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Air Transport

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SKY LEASING AND SLAM

Jun 04, 2021
SKY LEASING announced closing of issuance of $663m of two servies of secured notes by SLAM to acquire portfolio of 16 Airbus and Boeing aircraft,…
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SKYALPS AND LUXWING

Jun 04, 2021
SKYALPS, Italy leased ex-Flybe Dash 8-400 (4230) from Chorus Aviation for operation by LUXWING, Malta (SPNWS; June 4).
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VOLARIS

Jun 04, 2021
VOLARIS took delivery of new GTF-powered A320neo (10348) on lease from Aviation Capital Group as part of multi-aircraft deal.
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ETIHAD AIRWAYS

Jun 07, 2021
ETIHAD AIRWAYS plans in July to begin seasonal Abu Dhabi-Mykonos/-Santorini (A320) and -Malaga, Spain (787).
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AFRAA

Jun 07, 2021
AFRAA reports African airlines carried 34.7m pax in 2020 vs 95m in 2019; ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES was largest at >5m.
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AIRBUS

Jun 08, 2021
AIRBUS announced order in May for two more GTF-powered A320neos (now 72) by VOLARIS; it now has 94 orders in 2021.
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STANDARDAERO

Jun 08, 2021
STANDARDAERO has Vietnam Airlines contract to provide PW127M (ATR 72-500) maintenance support at Gonesse, France.
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STAR AIR

Jun 08, 2021
STAR AIR, Denmark leased ex-West Air Sweden 767-200BDSF (22222) with CF6-80As from Cargo Aircraft Management.
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AIR SERBIA

Jun 08, 2021
AIR SERBIA began twice-weekly Belgrade-Rostov-on-Don, Russia (A319).
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I-FLY

Jun 09, 2021
I-FLY, Russia leased ex-Air Caraïbes A330-300 (1265) with PW4168As from Air Lease Corporation.
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IBOM AIR

Jun 09, 2021
IBOM AIR, Nigeria leased A220-300 (55062) from EgyptAir.
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MNG AIRLINES

Jun 09, 2021
MNG AIRLINES, Turkey leased ex-China Southern A330-300 (889) with Trent 700s from BOC Aviation.
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BLUE AIR

Jun 09, 2021
BLUE AIR, Romania took delivery of new 737-8 (43306) on lease from Air Lease Corporation.
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FRONTIER AIRLINES and EMBRY-RIDDLE

Jun 09, 2021
FRONTIER AIRLINES and EMBRY-RIDDLE teamed to establish a commercial airline pilot hiring program.
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PASCAN AVIATION

Jun 09, 2021
PASCAN AVIATION, Canada took delivery of fourth Saab 340B (412) from Jetstream Aviation Capital as part of multi-aircraft transaction; two more are…
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IATA

Jun 09, 2021
IATA reports global pax traffic was down 65.4% in April (vs April 2019) on 54.5% lower capacity; cargo traffic rose 12%.
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BOEING

Jun 09, 2021
BOEING announced order in May for six 777Fs from an undisclosed customer, and now has 380 orders in 2021.
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SILVER AIRWAYS

Jun 09, 2021
SILVER AIRWAYS leased ex-Nordica ATR 72-600 (1038) from TrueNoord; ATR FRANCAZAL reconfigured aircraft.
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SOUTHWEST AIRLINES

Jun 09, 2021
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES ordered another 34 737-7s, bringing its total 737 MAX firm/option order book (including leases) to 660 aircraft for delivery…
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SOUTHWEST

Jun 09, 2021
SOUTHWEST expects year-over-year capacity increase of 87% for 2Q21 (16% drop vs 2Q19); however, capacity in August is projected to be 39% higher than…
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GOL

Jun 09, 2021
GOL agreed to acquire MAP TRANSPORTES AÉREOS, Brazil (seven ATRs). It says it maintains its single-fleet fleet strategy to service MAP's routes in a…
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CATHAY PACIFIC

Jun 09, 2021
CATHAY PACIFIC reports Hong Kong SAR Govt agreed to extend drawdown period of HK$7.8b loan facility by 12 months to June 8, 2022. It says it…
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WORLD2FLY

Jun 09, 2021
WORLD2FLY, Spain agreed to lease ex-Air Europa A330-300 (1097) with Trents from Macquarie AirFinance.
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US DOT

Jun 09, 2021
US DOT says US scheduled pax airlines employed 706,504 full-/part-time workers in April vs 718,385 in April 2020.
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NEOS

Jun 09, 2021
NEOS, Italy took delivery of two more 737-8s (43582/62872) on lease from ICBC Aviation Leasing.
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FLAIR AIRLINES

