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Aerospace

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GE

Oct 21, 2022
GE announced its aero-engine supply chain in India has grown to 13 companies: Tata Advanced Systems, Tata Advanced Materials, HAL Foundry & Forge,…
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NYCO

Oct 24, 2022
NYCO has been selected by Airbus to provide turbine oils and greases and by easyJet to supply TURBONYCOIL 600 lubricant for its CFM56-5Bs and LEAP…
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ESSEX INDUSTRIES

Oct 24, 2022
ESSEX INDUSTRIES acquired PRECISION AEROSPACE, Seymour, CT (precision machined components).
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BOEING

Oct 27, 2022
BOEING posted $3.3b net loss on $16b revenues in 3Q22 vs $132m loss on $15.3b in 3Q21 and ended quarter with total backlog of $381b ($307b commercial…
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FAA

Oct 27, 2022
FAA is planning to mandate electronic engine (GTF) control software upgrades to A220s to prevent risk of an automatic dual-engines shutdown when…
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SAUDI ARABIA

Oct 27, 2022
SAUDI ARABIA signed investment agreements with BOEING and TASNEE (advanced metals manufacture) to advance the Kingdom's value chain.SAUDI ARABIA
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COMAC

Oct 27, 2022
COMAC reportedly made first flight of the 80-seat MA700 turboprop.
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MONTE

Oct 27, 2022
MONTE, UK ordered 25 Eco Caravans from Ampaire, and optioned 25, as part of preferred partnership whereby MONTE will become Ampaire’s preferred…
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COLLINS AEROSPACE

Oct 26, 2022
COLLINS AEROSPACE earned $616m on $5.1b sales in 3Q22 vs $478m on $4.6b in 3Q21; increase in sales was driven by 25% increase in commercial…
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PRATT & WHITNEY

Oct 26, 2022
PRATT & WHITNEY earned $318m on $5.4b sales in 3Q22 vs $189m on $4.7b in 3Q21. It delivered 750 engines (192 large commercial; 60 military; 455 Pratt…
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INTELSAT

Oct 26, 2022
INTELSAT was selected by Virgin Australia to provide 2Ku satellite connectivity solution for 737NGs and 737 MAXs.
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WESKY

Oct 26, 2022
WESKY, UK launched lightweight 60W USB in-seat power solution for PEDs.
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GE AEROSPACE

Oct 26, 2022
GE AEROSPACE earned $1.3b on $6.7b revenues in 3Q22 vs $846m on $5.4b in 3Q21; Commercial Services was up >30% and order intake was up 6%. It…
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THINKOM

Oct 26, 2022
THINKOM reports its Ku3030 phased array satellite antennas have surpassed 30m operational flight hours; first entered service in 2015.
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ROCKWOOD COMPOSITES

Oct 26, 2022
ROCKWOOD COMPOSITES plans over next five years to expand its factory floor space in UK from 5,000 sq ft to >30,000 sq ft; it is also opening 2,000 sq…
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HEXCEL

Oct 26, 2022
HEXCEL reports y-o-y growth of 25% in Commercial Aerospace sales to $209.1m in 3Q22, led by its Airbus programs.
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HONEYWELL AEROSPACE

Oct 28, 2022
HONEYWELL AEROSPACE earned $818m on $3b sales in 3Q22 vs $740m on $2.7b in 3Q21.
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MTU AERO ENGINES

Oct 28, 2022
MTU AERO ENGINES had €92m net income on €1.3b revenues in 3Q22 vs €87m on €1b in 3Q21; commercial engine OEM revenues rose 39% and commercial…
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TEXAS AEROSPACE TECHNOLOGIES

Oct 28, 2022
TEXAS AEROSPACE TECHNOLOGIES has FAA TSO approval for TXA201 tri-axial accelerometer for FDR mandates.
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AEROSPACE ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS

Oct 28, 2022
AEROSPACE ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS (AES) has EASA STC to install its forward cabin closet on 737-800s; developed in conjunction with CAUSEWAY AERO,…
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SABCA

Oct 28, 2022
SABCA, Belgium was selected by Airbus to design/manufacture an electro-mechanical actuator for A350 spoiler #5.
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HAECO CABIN SOLUTIONS

Oct 28, 2022
HAECO CABIN SOLUTIONS was selected by Spirit Airlines to supply Vector economy/premium class seats for its new A320neos as part of redesigned…

Aerospace/Defense

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BOEING

Oct 21, 2022
BOEING joined Hellios' JOSCAR aerospace/defense/security community to increase bid opportunities for 7,000 UK suppliers, including 3,500 SMEs.

