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Air Transport

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MESA AIR GROUP

Feb 11, 2023
MESA AIR GROUP lost $9.1m on $147.2m revenues in first quarter ended Dec 31 vs $14.3m loss on $147.8m a year ago
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GLOBAL CROSSING AIRLINES

Feb 11, 2023
GLOBAL CROSSING AIRLINES signed long-term agreement with Xael Charters to provide public charters/charter flights to four  cities in Cuba.
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OMAN AIR

Feb 11, 2023
OMAN AIR took delivery of new 737-8 (43799) on lease from Avolon.
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COMPASS CARGO AIRLINES

Feb 11, 2023
COMPASS CARGO AIRLINES, Bulgaria took delivery of 737-800SF (34800; ex-SpiceJet) on lease from Aircastle, its first converted 737-800SF
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TRANSAVIA FRANCE

Feb 15, 2023
TRANSAVIA FRANCE leased ex-Belavia 737-800 (35137) from SMBC Aviation Capital.
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AVIANCA

Feb 15, 2023
AVIANCA leased ex-Batik Air A320-200 (6991) with CFM56s from Aviation Capital Group.
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SUPER AIR JET

Feb 15, 2023
SUPER AIR JET, Indonesia leased ex-IndiGo A320-200 (5155) with V2500s from Macquarie AirFinance.
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REX

Feb 15, 2023
REX, Australia agreed to lease two more 737-800s (TBA) for delivery in June/July 2023 to increase fleet to nine.
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NORSE ATLANTIC

Feb 15, 2023
NORSE ATLANTIC plans to begin London Gatwick-Orlando on May 25 and -Fort Lauderdale on May 26 (787).
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ATW named SINGAPORE AIRLINES

Feb 15, 2023
ATW named SINGAPORE AIRLINES as 2023 Airline of the Year, to be awarded June 2 in Istanbul.
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LONDON HEATHROW

Feb 15, 2023
LONDON HEATHROW handled 5.5m pax in January, its busiest start of year since 2020; movements rose to 34,961.
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FRANKFURT AIRPORT

Feb 15, 2023
FRANKFURT AIRPORT handled 3.7m pax in January, down 23.1% vs January 2019; movements rose to 29,710.
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CANADA JETLINES

Feb 15, 2023
CANADA JETLINES secured C$1.5m loan from Roosheila Group for aircraft acquisition and working capital purposes.
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AVIANCA

Feb 15, 2023
AVIANCA leased ex-Frontier A320-200 (4272) with CFM56s from Avolon.
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MESA AIRLINES

Feb 15, 2023
MESA AIRLINES added converted 737-800BDSF (28326; ex-SAS) to its DHL fleet, joining three 737-400SFs.
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AIR INDIA

Feb 15, 2023
AIR INDIA agreed to order 250 Airbus (140 A320neo; 70 A321neo; 34 A350-1000s; six A350-900s) and 220 Boeing (190 737 MAXs.
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UNITED

Feb 15, 2023
UNITED sold two new 737-8s (67550/67551) to ORIX Aviation for leaseback as part of package for multiple aircraft.
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PORTER AIRLINES

Feb 15, 2023
PORTER AIRLINES began daily Toronto Pearson-Edmonton (E195-E2); it plans to go to three-times-daily on May 1.
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JACKSON SQUARE AVIATION

Feb 13, 2023
JACKSON SQUARE AVIATION reports it signed 61 leases, acquired 13 aircraft in SLB deals, and sold six others in 2022 and ended year with owned/managed/committed
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CARGO AIR

Feb 13, 2023
CARGO AIR, Bulgaria acquired AEI-converted 737-800SF (30883; ex-ASL Airlines France); COMMERCIAL JET did mod.
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WESTJET

Feb 13, 2023
WESTJET plans in May/June to begin Calgary-IAD/-Detroit/-Minneapolis and Edmonton-Minneapolis/-Seattle (737).
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CATHAY PACIFIC

Feb 15, 2023
CATHAY PACIFIC says it is on track to operate >100 return flights per week to 14 cities in the Chinese Mainland by end of February. Regarding cargo, demand will
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SMBC AVIATION CAPITAL

Feb 15, 2023
SMBC AVIATION CAPITAL closed US$1.5b loan facility with Japan Bank for International Cooperation through SMFL.
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BONZA

Feb 15, 2023
BONZA, Australia took delivery of another new 737-8 (61864) on lease from SMBC Aviation Capital.
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SIRIUS AVIATION CAPITAL

Feb 15, 2023
SIRIUS AVIATION CAPITAL, UAE acquired mid-life A320-200 (TBA; leased to AIR FRANCE) in deal financed by Investec.
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BREEZE AIRWAYS

Feb 15, 2023
BREEZE AIRWAYS plans in May/June to begin Portland, ME-Tampa/-Charleston/-Pittsburgh/-Norfolk (A220/E195).
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SPIRIT