Jun 09, 2021
FLAIR AIRLINES took delivery of second new 737-8 (64942) on lease from 777 Partners as part of deal for 13 (SPNWS; Jan 29).
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JETBLUE

Jun 09, 2021
JETBLUE says it expects 2Q21 capacity to be 15% lower than 2Q19; revenues are projected to be down 30%-33% vs 2Q19.
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LATAM AIRLINES CHILE

Jun 09, 2021
LATAM AIRLINES CHILE plans July 5 to resume Santiago-Paris CDG (787-8).
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RAVN ALASKA

Jun 09, 2021
RAVN ALASKA signed LOI to order up to 50 Airflow eSTOL aircraft for short-haul cargo (500 lb) in deal valued at $200m.
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SMARTLYNX MALTA

Jun 10, 2021
SMARTLYNX MALTA leased second A330-300 (1382; ex-Evelop) from CDB Aviation as part of deal for five; third (954) is due shortly.
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AIRASIA TELEPORT

Jun 10, 2021
AIRASIA TELEPORT plans to acquire a 737-800F (TBA) in 3Q21 to add to two A320s joining fleet in Zero-LOPA configuration (modified by Asia Digital…
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AIR SERBIA

Jun 10, 2021
AIR SERBIA plans July 4 to resume twice-weekly Belgrade-Barcelona (A319).
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LATAM

Jun 10, 2021
LATAM expects June 2021 capacity to be 64% lower than June 2019; capacity in May 2021 was down 69.2% vs May 2019.
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CANACCORD GENUITY

Jun 10, 2021
CANACCORD GENUITY reports that 3,951 of current fleet of 18,028 Airbus/Boeing narrowbody aircraft (22%) are in storage. It adds that Boeing's 737 MAX…
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SWOOP

Jun 10, 2021
SWOOP says following a sustained pattern of new daily bookings on par with pre-pandemic levels, it will proceed with planned fleet growth, inducting…
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TRANSAT

Jun 10, 2021
TRANSAT now plans to partially resume airline operations (suspended Jan 29) on July 30; it plans to reduce costs/increase flexibility, particularly…
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SKY KG AIRLINES

Jun 10, 2021
SKY KG AIRLINES, Kyrgyzstan has acquired ex-Wamos Air 747-400 (25703) with PW4056s.
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SMARTLYNX MALTA

Jun 10, 2021
SMARTLYNX MALTA took delivery of its first (891; ex-Air Méditerranée) of two A321-200PCFs from Vallair for DHL operations.
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AMERICAN AIRLINES

Jun 10, 2021
AMERICAN AIRLINES plans in 4Q21 to add 14 new destinations from Austin, TX: El Paso, Cincinnati, Indianapolis, Kansas City, St. Louis, Jacksonville,…
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AVATION

Jun 10, 2021
AVATION, Singapore expects PHILIPPINE AIRLINES to enter restructuring in coming weeks; its 777-300ER on lease with PAL will be retained at lower…
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SOUTHWEST AIRLINES

Jun 11, 2021
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES plans to begin service to Bellingham, WA on Nov 7 and to Syracuse, NY on Nov 14, its 121st destination.
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NATIONAL AIRLINES

Jun 11, 2021
NATIONAL AIRLINES, MI agreed to acquire ex-Global SuperTanker 747-400BCF (25308) with CF6-80C2B1Fs.
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AIR TRANSAT

Jun 11, 2021
AIR TRANSAT, Canada took delivery of new GTF-powered A321LR (10287) on lease from AerCap.
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AIR MONTENEGRO

Jun 11, 2021
AIR MONTENEGRO launched operations (Belgrade-Podgorica/-Tivat) with ex-Montenegro Airlines E195 (180).

Aerospace

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ASM AND JANA ENGINEERING

Jun 04, 2021
ASM (Aircraft Systems & Manufacturing) was renamed JANA ENGINEERING.
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LIEBHERR-AEROSPACE

Jun 07, 2021
LIEBHERR-AEROSPACE was selected by Airbus to supply the cockpit static inverter for A320 and A330 families; Liebherr-Elektronik will manufacture…
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CURTIS-WRIGHT

Jun 07, 2021
CURTIS-WRIGHT has delivered the primary flight control actuators and control electronics to Eviation Aircraft for the all-electric Alice aircraft in…
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ELEMENT

Jun 07, 2021
ELEMENT received Nadcap accreditation for chemical analysis at Antwerp.
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RECARO