Air Transport

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ALLEGIANT AIR

Oct 21, 2022
ALLEGIANT AIR took delivery of 10th ex-Alaska A320-200 (7063) with CFM56s on lease from ALC as part of deal for 10.
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AVELO AIRLINES

Oct 21, 2022
AVELO AIRLINES plans in February 2023 to open new base at Wilmington, DE serving five cities in Florida (737s).
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ACCC

Oct 21, 2022
ACCC asked to consult further on proposed extension of Virgin Australia and Alliance Airlines charter alliance agreement.
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AERO NOMAD

Oct 21, 2022
AERO NOMAD, Kyrgyzstan leased ex-Cobrajet A320-200 (1895) with V2500s from Sky One.
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GOL

Oct 21, 2022
GOL, Brazil took delivery of new 737-8 (67772) on lease from Avolon.
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NAV CANADA

Oct 21, 2022
NAV CANADA reports traffic decrease of 21.5% in year ended August 31 vs fiscal year ended Aug 31 in pre-pandemic 2019; revenues were C$1.5b.
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SPIRIT AIRLINES and CAE

Oct 24, 2022
SPIRIT AIRLINES and CAE launched Spirit Wings pilot pathway program out of CAE's Phoenix Aviation Academy.
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FLYNAS

Oct 24, 2022
FLYNAS plans in December 2022 to begin Riyadh-Damman, India (A320); it begain Riyadh-Mumbai on October 20.
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AEROITALIA

Oct 24, 2022
AEROITALIA plans December 5 to begin Milan Bergamo-London Heathrow (737-800).
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KOREAN AIR

Oct 24, 2022
KOREAN AIR suffered substantial damage to A330-300 (219) after runway excursion at Cebu, The Philippines; no fatalities.
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FRAALLIANCE

Oct 24, 2022
FRAALLIANCE was formed by Lufthansa and Fraport to develop their long-term cooperation to improving services in Terminal 1 at Frankfurt Airport.
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ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES

Oct 24, 2022
ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES plans October 31 to begin three-times-weekly Addis Ababa-Zurich (787).
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SKY EXPRESS

Oct 24, 2022
SKY EXPRESS began five-times-weekly Athens-Milan (A320neo).
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NORTHERN PACIFIC AIRWAYS

Oct 24, 2022
NORTHERN PACIFIC AIRWAYS completed 4-city demonstration tour of its first 757-200 prior to startup out of Anchorage.
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CARGOJET AIRWAYS

Oct 24, 2022
CARGOJET AIRWAYS, Canada purchased 757-200PCF (32382; ex-American) with RB211s from AerSale.
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ALASKA AIRLINES

Oct 27, 2022
ALASKA AIRLINES exercised options for 52 more 737 MAXs (42 -10s/10 -9s) for delivery 2024-2027 to increase its confirmed 737 MAX fleet from 94 to 146…
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AIR CANADA

Oct 27, 2022
AIR CANADA ordered 15 more A220-300s and has now ordered 60 (31 delivered). AIRBUS now has 788 A220 orders.
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AAPA

Oct 27, 2022
AAPA members carried (improved) 11.7m pax in Sept 2022, down 61% from Sept 2019; international PLF was 78%.
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NORDICA

Oct 27, 2022
NORDICA, Estonia leased ex-Chengdu A320-200 (4347) with CFM56s from Avolon.
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ALLEGIANT

Oct 27, 2022
ALLEGIANT says PLF was 88% in 3Q22 vs 85.5% in pre-pandemic 3Q19; capacity was 17% higher than 3Q19.
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FLAIR AIRLINES

Oct 27, 2022
FLAIR AIRLINES plans to begin three-times-weekly Kitchener-Abbotsford on May 9, twice-weekly Toronto-Kelowna on June 9; and twice-weekly Ottawa…
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LOS ANGELES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

Oct 27, 2022
LOS ANGELES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (LAX) handled 5.6m pax in September, down 20% from 7m in Sept 2019.
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AVOLON

Oct 26, 2022
AVOLON had $141m net income on $546m lease revenues in 3Q22 vs $6m on $518m in 3Q21 (excluding the impact of Russia). It ended the quarter with owned…
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AIR CÔTE D'IVOIRE

Oct 26, 2022
AIR CÔTE D'IVOIRE ordered two A330neos (delivery TBA). It currently has one A320neo, two A320ceos and three A319s.
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SWOOP

