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Air Transport

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NOVUS AVIATION CAPITAL

Sep 17, 2022
NOVUS AVIATION CAPITAL sold 777-300 (leased to BRITISH AIRWAYS) to investors; ORIX Aviation will manage aircraft.
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TRUENOORD

Sep 19, 2022
TRUENOORD, Amsterdam secured US$400m financing facility (seeded by 17 aircraft) for purchasing additional aircraft.
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ARAJET

Sep 19, 2022
ARAJET launched operations out of Santo Domingo, DR; it has received five of eight new 737 MAXs on lease, and has a direct order for another 20 and…
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AEGEAN AIRLINES

Sep 19, 2022
AEGEAN AIRLINES sold second GTF-powered A321neo (11011) to SMBC Aviation Capital and leased it back.
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AEROFLOT

Sep 19, 2022
AEROFLOT plans October 30 to resume Moscow Sheremetyevo-Bangkok (A330-300).
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AZUL

Sep 19, 2022
AZUL acquired its first A350-900 (168; ex-Hong Kong Airlines) from Airbus to replace A330ceos as part of fleet renewal program.
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WIZZ AIR

Sep 19, 2022
WIZZ AIR wet-leased (ACMI) A320 (3378) and A321 (1503) from Fly2Sky, Bulgaria through end of September.
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ITA AIRWAYS

Sep 19, 2022
ITA AIRWAYS, Italy took delivery of second A220-300 (55176) on lease from Air Lease Corporation.
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SUNCLASS AIRLINES

Sep 19, 2022
SUNCLASS AIRLINES, Denmark took delivery of new A330-900 (1981) on lease from Air Lease Corporation.
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HI AIR

Sep 19, 2022
HI AIR, Korea agreed to acquire converted ATR 72-500F (TBA) from Caelum for delivery in 2Q23.
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BLUEBIRD NORDIC

Sep 19, 2022
BLUEBIRD NORDIC took delivery of AEI-converted 737-800SF (32277; ex-SAS) on lease from Aero Capital Solutions.
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US DOT

Sep 20, 2022
US DOT says US scheduled pax airlines employed 767,772 workers in July 2022, up 3.3% vs pre-pandemic July 2019.
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AIR INDIA

Sep 20, 2022
AIR INDIA unveiled 5-year Vihaan.AI transformation plan that focuses on five key pillars, exceptional customer experience, robust operations,…
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AIR CAIRO

Sep 20, 2022
AIR CAIRO leased ex-IndiGo A320-200 (4510) with CFM56s from BOC Aviation.
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ROYAL JORDANIAN

Sep 20, 2022
ROYAL JORDANIAN leased ex-Aeroflot A320-200 (4160) with CFM56s from BOC Aviation.
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CATHAY PACIFIC

Sep 20, 2022
CATHAY PACIFIC agreed to purchase 38m gallons of SAF at San Francisco from AEMETIS in 2025-2032.
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BOEING

Sep 20, 2022
BOEING secured All Nippon Airways as launch customer for its Insight Accelerator (IA) cloud-based digital solution employing artificial intelligence…
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ASL AVIATION HOLDINGS

Sep 20, 2022
ASL AVIATION HOLDINGS had €43.6m net income on €1.1b revenues in 2021 with cash reserves growing 46.3% to €193.2m; group has fleet of 130 aircraft …
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LEASEWORKS

Sep 20, 2022
LEASEWORKS was selected by Novus Aviation Capital to provide Aeris Asset software to streamline finance, technical, contracts and operations.
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AZUL

Sep 21, 2022
AZUL is removing 12 E195-E1s from its pax fleet by end of 2023: five are being sold to AZORRA AVIATION, four are being returned to lessors and three…
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WIZZ AIR GROUP

Sep 21, 2022
WIZZ AIR GROUP sold second new A321neo to Sato Aviation Ireland for leaseback as part of overall deal for four.
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REAGAN NATIONAL