Jun 07, 2021
RECARO was selected by Aeroflot to supply BL3710 economy/CL4710 business class seats for >50 A320neo Family aircraft through 2028.
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AIRBUS

Jun 08, 2021
AIRBUS delivered 50 aircraft (four A220s; three A320ceo Family; 38 A320neo Family; A330neo; three A350s; A380) in May vs 24 (two A220s; 18 A320neo…
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FLIGHT DATA SOLUTIONS

Jun 09, 2021
FLIGHT DATA SOLUTIONS added auto connect/upload/reporting features to its BlueMAX wireless adapter that provides wireless streaming of aircraft data.
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DAYTON T. BROWN

Jun 09, 2021
DAYTON T. BROWN expanded its fabrication and precision machining center with additional 10,000 sq ft facility at its 32-acre campus in Bohemia, NY.
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BOEING

Jun 09, 2021
BOEING delivered 17 aircraft (10 737 MAXs; 737NG; 747-8F; two 767-300Fs; 777F; and two 787s) in May 2021 vs four (737NG; 767-300F; and two 777Fs) in…
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AIRBUS

Jun 08, 2021
AIRBUS delivered 50 aircraft (four A220s; three A320ceo Family; 38 A320neo Family; A330neo; three A350s; A380) in May vs 24 (two A220s; 18 A320neo…
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ACUMEN AVIATION

Jun 09, 2021
ACUMEN AVIATION, Ireland was selected by Capgemini Engineering to provide SPARTA Enterprise Asset Management software.
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HONEYWELL

Jun 10, 2021
HONEYWELL was selected to develop (fly-by-wire) avionics and flight control systems for all-electric 7-seat Lilium Jet.
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RAISBECK ENGINEERING

Jun 10, 2021
RAISBECK ENGINEERING, WA completed flight testing its (EPIC Caravan) drag reduction system, which includes a composite Forward Cargo Pod Fairing and…
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AIRBUS

Jun 09, 2021
AIRBUS completed wind tunnel testing at Filton, UK of EcoPulse distributed propulsion hybrid aircraft demonstrator being developed with Daher and…
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CAUSEWAY AERO GROUP

Jun 10, 2021
CAUSEWAY AERO GROUP opened 7,000 sq ft production facility at Sligo, Ireland, to be co-operated with INTER-TEC AERO; Causeway acquired PITCH AIRCRAFT…
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JETAIRE GROUP

Jun 10, 2021
JETAIRE GROUP received FAA approval for its INVICTA aircraft fuel tank ignition mitigation solution for 737s, 757s, 767s and 777s as alternative to…

MRO

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IS&S

Jun 04, 2021
IS&S was selected by unidentified customer (an online retailer) to provide new Cockpit/IP flat panel display system for retrofit on 11 Boeing…
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XFLY

Jun 04, 2021
XFLY, Estonia opened line maintenance station at Stockholm Arlanda to support its fleet of ATRs and CRJ900s (later E195s).
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SKYSELECT

Jun 09, 2021
SKYSELECT extended partnership with Magnetic MRO to act as an extended purchasing arm for aircraft material using robotic process automation.
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NEXT LEVEL AVIATION

Jun 09, 2021
NEXT LEVEL AVIATION, FL has consignment agreement from Pratt & Whitney CSA for used serviceable engine accessories.
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GA TELESIS

Jun 09, 2021
GA TELESIS was selected by Cargo Aircraft Management to provide repair, disassembly, and inventory management services for CF6-80A/A2s; USM from…
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AERFIN

Jun 09, 2021
AERFIN, UK was selected by SmartLynx Malta to provide rotable component support for its five A330-300s being leased from CDB Aviation; aircraft are…
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MAGNETIC MRO AND ATLANTIC JET SUPPORT

Jun 10, 2021
MAGNETIC MRO and ATLANTIC JET SUPPORT, FL agreed to form partnership for spare parts sourcing and supply, technical support and repair management to…
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ROYAL JORDANIAN

Jun 10, 2021
ROYAL JORDANIAN was licensed by GE Aviation for in-house use of 360 Foam Wash system for GEnx-1Bs on its 787s.
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EIRTRADE AVIATION

Jun 10, 2021
EIRTRADE AVIATION, Ireland opened 22,000 sq ft facility in Dallas, TX for technical asset services and trading, and says it shortly expects to…
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XEOS

Jun 10, 2021
XEOS (Lufthansa Technik/GE Aviation joint venture), Poland is freezing operations due to slowdown of GEnx-2B shop visits from slowdown of 747-8…
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RBI HAWKER

Jun 10, 2021
RBI HAWKER has Part 145 approval from Australian CASA for rotary blade repair out of its 1,000 sq meter facility in Brisbane.
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S7 TECHNICS

Jun 11, 2021
S7 TECHNICS has completed 85% of Honeywell-authorized APU repair facility at Moscow Sheremetyevo for completion in 4Q21.

