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Air Transport

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EMERALD AIRLINES

Aug 23, 2021
EMERALD AIRLINES agreed to lease six ATR 72-600s from Chorus Aviation to operate as AER LINGUS REGIONAL.
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ENVOY

Aug 23, 2021
ENVOY (American) took delivery of second ex-BA CityFlyer E170 (294) on lease from Azorra as part of overall deal for six.
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AIRBALTIC

Aug 23, 2021
AIRBALTIC took delivery of its 29th A220-300 (55127); it has 21 remaining on order with three more due for delivery in 2021.
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AEROCENTURY

Aug 23, 2021
AEROCENTURY had $3.2m net loss on $1.5m revenues in 2Q21 vs $13.5m loss on $4.4m in 2Q20; it currently has six aircraft.
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AIR ASTANA

Aug 23, 2021
AIR ASTANA plans Sept 18 to resume twice-weekly Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan-London Heathrow (A321LR).
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FLAIR

Aug 23, 2021
FLAIR is establishing base at Edmonton with a 737-8 and adding service to Las Vegas, Phoenix, Palm Springs and Burbank.
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US DOT

Aug 23, 2021
US DOT says top US carriers reported on-time arrival rate of 74.6% in June vs 92.7% in June '20; HAWAIIAN was best (87.7%).
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EVE URBAN AIR MOBILITY

Aug 23, 2021
EVE URBAN AIR MOBILITY (Embraer) was selected by Ascent Flights Global to provide 100,000 hours of flight time per year on its eVTOL aircraft…
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ULTRA AIR

Aug 23, 2021
ULTRA AIR, Colombia plans startup out of Medillín by end 2021 with A320s; it hopes to have 40 aircraft within next five years.
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IATA

Aug 23, 2021
IATA reports global domestic RPKs continued to recover in June with mixed regional performance. China and Australia weakened; Russia, Brazil and US…
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ICAO

Aug 23, 2021
ICAO reports runway safety is still the aviation industry’s top risk category, citing a recent study from Airbus revealing that runway overruns and…
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DELTA AIR LINES

Aug 24, 2021
DELTA AIR LINES ordered 30 more GTF-powered A321neos, and now has 155 on order for delivery starting in 2022.
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AIR MOLDOVA

Aug 24, 2021
AIR MOLDOVA leased ex-Turkish Airlines A320-200 (2401) with V2500s from TrueAero.
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AMPAIRE

Aug 24, 2021
AMPAIRE launched government-backed demo flights (Exeter-Cornwall) of its Electric EEL hybrid-electric aircraft (Cessna 337).
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CALC

Aug 24, 2021
CALC had HK$353.5m net income on HK$1.6b revenues in 1H21 vs HK$319m on HK$1.6b in 1H20. It now has 129 aircraft.
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GOSHAWK

Aug 24, 2021
GOSHAWK, Dublin extended its $500m secured warehouse facility to July 2023 with Natixis to finance aircraft purchases.
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ALTA

Aug 24, 2021
ALTA signed MOU with both the Dominican Civil Aviation Institute (IDAC) and Superior Academy of Aeronautical Sciences (ASCA) to jointly develop…
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PHILIPPINE AIRLINES

Aug 24, 2021
PHILIPPINE AIRLINES lost PHP18b in 1H21 (vs PHP22b loss in 1H20) on 51% lower revenues and ended period with fleet of 95 aircraft (15 owned). It has…
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STARLUX AIRLINES

Aug 24, 2021
STARLUX AIRLINES, Taiwan plans to take delivery of three more A321neos in late 2021; it currently has five in fleet.
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AEROSUCRE

Aug 24, 2021
AEROSUCRE, Colombia has acquired ex-Aloha Air Cargo 737-300F (23260). It also has two 737-200Fs.
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STARLUX AIRLINES

Aug 24, 2021
STARLUX AIRLINES plans September 23 to begin twice-weekly Taipei-Singapore (A321neo).
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EMIRATES

Aug 24, 2021
EMIRATES plans October 15 to resume four-times-weekly Dubai-Newcastle, UK (777-300ER).
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KARGO XPRESS

