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Air Transport

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FLYARYSTAN

Mar 05, 2021
FLYARYSTAN plans March 21 to begin twice-weekly Turkistan-Istanbul, Turkey (A320).
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WIZZ AIR

Mar 05, 2021
WIZZ AIR plans in mid-June to launch seasonal Tel Aviv-Rhodes/-Heraklion/-Santorini, Greece (A320).
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WIZZ AIR

Mar 05, 2021
WIZZ AIR plans in June 2021 to open base at Palermo, Italy with two A321s, its 42nd overall base and fourth in Italy.
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SUN COUNTRY AIRLINES

Mar 08, 2021
SUN COUNTRY AIRLINES launched $200m IPO of 9.1m shares of its common stock on NASDAQ at $21-23 each.
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EUROAVIONICS

Mar 05, 2021
EUROAVIONICS, Germany was renamed HENSOLDT AVIONICS.
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SUNDAIR

Mar 08, 2021
SUNDAIR, Germany leased ex-GetJet A319-100 (4663) with CFM56s from World Star Aviation.
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VOLOTEA AIRLINES

Mar 08, 2021
VOLOTEA AIRLINES, Spain leased ex-Alaska A320-200 (2616) with CFM56s from Carlyle Aviation Partners.
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AELS

Mar 08, 2021
AELS, The Netherlands acquired ex-British Airways A318-100 (4007; airframe only) from Contrail Aviation for part out.
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UTAIR

Mar 08, 2021
UTAIR, Russia leased ex-GOL 737-800 (37598) from Carlyle Aviation Partners.
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SOUTHWEST AIRLINES

Mar 08, 2021
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES plans in 2021 to begin service at Myrtle Beach, SC; Eugene, OR; and Bellingham, WA (737).
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ATSG

Mar 09, 2021
ATSG launched brand realignment to unify its businesses: ABX Air, ATI, Omni Air International, CAM, Airborne Global Solutions, Airborne Training…
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FRONTIER AIRLINES

Mar 09, 2021
FRONTIER AIRLINES filed again for IPO on NASDAQ; it withdrew its original IPO plan in mid-2020 due to COVID-19 crisis.
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GOL

Mar 09, 2021
GOL reports 28% capacity drop to average of 355 daily flights in February from 493 in January; its net cash consumption totaled R$3m/day in February.
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SWISSPORT

Mar 09, 2021
SWISSPORT has 3-year International Airlines Group contract to provide ground services at new Berlin Brandenburg International Airport.
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ALLEGIANT AIR

Mar 09, 2021
ALLEGIANT AIR says over the last month it has seen a moderate increase in travel demand and expects 1Q21 capacity to be up 2-4.5% vs 1Q19 (February…
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NORWEGIAN

Mar 09, 2021
NORWEGIAN received court approval (in Ireland) to terminate leases of 25 737-800s from Bank of Utah (8), Citibank (6), Credit Agricole (9) and PK…
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ACUMEN AVIATION

Mar 09, 2021
ACUMEN AVIATION, Dublin was selected by Infinity Trading & Solutions (ITS) as strategic partner to support its component sales and marketing in India…
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FRALOCK HOLDINGS

Mar 09, 2021
FRALOCK HOLDINGS, CA acquired OASIS MATERIALS, CA (rapid temperature transition applications).
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AERCAP

Mar 10, 2021
AERCAP agreed to acquire GECAS in transaction valued at >$30b to create single leasing company with >2,000 owned and managed aircraft, >900 owned and…
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AMERICAN AIRLINES

Mar 10, 2021
AMERICAN AIRLINES reached agreement with Kuehne+Nagel to allocate portion of its carbon reduction benefit generated through its use of sustainable…
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AERO CAPITAL SOLUTIONS

Mar 10, 2021
AERO CAPITAL SOLUTIONS (ACS), TX reports it completed SLB deals for 36 aircraft in 2020; it also purchased 60 aircraft for its portfolio, and sold 14…
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CATHAY PACIFIC

Mar 10, 2021
CATHAY PACIFIC had HK$21.6b net loss for 2020 (vs HK$1.7b profit in 2019) on 56% lower revenues; it has HK$28.6b liquidity.
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CATHAY PACIFIC GROUP

Mar 10, 2021
CATHAY PACIFIC GROUP says it has transferred 82 pax aircraft (46% of fleet) to locations outside of Hong Kong, including Alice Springs, Australia and…
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LATAM

Mar 10, 2021
LATAM had US$4.5b net loss in 2020 (vs US$190m profit in 2019) on 58% lower revenues. It has $1.7b cash and $7.6b debt.
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ENVOY AIR

Mar 10, 2021
ENVOY AIR is expected to acquire BA CityFlyer's last six E170s (294/296/298/300/302/305) from May 2021.
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UNITED

