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Air Transport

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AERCAP

Jan 09, 2023
AERCAP completed 895 transactions (570 lease agreements/118 purchases/207 sales) in 2022, including 299 in 4Q22, vs 438 transactions (311 lease agreements/65 pu
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SOUTHWEST AIRLINES

Jan 09, 2023
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES expects to report a net loss in 4Q22 after cancelling >16,700 flights from December 21 through December 31, resulting in estimated pre-tax ne
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EMIRATES

Jan 09, 2023
EMIRATES placed its first refurbished A380 (264) into service on Dubai-Heathrow; it is first of 120 aircraft (67 A380s and 53 777s) to be retrofitted with new i
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FLYDOCS

Jan 09, 2023
FLYDOCS has 5-year Gulf Air contract to provide digital records management software for its fleet of >35 aircraft and aircraft compliance management.
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IATA

Jan 09, 2023
IATA reports year-over-year global pax traffic was up 41.3% in November on 23.8% higher capacity; cargo fell 13.7%.
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MALETH AERO

Jan 09, 2023
MALETH AERO, Malta secured its IOSA registration from IATA.
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TURKISH AIRLINES

Jan 09, 2023
TURKISH AIRLINES took delivery of fourth/fifth A321neos on lease from Avolon as part of overall deal for five.
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CENTRAL AIRLINES

Jan 10, 2023
CENTRAL AIRLINES, China took delivery of 737-800BCF (36545; ex-Air China) on lease from SMBC Aviation Capital.
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CENTRAL AIRLINES

Jan 10, 2023
CENTRAL AIRLINES, China took delivery of 737-800BCF (36545; ex-Air China) on lease from SMBC Aviation Capital.
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HEVILIFT AUSTRALIA

Jan 09, 2023
HEVILIFT AUSTRALIA leased ex-TAME ATR 42-500 (844) from Aviator Capital.
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AIR INDIA EXPRESS

Jan 09, 2023
AIR INDIA EXPRESS leased ex-Vistara 737-800 (39065) from ALAFCO.
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BERLIN BRANDENBURG AIRPORT

Jan 09, 2023
BERLIN BRANDENBURG AIRPORT handled 1.53m pax in December vs 1m in Dec 2021; traffic doubled in 2022 to 19.85m pax from 9.95m pax in 2021.
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NORWEGIAN

Jan 09, 2023
NORWEGIAN says it is very likely it will exercise options for 30 737-8s, increasing its total order to 80 (SPNWS; June 3).
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AIR FRANCE-KLM

Jan 09, 2023
AIR FRANCE-KLM successfully placed its first sustainability-linked bonds for €1.0b, linked to its target to reduce well-to-wake scope 1 and 3 jet fuel greenhous
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AIR CANADA

Jan 09, 2023
AIR CANADA plans February 1 to terminate three-times-weekly Toronto-Doha (787-9); it began service in December 2020.
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EVA AIR

Jan 09, 2023
EVA AIR plans March 30 to begin daily Taipei-Clark International Airport, Philippines (A321-200).
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AIR LEASE CORPORATION

Jan 11, 2023
AIR LEASE CORPORATION priced public offering of $700m of senior unsecured medium-term notes due Feb 2028.
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PLAY

Jan 11, 2023
PLAY plans June 22 to launch service from Hamilton, ON, Canada to 26 European destinations (A321).
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AVOLON

Jan 11, 2023
AVOLON completed 237 lease transactions and 70 aircraft deliveries in 2022 vs 229 lease transactions and 72 deliveries in 2021. It has owned/managed/committed
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AIR EAGLE

Jan 11, 2023
AIR EAGLE, Pakistan purchased ex-Bluebird Nordic 737-300BDSF (25263) from AviaAM Leasing.
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US-BANGLA AIRLINES

Jan 11, 2023
US-BANGLA AIRLINES plans in 2Q23 to acquire two A330-200s to launch widebody services to Saudi Arabia.
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BAVARIAN AIRLINES

Jan 11, 2023
BAVARIAN AIRLINES reportedly plans startup out of Munich by end of 2023 with 12 leased E195-E2s.
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STARLUX AIRLINES

Jan 11, 2023
STARLUX AIRLINES, Taiwan took delivery of its second A350-900 (557) from Airbus; it plans to acquire 18.
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OAG

Jan 11, 2023
OAG reports Delta Air Lines was the most punctual airline in US in 2022 with on-time performance (OTP) of 81.79% and an extremely low cancellation rate of just
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BOEING

Jan 11, 2023
BOEING booked previously unannounced orders in December from AVOLON for five 737 MAXs and two 787-9s, from EL AL ISRAEL AIRLINES for one 787-9, from PEMBROKE fo
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US DOT

