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Air Transport

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TRIUMPH

Aug 26, 2022
TRIUMPH has 10-year Diehl Aviation contract to supply A320/A330 fluid flow controls out of Heiligenhaus, Germany.
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CANADA JETLINES

Aug 26, 2022
CANADA JETLINES plans September 22 to begin Toronto-Calgary (A320), its initial scheduled service.
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SPIRIT AIRLINES

Aug 26, 2022
SPIRIT AIRLINES plans November 30 to resume daily Fort Lauderdale-Managua, Nicaragua (A320).
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GOL

Aug 26, 2022
GOL plans December 17 to begin Manaus-Miami (737-8).
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UPS

Aug 30, 2022
UPS ordered eight more 767-300ERFs for delivery starting in 2025 to increase its 767 Freighter fleet to 108 aircraft; it has an additional 767-300BCF…
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AIR EUROPA

Aug 30, 2022
AIR EUROPA, Spain agreed to lease five 787-9s and 10 737-8s from AerCap for delivery in 2024-2026.
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ACIA AERO LEASING

Aug 30, 2022
ACIA AERO LEASING upsized its revolving credit facility with Investec Bank, which has now agreed to finance 14 aircraft (11 ATR 72s/three E190s) with…
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LUFTHANSA

Aug 30, 2022
LUFTHANSA took delivery of its first 787-9 (62730); it has ordered 32, plus 20 777-9s and seven 777-8Fs.
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FALKO

Aug 30, 2022
FALKO (Chorus Aviation) announced agreements to sell eight aircraft to generate free cash flow of about US$45m.
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TEESIDE INTL AIRPORT

Aug 30, 2022
TEESIDE INTL AIRPORT opened £2.5m, 21,000 sq ft cargo handling facility.
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CPaT GLOBAL

Aug 30, 2022
CPaT GLOBAL was selected by TAAG Angola to provide aircraft systems courses and training software for 737-700, 777-200ER, 777-300ER, and Dash 8-400.
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KLM

Aug 30, 2022
KLM plans October 31 to begin Amsterdam-Kuala Lumpur-Jakarta (777-200).
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AIRBALTIC

Aug 30, 2022
AIRBALTIC plans to begin Riga-Marrakesh on October 31 and -Gran Canaria on November 1 (A220).
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FREEBIRD AIRLINES

Aug 30, 2022
FREEBIRD AIRLINES, Türkiye leased ex-Juneyao A320-200 (4154) with CFM56s from Dragon Aviation Leasing.
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FLYR

Aug 30, 2022
FLYR, Norway took delivery of new 737-8 (65903) on lease from Air Lease Corporation.
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AMAZON

Aug 30, 2022
AMAZON acquired IAI-converted 767-300ERF (30575; ex-Delta), to be operated by AIR TRANSPORT INTERNATIONAL.
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AEROLOGIC

Aug 30, 2022
AEROLOGIC, Germany acquired ex-Emirates 777F (35613) from DAE Capital.
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ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES

Aug 30, 2022
ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES plans September 19 to begin three-times-weekly Addis Ababa-Amman, Jordan (737).
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LYNX AIR

Aug 30, 2022
LYNX AIR, Canada took delivery of third 737-8 (42845) on lease from SMBC Aviation Capital.
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AKASA AIR

Aug 30, 2022
AKASA AIR, India agreed to lease three spare LEAP-1Bs from SMBC Aero Engine Lease (SAEL); first was delivered.
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SMARTLYNX

Aug 30, 2022
SMARTLYNX leased ex-Gulf Air A321-200 (5074) with V2500s from CDB Aviation.
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CORENDON AIRLINES EUROPE

Aug 30, 2022
CORENDON AIRLINES EUROPE leased ex-SAS 737-800 (35646) from Avolon.
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RDS CARGO GROUP

Aug 30, 2022
RDS CARGO GROUP, UAE leased 737-800BCF (33719; ex-Ryanair) from BBAM; AIREXPLORE, Slovakia will operate.
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LAX