Sep 21, 2022
REAGAN NATIONAL says it is exceeding 2019 capacity levels at airport with American up 16%, JetBlue up 11%, Frontier up 5% and Alaska at even.
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NAV CANADA

Sep 21, 2022
NAV CANADA reports traffic decrease of 12.1% in Aug 2022 vs Aug 2019.
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QUICKJET

Sep 21, 2022
QUICKJET, India signed aircraft fuel supply agreement with Indian Oil in prep for 2022 restart with two 737-800BCFs.
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SPICEJET

Sep 21, 2022
SPICEJET has furloughed 80 pilots after being forced by DGCA to scale back operations until finding additional funding.
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ITA AIRWAYS

Sep 21, 2022
ITA AIRWAYS took delivery of new A350-900 (285) on lease from ALAFCO; aircraft was originally destined for Hainan.
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BRITISH AIRWAYS

Sep 21, 2022
BRITISH AIRWAYS took delivery of its third 787-10 (60642) out of order for 12; second was delivered in June 2020.
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REPUBLIC AIRWAYS

Sep 21, 2022
REPUBLIC AIRWAYS was rejected by FAA to reduce required training for first officers from 1,500 to 750 flight hours.
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WIZZ AIR GROUP

Sep 21, 2022
WIZZ AIR GROUP sold second new A321neo to Sato Aviation Ireland for leaseback as part of overall deal for four.
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REAGAN NATIONAL

Sep 22, 2022
REAGAN NATIONAL says it is exceeding 2019 capacity levels at airport with American up 16%, JetBlue up 11%, Frontier up 5% and Alaska at even.
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NAV CANADA

Sep 22, 2022
NAV CANADA reports traffic decrease of 12.1% in Aug 2022 vs Aug 2019.
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QUICKJET

Sep 22, 2022
QUICKJET, India signed aircraft fuel supply agreement with Indian Oil in prep for 2022 restart with two 737-800BCFs.
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SPICEJET

Sep 22, 2022
SPICEJET has furloughed 80 pilots after being forced by DGCA to scale back operations until finding additional funding.
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ITA AIRWAYS

Sep 22, 2022
ITA AIRWAYS took delivery of new A350-900 (285) on lease from ALAFCO; aircraft was originally destined for Hainan.
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BRITISH AIRWAYS

Sep 22, 2022
BRITISH AIRWAYS took delivery of its third 787-10 (60642) out of order for 12; second was delivered in June 2020.
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REPUBLIC AIRWAYS

Sep 22, 2022
REPUBLIC AIRWAYS was rejected by FAA to reduce required training for first officers from 1,500 to 750 flight hours.
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MESA AIRLINES

Sep 22, 2022
MESA AIRLINES purchased 29 Pipistrel Alpha Trainer 2s, and optioned 75, for Mesa Pilot Development Program (MPD) to provide pilots with opportunity…
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JAZEERA AIRWAYS

Sep 22, 2022
JAZEERA AIRWAYS plans October 13 to begin three-times-weekly Kuwait City-Namangan, Uzbekistan (A320).
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JAZEERA AIRWAYS

Sep 22, 2022
JAZEERA AIRWAYS took delivery of two new A321neos (10850/10934) on lease from CDB Aviation (SPNWS; July 15).
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FLY JINNAH

Sep 22, 2022
FLY JINNAH (Air Arabia), Pakistan took delivery of ex-Batik Air A320-200 (8942) on lease from SMBC for startup.
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GOL

Sep 22, 2022
GOL, Brazil leased new 737-8 (44310) from Aviation Capital Group; aircraft was originally destined for Urumqi Air.
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AIR NEW ZEALAND

Sep 22, 2022
AIR NEW ZEALAND says it continued to record strong sales in FY1Q23, particularly for travel through January 2023 and continues to operate…
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SINGAPORE AIRLINES

Sep 22, 2022
SINGAPORE AIRLINES says it continued to see strong passenger demand across all route regions in August 2022, except for East Asia, where travel…
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MAERSK AIR CARGO

