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Aerospace

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MARSH BROTHERS AVIATION

Aug 22, 2022
MARSH BROTHERS AVIATION was selected by Aviation Fabricators (AvFab) to supply seat actuator valves.
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CPI AEROSTRUCTURES

Aug 22, 2022
CPI AEROSTRUCTURES had $6.8m net income on $103.4m revenues in 2021 vs $3.7m net loss on $87.6m in 2020.
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MAROTTA CONTROLS

Aug 23, 2022
MAROTTA CONTROLS is reorganizing into three units: Marine & Aerospace, Space, and Power & Actuation Systems.
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PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA

Aug 23, 2022
PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA was selected by Natilus to supply PT6A-67D for its autonomous N3.8T air cargo feeder.
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ENTROL

Aug 26, 2022
ENTROL was selected by Zonda Aero, Poland to provide an en-1000x FNPT II simulator to be installed in the upcoming months at its base in Kosakowo.
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THYSSENKRUPP AEROSPACE

Aug 26, 2022
THYSSENKRUPP AEROSPACE extended partnership with Saab for supplying/warehousing/inspecting raw materials.
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ALPINE ADVANCED MATERIALS

Aug 26, 2022
ALPINE ADVANCED MATERIALS, TX introduced rapid prototype molding using Addifab's resin system and Nexa3D's printers to provide more rapid tool…

Air Transport

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WNG CAPITAL

Aug 22, 2022
WNG CAPITAL purchased two CFM56-powered A320-200s (leased to ALASKA AIRLINES) from Goshawk.
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AIR ARABIA

Aug 22, 2022
AIR ARABIA agreed to lease three ex-Interjet A321-200s (7833/7879/7903) with CFM56s from Wings Capital Partners.
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GETJET AIRLINES

Aug 22, 2022
GETJET AIRLINES, Lithuania leased ex-Saudi Arabian Airlines A320-200 (4273) with CFM56s from World Star Aviation.
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SMARTLYNX ESTONIA

Aug 22, 2022
SMARTLYNX ESTONIA leased ex-Etihad A320-200 (5407) with V2500s from Global Aircraft Trading.
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CASTLE AVIATION

Aug 22, 2022
CASTLE AVIATION, OH acquired another Täby-converted Saab 340(F) (336) from Jetstream Aviation Capital.
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JORDAN AIRMOTIVE

Aug 22, 2022
JORDAN AIRMOTIVE (JALCo) sold a CF6-80C2 to Amazon Prime Air.
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SKYUP AIRLINES

Aug 22, 2022
SKYUP AIRLINES, Ukraine leased ex-Comair 737-800 (40249) from Avolon.
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CANADA JETLINES

Aug 22, 2022
CANADA JETLINES was issued its airline license by the Canadian Transportation Agency; startup date is TBA.
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AMERICAN AIRLINES

Aug 23, 2022
AMERICAN AIRLINES announced that AIR WISCONSIN (60 CRJ200s) is joining American Eagle portfolio in March 2023.
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BLUETAIL

Aug 23, 2022
BLUETAIL announced a fully operational/scalable onsite scanning network, built using crowdsourcing, to support its business aircraft records platform…
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CAE

Aug 23, 2022
CAE was selected by AirAsia India to provide CAE Rise training system.
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AIR NEW ZEALAND

Aug 23, 2022
AIR NEW ZEALAND pulled its first 777-300 (39041) out of storage in Victorville, CA to enter service in September after maintenance check; three more…
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FLYBE

Aug 23, 2022
FLYBE plans October 30 to begin Cornwall Airport Newquay-London Heathrow/-Manchester (Q400).
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IAG

Aug 23, 2022
IAG signed 7-year agreement with Aemetis to supply 78,400 tonnes of SAF at San Francisco for British Airways and Aer Lingus starting in 2025.
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EXPRESSJET AIRLINES

Aug 23, 2022
EXPRESSJET AIRLINES (dba aha!), GA filed bankruptcy and ceased all flight operations due to a combination of market and economic conditions,…
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SUN COUNTRY AIRLINES

Aug 23, 2022
SUN COUNTRY AIRLINES leased ex-flydurbai 737-800 (40265) from Jackson Square Aviation.
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SEABURY SECURITIES

Aug 23, 2022
SEABURY SECURITIES was retained by Malaysia Aviation Group as its exclusive financial and fleet advisor in its recently announced agreement to…
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CALGARY INTL AIRPORT

Aug 23, 2022
CALGARY INTL AIRPORT received C$2m in funding from Govt of Canada to help recover from pandemic and support continued air services/projects.
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PLAY

Aug 23, 2022
PLAY, Iceland says it expects to take delivery of two of its four A320neo Family aircraft by end 2022 and will store aircraft until the end of March…
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BRUSSELS AIRLINES