Aug 30, 2022
LAX handled 6.3m pax in July, down 25.9% from 8.5m in July 2019.
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KOREAN AIR

Aug 30, 2022
KOREAN AIR plans October 3 to begin Seoul-Budapest (787-9).
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CHINA AIRLINES

Aug 30, 2022
CHINA AIRLINES, Taiwan ordered 16 787-9s, and optioned eight, for delivery starting in 2025 to replace its A330-300s.
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AIRBALTIC

Sep 01, 2022
AIRBALTIC carried its 50 millionth passenger since startup in 1995. It currently has 36 A220-300s.
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SWOOP

Sep 01, 2022
SWOOP plans January 11 to begin three-times-weekly Toronto-Varadero, Cuba (737).
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REX

Sep 01, 2022
REX, Australia leased ex-Samoa Airways 737-800 (42805) from Fly Leasing and now has seven 737-800s.
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ITALIAN GOVT

Sep 01, 2022
ITALIAN GOVT is expected to hold exclusive negotiations with Certares-led consortium with Delta and Air France-KLM (as commercial partners) to…
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REX

Sep 01, 2022
REX, Australia completed purchase of ex-Silver Saab 340B+ (447) from C&L Aerospace (SPNWS; July 29).
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IBA

Sep 01, 2022
IBA reports y-o-y used aircraft transactions were down 21% in July 2022 and remain down by 33% vs 2019 levels.
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LATAM AIRLINES GROUP

Sep 01, 2022
LATAM AIRLINES GROUP updated its 5-year business (out of Chapter 11) to acheive annual cost savings of US$1b vs US$900m previously projected. It…
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SOMON AIR

Sep 01, 2022
SOMON AIR, Tajikistan agreed to lease two ex-Lion Air 737-800s (39861/39868) from Aviation Capital Group.
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AVION EXPRESS

Sep 01, 2022
AVION EXPRESS, Lithuania leased a second ex-Aeroflot A320-200 (4656) from Goshawk (SPNWS; August 26).
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NORWEGIAN AIR SHUTTLE

Sep 01, 2022
NORWEGIAN AIR SHUTTLE leased another ex-Garuda 737-800 (39403) from AerCap.
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IBS SOFTWARE

Sep 02, 2022
IBS SOFTWARE was selected by Cebu Pacific, Philippines to provide cloud-based iFlight AD OPT solution for crew management/scheduling.
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AIRBALTIC

Sep 02, 2022
AIRBALTIC had €59.3m net loss on €191.5m revenues in 1H22 vs €61.5m loss on €51.7m in 1H21; it carried 1.3m pax.
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LUFTHANSA SYSTEMS

Sep 02, 2022
LUFTHANSA SYSTEMS was selected by IATA to provide Lido Sky Data to supply navigation information for its Global Aviation Data Management (GADM)…
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GLOBUS

Sep 02, 2022
GLOBUS (S7 Group) was authorized by Russian Govt to return two 737-8s to lessors ALC (43302) and ACG (44297).
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AVIANCA

Sep 02, 2022
AVIANCA leased two ex-Interjet A320-200s (4733/4933) with CFM56s from AerCap.
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SMARTLYNX

Sep 02, 2022
SMARTLYNX took delivery of second 737-8 (43001) on lease from SMBC Aviation Capital as part of deal for two.
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FLYBONDI

Sep 02, 2022
FLYBONDI, Argentina agreed to lease two ex-Garuda 737-800s (30149/30150) for delivery by end of November 2022.
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SPIRIT AIRLINES

Sep 02, 2022
SPIRIT AIRLINES sold ninth A320neo (11002) to SMBC Aviation Capital for leaseback as part of deal for 14.
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SPICEJET

Sep 02, 2022
SPICEJET lost US$234.1m on US$860.3m revenues for year ended March 2022; it has 46 737s and 32 Dash 8s.