Mar 10, 2021
UNITED purchased another ex-Southwest 737-700 (32665) from GECAS as part of overall deal for 19 (SPNWS; July 19, 2019).
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DHL INTERNATIONAL

Mar 10, 2021
DHL INTERNATIONAL, Bahrain acquired 767-300BDSF (33087; ex-American); MEXICANA MRO SERVICES converted aircraft.
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WESTJET

Mar 10, 2021
WESTJET reportedly cancelled 15 737 MAXs and now has 27 on order to join 14 in fleet (three currently in service).
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JET AIRWAYS

Mar 10, 2021
JET AIRWAYS was told by India Govt that it cannot automatically reclaim slots forfeited when it ceased service in 2019.
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HORIZON AIR

Mar 10, 2021
HORIZON AIR plans June 17 to begin Boise-Chicago/-Austin (E175) and Seattle-Idaho Falls/-Redding, CA (Q400).
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FLYDUBAI

Mar 10, 2021
FLYDUBAI plans March 28 to begin twice-weekly Dubai-Tirana, Albania (737).
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AUSTRALIA

Mar 11, 2021
AUSTRALIA announced A$1.2b travel revival package that includes about 800,000 half-price airline tickets, cheap loans for businesses, direct…
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RENEGADE AIRLINES

Mar 11, 2021
RENEGADE AIRLINES, Kenya leased ex-Silverstone Air Services Dash 8-300 (340) from Elix Aviation Capital.
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ICELANDAIR

Mar 11, 2021
ICELANDAIR agreed to sell two 767-300ERs (TBA) to Titan Aircraft Investments for leaseback as converted freighters from 2H22 to replace two 757-200Fs…
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VANTERRA CAPITAL

Mar 11, 2021
VANTERRA CAPITAL made anchor investment in FLIGHT LEASE FUND MANAGEMENT, FL for acquiring aviation assets.
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SOUTHWEST AIRLINES

Mar 11, 2021
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES is expected to place large follow-on order for 737-7s; it currently has 244 737 MAXs on order.
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BOC AVIATION

Mar 11, 2021
BOC AVIATION had US$510m net income on US$2.1b revenues in 2020 vs $702 on $2b in 2019, and ended year with owned/managed/committed fleet of 553…
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NORWEGIAN

Mar 11, 2021
NORWEGIAN filed its financial reconstruction plan to Irish/Norwegian courts: https://newsweb.oslobors.no/message/527351
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LONDON HEATHROW

Mar 11, 2021
LONDON HEATHROW handled 461k pax in Feb, down 91.5% vs Feb 2020.
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AEROFLOT GROUP

Mar 11, 2021
AEROFLOT GROUP had RUB123b net loss for 2020 (vs RUB13.5b profit in 2019) on 55% lower revenues; traffic fell >50%.
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FRANKFURT AIRPORT

Mar 11, 2021
FRANKFURT AIRPORT handled 682k pax in Feb, down 84.4% vs Feb 2020.
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BREEZE AIRWAYS

Mar 11, 2021
BREEZE AIRWAYS was cleared by US DOT to launch domestic operations in US with up to 22 aircraft (E190/A220).
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A4A

Mar 11, 2021
A4A commended US Congress for passing $1,900b American Rescue Plan, which includes provisions to extend Payroll Support Program (PSP) to allow…
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BELAVIA

Mar 11, 2021
BELAVIA took delivery of its second (049) of three 125-seat E195-E2s on lease from AerCap.
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VOLOTEA AIRLINES

Mar 11, 2021
VOLOTEA AIRLINES leased ex-Aeroflot A320-200 (3786) wth CFM56s from DAE Capital.
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SPIRIT AIRLINES

Mar 11, 2021
SPIRIT AIRLINES plans to launch services to St. Louis on May 27 and to Pensacola, FL on June 10.

Aerospace

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US

Mar 05, 2021
US agreed to temporarily suspend all retaliatory tariffs on direct exports from UK (due to Airbus dispute) in new joint approach to longstanding…
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BOOM SUPERSONIC

Mar 05, 2021
BOOM SUPERSONIC has strategic investment from AMERICAN EXPRESS VENTURES to support development of Overture.
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GRACOROBERTS

Mar 05, 2021
GRACOROBERTS agreed to acquire SILMID, UK (specialty chemicals distributor).
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EUROAVIONICS

Mar 05, 2021
EUROAVIONICS, Germany was renamed HENSOLDT AVIONICS.
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RECARO AIRCRAFT SEATING

Mar 05, 2021
RECARO AIRCRAFT SEATING has Alaska Airlines order to supply CL4710/BL3530 seats for 13 737 MAXs starting July '21.
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PCX AEROSYSTEM

