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Air Transport

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CHINA

Jan 13, 2023
CHINA has approved the 737 MAX to re-enter service since suspension in March 2019.
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ALASKA AIRLINES

Jan 13, 2023
ALASKA AIRLINES took delivery of new 737-9 (43360) on lease from Air Lease Corporation.
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AIR SERBIA

Jan 13, 2023
AIR SERBIA took delivery of second ex-Stobart Air ATR 72-600 (1122) on lease from GOAL (SPNWS; December 2).
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FLYDUBAI

Jan 13, 2023
FLYDUBAI agreed to sell two 737-8s to Griffin Global Asset Management for leaseback; first delivered.
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DELTA AIR LINES

Jan 13, 2023
DELTA AIR LINES had $828m net profit on $13.4b revenues in 4Q22 vs $1.1b on $11.4b in pre-pandemic 4Q19.
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SAS

Jan 13, 2023
SAS reached agreement with two lessors (Air Lease Corporation and Jackson Square Aviation).
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ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES

Jan 13, 2023
ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES plans May 16 to begin four-times-weekly Addis Ababa-Atlanta (787-9).
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EMIRATES

Jan 13, 2023
EMIRATES plans to reinstate A380 services to Glasgow (March 26), Nice (June 1) and Birmingham (July 1).
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ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES

Jan 13, 2023
ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES plans by March 2023 to increase frequencies to China to pre-pandemic levels.
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CARGOJET

Jan 17, 2023
CARGOJET extended its Master Services Agreement with Canada Post and Purolator through September 30, 2029.
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AERUS

Jan 17, 2023
AERUS, Mexico signed LOI to order 30 Alice all-electric commuter aircraft from Eviation for services out of Monterrey.
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AERCAP

Jan 17, 2023
AERCAP says it expects Airbus/Boeing aircraft delivery delays to be an issue for years to come and OEMs are giving airlines too little notice of delays.
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ALTA added TAP Air Portugal

Jan 18, 2023
ALTA added TAP Air Portugal as a new associate member.
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LEGENDS AIRWAYS

Jan 18, 2023
LEGENDS AIRWAYS, FL puchased a seventh Saab 340B (440; ex-Hokkaido Air System) from C&L Aviation Group.
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SAS

Jan 18, 2023
SAS agreed to sell 10 A320neos to Aviation Capital Group for leaseback, pending US Bankruptcy Court approval.
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US DOT

Jan 18, 2023
US DOT reports US airlines carried 75.6m pax in October, down 2.6% vs pre-pandemic October 2019; intl. fell 3.2%.
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FLYBE

Jan 18, 2023
FLYBE leased ex-airBaltic Dash 8-400Q (4289) from Nordic Aviation Capital.
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AVELO AIRLINES

Jan 14, 2023
AVELO AIRLINES began twice-weekly Orlando-Dayton, OH (737).
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FUYO LEASE GROUP

Jan 14, 2023
FUYO LEASE GROUP, Japan purchased two A320neos (10348/10454; leased to VOLARIS) to be managed by ALM.
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SPIRIT AIRLINES

Jan 14, 2023
SPIRIT AIRLINES agreed to sell five A320neos to Fuyo Lease Group for leaseback in 2023-2024; ALM will manage.
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US DOT

Jan 14, 2023
US DOT says US scheduled pax/cargo airlines employed 784,337 workers in November, up 4.8% vs November 2019.
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EMBRAER

Jan 17, 2023
EMBRAER booked order from an unidentified customer for 15 E195-E2s, to be added to the 4Q22 backlog, which J.P.MORGAN estimates at US$20.9b, the highest level
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TRUENOORD

Jan 17, 2023
TRUENOORD agreed to acquire portfolio of 10 E-Jets (eight E190s and two E175s) from Nordic Aviation Capital.
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AVOLON

Jan 17, 2023
AVOLON predicts global aviation traffic will reach pre-pandemic levels by June. It says aircraft delivery delays have become endemic and a shortage is emerging
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FLYBONDI

Jan 17, 2023
FLYBONDI, Argentina says it searching the leasing market for five 737NGs to add to fleet in 2023; it currently has 12.
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YETI AIRLINES

Jan 17, 2023
YETI AIRLINES lost ATR 72-500 (754) to crash on approach to Pokhara Intl. Airport, Nepal; there were 69 fatalities.
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ITASCA RE

Jan 17, 2023
ITASCA RE was formed by Castlelake to offer insurance financing solutions to buyers/owners of commercial aircraft.
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ETIHAD AIRWAYS

Jan 17, 2023
ETIHAD AIRWAYS plans October 1 to begin Abu Dhabi-Copenhagen/-Düsseldorf (787).
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PwC IRELAND