Aerospace

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PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA

Aug 26, 2022
PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA received Transport Canada type certification for the PW127XT-M for ATR turboprops; it says engine offers 40% extended time on…
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EXIGER

Aug 30, 2022
EXIGER, NY has acquired Cincinnati-based SUPPLY DYNAMICS to create an end-to-end supply chain visibility and supplier risk management solution.
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FLYHT AEROSPACE SOLUTIONS

Aug 30, 2022
FLYHT AEROSPACE SOLUTIONS, Canada joined IATA’s Aviation Cyber Security Strategic Partnerships program to mitigate cyber security risks.
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J&C AERO

Aug 30, 2022
J&C AERO has developed a universal personal electronic device (smartphone/tablet) holder for economy class seat tables for convenient video viewing…
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C&L AEROSPACE

Aug 30, 2022
C&L AEROSPACE was named exclusive distributor for PMA part alternative for a rear tail cone lens assembly and static port cover for ATR aircraft.
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HEICO FLIGHT SUPPORT

Aug 30, 2022
HEICO FLIGHT SUPPORT earned $71m on $330m sales for three months ended July 31 vs $42m on $237m a year ago.
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BLUE SKY NETWORK

Aug 30, 2022
BLUE SKY NETWORK announced its SkyLink 7100 aviation solution completed DO-160G qualification testing and can be installed on crewed aircraft;…
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BOEING

Aug 30, 2022
BOEING is investing $5m to expand its Advanced Manufacturing Innovation Center in St. Louis with new 130,000 sq ft advanced manufacturing facility to…
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TRIUMPH

Aug 26, 2022
TRIUMPH has 10-year Diehl Aviation contract to supply A320/A330 fluid flow controls out of Heiligenhaus, Germany.
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KF AEROSPACE

Sep 01, 2022
KF AEROSPACE opened 60,000 sq ft KF Centre for Excellence aviation exhibition and conference center in Kelowna.
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KESELOWSKI ADVANCED MANUFACTURING

Sep 01, 2022
KESELOWSKI ADVANCED MANUFACTURING, NC added two large platform EOS M400-4 metal additive printers for large metal hypersonic parts, heat exchangers,…
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COLLINS

Sep 01, 2022
COLLINS broke ground on 20,000 sq ft expansion to its cargo systems facility in Jamestown, ND; current 200,000 sq ft facility supplies powered cargo…
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GKN AEROSPACE

Sep 02, 2022
GKN AEROSPACE delivered new Turbine Exhaust Module to MTU as part of the EU funded Clean Sky-2 EMVAL demonstrator program; module is paramount for…
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FLIGHTSAFETY INTERNATIONAL

Sep 02, 2022
FLIGHTSAFETY INTERNATIONAL has completed installation of E195-E2 full flight simulator at its Toronto Learning Centre for training Porter Airlines…

MRO

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SPIRIT AIRLINES

Aug 26, 2022
SPIRIT AIRLINES technicians and related employees elected the Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association (AMFA) as collective bargaining agent.
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FL TECHNICS

Aug 30, 2022
FL TECHNICS was selected by Saudi Arabian Airlines to provide A320/A321 base maintenance at Kaunas, Lithuania.
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LUFTHANSA TECHNIK

Aug 30, 2022
LUFTHANSA TECHNIK was selected by Mexico's mas (formerly MasAir) to provide A330F component support.
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ASPIRE MRO

Aug 30, 2022
ASPIRE MRO signed with Mammoth Freighters to perform 777 freighter conversions at its 840,000 sq ft facility at Fort Worth Alliance. Mammoth also…
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MTU MAINTENANCE

Aug 30, 2022
MTU MAINTENANCE completed its 4,000th CF6 shop visit since 1982.
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ICERTIS

Aug 30, 2022
ICERTIS, WA was selected by Lufthansa Technik to provide its Contract Intelligence enterprise-wide contract lifecycle management (CLM) solution.
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GA TELESIS

Aug 30, 2022
GA TELESIS signed MOU with China Southern Airlines Leasing to form partnership (via GAT Ecosystem) for component and asset life cycle management,…
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SRILANKAN ENGINEERING

Aug 30, 2022
SRILANKAN ENGINEERING completed C-Check on A330-200 (733) for Serene Air, Pakistan.
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AZUR AIR

