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Air Transport

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AEGEAN AIRLINES

Dec 19, 2022
AEGEAN AIRLINES, Greece sold second GTF-powered A321neo (11085) to SMBC Aviation Capital and leased it back.
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VIETJETAIR

Dec 19, 2022
VIETJETAIR leased ex-AirAsia X A330-300 (1165) with Trent 700s from ICBC Leasing.
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INDIGO

Dec 19, 2022
INDIGO, India agreed to sell eight LEAP-powered A320neos to Castlelake for leaseback.
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AIR MOANA

Dec 19, 2022
AIR MOANA, French Polynesia leased ex-PNG Air ATR 72-600 (1301) from DAE Capital.
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VIVA AEROBUS

Dec 19, 2022
VIVA AEROBUS, Mexico leased ex-Vistara A320-200 (7100) with V2500s from Goshawk Aviation.
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ORC

Dec 19, 2022
ORC, Japan took delivery of its first ATR 42-600 to enter service in July 2023; ATR will maintain aircraft under GMA.
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MESA AIR GROUP

Dec 19, 2022
MESA AIR GROUP is expanding its United Express contract with new 5-year agreement.
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CANADA JETLINES

Dec 19, 2022
CANADA JETLINES was approved by FAA to operate in US. It plans to begin to Melbourne, FL and Las Vegas on Jan 19.
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VIETRAVEL AIRLINES

Dec 19, 2022
VIETRAVEL AIRLINES began daily Hanoi-Bangkok (A321), its first international route.
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ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES

Dec 19, 2022
ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES plans March 25 to resume four-times-weekly Addis Ababa-Singapore (787).
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VIRGIN ATLANTIC

Dec 19, 2022
VIRGIN ATLANTIC plans in 2023 to make first-ever net-zero transatlantic flight (using 787 on London-JFK) with funding provided by UK Govt.
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NAV CANADA

Dec 19, 2022
NAV CANADA reports traffic decrease of 7.5% in Nov 2022 vs Nov 2019.
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CONDOR

Dec 20, 2022
CONDOR took delivery of its first (1966) of seven A330-900s, to enter service on Frankfurt-Mauritius by end 2022.
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AKASA AIR

Dec 20, 2022
AKASA AIR, India took delivery of new 737-8 (44865) on lease from AerCap; aircraft was originally due for Jet Airways.
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COMAIR

Dec 20, 2022
COMAIR, South Africa received High Court approval to postpone its final liquidation hearing to June 2023.
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SRILANKAN AIRLINES

Dec 20, 2022
SRILANKAN AIRLINES issued RFP to lease up to five A330s and five A320s for six years; submissions are due Jan 30.
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FLYR

Dec 20, 2022
FLYR, Norway applied to US DOT for foreign air carrier permit to offer charter and wet-lease flights from Nov 2023.
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WALTZING MATILDA AVIATION

Dec 20, 2022
WALTZING MATILDA AVIATION (dba Connect Airlines) leased two ex-Flybe Dash 8-400s (4188/4214) from NAC.
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MAS

Dec 20, 2022
MAS, Mexico acquired 49% of GALISTAIR, Malta, which as part of deal will operate two A330-200P2Fs out of Europe.
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FINNAIR

Dec 20, 2022
FINNAIR plans March 26 to begin three-times-weekly Helsinki-Osaka, Japan (A350); it also serves both Tokyo airports.
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EMIRATES

Dec 20, 2022
EMIRATES completed off-lease purchase of A380-800 (016) from Doric Nimrod Air One, which will be liquidated.
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FLYNAS

Dec 20, 2022
FLYNAS acquired two A330-300s (1624; ex-THY/1757; ex-SAA) to enter service in March 2023; it now has four A330s.
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ALMASRIA UNIVERSAL AIRLINES

Dec 20, 2022
ALMASRIA UNIVERSAL AIRLINES, Egypt leased ex-Asiana A321-200 (5767) with V2500s from BOC Aviation.
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XIAMEN AIRLINES

Dec 20, 2022
XIAMEN AIRLINES took delivery of its first (11190) of 15 A321neos on order; it also has 25 A320neos on order.
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ISRAIR

Dec 22, 2022
ISRAIR leased ex-Air Serbia A320-200 (2587) with V2500s from BBAM.
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TRANSNUSA