Sep 22, 2022
MAERSK AIR CARGO, Denmark took delivery of second new 767-300F (67027) that was originally intended for China Central Longhao Airlines (SPNWS; July…
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XIAMAN AIRLINES

Sep 22, 2022
XIAMAN AIRLINES finalized order for 40 A320neo Family aircraft for 2024-2027 as part of previously announced order agreement for 292 from AIR CHINA,…
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NORSE ATLANTIC AIRWAYS

Sep 22, 2022
NORSE ATLANTIC AIRWAYS recorded US$3m revenues in June (its first flight -- Oslo-New York -- was June 14) with load factor of 82% and US$105.6m in…
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AIR ARABIA SUDAN

Sep 22, 2022
AIR ARABIA SUDAN is being formed by DAL Group and Air Arabia to operate A320s out of Khartoum; startup is TBA.

Aerospace

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ROLLS-ROYCE

Sep 17, 2022
ROLLS-ROYCE completed sale of ITP AERO, Spain to investor consortium led by Bain Capital Private Equity, at an enterprise value of €1.8b; sale…
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GEVO

Sep 17, 2022
GEVO broke ground on its first commercial-scale SAF production facility (NZ1) in Lake Preston, SD; official construction is slated to begin in 2023.
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GOGO

Sep 17, 2022
GOGO agreed to repurchase 1.5m shares from BlackRock for $18.3m, dropping BlackRock's stake to under 4.9% meeting its stipulated threshold.
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PROPONENT

Sep 17, 2022
PROPONENT was named by Amsafe Bridport as exclusive distributor in Asia Pacific (now global) of cargo restraint/fire protection/safety solutions.
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TOPCAST

Sep 19, 2022
TOPCAST was selected by Aviation Devices & Electronic Components (Av-DEC) as exclusive distributor of its corrosion-prevention products, including HI…
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GRAIC

Sep 19, 2022
GRAIC pushed back first flight of C929 to 2030, seven years off schedule.
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HONEYWELL

Sep 19, 2022
HONEYWELL has Gulf Air contract to provide its Forge Flight Efficiency software.
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GKN AEROPSACE

Sep 20, 2022
GKN AEROPSACE completed its largest structural titanium additive manufacturing (AM) demonstration to date with production of an 8-ft (2.5-meter)…
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KAMAN

Sep 20, 2022
KAMAN completed acquisition of Parker-Hannifin's Aircraft Wheel & Brake Division, OH, which supports >100 platforms.
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AVIATION WEEK NETWORK

Sep 20, 2022
AVIATION WEEK NETWORK forecasts (preliminary) delivery in Asia-Pacific/China of 6,454 new aircraft worth $923b over the next 10 years, increasing…
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BOEING

Sep 20, 2022
BOEING forecasts (as part of CMO announced in July) demand in Middle East for 2,980 aircraft (1,290 widebodies) worth $765b over next 20 years to…
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EVIATION AIRCRAFT

Sep 21, 2022
EVIATION AIRCRAFT, WA completed high-speed taxi rotation test of its Alice all-electric aircraft at Moses Lake.
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AIRBUS

Sep 21, 2022
AIRBUS completed first flight of the first A350-900 for STARLUX AIRLINES, Taiwan, which has 17 on order.
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EVIATION AIRCRAFT

Sep 21, 2022
EVIATION AIRCRAFT, WA completed high-speed taxi rotation test of its Alice all-electric aircraft at Moses Lake.
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AIRBUS

Sep 21, 2022
AIRBUS completed first flight of the first A350-900 for STARLUX AIRLINES, Taiwan, which has 17 on order.
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MSB

Sep 22, 2022
MSB (Sogeclair), Montreal was selected by Heart Aerospace to design and develop some 60 key structural components for the cabin, flight deck and…
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WILLIS LEASE

Sep 22, 2022
WILLIS LEASE reached agreement with Air India for purchase/leaseback of 34 CFM56-5Bs (on 13 A321s and four A320s), to be covered by its…
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DE HAVILLAND CANADA

