRO

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VERTEX AEROSPACE

Feb 03, 2021
VERTEX AEROSPACE, MS has $38m USAF contract to provide contractor logistic support (CLS) for C-12 (Super King Air) fleet.

Business Aviation/MRO

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ATLANTIC AVIATION

Feb 05, 2021
ATLANTIC AVIATION broke ground on 25,000 sq ft MRO hangar at Chicago Executive Airport, increasing hangar space to 86,500 sq ft.

Who'sNews

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WHO'SNEWS: SWiSS

Jan 29, 2021
Benedikt Escher to Head of Network Management of SWISS.
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WHO'SNEWS: ALLEGIANT

Jan 29, 2021
Rebecca Henry to Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer of Allegiant, Las Vegas.
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WHO'SNEWS: ALLEGIANT

Jan 29, 2021
Robert Neal to Senior Vice President-Corporate Finance and Treasurer of Allegiant, Las Vegas.
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WHO'SNEWS: ALLEGIANT

Jan 29, 2021
Robert Neal to Senior Vice President-Corporate Finance and Treasurer of Allegiant, Las Vegas.
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WHO'SNEWS: LOCKHEED MARTIN

Jan 29, 2021
James D. Taiclet was elected Chairman of Lockheed Martin; Marillyn A. Hewson will serve as Strategic Advisor.
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WHO'SNEWS: AERONAUTICS

Jan 29, 2021
Gregory M. Ulmer to Executive Vice President of Aeronautics of Lockheed Martin.
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WHO'SNEWS: AERCAP

Feb 01, 2021
Peter Anderson to next Chief Commercial Officer of AerCap; Philip Scruggs is retiring in March 2021.
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WHO'SNEWS: ALAFCO

Feb 01, 2021
Kieran O’Keefe to Chief Financial Officer of ALAFCO, Kuwait.
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WHO'SNEWS: AIRCRAFT LEASING & MANAGEMENT

Feb 01, 2021
Harry Kemp to Marketing Manager of Aircraft Leasing & Management (ALM), UK.
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WHO'SNEWS: THE REGISTRY OF ARUBA

Feb 02, 2021
Alexandra Colindres to Chief Executive Officer of The Registry of Aruba.
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WHO'SNEWS: US DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Feb 02, 2021
Pete Buttigieg was confirmed as Secretary of the US Department of Transportation (DOT).
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WHO'SNEWS: AMERIJET INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES

Feb 03, 2021
Eric J. Wilson to Chief Commercial Officer of Amerijet International Airlines, Miami.