Dec 22, 2022
TRANSNUSA, Indonesia took delivery of ARJ21-700 (186) on lease from CALC; it is first ARJ21 international delivery.
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SMBC AVIATION CAPITAL

Dec 22, 2022
SMBC AVIATION CAPITAL completed acquisition of GOSHAWK (176 owned/managed aircraft) from NWS Holdings and Chow Tai Fook Enterprises in deal valued at $6.7b and
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ISLAND AVIATION

Dec 22, 2022
ISLAND AVIATION, the Philippines ordered two Twin Otter Series 400s to service the Amanpulo resort from Manila.
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SAS

Dec 22, 2022
SAS plans in late April to begin three-times-weekly Aalborg-/Gothenburg-Newark (A321LR).
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AERGO CAPITAL

Dec 22, 2022
AERGO CAPITAL purchased 737-900ER (37363; leased to SMARTWINGS) from Avolon; AV Airfinance financed deal.
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AIRZENA GEORGIAN AIRWAYS

Dec 22, 2022
AIRZENA GEORGIAN AIRWAYS leased ex-SAS 737-800 (34548) from Minsheng Financial Leasing (MSFL).
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WIDERØE

Dec 22, 2022
WIDERØE leased ex-airBaltic Dash 8-400 (4296) from Nordic Aviation Capital.
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LATAM AIRLINES CHILE

Dec 22, 2022
LATAM AIRLINES CHILE took delivery of second (of two) ex-Norwegian 787-9 (63316) on lease from ORIX Aviation.
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SUPER AIR JET

Dec 22, 2022
SUPER AIR JET, Indonesia leased ex-IndiGo A320-200 (5190) with V2500s from AMCK Aviation.
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CHINA POSTAL AIRLINES

Dec 22, 2022
CHINA POSTAL AIRLINES plans to begin Nanjing-Chicago in Aug 2023 and Nanjing-LAX in March 2024 (777F).
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SINGAPORE CHANGI

Dec 22, 2022
SINGAPORE CHANGI handled 23.6m pax in Jan-Oct, down 58% vs 2019.
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US TSA

Dec 22, 2022
US TSA screened 2,199,432 people at airport checkpoints on December 21 vs 1,981,433 on December 21, 2019.
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AERUS

Dec 23, 2022
AERUS, Mexico ordered two Cessna SkyCouriers and four Grand Caravan EXs for startup out of Monterrey.
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PORTER AIRLINES

Dec 23, 2022
PORTER AIRLINES took delivery of its first of 50 GTF-powered E195-E2s; three more are due by end of year.

Aerospace

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ROLLS-ROYCE

Dec 19, 2022
ROLLS-ROYCE completed assembly of UltraFan technology demonstrator and transported unit into Testbed 80 at Derby in preparation for testing.
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PRATT & WHITNEY

Dec 19, 2022
PRATT & WHITNEY says PW4000-94-inch engine fleet has surpassed 150m flight hours since entry into service in 1987; >2,500 were delivered.
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LUFTHANSA TECHNIK

Dec 19, 2022
LUFTHANSA TECHNIK was certified by EASA for AeroSHARK riblet films for 777 (developed with BASF), selected by Lufthansa Cargo and SWISS.
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VIASAT

Dec 19, 2022
VIASAT was selected by Sichuan Airlines to supply inflight connectivity equipment for A320s; system will be powered in China by AEROSAT LINK.
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AVIO AERO

Dec 19, 2022
AVIO AERO was selected to lead 21-company European AMBER demo project to advance hybrid electric propulsion with hydrogen fuel cells.
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HEICO FLIGHT SUPPORT

Dec 20, 2022
HEICO FLIGHT SUPPORT earned $267.2m on $1.26b sales for year ended Oct 31 vs $151.9m on $927m a year ago.
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BUCHER LEICHTBAU

Dec 20, 2022
BUCHER LEICHTBAU, Switzerland was selected by Virgin Atlantic to supply galleys and stowages for 16 A330-900s.
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US CONGRESS

Dec 20, 2022
US CONGRESS reached agreement to include amendment on new government spending bill.
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RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES

Dec 20, 2022
RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES completed first engine run of its regional hybrid-electric flight demonstrator.
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DANTE AERONAUTICAL

Dec 20, 2022
DANTE AERONAUTICAL, Spain secured minority investments from AIR NOSTRUM and VOLOTEA for developing an all-electric aircraft for regional air transport for first
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AAR