Sep 22, 2022
DE HAVILLAND CANADA selected Wheatland County (near Calgary), Alberta as site for its new DHC-515, DHC-6 Twin Otter and Dash 8-400 aircraft assembly…
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ETHIOPIAN SKY TECHNOLOGIES

Sep 22, 2022
ETHIOPIAN SKY TECHNOLOGIES was formed by Ethiopian Airlines and Geven-SkyTecno to manufacture MAX insulation blankets in Addis Ababa.
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NYCO

Sep 22, 2022
NYCO qualified its aerospace lubricants for all Embraer commercial jets.
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CAAC and BOEING

Sep 22, 2022
CAAC and BOEING held special meeting to review pilot training for 737 MAX in order to get aircraft back into operation.

Defense

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BOMBARDIER

Sep 17, 2022
BOMBARDIER delivered first Global 6000 in special mission configuration to USAF as part of contract for up to six.
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SPIRIT AEROSYSTEMS

Sep 20, 2022
SPIRIT AEROSYSTEMS has Boeing contract to supply new horizontal stabilizers (initially 34 kits) for USAF KC-135s.
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EMBRAER and GMV

Sep 22, 2022
EMBRAER and GMV, Portugal agreed to cooperate in systems development and integration for defense products/services, mainly for A-29 Super Tucano.

MRO

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REVIMA

Sep 19, 2022
REVIMA has Luxair contract to provide 737NG landing gear overhauls out of new 11,000 sq meter facility in Bangkok.
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LUFTHANSA TECHNIK

Sep 19, 2022
LUFTHANSA TECHNIK announced that Wizz Air was approved by EASA to use eTLB of AVIATAR in its daily operations.
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ST ENGINEERING

Sep 19, 2022
ST ENGINEERING has 5-year Nok Air component maintenance-by-the-hour contract from Thailand's Nok Air for its 737-800s.
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AFI KLM E&M

Sep 20, 2022
AFI KLM E&M extended its GE90 engine support contract with China Airlines for its 777Fs and added two ex-Norwegian 787-9s (leased from Aergo Capital…
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SWISS-AS

Sep 20, 2022
SWISS-AS was selected by Air Greenland to provide AMOS MRO management software solution to support mixed fleet of fixed/rotary wing aircraft.
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AJW TURKEY

Sep 20, 2022
AJW TURKEY was established in Istanbul by AJW Group as support hub for Turkey and the surrounding Eurasia region.
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SPIRIT EVERGREEN AFTERMARKET SOLUTIONS

Sep 20, 2022
SPIRIT EVERGREEN AFTERMARKET SOLUTIONS (SEAS), Taiwan plans to open on October 3 for maintenance, repair and overhaul of nacelles and flight control…
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SAFRAN NACELLES

Sep 20, 2022
SAFRAN NACELLES has two 5-year contracts to provide thrust reverser support for 51 Cathay Pacific A330s and 32 Cathay Pacific/HK Express A321neos;…
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BEDEK LINGYUN

Sep 20, 2022
BEDEK LINGYUN (Belinco) began converting its first 737-800 to freighter for World Star Aviation with first metal cut.
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GA TELESIS ENGINE SERVICES

Sep 20, 2022
GA TELESIS ENGINE SERVICES (GATES) has Lion Air Group contract to provide CFM56-7B maintenance for its 737NGs.
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SICHUAN AIRLINES KERUITE ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY and CHENGDU AIRLINES

Sep 22, 2022
SICHUAN AIRLINES KERUITE ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY and CHENGDU AIRLINES agreed to cooperate in areas such as aircraft parts maintenance, development of…
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ATITECH

Sep 22, 2022
ATITECH was selected by Air Malta to perform C-Checks on three A320neos during winter 2022/2023 schedule.
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SAFRAN NACELLES

Sep 22, 2022
SAFRAN NACELLES has 3-year Spring Airlines contract to provide nacelle support for its LEAP-powered A320neos.
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MRO JAPAN

Sep 22, 2022
MRO JAPAN, Okinawa was selected by Skymark Airlines to perform C-Checks on its 737-800s.