Jan 17, 2023
PwC IRELAND says lessor financing will require $350b of liquidity over next five years; it predicts pax traffic will return to pre-pandemic levels by 2025.
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SKY LEASING

Jan 17, 2023
SKY LEASING says it leased/purchased/sold 105 aircraft, including sale of Sky Fund I Irish Limited (36 aircraft) to DAE, valued at >$3.5b in 2022.
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AERDRAGON

Jan 17, 2023
AERDRAGON, China agreed to purchase two GTF-powered A321neos (leased to WIZZ AIR) from JLPS Ireland.
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DELTA AIR LINES

Jan 17, 2023
DELTA AIR LINES plans December 16 to begin JFK-Buenos Aires, Argentina (767-400).
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FRANKFURT AIRPORT

Jan 17, 2023
FRANKFURT AIRPORT handled 4m pax in December, down 18.4% from Dec 2019; and 48.9m pax in 2022, down 31% from record 70.5m in 2019.
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GLOBAL AVIATION

Jan 17, 2023
GLOBAL AVIATION, Mauritania has acquired ex-Binter ATR 72-500 (753) for charter operations.
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DANISH AIR TRANSPORT

Jan 17, 2023
DANISH AIR TRANSPORT leased ex-Scoot A320-200 (4812) with V2500s from Pembroke.
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CROATIA AIRLINES

Jan 17, 2023
CROATIA AIRLINES agreed to lease four A220-300s/two A220-100s from Air Lease Corporation for delivery in 2024-2025.
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AIR ASTRA

Jan 19, 2023
AIR ASTRA, Bangladesh leased ex-Nesma ATR 72-600 (1311) from DAE Capital.
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NAVITAIRE

Jan 19, 2023
NAVITAIRE extended agreement with flyadeal for for the Navitaire Airline Platform, including the New Skies digital retailing system, to help facilitate its grow
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UNITED AIRLINES

Jan 19, 2023
UNITED AIRLINES had $843m net profit on $12.4b revenues in 4Q22 vs $641 on $10.9b in pre-pandemic 4Q19; and $737m net income on $50b revenues for 2022 vs $3b on
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GHANA AIRLINES

Jan 19, 2023
GHANA AIRLINES is being formed by UK-based Zotus Group for startup out of Accra in 2023 (fleet TBA).
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HOKKAIDO AIR SYSTEM

Jan 19, 2023
HOKKAIDO AIR SYSTEM says it plans to take delivery of a fourth ATR 42-600 in Sept 2023; first was delivered in 4Q19. says it plans to take delivery of a fourth
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EASYJET

Jan 19, 2023
EASYJET plans May 24 to begin twice-weekly London Southend-Amsterdam (A320).
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ALL NIPPON AIRWAYS

Jan 19, 2023
ALL NIPPON AIRWAYS plans March 11 to begin twice-weekly Tokyo Narita-Brussels (787).
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XFLY

Jan 19, 2023
XFLY (Nordic Aviation Group) plans in March to base one CRJ900 in Denmark, joining its fleet of ATR 72-600s.

Aerospace

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RAVEN SR

Jan 17, 2023
RAVEN SR was selected by JAL and ANA to supply SAF for 10 years.
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AIM MRO HOLDINGS

Jan 17, 2023
AIM MRO HOLDINGS (backed by AE Industrial Partners) has acquired TRIBOLOGIX, CO (engineered surface coatings).
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SEMCOM

Jan 17, 2023
SEMCOM, Sweden signed 1-year framework agreement with GKN Aerospace Sweden to provide several services.
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UNITED AIRLINES

Jan 17, 2023
UNITED AIRLINES completed $32m expansion to inflight training center in Houston.
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VELO3D teamed with FITTLE (Xerox)

Jan 17, 2023
VELO3D teamed with FITTLE (Xerox) to provide customer financing option for purchasing its fully integrated metal additive manufacturing solution.
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SEAL DYNAMICS

Jan 17, 2023
SEAL DYNAMICS was appointed by Crane as exclusive distributor of PL Porter mechanical seat actuation products to commercial aftermarket.
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ANSETT AVIATION TRAINING

Jan 17, 2023
ANSETT AVIATION TRAINING (AAT) acquired E190 simulator at Brisbane from Alliance Airlines and entered into 10-year training supply contract with the airline.
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COMAC

Jan 17, 2023
COMAC is expected to ramp up annual C919 production to 150 aircraft by 2028; it delivered the first aircraft in 2022.
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IBA

Jan 19, 2023
IBA forecasts aircraft orders at 1,950 in 2023 vs 2,123 in 2022; deliveries will move above 1,500 vs 1,294 in 2022 (Airbus will maintain market lead), but suppl
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BOEING