Dec 22, 2022
AAR had $22.5m net income on $470m sales for second quarter ended Nov 30 vs $20.8m on $437m a year ago.
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SAFRAN AERO BOOSTERS

Dec 22, 2022
SAFRAN AERO BOOSTERS plans to build €50m, 10,000 sq meter compressor blades and vanes production plant in Marchin, Belgium to produce >2,000 blades/vanes per da

Defense

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L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES agreed to acquire AEROJET ROCKETDYNE

Dec 19, 2022
L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES agreed to acquire AEROJET ROCKETDYNE, CA in all-cash transaction valued at $4.7b.
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AAR

Dec 19, 2022
AAR expanded Ontic partnership by extending military customer support distribution deal and signing new global commercial distribution agreement.
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PRECISION AEROSPACE PRODUCTS

Dec 19, 2022
PRECISION AEROSPACE PRODUCTS, WA signed MOU with Philippine Aerospace Development to collaborate on future military MRO projects.

MRO

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ATR

Dec 19, 2022
ATR extended Global Maintenance Agreement with Alliance Air for five years for two ATR 42-600s and 18 ATR 72-600s.
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EMBRAER

Dec 19, 2022
EMBRAER secured contracts from Envoy Air and JSX to operate nose-to-tail heavy maintenance lines at Macon, GA.
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DE HAVILLAND CANADA

Dec 20, 2022
DE HAVILLAND CANADA was selected by WestJet Encore to provide Dash 8-400 component solutions program.
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APOC COMPONENT REPAIR SHOP

Dec 20, 2022
APOC COMPONENT REPAIR SHOP (APOC-CRS) has EASA approval for Airbus/Boeing narrowbody NiCd battery MRO.
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RUSADA

Dec 20, 2022
RUSADA was selected by Texel Air to provide ENVISION software to manage its airworthiness and maintenance operations for its 737F fleet.
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ZYON

Dec 20, 2022
ZYON, Brazil was selected by 4Thrust, Poland to perform engine/APU maintenance for South/Latin American customers.
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VT SAN ANTONIO AEROSPACE

Dec 20, 2022
VT SAN ANTONIO AEROSPACE completed its first A321P2F conversion under EFW STC for Global Crossing Airlines.

MRO/Business Aviation

Business Aviation

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GULFSTREAM

Dec 19, 2022
GULFSTREAM completed first flight (in partnership with ROLLS-ROYCE) of G650 with BR725s powered by 100% SAF.
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VIASAT received FAA STC

Dec 19, 2022
VIASAT received FAA STC to install its Ka-band inflight connectivity solution, including custom radome, onto the G450.
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TEXTRON AVIATION

Dec 19, 2022
TEXTRON AVIATION developed electrically driven air conditioning system as standard feature on the King Air 360.
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VOLATO

Dec 22, 2022
VOLATO took delivery of a new HondaJet Elite II (second due by end 2022) in addition to 25 ordered earlier this month.
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PWI

Dec 22, 2022
PWI has FAA PMA approval for the LED Entry Door Light for Beechcraft King Air 200, B200/250, 300 and B300/350.

MRO

Air Transport/MRO

Who'sNews

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WHO'SNEWS: PARRY LABS

Dec 20, 2022
Dave Walsh to Vice President of Engineering of Parry Labs, Alexandria, VA.
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WHO'SNEWS: STS COMPONENT SOLUTIONS

Dec 20, 2022
Tim Russo to President of STS Component Solutions, FL; Tom Covella will become Advisor to the Board of Directors.
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WHO'SNEWS: WESTJET GROUP

Dec 20, 2022
Jennifer Blue to Interim Chief Financial Officer of WestJet Group; Harry Taylor is retiring.
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WHO'SNEWS: JET SUPPORT SERVICES

Dec 20, 2022
Serdar Yorgancigil to Chief Information Officer of Jet Support Services (JSSI), Chicago.
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WHO'SNEWS: SAFRAN CABIN

Dec 23, 2022
Monica Tucker to Executive VP-General Counsel & Compliance of Safran Cabin, France.
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WHO'SNEWS: STAR ALLIANCE

Dec 23, 2022
Charlotta Wieland, VP Alliances & Industry Affairs at SAS, to Interim Chief Executive Officer of Star Alliance.
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WHO'SNEWS: GAMA

Dec 23, 2022
Eric Hinson, President/CEO of Simcom International, was named Chairman of GAMA for 2023.