Jan 11, 2023
US DOT reports fuel cost for US airlines was $3.32/gallon in November vs $1.99 in Nov 2019 (consumption fell 2.8%).
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ISHKA

Jan 11, 2023
ISHKA reports 471 commercial aircraft are currently being remarketed, down from 493 in October/497 in August; of the aircraft being remarketed, 39% are narrowbo
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ALASKA AIRLINES

Jan 11, 2023
ALASKA AIRLINES retired its last A320-200 (4991) and placed it into storage at Victorville; it still has 10 A321-200s.
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AIRBUS

Jan 11, 2023
AIRBUS booked previously unannounced orders in December from AVOLON for 10 A330-900s and from unidentified customers for six A350s. It ended 2022 with 1,078 ord
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AAPA

Jan 12, 2023
AAPA members carried (improved) 13.4m international pax in Nov 2022, down 55.8% from Nov 2019; PLF was 77.4%.
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BOC AVIATION

Jan 12, 2023
BOC AVIATION signed lease agreements for 13 aircraft in 4Q22.
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AIRCASTLE

Jan 12, 2023
AIRCASTLE had $50.1m net income on $257.5m revenues in third quarter ended Nov 30.
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ITA AIRWAYS

Jan 12, 2023
ITA AIRWAYS plans October 29, 2023 to begin daily Rome-Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (A330).
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GRIFFIN GLOBAL ASSET MANAGEMENT

Jan 12, 2023
GRIFFIN GLOBAL ASSET MANAGEMENT, Ireland upsized its senior secured warehouse facility from $1b to $1.6b.
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EMIRATES

Jan 12, 2023
EMIRATES plans April 2 to resume daily Dubai-Tokyo Haneda (777).
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AMERICAN

Jan 12, 2023
AMERICAN forecasts its 4Q22 revenue to be up 16-17% from pre-pandemic 4Q19 (vs prior guidance of 11-13%) on 6.1% lower capacity.
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SENTRA AIRWAYS

Jan 12, 2023
SENTRA AIRWAYS, UK took delivery of ex-Sichuan A330-200 (1138) with Trent 700s on lease from Air Lease Corporation...
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JETBLUE

Jan 12, 2023
JETBLUE plans in 2Q23 to begin year-round LaGuardia-Atlanta/-Nassau.
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UNITED AIRLINES

Jan 12, 2023
UNITED AIRLINES secured loan from Castlelake.
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ACCELYA

Jan 12, 2023
ACCELYA, Spain was selected by Air Cairo for revenue management system.
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ITA AIRWAYS

Jan 12, 2023
ITA AIRWAYS sold two A350-900s to Griffin Global Asset Management for leaseback; both delivered in December.
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BONZA

Jan 12, 2023
BONZA, Australia received its AOC for startup (TBA) on the Sunshine Coast serving 17 destinations with 737-8s.
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ORIX AVIATION

Jan 13, 2023
ORIX AVIATION has acquired two 737-8s (43442; leased to UNITED/60512; leased to WESTJET), A320neo (10031; to FRONTIER), and A321neo (10522; to WIZZ AIR) from CD
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FRONTIER AIRLINES

Jan 13, 2023
FRONTIER AIRLINES sold new LEAP-powered A320neo (11555) to ORIX Aviation for leaseback.
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LCI

Jan 13, 2023
LCI agreed to acquire up to 40 Chaparral VTOL cargo aircraft (now in development) from Elroy Air, CA
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AIR LEASE CORPORATION

Jan 13, 2023
AIR LEASE CORPORATION delivered 16 new aircraft (two A220s; five A321neos; two A330-900s; three 737-8s; three 737-9s; 787) on lease in 4Q22 vs 15 in 4Q21 and en
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SWOOP

Jan 13, 2023
SWOOP began three-times-weekly Toronto-Varadero, Cuba (737).
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ALASKA AIRLINES

Jan 13, 2023
ALASKA AIRLINES is planning in 2023 to hire 3,525 new employees, including 550 pilots, 1,000 flight attendants, 135 maintenance technicians, 500 management posi
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SAS

Jan 13, 2023
SAS took delivery of fourth A320neo from Griffin Global Asset Management under SLB deal for six through 1Q23.
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CEMAIR

Jan 13, 2023
CEMAIR, South Africa leased CRJ700 (10289) from Regional One; aircraft was originally delivered to Euro-Asia Air.
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STANDARD CHARTERED

Jan 13, 2023
STANDARD CHARTERED plans to explore strategic alternatives for aviation finance business that includes PEMBROKE.
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MACQUARIE AIRFINANCE