Aug 25, 2021
KARGO XPRESS, Malaysia agreed to lease two 737-800BCFs (34267/34966; ex-GOL) from GECAS for Oct 2021/Jan 2022.
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DAT

Aug 25, 2021
DAT (formerly Danish Air Transport), Denmark leased ex-SAS ATR 72-600 (1131) from Nordic Aviation Capital.
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AVATION

Aug 25, 2021
AVATION announced it has sold A220-300 (55034; leased to AIRBALTIC) to unidentified buyer at price that realizes a gain.
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COPA

Aug 25, 2021
COPA had $28.1m net profit in 2Q21 (vs $50.9m profit in 2Q19) on 52.8% lower revenues vs 2Q19, and ended quarter with 81 aircraft after agreeing to…
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ALTA

Aug 25, 2021
ALTA added Wingo, Colombia (six 737-800s) as a full member airline.
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ITA

Aug 25, 2021
ITA, Italy secured AOC in preparation for startup on October 15 with 52 ex-Alitalia aircraft (seven A330s; 44 A320s; E-Jet).
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AVIANCA

Aug 25, 2021
AVIANCA returned its last two A321neos (7770/7847) to SMBC Aviation Capital; aircraft had been in storage at Bogota.
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AEROFLOT

Aug 25, 2021
AEROFLOT took delivery of fifth A320neo (10525) with LEAPs on lease from SMBC Aviation Capital, completing deal for five.
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AIR ASTANA

Aug 25, 2021
AIR ASTANA is reconverting a 767-300ER to pax configuration from Zero-LOPA; aircraft operated close to 300 cargo charters.
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LATAM AIRLINES BRASIL

Aug 25, 2021
LATAM AIRLINES BRASIL has acquired 787-9 (38483) with Trent 1000s from LATAM Airlines Chile.
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POLAR AIRLINES

Aug 25, 2021
POLAR AIRLINES, Russia purchased two Dash 8-Q300s; first (556; ex-Aurora) is due in Sept and second (TBA) by end 2021.
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AVELO AIRLINES

Aug 25, 2021
AVELO AIRLINES took delivery of second ex-Southwest 737-700 (36617) on lease from Castlelake as part of deal for three.
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ASL AIRLINES BELGIUM

Aug 25, 2021
ASL AIRLINES BELGIUM took delivery of 737-800BCF (35550; ex-Ryanair) for FEDEX operations; BOEING SHANGHAI converted.
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AIR ASTANA

Aug 26, 2021
AIR ASTANA took delivery of sixth A321LR (10427) on lease from Air Lease Corporation; a seventh is due by end of 2021.
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SOUTH AFRICAN AIRWAYS

Aug 26, 2021
SOUTH AFRICAN AIRWAYS set September 23 as restart date. It will initially operate flights from Johannesburg to Cape Town, Accra, Kinshasa, Harare,…
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VOLARIS EL SALVADOR

Aug 26, 2021
VOLARIS EL SALVADOR was approved for startup in September with an A320; no other details were provided.
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AIRBORNE CAPITAL

Aug 26, 2021
AIRBORNE CAPITAL and MERCURIA INVESTMENT HOLDINGS agreed to form aviation investment joint venture in Japan.
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AAPA

Aug 26, 2021
AAPA members carried 1.5m pax in July 2021 vs 33m in July 2019; capacity was only 13.5% of pre-pandemic levels and international PLF averaged 31.8%…
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QANTAS GROUP

Aug 26, 2021
QANTAS GROUP lost A$1.73b for year ended June 30 (vs A$891m net profit in FY19) on 67% lower revenues vs FY19; it ended year with A$3.8b in total…
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LAX

Aug 26, 2021
LAX handled 5.56m pax in July 2021, down 34.4% from 8.47m in July 2019.
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QANTAS

Aug 26, 2021
QANTAS says it is currently planning a gradual restart of international service (initially to destinations in North America, UK, Singapore and Japan)…
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AIR NEW ZEALAND