Aug 23, 2022
BRUSSELS AIRLINES leased ex-Pegasus A320-200 (3831) with CFM56s from ORIX Aviation.
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WESTERN AIR

Aug 24, 2022
WESTERN AIR, Bahamas acquired second ex-United Express ERJ 145 (596) (SPNWS; March 11).
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VIRGIN AUSTRALIA GROUP

Aug 24, 2022
VIRGIN AUSTRALIA GROUP announced plans to acquire an additional four 737-8s (source TBA) from 2H23, increasing its total 737 fleet to 92; it has also…
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AIRASIA X

Aug 24, 2022
AIRASIA X posted RM652m pretax loss for 2Q22 but says exluding one-off provision for travel voucher it would have had RM300k profit. It says it is…
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CALC

Aug 24, 2022
CALC posted HK$130m loss on HK$1.9b revenues in 1H22 vs HK$303m profit on HK$1.6b in 1H21; it has 163 aircraft.
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NORTHERN AIR CARGO

Aug 24, 2022
NORTHERN AIR CARGO leased AEI-converted 737-800SF (35119; ex-Aeromexico) from Aero Capital Solutions.
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AIR INDIA

Aug 24, 2022
AIR INDIA is expected to acquire six 777-200s from Delta from October 2022 and 25 A320neos (source TBA) by 1Q23.
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ALTA

Aug 24, 2022
ALTA added Global Crossing Airlines (GlobalX) as an associate member.
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LONDON GATWICK

Aug 24, 2022
LONDON GATWICK handled 13.1m pax in 1H22 and says 2Q22 traffic was at about 74.3% of pre-pandemic levels; it increased its full-year 2022 traffic…
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SPICEJET

Aug 24, 2022
SPICEJET says it expects to resume taking deliveries of 737-8s in October; it expects to take seven by end of 2022.
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LEAV

Aug 24, 2022
LEAV, Germany leased ex-IndiGo A320-200 (4481) with V2500s from SMBC Aviation Capital and now has two A320s.
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LUFTHANSA SYSTEMS

Aug 26, 2022
LUFTHANSA SYSTEMS was selected by THAI Airways to provide NetLine/Plan, NetLine/Sched and SchedConnect systems for network planning, schedule…
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AVION EXPRESS

Aug 26, 2022
AVION EXPRESS (Avia Solutions Group), Lithuania leased a second A320-200 (TBA) from Goshawk.
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AVIATION WEEK NETWORK

Aug 26, 2022
AVIATION WEEK NETWORK forecasts A320neo fleet will grow from current 2,672 to 10,515 by 2031; 737 MAX fleet will grow from 1,232 to 6,539.
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DELTA AIR LINES

Aug 26, 2022
DELTA AIR LINES plans March 26 to begin Atlanta-Tel Aviv, Israel (A350-900).
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IPP AIR CARGO

Aug 26, 2022
IPP AIR CARGO, Vietnam plans September startup with a 737-800BCF now in conversion at GAMECO; three more are planned
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QANTAS GROUP

Aug 26, 2022
QANTAS GROUP had A$860m net loss on A$9.1b revenues for year ended June 30 vs A$891m profit on A$18b for pre-pandemic year ended June 2019; all…
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QANTAS

Aug 26, 2022
QANTAS says Qantas International is due to receive its three remaining 787-9s by end of FY23 and Qantas Freight is due to receive two converted A330s…
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QANTAS

Aug 26, 2022
QANTAS plans June 14 to restart three-times-weekly Sydney-Auckland-JFK (787-9).
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BLUEBIRD NORDIC

Aug 26, 2022
BLUEBIRD NORDIC, Iceland leased 737-800BCF (29782; ex-Turkish Airlines) from AviaAM Leasing.
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AIR ARABIA ABU DHABI

Aug 26, 2022
AIR ARABIA ABU DHABI leased ex-Batik Air A320-200 (6309) with CFM56s from SMBC Aviation Capital.
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WEST ATLANTIC UK

Aug 26, 2022
WEST ATLANTIC UK leased ex-ASL Airlines Ireland 737-400SF (28490) from Vx Capital Partners.
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CARGOJET

Aug 26, 2022
CARGOJET, Canada renewed its ISO 9001:2015 quality standard accreditation. It currently operates 34 757Fs and 767Fs.