Feb 15, 2023
SPIRIT plans to begin San Juan, PR-Atlanta/-Chicago O'Hare/-DFW/-Detroit on May 5; -Hartford on June 7 (A320).
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CARIBBEAN AIRLINES

Feb 15, 2023
CARIBBEAN AIRLINES agreed to lease three ex-Air KBZ ATR 72-600s (1531/1534/1540) from Nordic Aviation Capital.
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ALTA

Feb 15, 2023
ALTA reports members carried 32.3m pax in December, or 99.9% of total carried in December 2019; for 2022, pax totaled 330.5m, or 91% of total in 2019. Capacity
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AVIATION CAPITAL GROUP

Feb 15, 2023
AVIATION CAPITAL GROUP had $588.6m net loss on $1b revenues in 2022 vs $135m net income on $1b in 2021. It ended year with owned/managed/committed fleet of 470
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AVELO AIRLINES

Feb 15, 2023
AVELO AIRLINES opened fifth base at Raleigh-Durham, NC, serving seven nonstop routes with 737s (SPNWS; Nov 11).
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JETBLUE

Feb 15, 2023
JETBLUE plans January 2024 to begin Fort Lauderdale-Tallahassee, FL (A220).
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LION AIR

Feb 15, 2023
LION AIR, Indonesia leased ex-SkyUp 737-900ER (36539) from AerCap.
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ROYAL AERO

Feb 17, 2023
ROYAL AERO, Germany purchased two 737-800s (30173/30174) from China Airlines for part out; SK&Y Associates arranged.
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VOLOTEA

Feb 17, 2023
VOLOTEA plans to begin twice-weekly Berlin Brandenburg-Verona on May 26 and -Lyon starting October 12 (A320).
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COPA HOLDINGS

Feb 17, 2023
COPA HOLDINGS had US $88.3m net profit on $891m revenues in 4Q22 vs $2.7m on $682m in pre-pandemic 4Q19; and $348.1m net income on $3b revenues in 2022 vs $247m
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SUN COUNTRY AIRLINES

Feb 17, 2023
SUN COUNTRY AIRLINES launched secondary public offering 5.25m shares of stock by an affiliate of certain investment funds managed by affiliates of Apollo Global
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CHORUS AVIATION

Feb 17, 2023
CHORUS AVIATION had C$51.9m net income on $1.6b revenues in 2022 vs $20.5m loss on $1b in 2021.
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WAMOS AIR

Feb 17, 2023
WAMOS AIR, Spain leased ex-Nordwind A330-300 (1360) with CF6s from AerCap.
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NORWEGIAN

Feb 17, 2023
NORWEGIAN had NOK1b net income on NOK18.9b revenues in 2022 vs NOK1.8b on NOK5.1b in 2021; it has NOK7.8b cash.

Aerospace

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EMBRAER

Feb 11, 2023
EMBRAER is celebrating 50 years of operation of EMB 110 Bandeirante; 498 aircraft were delivered in 36 countries.
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MTU AERO ENGINES

Feb 15, 2023
MTU AERO ENGINES had €333m net income on €5.3b revenues in 2022 vs €231m on €4.2b in 2021.
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CAE

Feb 15, 2023
CAE had C$78.1m net income on C$1b revenues for third quarter ended Dec 31 vs C$26.2m on C$848.7m a year ago.
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JOBY AVIATION

Feb 15, 2023
JOBY AVIATION began final assembly of its first company-conforming eVTOL aircraft at Marina, CA.
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CORE INDUSTRIAL PARTNERS has acquired GEM MANUFACTURING

Feb 15, 2023
CORE INDUSTRIAL PARTNERS has acquired GEM MANUFACTURING, Waterbury, CT (metal components/mechanical assemblies).
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BOEING

Feb 15, 2023
BOEING plans to establish new logistics center in India.
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BOEING

Feb 15, 2023
BOEING forecasts demand for 2,210 new aircraft (1,983 narrowbodies) in India over next 20 years.
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TATA BOEING AEROSPACE

Feb 15, 2023
TATA BOEING AEROSPACE, Hyderabad shipped its first 737 vertical fin structure to Renton for final assembly.
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BOEING

Feb 15, 2023
BOEING delivered 38 aircraft (35 737 MAXs; three 787s) in January vs 32 (two 737NGs; 27 MAXs.
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HOWMET AEROSPACE

Feb 15, 2023
HOWMET AEROSPACE had $469m net income on $5.7b sales in 2022 vs $258m on $5b in 2021.
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NAC

Feb 13, 2023
NAC signed Carbon Offset Service deal with Pratt & Whitney Canada.
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DUKANE SEACOM

Feb 13, 2023
DUKANE SEACOM (HEICO), FL was selected by Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) to supply DK-406-AF ELT (Automatic Fixed ELT) for its HTT-40 trainer.
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GKN AEROSPACE

Feb 15, 2023
GKN AEROSPACE launched 80,000 sq ft expansion at Chihuahua, Mexico to increase production of advanced composite aerostructures for business jet manufacturers, i
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NESTE