Aug 30, 2022
AZUR AIR completed its first independent C-Check on a 737-800 at Moscow Vnukovo.
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WILLIS ASSET MANAGEMENT

Sep 01, 2022
WILLIS ASSET MANAGEMENT, FL was selected by Peach Aviation as its aircraft CAMO provider for A320 redeliveries.
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EGYPTAIR M&E

Sep 01, 2022
EGYPTAIR M&E passed US FAA audit for 12th consecutive year; approval includes line maintenance at Sharm El Sheikh.
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ROLLS-ROYCE and AIR CHINA

Sep 02, 2022
ROLLS-ROYCE and AIR CHINA agreed to establish Trent MRO joint venture in Beijing named BAESL (Beijing Aero Engine Services Co) to support up to 250…
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DELTA TECHOPS

Sep 02, 2022
DELTA TECHOPS completed its first pass-off engine test using blended SAF on Virgin Atlantic Trent 1000, deeming the engine serviceable; blend for…

WHO'SNEWS

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WHO'SNEWS: HAECO

Aug 26, 2022
Gerald Steinhoff to Chief Commercial Officer of HAECO, Hong Kong; Richard Kendall is retiring.
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WHO'SNEWS: SAP

Sep 01, 2022
Dominik Asam, CFO of Airbus, plans to leave company in March 2023 to become CFO of SAP; no replacement has been named.
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WHO'SNEWS: BAE SYSTEMS, INC.

Sep 01, 2022
Guy Montminy to Senior Vice President-Finance of BAE Systems, Inc., Falls Church, VA.
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WHO'SNEWS: AVIATION SUPPLIERS ASSOCIATIOIN

Sep 01, 2022
Leandra Cain, of Hurricane Aerospace Solutions, was elected to the Board of Directors of the Aviation Suppliers Association.
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WHO'SNEWS: AVIATION SUPPLIERS ASSOCIATIOIN

Sep 01, 2022
Jennifer Russell, of Boeing Global Services, was elected to the Board of Directors of the Aviation Suppliers Association.
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WHO'SNEWS: NATIONAL AIR TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION (NATA)

Sep 01, 2022
Curt Castagna to President and Chief Executive Officer of National Air Transportation Association (NATA), Washington, DC.
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WHO'SNEWS: AIR FRANCE-KLM GROUP

Sep 01, 2022
Pieter Bootsma to Deputy Managing Director-Strategy of Air France-KLM Group.
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WHO'SNEWS: AIR FRANCE-KLM GROUP

Sep 01, 2022
Angus Clarke to Deputy Managing Director-Chief Commercial Officer of Air France-KLM Group.
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WHO'SNEWS: AE INDUSTRIAL PARTNERS

Sep 02, 2022
Tyler Rowe to Principal of AE Industrial Partners, FL; Austen Dixon, Graham Kantor and Eugene Kim were named Vice Presidents.
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WHO'SNEWS: AIR ATLANTA ICELANDIC

Sep 02, 2022
Vidar Hjartarson to Vice President-Maintenance of Air Atlanta Icelandic; Ketill Ketilsson was named Vice President-Fleet Planning.
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WHO'SNEWS: CZECH AIRLINES TECHNICS

Sep 02, 2022
Petr Doberský to Chairman of Czech Airlines Technics, Prague.

Business Aviation

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MINTAIR

Aug 30, 2022
MINTAIR agreed to order up to 40 eVTOL aircraft from Jaunt Air Mobility as its exclusive AAM partner in Korean market.
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DAHER

Aug 30, 2022
DAHER delivered its 20th TBM 960 with PT6E-66XT; 17 have been delivered in the US.
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MODERN AVIATION

Sep 02, 2022
MODERN AVIATION completed acquisition of Sheltair Aviation's FBOs at Gabeski and Republic airports in New York area.

Defense

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PRATT & WHITNEY

Sep 02, 2022
PRATT & WHITNEY delivered its 1,000th F135 production engine.