Business Aviation

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BOMBARDIER

Sep 20, 2022
BOMBARDIER announced that the first Challenger 3500 has entered service on demonstration operations; aircraft will be delivered to launch customer,…
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ROLLS-ROYCE

Sep 20, 2022
ROLLS-ROYCE received EASA certification for Pearl 700 engines to power Gulfstream's G700 and G800 business jets.
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CIRRUS AIRCRAFT

Sep 20, 2022
CIRRUS AIRCRAFT plans to develop 189,000 sq ft Duluth Innovation Center following recent acquisition of former Northwest Airlines facility (most…
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MODERN AVIATION

Sep 22, 2022
MODERN AVIATION completed acquisition of FBO assets and operations at Des Moines, IA from Elliott Aviation, increasing its number of locations to 13;…
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SHELTAIR

Sep 22, 2022
SHELTAIR opened new 30,240 sq ft Hangar B at Rocky Mountain Metro (Denver) and broke ground on an additional three hangars totaling 52,000 sq ft for…
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JP MORGAN

Sep 22, 2022
JP MORGAN forecasts delivery of 667 business jets in 2022 vs 611 in 2021; deliveries are to further grow to 707 in 2023.

Aerosopace/MRO

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PRATT & WHITNEY

Sep 20, 2022
PRATT & WHITNEY is establishing a technology accelerator in Singapore for developing automation, inspection, connected factory and digital twin…

Business Aviation/MRO

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METROJET

Sep 20, 2022
METROJET, Hong Kong completed its first 2C-Inspection on a third-party-operated and managed G650.
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SKYSERVICE

Sep 20, 2022
SKYSERVICE acquired 153,000 sq ft hangar/office facility at Montreal-Trudeau from Bombardier that includes 80,000 sq ft hangar space to add capacity…

Who'sNews

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WHO'SNEWS: EVIATION

Sep 17, 2022
Gregory Davis, President of Eviation, Arlington, WA, was also named Chief Executive Officer.
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WHO'SNEWS: AZORRA

Sep 17, 2022
Scott Boardman to Vice President-Marketing of Azorra, FL.
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WHO'SNEWS: AMERICAN AIRLINES CARGO

Sep 19, 2022
Greg Schwendinger to President of American Airlines Cargo.
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WHO'SNEWS: HAMBURG AVIATION

Sep 19, 2022
Ralf Gust to Managing Director of Hamburg Aviation, Germany.
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WHO'SNEWS: JETBLUE

Sep 20, 2022
Kevin Mathison as Vice President-Enterprise Planning of JetBlue.
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WHO'SNEWS: PARKER MEGGITT

Sep 20, 2022
James Crane to Senior Vice President and General Manager-Americas Services & Support of Parker Meggitt.
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WHO'SNEWS: AJW TURKEY

Sep 20, 2022
Umit Caymaz to Managing Director of AJW Turkey, Istanbul.
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WHO'SNEWS: JET PARTS ENGINEERING

Sep 22, 2022
Chris Hedien to Vice President-Supply Chain & Operations of Jet Parts Engineering, Seattle; Konan Kile to Inside Sales Manager.
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WHO'SNEWS: STS ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS

Sep 22, 2022
John Fasano to Director of Service Engineering of STS Engineering Solutions.
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WHO'SNEWS: STS ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS

Sep 22, 2022
Nolan Fletcher to Director of Project Engineering of STS Engineering Solutions.
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WHO'SNEWS: STS ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS

Sep 22, 2022
Amber North to Manager of Service Engineering of STS Engineering Solutions, FL.
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WHO'SNEWS: JET LINX

Sep 22, 2022
Colby Creger and Matthew St. Clair to Vice Presidents of Regional Aircraft Management Sales of Jet Linx, Omaha, NE.