Aug 26, 2021
AIR NEW ZEALAND lost NZ$289m for year ended June 30 (vs NZ$270m net profit in FY19) on 57% lower revenues vs FY19; it ended year with A$1.3b in total…
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AIR NEW ZEALAND

Aug 26, 2021
AIR NEW ZEALAND has deferred delivery of two 787s from 2023 to 2024 and 2024 to 2026 and two A321neos from 2024 to 2027; it now plans to retire its…
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AIR SERBIA

Aug 26, 2021
AIR SERBIA plans in January 2022 to begin Belgrade-Beijing (A330-200).
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AIR SENEGAL

Aug 26, 2021
AIR SENEGAL wet-leased A330-900 from Hi Fly Malta to begin Dakar-JFK-Baltimore/Washington on September 2.
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BRITISH AIRWAYS

Aug 26, 2021
BRITISH AIRWAYS says it is considering creating a new short-haul subsidiary at Gatwick; it is in discussions with pilots union.
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REASON FOUNDATION

Aug 26, 2021
REASON FOUNDATION estimates total market value of 31 large/medium US airports at $131b, topped by Los Angeles Intl. ($17.8b), San Francisco Intl. (…

Aerospace

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AVCORP INDUSTRIES

Aug 23, 2021
AVCORP INDUSTRIES received contract extension from Boeing to continue to supply wheel well fairings for 737 MAXs.
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QuEST GLOBAL

Aug 23, 2021
QuEST GLOBAL secured $150m in new capital from ChrysCapital, True North Managers, and other institutional investors for minority stakes in company;…
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TRANSDIGM GROUP

Aug 23, 2021
TRANSDIGM GROUP announced earlier this month (August 11) that it enquired about a possible cash acquisition of MEGGITT, UK; it stressed there is no…
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VSMPO-AVISMA

Aug 23, 2021
VSMPO-AVISMA had US$93.6m net income on US$552.9m revenues in 1H21 vs $82k on $678.4m in 1H20; sales volume of titanium products fell 21%, while…
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CAUSEWAY AERO GROUP

Aug 23, 2021
CAUSEWAY AERO GROUP has follow-on order from Israir Airliines to supply a fifth shipset of PITCH PF3000 seats for recently acquired A320-200 (6200);…
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ONTIC

Aug 24, 2021
ONTIC was licensed by Honeywell to produce UV Flame Monitor Systems for CF6-derivative gas turbines; manufacturing will be performed in Creedmoor, NC…
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OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY

Aug 24, 2021
OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY launched an Aerospace Institute for Research and Education to support aerospace industry growth in Oklahoma and beyond.
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AEROPARTS NOW

Aug 24, 2021
AEROPARTS NOW was selected by JSSI Parts & Leasing to provide integrated parts management and sales software to optimize its global supply chain.
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ATP

Aug 24, 2021
ATP, CA secured significant growth investment from ACCEL-KKR finance market expansion (aviation software/info services) for ATP and Flightdocs.
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ASTRONICS

Aug 26, 2021
ASTRONICS, NY and AEROTEC CONCEPT, France signed cooperative agreement to provide both companies the opportunity to offer a greater breadth of new…
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LEAP AEROSPACE

Aug 26, 2021
LEAP AEROSPACE, DE was launched on self-funded basis to develop 65-to-88-pax EON-1 supersonic aircraft for 2029.
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INDIA

Aug 26, 2021
INDIA approved return to service of the 737 MAX; SPICEJET has seven with 129 on order and JET AIRWAYS has 125 on order.

