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Air Transport

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AIRBALTIC

Jan 03, 2023
AIRBALTIC sold third A220-300 (55191) to GOAL for leaseback as part of overall deal for three (SPNWS; Dec 2).
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SWOOP

Jan 03, 2023
SWOOP (WestJet), Canada wet-leased 737-800 (33996) from GetJet Airlines, Lithuania.
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INDIGO

Jan 03, 2023
INDIGO agreed to lease four new ATR 72-600s with PW127XTs from GOAL; first two (1662/1663) were delivered.
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BOLIVIANA

Jan 03, 2023
BOLIVIANA leased ex-GOL 737-800 (37743) from SMBC Aviation Capital.
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FLYBONDI

Jan 03, 2023
FLYBONDI agreed to lease two ex-Garuda 737-800s from BBAM (29666)/Pembroke (30147); it would then have 12 737s.
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AZERBAIJAN AIRLINES

Jan 03, 2023
AZERBAIJAN AIRLINES leased two new A320neos (11181/11265) with GTFs from Aviation Capital Group.
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CHAIR AIRLINES

Jan 03, 2023
CHAIR AIRLINES, Canada leased ex-Interjet A320-200 (3374) with CFM56s from Bellinger Aviation.
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748 AIR SERVICES

Jan 03, 2023
748 AIR SERVICES, Kenya leased ex-Flybe Dash 8-400 (4093) from Aergo Capital.
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SPIRIT AIRLINES

Jan 03, 2023
SPIRIT AIRLINES sold third A320neo (11122) to SMBC Aviation Capital for leaseback under deal for six thru 1Q23.
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MALDIVIAN

Jan 03, 2023
MALDIVIAN took delivery of first ATR 72-600 (1655) with PW127XTs as part of deal for two, plus one ATR 42-600.
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ALAFCO

Jan 03, 2023
ALAFCO lost KD59m on KD96m lease revenues for year ended September 30 vs KD24m loss on KD100m a year ago.
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MESA AIR GROUP

Jan 03, 2023
MESA AIR GROUP had $182.6m net loss on $531m revenues for year ended September 30 vs $16.6m net income on $504m a year ago.
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MESA AIR GROUP

Jan 03, 2023
MESA AIR GROUP announced agreement with Export Development Canada to reduce debt service on seven CRJs through 2024 to provide $14m in liquidity.
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ARKIA

Jan 03, 2023
ARKIA plans March 27 to resume Tel Aviv-Madrid (737-800).
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DELTA AIR LINES

Jan 03, 2023
DELTA AIR LINES plans May 8 to begin daily Boston-Louisville, KY (E175).
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CPaT

Jan 04, 2023
CPaT was selected by Chrono Jet, Canada to provide aircraft distance learning courses and general subjects for Dash 8-100/300 and 737-200.
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TURKISH AIRLINES

Jan 04, 2023
TURKISH AIRLINES leased third A321neo (10973) from Avolon for ANADOLU JET as part of deal for five.
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BA EUROFLYER

Jan 04, 2023
BA EUROFLYER plans in 1H23 to begin Gatwick-Montpellier/-Corfu/-Mykonos/-Innsbruck (A320).
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GOL

Jan 04, 2023
GOL expects to post EBITDA margin of about 20% for 4Q22 (EBIT of 11%); total liquidity is expected to be at R$3.6b.
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FEDEX EXPRESS

Jan 04, 2023
FEDEX EXPRESS is expected to retire its remaining seven MD-10-30Fs by end of June 2023; first was sent to VCV.
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JFK

Jan 04, 2023
JFK handled 4.7m pax in November 2022, up 2.4% vs pre-pandemic November 2019; NEWARK was up 1.5%.
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SOUTHWEST

Jan 04, 2023
SOUTHWEST reports it operated 11,092 flights on December 30-31 with a completion rate of 99.1%. It says urgent work continues on planned improvements to process
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ALTA

Jan 04, 2023
ALTA added InterCaribbean Airways as a new member airline.
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AIR CORSICA

Jan 04, 2023
AIR CORSICA took delivery of its second PW127XT-powered ATR 72-600 (1651); it ordered five at 2021 Dubai Airshow.
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HAWAIIAN AIRLINES