Mar 08, 2021
PCX AEROSYSTEMS agreed to acquire SENIOR AEROSPACE CONNECTICUT (rotorhead/transmission components).
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EMBRAER

Mar 08, 2021
EMBRAER released technical guidance to apply UV-C lights for cockpit sanitization, and disinfectants/coatings for cabin, for its commercial aircraft.
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ALCOA

Mar 08, 2021
ALCOA announced proposed debt offering to raise $500m.
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SIMAERO

Mar 08, 2021
SIMAERO, France received EASA certification for upgraded 737-300 full flight simulator for Upset Prevention and Recovery Training, full stall and…
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AIRBUS

Mar 08, 2021
AIRBUS delivered 32 aircraft (two A220s; 29 A320 Family; A350) in February vs 55 (four A220s; 40 A320 Family; two A330s; nine A350s) in February 2020…
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SAFRAN

Mar 08, 2021
SAFRAN secured €500m credit line from European Investment Bank (EIB) to finance its research into innovative propulsion systems for next-generation…
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PIONEER METAL FINISHING AND ELECTROCHEM SOLUTIONS

Mar 08, 2021
PIONEER METAL FINISHING (Aterian Investment Partners), WI acquired ELECTROCHEM SOLUTIONS, CA (metal finishing).
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CAE

Mar 08, 2021
CAE launched proposed underwritten marketed public offering of common shares in US/Canada for US$250m gross proceeds.
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LAUNCHPOINT

Mar 08, 2021
LAUNCHPOINT, CA released Modeling Advanced Aircraft Propulsion (MAAP) tool to fast-track aircraft propulsion system designs with virtual modelling.
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HONEYWELL

Mar 08, 2021
HONEYWELL is developing new biofuel-powered turbogenerator for hybrid-electric aircraft by combining HGT1700 APU with 1-megawatt generator.
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ENTROL

Mar 08, 2021
ENTROL has Adventia order for one each en-1000 FNPT II and en-4000 FNPT II MCC simulators for installation in Salamanca, Spain.
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ROLLS-ROYCE

Mar 09, 2021
ROLLS-ROYCE was selected by Vertical Aerospace, UK to supply electrical power system for its 4-pax Seraph eVTOL aircraft.
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PAN AM FLIGHT ACADEMY

Mar 09, 2021
PAN AM FLIGHT ACADEMY completed 777-200ER upgrade to its second GE-powered 777 Level D full flight simulator at Miami. FFS has EGPWS and UPRT.
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SPIRIT AIRLINES

Mar 09, 2021
SPIRIT AIRLINES plans to begin LaGuardia-San Juan, PR on April 17, -Nashville on May 5, and -LAX on June 12 (A320).
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US DOT

Mar 09, 2021
US DOT says US scheduled passenger airlines employed 713,949 workers in January, down 5.2% from 753,404 in Jan 2020.
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NORWAY

Mar 10, 2021
NORWAY suspended proposed divesture of BERGEN ENGINES (gas/diesel engines) by Rolls-Royce to TMH INTERNATIONAL, which is part of Russia's TMH Group …
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AEROXCHANGE

Mar 10, 2021
AEROXCHANGE was selected by Cargolux to provide AeroRepair e-commerce solution to automate its repair order management process; deal also extends…
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JUMP AERO

Mar 10, 2021
JUMP AERO, CA has USAF research contract (under Agiligy Prime) for JA1 EVTOL aircraft for first responders. It is teaming with Oklahoma State…
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CAE

Mar 10, 2021
CAE launched underwritten marketed public offering of 9.1m common shares in US/Canada at US$27.50 each for gross proceeds of US$250m to partly fund…
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LEASEWORKS

Mar 10, 2021
LEASEWORKS was selected by BBAM to provide AerisMATCH CRM customer relationship management product software to automate commerical operations,…
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LEONARDO

Mar 10, 2021
LEONARDO, Italy had €243m net income on €13.4b revenues in 2020 vs €822m on €14.1b in 2019. It delivered 105 fuselage sections/72 stabilizers for 787…
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BOEING

Mar 10, 2021
BOEING delivered 22 aircraft (737-800A; 18 MAXs; two 767s; 777; Ø 787s) in February vs 17 (737-800A; three 767Fs; 777F; 12 787s) in February 2020; it…
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ROLLS-ROYCE

Mar 11, 2021
ROLLS-ROYCE (propulsion/power systems) and TECNAM (aircraft design/manufacturing/certification) teamed with WIDERØE to deliver an all-electric…
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VELO3D

Mar 11, 2021
VELO3D has Chromalloy order for Sapphire 3D printer to support MRO projects for gas turbines in aviation and energy markets.
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ROLLS-ROYCE

Mar 11, 2021
ROLLS-ROYCE reports its Civil Aerospace business lost £2b on £5.1b revenues in 2020 vs £622m profit on £8.1b in 2019, it delivered 448 (264 large)…