Jan 19, 2023
BOEING has NASA contract to develop/flight test full-scale Transonic Truss-Braced Wing (TTBW) aircraft to demonstrate technology on new single-aisle aircraft co

Business Aviation

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TEXTRON

Jan 13, 2023
TEXTRON delivered the 3,000th Cessna Caravan (first in 1985), a Grand Caravan EX to Brazil's AZUL CONECTA.
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GOGO

Jan 17, 2023
GOGO was selected by Jet It to provide AVANCE L3 connectivity solution for 26 HondaJets, G150s and Phenom 300s.
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IADA

Jan 17, 2023
IADA reports accredited dealers/certified brokers closed 1,399 used aircraft sales transactions in 2022 vs 1,370 in 2021.
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EPIC FLIGHT ACADEMY

Jan 17, 2023
EPIC FLIGHT ACADEMY opened its third FAA Part 141 flight school at Tallahassee International Airport, FL.
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AEROCOR

Jan 19, 2023
AEROCOR completed its 150th Eclipse 500 pilot training event and now plans to hold three per month going forward.
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AERO STAR AVIATION

Jan 19, 2023
AERO STAR AVIATION, TX was certified by Mexico to provide Phenom maintenance at Dallas.
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AIR CHARTER SCOTLAND

Jan 19, 2023
AIR CHARTER SCOTLAND has acquired two Praetor 600 business jets based at London Luton and Liverpool airports.

MRO

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AEROCHECK MRO

Jan 13, 2023
AEROCHECK MRO, AZ added 3-bay 45,000 sq ft corporate/regional aircraft MRO facility at Mesa Gateway Airport.
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EMBRAER

Jan 17, 2023
EMBRAER was selected by Vortex Aircraft Services, TN to provide Beacon maintenance coordination platform for faster return-to-service aircraft.
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LUFTHANSA TECHNIK

Jan 17, 2023
LUFTHANSA TECHNIK has created a Digital Tech Ops Ecosystem, led by SWISS-AS.
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LUFTHANSA TECHNIK SHANNON

Jan 17, 2023
LUFTHANSA TECHNIK SHANNON (LTTS) is adding new 2,000 sq meter building for CFM56/V2500 maintenance.
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AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERS

Jan 17, 2023
AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERS delivered 41 converted freighters (31 737-800SFs) in 2022. It plans to deliver 44 in 2023 (32 737-800SFs, four 737-400SFs, four CRJ200SFs

Defense

Who'sNews

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WHO'SNEWS: VELO3D

Jan 13, 2023
Dr. Robin Stamp to Director of Solutions Engineering of Velo3D, CA.
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WHO'SNEWS: RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES

Jan 17, 2023
Leanne G. Caret, former EVP of Boeing, was appointed to Board of Directors of Raytheon Technologies.
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WHO'SNEWS: NASMYTH

Jan 14, 2023
Gary Sinfield to Vice President-Business Development of Nasmyth, UK.
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WHO'SNEWS: LILIUM

Jan 20, 2023
Oliver Vogelgesang to Chief Financial Officer of Lilium, Munich; Sebastien Borel was named Chief Commercial Officer.
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WHO'SNEWS: AIRCASTLE

Jan 17, 2023
Paul O'Callaghan to Chief Operations Officer of Aircastle, Stamford, CT (effective March 1).
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WHO'SNEWS: PwC

Jan 17, 2023
Paul Sheridan was appoined to lead the Aviation Finance Advisory Services (AFAS) team of PwC Ireland.
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WHO'SNEWS: PwC

Jan 17, 2023
Stephanie Loughnane to Aviation Finance Director of PwC Ireland.
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WHO'SNEWS: DUNCAN AVIATION

Jan 17, 2023
Phil Suglia to Vice President-Modifications and Completions, based in Provo, UT, of Duncan Aviation.
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WHO'SNEWS: AE INDUSTRIAL PARTNERS

Jan 19, 2023
David L. Joyce to Chairman of AE Industrial Partners HorizonX and Strategic Advisor to AE Industrial Partners, FL.
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WHO'SNEWS: ALPINE AIR EXPRESS

Jan 19, 2023
Robert Frisch to Chief Operating Officer of Alpine Air Express, Provo, UT (effective January 31).
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WHO'SNEWS: SKYLLENCE

Jan 19, 2023
Vilma Vaitiekunaite to Chief Executive Officer of Skyllence (Avia Solutions Group), Lithuania.
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WHO'SNEWS: WISK AERO

Jan 19, 2023
Brian Yutko to Chief Executive Officer of Wisk Aero, Mountain View, CA (effective February 1).
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WHO'SNEWS: EMBRAER

Jan 19, 2023
Daniel J. Hickey to Vice President-Government Relations for North America, based in Washington, DC, of Embraer.