Feb 15, 2023
NESTE has Boeing commitment to purchase additional 5.6m gallons (21.2m liters) of SAF to support flights for production, Dreamlifter, Boeing ecoDemonstrator and
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AIRBUS

Feb 17, 2023
AIRBUS posted €1.6b net income on €20.6b revenues in 4Q22 vs €1.6b on €17b in 4Q21; and €4.2b net income on €58.8b in 2022 vs €4.2b on €52.1b in 2021.
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AIRBUS

Feb 17, 2023
AIRBUS reports its Commercial Aircraft activities earned €1.7b on €14.8b revenues in 4Q22 vs €831m on €11.5b in 4Q21; and €4.6b on €41.4b in 2022 vs €3.6b on €3
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PARADIGM PRECISION and WHITCRAFT GROUP

Feb 17, 2023
PARADIGM PRECISION and WHITCRAFT GROUP were merged by CD&R and Greenbriar to create new company called PURSUIT AEROSPACE to manufacture complex, high-tolerance

MRO

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ISRAIR GROUP

Feb 11, 2023
ISRAIR GROUP agreed to acquire 50% ownership in BIRD AVIATION, Cyprus (A320 MRO) for US$6.7m.
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STAECO

Feb 11, 2023
STAECO completed its 70th Boeing freighter conversion on ex-Shandong 737-800 (35097) for operation by JD AIRLINES.
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J&C AERO

Feb 15, 2023
J&C AERO, Lithuania reports y-o-y revenue growth of 285% to €10m in 2022.
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BOEING GLOBAL SERVICE

Feb 15, 2023
BOEING GLOBAL SERVICE was selected by Air India for lifecycle support services.
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INTERNATIONAL AEROSPACE COATINGS

Feb 15, 2023
INTERNATIONAL AEROSPACE COATINGS (IAC) plans to build new widebody paint facility at Teruel Airport, Spain.
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EMBRAER

Feb 15, 2023
EMBRAER was selected by Binter Canarias to provide its Beacon digital platform for E195-E2 fleet maintenance after a successful trial in 2022.
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FL TECHNICS

Feb 15, 2023
FL TECHNICS received approval to provide A350 technical training.
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RUSADA

Feb 15, 2023
RUSADA was selected by Thailand's Nok Air to provide ENVISION software to manage its airworthiness/maintenance operations for its 737s/Q400s.
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AVENTURE AVIATION

Feb 17, 2023
AVENTURE AVIATION acquired seven ex-WestJet 737s (34284/34285/34286/34287/34288/35111/35112) for part out.

Who'sNews

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WHO'SNEWS: BRISTOW GROUP

Feb 11, 2023
Alan Corbett to Chief Operating Officer-Government Services of Bristow Group, Houston.
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WHO'SNEWS: BRISTOW GROUP

Feb 11, 2023
Stuart Stavley to Chief Operating Officer-Offshore Energy Services of Bristow Group, Houston.
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WHO'SNEWS: BRISTOW GROUP

Feb 11, 2023
Samantha Willenbacher to Senior Vice President-Key Accounts of Bristow Group, Houston.
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WHO'SNEWS: ARUNDEL AVIATION

Feb 11, 2023
Mike Skinner stepped down from AMS and founded Arundel Aviation, UK.
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WHO'SNEWS: GOGO BUSINESS AVIATION

Feb 15, 2023
Jessica (Jessi) Betjemann to Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Gogo Business Aviation, Broomfield, CO (effective March 11).
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WHO'SNEWS: GOGO BUSINESS AVIATION

Feb 15, 2023
Leigh Goldfine to Chief Accounting Officer for Gogo Business Aviation, Broomfield, CO.
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WHO'SNEWS: Sunvair Aerospace Group

Feb 15, 2023
Justin Saxbury to Vice President-Global Sales and Business Development of Sunvair Aerospace Group, Valencia, CA.
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WHO'SNEWS: NASMYTH GROUP

Feb 13, 2023
John Rooney to Chief Operating Officer of Nasmyth Group, UK.
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WHO'SNEWS: AÈRO MONTRÈAL

Feb 13, 2023
Mélanie Lussier to President and Chief Executive Officer of Aéro Montréal, Canada.
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WHO'SNEWS: AV AIRFINANCE

Feb 13, 2023
Edel Brennan to Senior Vice President-Loan Origination (EMEA) of AV AirFinance, Dublin.
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WHO'SNEWS: AIRBUS

Feb 15, 2023
Dr. Thomas Toepfer to Chief Financial Officer of Airbus (effective September 2023).
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WHO'SNEWS: PRO STAR AVIATION

Feb 15, 2023
Mark Norklun to Technical Sales Manager-Maintenance of Pro Star Aviation, Londonderry, NH.
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WHO'SNEWS: TRANSAT

Feb 15, 2023
Julie Lamontagne to Chief People, Sustainability and Communications Officer of Transat, Canada.
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WHO'SNEWS: ENGINE LEASE FINANCE

Feb 17, 2023
Julian Jordan to Chief Commercial Officer of Engine Lease Finance, Shannon.

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