Jan 13, 2023
MACQUARIE AIRFINANCE secured $1.65b acquisition facility from BNP Paribas, Citibank, MUFG Bank, and Natixis, plus $600m in new equity from shareholders Macquari
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AVIATION CAPITAL GROUP

Jan 13, 2023
AVIATION CAPITAL GROUP secured two unsecured term loans totaling $600m from MUFG Bank and Japan's JBIC.
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VIETJET

Jan 13, 2023
VIETJET plans March 31 to begin three-times-weekly Ho Chi Minh City-Melbourne, Australia (A330-300).
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AMSTERDAM SCHIPHOL

Jan 13, 2023
AMSTERDAM SCHIPHOL handled 52.5m pax in 2022, down 27% vs 71.7m in pre-pandemic 2019; it recorded 397,646 air transport movements, down 20%.

Aerospace

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JET PARTS ENGINEERING

Jan 09, 2023
JET PARTS ENGINEERING has FAA approval for 16 new PMA parts, including A320 landing gear seals, cockpit control panel switches, CF34 duct links, CRJ tray table
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FIGEAC AÉRO

Jan 09, 2023
FIGEAC AÉRO had €150.3m revenues for six months ended Sep 30, up 25.4% vs a year ago; aerostructures rose 26.1%.
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ONEWEB

Jan 11, 2023
ONEWEB confirmed launch of 40 satellites by SPACEX and now has 542 satellites under plan (two more launches) to activate global coverage in '23.
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SPACEX

Jan 11, 2023
SPACEX was selected by airBaltic to provide Starlink inflight connectivity system for its A220-300s; STC is due in '23.
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BOEING

Jan 11, 2023
BOEING delivered 69 commercial aircraft/derivatives (53 MAXs; 737NG; two 767s; three 777Fs; 10 787s) in December vs 38 (32 MAXs; 737NG; two 767s; two 777s; 747-
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AIRBUS

Jan 11, 2023
AIRBUS delivered 98 aircraft (eight A220s; 76 A320 Family; four A330s; 10 A350s) in December vs 93 (seven A220s; 66 A320 Family; two A330s; 16 A350s; two A380s)
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AIRBUS

Jan 11, 2023
AIRBUS booked previously unannounced orders in December from AVOLON for 10 A330-900s and from unidentified customers for six A350s. It ended 2022 with 1,078 ord
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PARKER MEGGITT

Jan 12, 2023
PARKER MEGGITT was selected by Airbus to develop an eBuffer.
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VIASAT

Jan 13, 2023
VIASAT received approval from CAAC to install its Ka-band satellite connectivity system on Chinese-registered 737s.
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SIMAERO

Jan 13, 2023
SIMAERO formed partnership with Air France to sell unused training slots (for both dry leasing and ATO training) to third parties for 10 simulators at CDG: four
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BOEING

Jan 13, 2023
BOEING rolled out the last 747-8F (67150) out of the paint shop for ATLAS AIR, which will operate for KUEHNE+NAGEL.
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PRATT & WHITNEY

Jan 13, 2023
PRATT & WHITNEY secured >1,100 GTF orders/commitments in 2022. It says >1,400 GTF-powered aircraft have been delivered and since entry into service, GTF system
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SKYSELECT

Jan 13, 2023
SKYSELECT teamed with Rotabull to integrate their systems in order to automate aircraft parts quoting process/inventory sharing for suppliers.
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QARBON AEROSPACE

Jan 13, 2023
QARBON AEROSPACE, TX completed icing tunnel test for its patented Helios Ice Protection system that uses a heated graphite layer embedded in a thermoplastic com
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AVIATION WEEK NETWORK

Jan 13, 2023
AVIATION WEEK NETWORK reports in 2022 COMAC delivered 34 ARJ21s (vs 21 in 2021) and one C919 (0) and ended year with backlog of 463 ARJ21s and 697 C919s. SUKHOI

Business Aviation

MRO

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HAECO XIAMEN

Jan 09, 2023
HAECO XIAMEN broke ground on new 537,300 sq meter MRO facility at Xiang'an International Airport with 12 widebody and six narrowbody maintenance bays; 18 buildi
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IBERIA MAINTENANCE

Jan 09, 2023
IBERIA MAINTENANCE has HK Express contract to maintain 32 V2500s in support of its A320 Family aircraft fleet.
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SENSUS AERO

Jan 11, 2023
SENSUS AERO has developed new contracting/billing software to enable clients to easily customize deals by applying rules for various aspects of MRO business.
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WHO'SNEWS: STANDARDAERO

Jan 11, 2023
Dan Satterfield to Chief Financial Officer of StandardAero, AZ.
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SABENA TECHNICS