Defense

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TRIUMPH GROUP

Jun 04, 2021
TRIUMPH GROUP was selected by Boeing to provide engine driven pump repair/overhaul for AH-64 Apache for Boeing VLS Depot Program for US Army.
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US NAVY and BOEING

Jun 07, 2021
US NAVY and BOEING demonstrated air-to-air refueling using an unmanned MQ-25.
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KOPIN

Jun 09, 2021
KOPIN, MA has $1.6m follow-on order to supply F-35 liquid crystal displays.
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ANGELES EQUITY PARTNERS

Jun 09, 2021
ANGELES EQUITY PARTNERS, CA has acquired PRIMUS AEROSPACE, CO (complex AD&S precision components).

Business Aviation

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KKR

Jun 07, 2021
KKR agreed to purchase ATLANTIC AVIATION (FBO network) from Macquarie Infrastructure Corporation (MIC) for $4.475b in cash and assumed debt and…
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SPIRIT AEROSYSTEMS

Jun 07, 2021
SPIRIT AEROSYSTEMS was selected by Rolls-Royce to design/build slim-line nacelles (improves laminar flow) for Pearl 10X.
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JET EDGE INTERNATIONAL

Jun 09, 2021
JET EDGE INTERNATIONAL secured $150m investment from KKR as it is rolling out its AdvantEdge charter management platform.
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AIRBUS

Jun 08, 2021
AIRBUS delivered 50 aircraft (four A220s; three A320ceo Family; 38 A320neo Family; A330neo; three A350s; A380) in May vs 24 (two A220s; 18 A320neo…
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JETCLUB

Jun 09, 2021
JETCLUB received its AOC from Malta to begin operating fractional and charter passenger flights in Europe with HondaJets.
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EMBRAER

Jun 10, 2021
EMBRAER has Grandview Aviation contract for converted Phenom 300MED for medevac charters using AEROLITE equipment.

Who'sNews

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WHO'SNEWS: SWISS

Jun 04, 2021
Stefan Vasic to Head of Marketing of SWISS.
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WHO'SNEWS: SOLVAY

Jun 07, 2021
Carmelo Lo Faro to President-Materials Segment, based in Alpharetta, GA, of Solvay.
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WHO'SNEWS: VOLARIS

Jun 07, 2021
José Alejandro de Iturbide Gutiérrez to Chief Legal Officer of Volaris, Mexico City.
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WHO'SNEWS: AFI KLM E&M

Jun 09, 2021
Tommaso Auriemma to Vice President of Sales-Asia Pacific, based in Singapore, of AFI KLM E&M.
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WHO'SNEWS: AEVEX AEROSPACE

Jun 09, 2021
Jeremy Watrous to Senior Vice President of AEVEX Aerospace, Solana Beach, CA.
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WHO'SNEWS: CTS ENGINES

Jun 09, 2021
Robert Longoria to Vice President of Transformation of CTS Engines, Fort Lauderdale.
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WHO'SNEWS: ANNUAL GILBERT W. SPEED AWARD

Jun 09, 2021
Dr. Kevin Michaels, of AeroDynamic Advisory, was presented with the Annual Gilbert W. Speed Award from Aviation Week Network.
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WHO'SNEWS: SAGE-POPOVICH

Jun 09, 2021
John Brattain to Vice President of Maintenance of sage-popovich, Valparaiso, IN.
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WHO'SNEWS: VIRGIN AUSTRALIA

Jun 09, 2021
Dave Emerson to Chief Commercial Officer of Virgin Australia.
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WHO'SNEWS: ONEX PARTNERS

Jun 09, 2021
Ed Sims announced planned retirement as President and CEO of WestJet at end 2021; he will become Senior Advisor with Onex Partners.
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STANDARDAERO

Jun 08, 2021
STANDARDAERO has Vietnam Airlines contract to provide PW127M (ATR 72-500) maintenance support at Gonesse, France.
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WHO'SNEWS: AÉRO MONTRÉAL

Jun 10, 2021
Steeve Lavoie, President of Bell Textron Canada, was appointed Chair of the Board of Directors of Aéro Montréal, Canada.
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EIRTRADE AVIATION

Jun 10, 2021
EIRTRADE AVIATION, Ireland opened 22,000 sq ft facility in Dallas, TX for technical asset services and trading, and says it shortly expects to…