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Air Transport

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LEADING EDGE AIR SERVICES

Mar 13, 2023
LEADING EDGE AIR SERVICES, Philippines has acquired two ex-Israir ATR 72-500s (931/962).
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AIR SERBIA

Mar 13, 2023
AIR SERBIA is expected to lease ex-Wizz Air A320-200 (4716) with V2500s from Wings Capital Partners.
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JETTIME

Mar 13, 2023
JETTIME, Denmark leased second ex-flydubai 737-800 (40254) from Pembroke.
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FRONTERA FLIGHT HOLDINGS

Mar 13, 2023
FRONTERA FLIGHT HOLDINGS purchased 737-400SF (24474) from Cargo Air, Bulgaria for lease to AERONAVES TSM.
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NORDIC AVIATION CAPITAL

Mar 13, 2023
NORDIC AVIATION CAPITAL had $2.8b net income in 2022 despite $227m of impairments, mostly due to Russia/Ukraine; it concluded financial restructuring in mid-202
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INVESTEC AVIATION FINANCE

Mar 13, 2023
INVESTEC AVIATION FINANCE is establishing an aviation debt platform in partnership with a major Japanese institutional investor; it is targeting US$500m portfol
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CANADA

Mar 13, 2023
CANADA completed its review of proposed acquisition of SUNWING by WESTJET, confirming it is in public's interest.
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LATAM AIRLINES GROUP

Mar 13, 2023
LATAM AIRLINES GROUP had US$2.5b net income on US$2.7b revenues in 4Q22 vs $227m on $2.9b in pre-pandemic 4Q19; it emerged from Chapter 11 in November 2022. It
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RIYADH AIR

Mar 13, 2023
RIYADH AIR was formally launched in Saudi Arabia by the Public Investment Fund (PIF); projected fleet/startup is TBA.
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GLOBALX

Mar 13, 2023
GLOBALX agreed to lease an additional A321F (TBA) for delivery in December 2023, increasing fleet to six by end 2023; it expects delivery of its second A321F in
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AIRBORNE CAPITAL

Mar 13, 2023
AIRBORNE CAPITAL, Ireland seized four 737 MAXs from FLAIR over non-payment; airline is negotiating return of aircraft.
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US DOT

Mar 13, 2023
US DOT says US scheduled pax/cargo airlines employed 787,328 workers in January, up 7.8% vs January 2019.
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KLM

Mar 13, 2023
KLM proclaimed aircraft operation with 100% SAF is safe after successfully testing a CFM56-7B powered with HEFA-SPK SAF supplied by NESTE.
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SABRE

Mar 13, 2023
SABRE was selected by GOL to provide ancillary revenue software solution.
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AVIANCA

Mar 13, 2023
AVIANCA agreed to lease four A320-200s with CFM56s from AerCap; first (4924; ex-Interjet) was delivered.
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LONDON HEATHROW

Mar 13, 2023
LONDON HEATHROW handled 5.2m pax in February, up 81.4% vs February 2022; air transport movements increased 61.9% to average of 1,161/day.
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EUROATLANTIC AIRWAYS

Mar 13, 2023
EUROATLANTIC AIRWAYS, Lisbon introduced ex-Alitalia 777-200ER (32784), leased from AerCap, with 293 seats.
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AIRBALTIC

Mar 13, 2023
AIRBALTIC unveiled its 40th A220-300 (55215), to join fleet in early April 2023. It has 10 remaining on order.
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EGYPTAIR

Mar 13, 2023
EGYPTAIR plans May 14 to begin twice-weekly Cairo-Dhaka, Bangladesh (787-9).
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NORWEGIAN

Mar 13, 2023
NORWEGIAN leased ex-Flyr 737-8 (65903) from Air Lease Corporation.
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CANADA JETLINES

Mar 13, 2023
CANADA JETLINES announced $1m private placement on top of previously announced $1.5m loan for working capital.
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VOEPASS

Mar 13, 2023
VOEPASS, Brazil leased ex-Windrose ATR 72-600 (1262) from Nordic Aviation Capital.
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AVTECH SWEDEN

Mar 15, 2023
AVTECH SWEDEN was selected by Volaris to provide its ClearPath and Aventus Winds services to help provide efficiency of each individual flight.
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JAZEERA AIRWAYS

Mar 15, 2023
JAZEERA AIRWAYS announced plans to establish an LCC in Saudi Arabia, to be based at Damman; details are TBA.
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BOEING

Mar 15, 2023
BOEING announced orders/options for 121 787s from Saudi Arabia by SAUDIA (39 firm/10 option.
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CAMEX