Oct 26, 2022
SWOOP, Canada took delivery of fifth new 737-8 (63975) on lease from SMBC Aviation Capital as part of deal for six.
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ASL AVIATION HOLDINGS

Oct 26, 2022
ASL AVIATION HOLDINGS secured $65m term loan with Investec Aviation Finance to support fleet renewal/growth.
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AIR FRANCE-KLM GROUP

Oct 26, 2022
AIR FRANCE-KLM GROUP ordered >1m tons of MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) from Neste for delivery over eight years starting in 2023.
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CONDOR

Oct 26, 2022
CONDOR agreed to short-term wet-lease of an A330-300 from Smartlynx Airlines for Frankfurt-Punta Cana.
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AIR ASTRA

Oct 26, 2022
AIR ASTRA, Bangladesh leased second ex-GullivAir ATR 72-600 (1371) from DAE Capital for startup (SPNWS; July 22).
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MY FREIGHTER

Oct 26, 2022
MY FREIGHTER, Uzbekistan acquired ex-Jet Star 747-200F (23139) for startup. It is expected to add five more.
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IATA

Oct 26, 2022
IATA added Turkish Technic to its MRO SmartHub platform, developed with Opremic, that provides greater transparency into the surplus aftermarket,…
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JETBLUE

Oct 26, 2022
JETBLUE had $57m net income on $2.6b revenues in 3Q22 vs $187m on $2.1b in pre-pandemic 3Q19; it has $2.3b cash.
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BOEING

Oct 27, 2022
BOEING posted $3.3b net loss on $16b revenues in 3Q22 vs $132m loss on $15.3b in 3Q21 and ended quarter with total backlog of $381b ($307b commercial…
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ATLAS AIR

Oct 26, 2022
ATLAS AIR secured EXIM guarantee for $304m loan from JPMorgan to finance final deliveries of 747-8Fs for intl. use.
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SPIRIT AIRLINES

Oct 27, 2022
SPIRIT AIRLINES posted $36.4m net loss on $1.3b revenues in 3Q22 vs $83.5m net income on $992m in pre-pandemic 3Q19; it ended quarter with $1.3b in…
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FRONTIER AIRLINES

Oct 27, 2022
FRONTIER AIRLINES had $41m net income on $906m revenues in 3Q22 vs $87m on $669m in pre-pandemic 3Q19. It has 115 A320 Family aircraft on leases that…
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IAG

Oct 28, 2022
IAG confirmed previously announced order for 37 A320neo Family aircraft for 2025-2028 (SPNWS; July 29).
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LION AIR

Oct 28, 2022
LION AIR took delivery of six/seventh 737-8s (43010/43014) on lease from Aergo Capital for operation by BATIK AIR as part of deal for eight. Aergo…
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SOUTHWEST AIRLINES

Oct 28, 2022
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES had $277m net income on record $6.2b revenues in 3Q22 vs $659m on $5.6b in pre-pandemic 3Q19; it ended quarter with $14.7b in…
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GOL

Oct 28, 2022
GOL had R$1.5b net loss on record R$4b revenues in 3Q22 vs R$171m loss on R$3.7b in pre-pandemic 3Q19.
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LOT POLISH AIRLINES

Oct 28, 2022
LOT POLISH AIRLINES took delivery of new 737-8 (65187) on lease from ALC; aircraft was originally due for Blue Air.
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LUFTHANSA GROUP

Oct 28, 2022
LUFTHANSA GROUP had €809m net income on €10.1b revenues in 3Q22 vs €1.15b on €10.2b in pre-pandemic 3Q19.
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GOL

Oct 28, 2022
GOL ordered six 737-8s for delivery by 1Q23 and 12 737-10s for delivery in 2027-2030. It now has 110 MAXs on order.
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JETTIME

Oct 28, 2022
JETTIME, Denmark leased ex-SpiceJet 737-800 (39057) from BOC Aviation.
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COPA AIRLINES

Oct 28, 2022
COPA AIRLINES sold new 737-9 (44180) to Aviation Capital Group for leaseback as part of multi-aircraft deal.