Business Aviation

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GULFSTREAM AEROSPACE

Mar 05, 2021
GULFSTREAM AEROSPACE received FAA confirmation that G280 meets Stage 5 noise standards.
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SATCOM DIRECT

Mar 09, 2021
SATCOM DIRECT, FL began flight testing of its new purpose-built Ku-band tail-mounted antenna system on its Gulfstream aircraft.
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TEXTRON AVIATION

Mar 10, 2021
TEXTRON AVIATION has FAA type certification for 9-pax Beechcraft King Air 260 with upgraded cockpit/cabin.
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DASSAULT AVIATION

Mar 10, 2021
DASSAULT AVIATION made first flight of Falcon 6X and says two more flight test aircraft are due to fly in coming months; aircraft has 5,500 nm range…
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JETCLUB

Mar 11, 2021
JETCLUB launched HondaJet fractional ownership program in Europe using Malta AOC; it currently operates 11 aircraft in US.
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GOGO

Mar 11, 2021
GOGO had $250m net loss on $270m revenues in 2020 vs $146m loss on $309m in 2019; it has 10,480 online aircraft.

MRO

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AERO CONTROLS

Mar 05, 2021
AERO CONTROLS, WA has developed an RS-DER repair to rebuild the 256A3581-1 slide assembly, which is installed on the 256A3580-Series TE flap control…
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MAAS AVIATION

Mar 08, 2021
MAAS AVIATION opened twin-bay narrowbody paint shop at Kaunas, Lithuania. It now has 11 paint shops (three in Hamburg; two in Kaunas; two in…
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VALLAIR

Mar 09, 2021
VALLAIR plans in mid-2021 to open new 8,500 sq meter MRO/freighter conversion facility at Châteauroux, France.
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AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERS

Mar 09, 2021
AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERS booked follow-on order from Mexico's Aeronaves TSM for two more 737-400 freighter conversions (now three) for September 2021…
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CZECH AIRLINES TECHNICS

Mar 09, 2021
CZECH AIRLINES TECHNICS has Air Corsica contract to perform heavy checks on two A320-200s at Prague in 1Q21.
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AJW GROUP

Mar 10, 2021
AJW GROUP secured Repair Cycle Management (RCM) agreement with Aer Lingus to provide PBH support for A320ceo/neo Family aircraft and A330s. It is now…
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FL ARI

Mar 10, 2021
FL ARI, China received Part 145 maintenance certification from CAAC to perform A320 Family aircraft maintenance/mods.
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LUFTHANSA TECHNIK

Mar 10, 2021
LUFTHANSA TECHNIK was selected by Mexico City-based MasAir to provide Total Component Support for 14 767Fs.
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MTU MAINTENANCE

Mar 11, 2021
MTU MAINTENANCE has Sichuan Airlines contract to maintain 259 V2500s/CFM56-5Bs at Zhuhai, Hannover and Vancouver.
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TRAX

Mar 11, 2021
TRAX was selected by Transavia France to provide eMobility apps to transition to electronic technical logbooks and digital task cards.

Business Aviation/MRO

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TEXTRON AVIATION AND FAA STC

Mar 08, 2021
TEXTRON AVIATION has FAA STC for (cabin) ground cooling aftermarket upgrade for King Air 200s and 300s.
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DUNCAN AVIATION

Mar 09, 2021
DUNCAN AVIATION completed interior refurbishment/avionics upgrades/exterior paint on fourth G550 for long-time customer.
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DUNCAN AVIATION

Mar 10, 2021
DUNCAN AVIATION is installing COLLINS Pro Line Fusion in a Challenger 604 at Battle Creek, MI.

Defense

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GULFSTREAM

Mar 10, 2021
GULFSTREAM announced $696m in contracts from USAF to provide engineering services support and contractor logistics for C-20 and C-37 aircraft.

Who'sNews

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WHO'SNEWS: INFORM

Mar 08, 2021
Uschi Schulte-Sasse to Senior Vice President-Aviation of INFORM, Germany.
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WHO'SNEWS: KLM ENGINEERING UK

Mar 11, 2021
Perwien Meriwani to Managing Director of KLM Engineering UK (effective July 2021).
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WHO'SNEWS: ATR

Mar 11, 2021
Jean-Pierre Clercin to Head of Sales for Asia Pacific, based in Singapore, of ATR.
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WHO'SNEWS: ATR EASTERN SUPPORT

Mar 11, 2021
Alessandro Luzi to Managing Director of ATR Easter Support, Singapore.
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WHO'SNEWS: GA TELESIS

Mar 11, 2021
Fred Sontag to Vice President of Sales-Americas for Flight Solutions Group (FSG) of GA Telesis, FL.