Jan 12, 2023
SABENA TECHNICS launched Toulouse-based subsidiary.
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SWISS AVIATIONSOFTWARE

Jan 13, 2023
SWISS AVIATIONSOFTWARE was selected by Challenge Group to provide AMOS MRO software for Challenge Airlines BE (Belgium), Challenge Airlines IL (Israel), Challen
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COLLINS AEROSPACE

Jan 13, 2023
COLLINS AEROSPACE extended its Dispatch flight hour avionics support agreement with China Southern Airlines for 787s.
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APOC AVIATION

Jan 13, 2023
APOC AVIATION, Netherlands raised 450,000 via public blockchain by ABN AMRO for its aircraft landing gear program.
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EASYJET

Jan 13, 2023
EASYJET opened €20m, 10,000 sq ft MRO hangar at Berlin Brandenburg able to handle four A321s simultaneously.
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SPRINGER AEROSPACE

Jan 13, 2023
SPRINGER AEROSPACE, Canada received Court approval for sale and investment solicitation process for its aircraft maintenance and modification, aircraft componen

WHO'SNEWS

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WHO'SNEWS: ATR

Jan 09, 2023
Lamberto Martinello to Head of Communications and Corporate Branding of ATR, Toulouse.
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WHO'SNEWS: ASL AIRLINES

Jan 09, 2023
Jonathan Raimbault to Commercial and Program Director of ASL Airlines France.
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WHO'SNEWS: AIRCASTLE

Jan 09, 2023
Natasha Messer to Vice President of Marketing-Europe, Middle East and Africa of Aircastle.
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WHO'SNEWS: JSX

Jan 09, 2023
Suresh Narayanan to Chief Operating Officer of JSX, Dallas.
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WHO'SNEWS: GLOBAL CROSSING AIRLINES

Jan 09, 2023
Glen Gates to Vice President-A321 Freighter Programs of Global Crossing Airlines, Miami.
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WHO'SNEWS: JETNET

Jan 09, 2023
Derek Swaim to Chief Executive Officer of JETNET, Utica, NY.
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WHO'SNEWS: SOUTHWEST AIRLINES

Jan 11, 2023
Adam Decaire to Senior Vice President of Network Planning and Network Operations Control (NOC) of Southwest Airlines.
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WHO'SNEWS: SOUTHWEST AIRLINES

Jan 11, 2023
Jeff Novota to Vice President Legal-Corporate & Transactions of Southwest Airlines.
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WHO'SNEWS: CHAPMAM FREEBORN AIRCHARTERING

Jan 11, 2023
Alex Rincker to Senior Vice President, ACMI-Americas of Chapman Freeborn Airchartering, Fort Lauderdale.
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WHO'SNEWS: AERO CAPITAL SOLUTIONS

Jan 11, 2023
Tim Fine to Vice President-Investments & Commercial of Aero Capital Solutions.
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WHO'SNEWS: ORIX AVIATION

Jan 12, 2023
Dean N. Gerber to Advisor to the Board of Directors of ORIX Aviation, Dublin.
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WHO'SNEWS: AIR CANADA

Jan 12, 2023
Lucie Guillemette, Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer of Air Canada, announced his retirement.
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WHO'SNEWS: AIR CANADA

Jan 12, 2023
Mark Nasr to Executive Vice President-Marketing and Digital of Air Canada (effective May 1).
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WHO'SNEWS: AIR CANADA

Jan 12, 2023
Mark Galardo to Executive Vice President-Revenue and Network Planning of Air Canada (effective May 1).
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WHO'SNEWS: AE INDUSTRIAL PARTNERS

Jan 13, 2023
Dev Rudra as Vice President-Portfolio Strategy and Optimization Group of AE Industrial Partners, Boca Raton, FL.
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WHO'SNEWS: AAR

Jan 13, 2023
John M. Holmes, President and CEO of AAR, was also named Chairman; David P. Storch retired.
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WHO'SNEWS: ENGINE LEASE FINANCE CORPORATION

Jan 13, 2023
Avril Comerford to Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Engine Lease Finance Corporation, Shannon.
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WHO'SNEWS: BLUEBERRY AVIATION

Jan 13, 2023
Jon O'Connell to Commercial Director-Asia Pacific, based in Adélaïde, Australia, of Blueberry Aviation.
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WHO'SNEWS: EMERALD AIRLINES

Jan 13, 2023
Keith Butler to Chief Executive Officer of Emerald Airlines, Ireland; Conor McCarthy will continue as Executive Chairman.
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WHO'SNEWS: CALC

Jan 13, 2023
Conrad LI to Chief Strategy Officer and Co-CFO of CALC, Hong Kong.