Business Aviation

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GENERAL DYNAMICS AEROSPACE

Oct 27, 2022
GENERAL DYNAMICS AEROSPACE earned $312m on $2.3b sales in 3Q22 vs $262m on $2.1b in 3Q21; book-to-bill ratio was 1.15 vs 1.57 a year ago. GULFSTREAM…
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CPI AEROSTRUCTURES

Oct 27, 2022
CPI AEROSTRUCTURES, NY has $4.4m Embraer order to supply Phenom 300 engine inlet assemblies through 2023.
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TEXTRON AVIATION

Oct 28, 2022
TEXTRON AVIATION earned $139m on $1.2b revenues in 3Q22 vs $98m on $1.2b in 3Q21; it has $6.4b backlog. It delivered 39 jets/33 turboprops vs 49 jets…

Defense

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BRAZILIAN AIR FORCE

Oct 21, 2022
BRAZILIAN AIR FORCE is further reducing its KC-390 order from 22 to 19 (could fall to 15); original order was for 28.
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TRIUMPH

Oct 28, 2022
TRIUMPH was selected by Lockheed Martin to manufacture the brake valve assembly for the F-16 at Valencia, CA.
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EMBRAER

Oct 28, 2022
EMBRAER signed MOUs with three South Korean companies, ASTG, EMK and KENCOA AEROSPACE, for future supply of parts for C-390 to contribute to offset…

MRO

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EMBRAER

Oct 21, 2022
EMBRAER has Nordic Aviation Capital contract for 10 E190/195 freighter conversions for delivery starting in 2024.
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ISRAEL AEROSPACE INDUSTRIES

Oct 21, 2022
ISRAEL AEROSPACE INDUSTRIES (IAI) was selected by China's Hongyuan Group to convert 11 777-300ERs to freighters, plus nine options, for redelivery…
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AJW GROUP

Oct 21, 2022
AJW GROUP signed aircraft component repair agreements with Czech Republic's JOB AIR Technic (for 737CL, MAX, A320 and A330) and the Netherlands'…
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GA TELESIS

Oct 21, 2022
GA TELESIS was consigned A320/A330/777 parts inventory by a Middle East airline; e initial inventory list consists of over 30,000 unique part numbers…
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AMETEK MRO AEM

Oct 21, 2022
AMETEK MRO AEM, UK was selected by Liebherr-Aerospace to perform E-Jet landing gear overhauls.
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JAT TEHNIKA

Oct 21, 2022
JAT TEHNIKA, Belgrade was selected by IAI to perform (two production lines) 767-200/300 freighter conversions.
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PARKER MEGGITT

Oct 21, 2022
PARKER MEGGITT has multi-million SMARTSupport contract extension with Lufthansa Technik to supply spare parts and MRO services, covering a broad…
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LUFTHANSA TECHNIK

Oct 27, 2022
LUFTHANSA TECHNIK has exclusive 3-year AMP contract to provide consumable and expendable (C&E) materials.
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AFI KLM E&M

Oct 27, 2022
AFI KLM E&M renewed deal with Kuwait Airways to provide GE90-115B (777-300) maintenance through 2029.
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JORAMCO

Oct 26, 2022
JORAMCO has euroAtlantic contract to perform heavy maintenance on two 777s. It was also selected by flyadeal to perform a major A320neo structural…
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FL TECHNICS

Oct 26, 2022
FL TECHNICS, Lithuania was selected by Wizz Air for A320 wheel/brake support over the next five years.
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AJW GROUP

Oct 26, 2022
AJW GROUP was selected by Arajet, Dominican Republic to provide power-by-the-hour 737 MAX component support.
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OGMA

Oct 26, 2022
OGMA was authorized by Embraer to perform E2 heavy maintenance after certification from by the Portugal's ANAC.

MRO/Air Transport

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AMAZON AIR

Oct 21, 2022
AMAZON AIR agreed to lease 10 EFW-converted A330-300P2Fs from Altavair for delivery starting in late 2023; it has contracted HAWAIIAN AIRLINES to…

WHO'SNEWS

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WHO'SNEWS: PMW AERO

Oct 21, 2022
Griffin Goeddel to Executive Vice President of Business Development of PMW Aero, Liberty, SC.
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WHO'SNEWS: PMW AERO

Oct 21, 2022
Leiza Minchella to Executive Vice President of Sales of PMW Aero, Liberty, SC.
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WHO'SNEWS: AIR SERBIA

Oct 24, 2022
Marijan Kocic to Chief Operating Officer of Air Serbia.
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WHO'SNEWS: SPARKCHASERS AIRCRAFT SERVICES

Oct 26, 2022
Ray Walters to President of Sparkchasers Aircraft Services, Smithfield, NC.
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WHO'SNEWS: SMBC AERO ENGINE LEASE

Oct 26, 2022
Don Biocca to Senior Vice President-Americas of SMBC Aero Engine Lease.
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WHO'SNEWS: GULF AIR

Oct 28, 2022
Waleed Al Alawi to Chief Executive Officer of Gulf Air.