Jan 06, 2023
HAWAIIAN AIRLINES ordered two more 787-9s and has now ordered 12 with GEnx-1Bs for delivery through 2027, including one (66428) in 2023 and three in 2024 under
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DAE CAPITAL

Jan 06, 2023
DAE CAPITAL completed 143 aircraft lease agreements/extensions in 2022 vs 200 in 2021; it acquired 94 aircraft and sold 33 others, and ended year with owned/man
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AIR AUSTRAL

Jan 06, 2023
AIR AUSTRAL received EC approval for €136.8m in State aid to compensate for COVID damages and return to viability.
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LUFTHANSA

Jan 06, 2023
LUFTHANSA is expected to return its 10 A340-600s (five at Frankfurt/five at Munich) into service for summer 2023.
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RYANAIR

Jan 06, 2023
RYANAIR expects better than expected earnings for third quarter ended December 31 and raised its FY23 PAT guidance (pre-exceptionals) from €1b-€1.2b to €1.325b-
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BREEZE AIRWAYS

Jan 06, 2023
BREEZE AIRWAYS took delivery of ex-Air Europa Express E195LR (281) on lease from Nordic Aviation Capital.
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TRANSNUSA

Jan 06, 2023
TRANSNUSA, Indonesia leased second ex-Chengdu A320-200 (2820) with CFM56s from CALC.
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PLAY

Jan 06, 2023
PLAY, Iceland plans in June to add four new destinations: Düsseldorf, Aarhus, Aalborg and Billund (A320/A321).
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MAVI GÖK AIRLINES

Jan 06, 2023
MAVI GÖK AIRLINES agreed to lease two 777-300ERs (34432; ex-Cathay/35302; ex-Azur Air) from Aviator Capital.
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AKASA AIR

Jan 06, 2023
AKASA AIR, India took delivery of another new 737-8s (44874; originally due for GOL) on lease from AerCap.
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STAR AIR

Jan 06, 2023
STAR AIR, India agreed to lease two ex-Belavia E175s (782/852) from Nordic Aviation Capital. It also has five ERJ 145s.

Aerospace

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GE

Jan 04, 2023
GE completed ground testing of GEnx-powered 787-10 with 100% SAF.
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FORTUNE AVIATION SERVICES

Jan 04, 2023
FORTUNE AVIATION SERVICES forecasts 737-800 freighter conversions will outstrip demand in 2023, and possibly 2024 (e-commerce demand weakening); it predicts wid
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IBC ADVANCED ALLOYS

Jan 04, 2023
IBC ADVANCED ALLOYS closed C$1.2m non-brokered private placement.
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ONTIC

Jan 04, 2023
ONTIC says it experienced record year in 2022 that included 13 new licensing agreements and investments in capacity; it now employs >1,000.
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OLEA SENSOR NETWORKS

Jan 06, 2023
OLEA SENSOR NETWORKS, NV has developed jet aircraft cockpit pilot monitoring system for contactless and remote vital sign monitoring.
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STELLANTIS and ARCHER AVIATION

Jan 06, 2023
STELLANTIS and ARCHER AVIATION formed partnership whereby Stellantis will manufacturer Archer's 5-seat Midnight eVTOL at Covington, GA from 2024; Amsterdam-base
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HEICO

Jan 06, 2023
HEICO completed acquisition of 94% of EXXELIA INTERNATIONAL, France (electronic components) from IK Partners.
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IRKUT

Jan 06, 2023
IRKUT received Russian approval for domestically produced composite wing and engine (PD-14) for the MC-21.

Business Aviation/MRO

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NEW STATE AVIATION HOLDINGS

Jan 03, 2023
NEW STATE AVIATION HOLDINGS acquired BLACKHAWK AEROSPACE, TX (aircraft performance improvements for a broad range of turboprop aircraft types).

Defense

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LEONARDO

Jan 03, 2023
LEONARDO reached agreement with trade unions resulting in early retirement of 400 workers in 2023-2024 simultaneous with hiring of around 600 people with new sk
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LOCKHEED MARTIN

Jan 03, 2023
LOCKHEED MARTIN finalized contract with US DOD for production/delivery of up to 398 F-35s for $30b.