MRO

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2EXCEL ENGINEERING

Aug 22, 2022
2EXCEL ENGINEERING was approved by UK CAA to maintain LEAP-powered A320neo; it began C-Check for Titan Airways.
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DORNIER TECHNOLOGY

Aug 22, 2022
DORNIER TECHNOLOGY secured contracts with Air Busan, Air Seoul and Jeju Air to provide line maintenance in the Philippines.
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LUFTHANSA TECHNIK PHILIPPINES

Aug 23, 2022
LUFTHANSA TECHNIK PHILIPPINES inaugurated $40m, 97,000 sq ft hangar at Pasay Bay, increasing capacity by 20%.
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EMIRATES

Aug 23, 2022
EMIRATES plans in November to launch cabin refresh program for 67 A380s and 53 777s that includes new premium economy seats, refurbished first class…
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RUSADA

Aug 23, 2022
RUSADA was selected by AlMasria Universal Airlines to provide ENVISION software to unify its airworthiness, maintenance, and flight operations.
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GA TELESIS

Aug 23, 2022
GA TELESIS delivered record number of landing gear legs in 1H22 and says at current rate and based on the contractual removals scheduled, it will…
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ISRAEL AEROSPACE INDUSTRIES

Aug 26, 2022
ISRAEL AEROSPACE INDUSTRIES has AELF FlightService contract to convert ex-Blue Panorama 767-300ER (26389) to freighter; MEXICANA MRO will perform…

Business Aviation

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PRECISION AVIATION GROUP

Aug 23, 2022
PRECISION AVIATION GROUP (PAG) agreed to acquire PTB GROUP, which includes US-based PRIME TURBINES and Australia-based PACIFIC TURBINE BRISBANE,…
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EVE

Aug 23, 2022
EVE plans first North American UAM simulation at Vertiport Chicago using helicopters powered by BLADE AIR MOBILITY.
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FSANA

Aug 23, 2022
FSANA estimates there are about 9,600 US-based flight training aircraft averaging 70 hours of flight time each per month.
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AIRBUS CORPORATE JETS

Aug 23, 2022
AIRBUS CORPORATE JETS says there are 14,632 private jets (37.5% heavy/long-range) in US, including 1,651 in Texas, 1,619 in Florida and 1,431 in…
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SMARTSKY NETWORKS

Aug 24, 2022
SMARTSKY NETWORKS has FAA STC to install its inflight connectivity hardware on Citation X; first was installed by Flyexclusive in Kinston, NC

WHO'SNEWS

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WHO'SNEWS: SAFRAN CABIN CARGO

Aug 22, 2022
Charles Drummond to Business Development & Sales Director of Safran Cabin Cargo.
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WHO'SNEWS: WIZZ AIR

Aug 22, 2022
Ian Malin to Group Chief Financial Officer of Wizz Air.
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WHO'SNEWS: AMERICAN AIRLINES

Aug 23, 2022
Ganesh Jayaram to Executive Vice President and Chief Digital and Information Officer (CDIO) of American Airlines.
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WHO'SNEWS: KLM

Aug 23, 2022
Maarten Stienen to Chief Operating Officer of KLM, The Netherlands.
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WHO'SNEWS: APOC

Aug 23, 2022
Kevin Wall was promoted to Chief Commercial Officer of APOC, The Netherlands.
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WHO'SNEWS: CANADIAN NORTH

Aug 23, 2022
Shelly De Caria to Associate Vice President-Sales of Canadian North, Ottawa.
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WHO'SNEWS: CANADIAN NORTH

Aug 23, 2022
Nick (JB) Purich to Chief Financial Officer of Canadian North, Ottawa.
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WHO'SNEWS: CANADIAN NORTH

Aug 23, 2022
James (Jim) Ballingall to Vice President-Sales, Marketing and Distribution of Canadian North, Ottawa.
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WHO'SNEWS: RAA

Aug 24, 2022
Jennifer Iversen to VP-Aviation Operations & Regulatory Affairs of the RAA, Washington, DC (effective September 6); Bill Whyte is retiring.
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WHO'SNEWS: AIRCASTLE

Aug 24, 2022
Roy Chandran to Chief Financial Officer of Aircastle, Stamford, CT.
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WHO'SNEWS: FINNAIR

Aug 24, 2022
Kristian Pullola to Chief Financial Officer of Finnair.
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WHO'SNEWS: SMARTLYNX AIRLINES

Aug 24, 2022
Dennis Zilkins to Chief Operating Officer of SmartLynx Airlines, Latvia.
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WHO'SNEWS: AIR MAURITIUS

Aug 24, 2022
Laurent Recoura to Chief Commercial Officer of Air Mauritius.
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WHO'SNEWS: VIRGIN ATLANTIC

Aug 26, 2022
BII was selected by Virgin Atlantic to manage consignment/storage of 747-400/A340-600/A330-200 surplus inventory.
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WHO'SNEWS: ABELO

Aug 26, 2022
Paul Dillon to Chief Technical Officer of Abelo, Ireland.
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WHO'SNEWS: JETBLUE

Aug 26, 2022
Steve Olson to Vice President-System Operations of JetBlue, New York.
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WHO'SNEWS: GA TELESIS MRO SERVICES COMPOSITE GROUP

Aug 26, 2022
Fabian Robinson was promoted to Vice President and General Manager of GA Telesis MRO Services Composite Group, Fort Lauderdale.