MRO

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GE AVIATION

Aug 23, 2021
GE AVIATION has 5-year Japan Airlines contract to overhaul >100 CFM56-7Bs (48 737-800s) under its TrueChoice program.
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AELS

Aug 23, 2021
AELS, Netherlands took delivery of two ex-Air Mauritius A340-300s (194/268) for part out at Twente Airport in Enschede.
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ALL4JETS

Aug 23, 2021
ALL4JETS, Poland signed GTA with Nordic Aviation Capital for CAMO services.
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ATS

Aug 23, 2021
ATS, WA received FAA recognition for its Safety Management System (SMS).
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COLLINS AEROSPACE

Aug 24, 2021
COLLINS AEROSPACE was selected by Copa Airlines to upgrade its 737NGs with new wheels and DURACARB carbon brakes.
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HAECO HONG KONG

Aug 25, 2021
HAECO HONG KONG has 10-year Aeroflot contract to provide component maintenance support for its fleet of A319s, A320s, A321s, A330s, A350s, 737s, 777s…
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ISRAEL AEROSPACE INDUSTRIES

Aug 25, 2021
ISRAEL AEROSPACE INDUSTRIES signed agreement with Etihad Engineering to establish 777-300ER freighter conversion site at Abu Dhabi (startup date TBA)…
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STORM AVIATION

Aug 26, 2021
STORM AVIATION (FL Technics), UK acquired Manchester-based CHEVRON TECHNICAL SERVICES and its Prestwick-based CHEVRON AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE subsidiary…

Business Aviation

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BRIAN FOLEY ASSOCIATES

Aug 24, 2021
BRIAN FOLEY ASSOCIATES says a surge in demand amid the COVID-19 pandemic and a shrinking pre-owned inventory is looking like a long overdue clear…
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TEXTRON AVIATION

Aug 26, 2021
TEXTRON AVIATION completed initial ground (GE Catalyst) engine runs on prototype Beechcraft Denali in prep for first flight.

Defense

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US DOD

Aug 24, 2021
US DOD activated Stage I of the Civil Reserve Air Fleet (CRAF) to assist with Afghanistan efforts, initially 18 aircraft from American (3), Atlas Air…
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COBHAM

Aug 25, 2021
COBHAM is considering possible combination with ULTRA ELECTRONICS to create single global defense electronics firm.
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UAC

Aug 26, 2021
UAC says its Be-200 amphibious aircraft successfully completed firefighting operation in Greece, making >60 flights and dropping >5,000 tons of water…

Aerospace/Defense

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BOEING

Aug 25, 2021
BOEING opened new offices in Jakarta and Hanoi to support growth objectives.

Business Aviation/MRO

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JET AVIATION

Aug 26, 2021
JET AVIATION was approved to provide maintenance at Geneva for Turkish-registered G450, G550 and G650 series aircraft.

Business Aviation/Defense

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BOMBARDIER

Aug 26, 2021
BOMBARDIER delivered its fifth Global business jet to SAAB for conversion to GlobalEye AEW&C configuration; aircraft was delivered from its Toronto…

Who'sNews

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WHO'SNEWS: BOEING

Aug 23, 2021
Alexander Feldman to President-Southeast Asia, based in Singapore, of Boeing; Ralph ‘Skip’ Boyce is retiring.
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WHO'SNEWS: MENTE GROUP

Aug 23, 2021
Steve Main to Vice President-Transactions of Mente Group, Dallas.
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WHO'SNEWS: FLYDOCS

Aug 23, 2021
Joretha Augostine to Chief People Officer (CPO) of flydocs, UK.
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WHO'SNEWS: FLYDOCS

Aug 23, 2021
John Bowell to Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) of flydocs, UK.
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WHO'SNEWS: VELO3D

Aug 24, 2021
Xavier Fruh to a Sales Director, based in France, of Velo3D.
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WHO'SNEWS: VELO3D

Aug 24, 2021
Dr. Jose Greses to a Managing Director, based in Munich, Germany, of Velo3D.
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WHO'SNEWS: EPCOR

Aug 26, 2021
Dominik Wiener-Silva to Managing Director of EPCOR, Amsterdam.
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WHO'SNEWS: AFI KLM E&M

Aug 26, 2021
Martijn de Vries to Vice President-Engine Services, based in Amsterdam, of AFI KLM E&M.
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WHO'SNEWS: JSSI PARTS & LEASING

Aug 26, 2021
Ben Edwards to Regional Manager-EMEA, based in UK, of JSSI Parts & Leasing.