MRO

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SKYWAYS TECHNICS ASIA

Jan 03, 2023
SKYWAYS TECHNICS ASIA, Malaysia was approved by Vietnam to repair ATR, A320 and 737 structural parts.
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DAE ENGINEERING

Jan 06, 2023
DAE ENGINEERING says it booked 1.3m man-hours in 2022, performing 315 maintenance checks for >50 customers.
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FTAI AVIATION and UNICAL AVIATION

Jan 04, 2023
FTAI AVIATION and UNICAL AVIATION acquired assets of iAERO THRUST, FL, to be renamed QUICKTURN ENGINE CENTER to deliver industry leading turnaround times for li
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TIANJIN AIR CARGO

Jan 04, 2023
TIANJIN AIR CARGO completed maintenance checks on two 737-800BCFs (32602/36541) at Nanning Wuxu Airport.
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PTS AVIATION

Jan 04, 2023
PTS AVIATION (StandardAero), FL announced that in December it sold a CFM56-7B26 to a third-party North American MRO provider, a CFM56-7B26 engine to a European
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AVENTURE AVIATION

Jan 04, 2023
AVENTURE AVIATION acquired ex-Air New Zealand A320-200 (2533) for part out in Roswell by ASCENT AVIATION.

Business Aviation

Aerospace/Defense

Who'sNews

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WHO'SNEWS: AIRCRAFT FINANCE GERMANY

Jan 03, 2023
Dr. Joerg Andriof to Chief Investment Officer of Aircraft Finance Germany, Frankfurt.
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WHO'SNEWS: CASTLELAKE

Jan 03, 2023
Michael Hackett to Senior Vice President-Aviation Marketing of Castlelake.
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WHO'SNEWS: HAECO

Jan 03, 2023
Mitch Horn to Vice President-Group Commercial of HAECO Group, Hong Kong.
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WHO'SNEWS: L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES

Jan 03, 2023
Samir Mehta to President-Communication Systems of L3Harris Technologies, Melbourne, FL.
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WHO'SNEWS: SAFRAN

Jan 03, 2023
Stewart Odurny to Executive Vice President Customers and Strategy of Safran Landing Systems, France.
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WHO'SNEWS: ABELO

Jan 03, 2023
Bill Rossi to Senior Vice President of Marketing-Asia, based in Singapore, of Abelo.
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WHO'SNEWS: HARTZELL

Jan 03, 2023
Caleb Walls to Controller of Hartzell Engine Technologies, Montgomery, AL.
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WHO'SNEWS: FAA

Jan 04, 2023
Phillip A. Washington was nominated as next Administrator of the FAA; Stephen M. Dickson resigned.
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WHO'SNEWS: DOKASCH TEMPERATURE SOLUTIONS

Jan 04, 2023
Edwin Visser to Chief Commercial Officer of DoKaSch Temperature Solutions, Frankfurt.
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WHO'SNEWS: ETIHAD AIRWAYS

Jan 04, 2023
Arik De to Chief Revenue Officer of Etihad Airways, UAE.
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WHO'SNEWS: AIRLINK

Jan 04, 2023
Todd Freeman to Chairman of Airlink, Washington, DC.
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WHO'SNEWS: CASTLELAKE

Jan 04, 2023
Chris Pelly to Senior Vice President-Aviation Marketing of Castlelake.
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WHO'SNEWS: RAA

Jan 04, 2023
Nobuyo Reinsch to Senior Vice President-Safety and Regulatory Affairs of the RAA, Washington, DC.
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WHO'SNEWS: RAA

Jan 04, 2023
Drew Jacoby Lemos to Vice President of Government and External Affairs of the RAA, Washington, DC.
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WHO'SNEWS: RAA

Jan 04, 2023
Michelle Cravez to Director of Membership, Operations and Events of the RAA, Washington, DC.
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WHO'SNEWS: ROLLS-ROYCE

Jan 06, 2023
Tufan Erginbilgic to Chief Executive Officer of Rolls-Royce, UK.
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WHO'SNEWS: HORIZON AIR

Jan 06, 2023
Jason Berry to Senior Vice President-Operations of Horizon Air (Alaska Air Group).
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WHO'SNEWS: AIR FRANCE-KLM

Jan 06, 2023
Olivier Mazzucchelli to CEO of Transavia France; Nathalie Stubler to Special Advisor-Ddecarbonization Strategy of Air France-KLM.
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WHO'SNEWS: HOP!

Jan 06, 2023
Hervé Boury to Chief Executive Officer of HOP!, France.