Mar 15, 2023
CAMEX, Georgia agreed to lease AEI-converted 737-800SF (33800; ex-Virgin Australia) from World Star Aviation.
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DELTA

Mar 15, 2023
DELTA is projecting 1Q23 revenues of $12.9b-$13.2b, up from $10.5b in 1Q19; and an adjusted operating margin of 4-6%.
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FRANKFURT AIRPORT

Mar 15, 2023
FRANKFURT AIRPORT handled 3.4m pax in February, down 25% vs Feb '19.
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EL AL

Mar 15, 2023
EL AL plans in June 2024 to begin three-times-weekly Tel Aviv-Melbourne, Australia (787).
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WESTJET

Mar 15, 2023
WESTJET sold fourth/final 737-8 (65427) to Jackson Square Aviation for leaseback; JSA has now acquired 300 aircraft.
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AIR CANADA

Mar 15, 2023
AIR CANADA plans June 2 to begin seasonal, five-times-weekly Montreal-Amsterdam (787).
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EMIRATES

Mar 15, 2023
EMIRATES has notified Doric Nimrod Air Finance Alpha that it plans to return A380 (109) in the minimum half-life condition together with a US$12m cash payment,
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AIR MOANA

Mar 15, 2023
AIR MOANA, French Polynesia leased second ex-PNG Air ATR 72-600 (1347) from DAE Capital.
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FLYSAFAIR

Mar 15, 2023
FLYSAFAIR, South Africa agreed to lease two ex-Ethiopian 737-800s (37936/37937) from ALAFCO.
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BOEING

Mar 15, 2023
BOEING forecasts commercial aircraft financing needs to reach $94b in 2023, approaching pre-pandemic levels of $98b in 2019/$126b in 2018/$122b in 2017; it says
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AVELO AIRLINES

Mar 15, 2023
AVELO AIRLINES added a second 737NG to its base at Raleigh-Durham, NC and is adding three new destinations (now seven) in June: Memphis, TN; Rochester, NY; and
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GLOBALX

Mar 15, 2023
GLOBALX amended its Foreign Air Operators Certificate (issued by Transport Canada) to add number/type of aircraft it can provide for its charter and ACMI offeri
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EMIRATES

Mar 15, 2023
EMIRATES says it has increased capacity by 31% since start of fiscal year, reintroducing services to five cities, increasing A380 operations, launching flights
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AIR FRANCE-KLM

Mar 15, 2023
AIR FRANCE-KLM fully repaid remaining €2.5b from initial Frech State-guaranteed €4b loan from syndicate of nine banks granted during COVID-19. It cites sold cas
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UNITED

Mar 15, 2023
UNITED now expects loss in 1Q23 after accruing expense related to potential new CBA wth ALPA, which was expected in 2Q23; it continues to expect FY23 adjusted p
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AIR CANADA ROUGE

Mar 15, 2023
AIR CANADA ROUGE leased ex-EVA Air A321-200 (5377) with CFM56s from Aviation Capital Group.
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BLUEBIRD NORDIC

Mar 16, 2023
BLUEBIRD NORDIC, Iceland plans to obtain an AOC in Slovakia to expand operations in Europe. It currently operates 12 737Fs (seven 737CLs and five 737NGs) and pl
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CALC

Mar 16, 2023
CALC had HK$73.6m net income on HK$4.2b revenues in 2022 vs HK$525.8m on HK$3.3b in 2021; it suffered net write-off of HK$439m for two owned aircraft with Russi
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AEROMEXICO

Mar 16, 2023
AEROMEXICO took delivery of 737-9 (43392) on lease from Air Lease Corporation.
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STARLUX

Mar 16, 2023
STARLUX plans April 26 to begin five-times-weekly Taipei-Los Angeles (A350-900).
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JET2.COM

Mar 16, 2023
JET2.COM, UK leased two ex-Flyr 737-800s from Pembroke (40014) and SDH Wings (40261).
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CANADA JETLINES

Mar 13, 2023
CANADA JETLINES announced $1m private placement on top of previously announced $1.5m loan for working capital.
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AVIANCA

Mar 16, 2023
AVIANCA plans in June to begin San Salvador-Boston/-Orlando (A320).
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JETBLUE

Mar 16, 2023
JETBLUE says it needs to reassess some services where virtual flexibility is replacing traditional day trips; it is having to repivot some of its network choice
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US DOT

Mar 16, 2023
US DOT reports US airlines carried 853m pax in 2022, down 8% from recored 928m in 2019; intl enplanements fell 11%.
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JETBLUE

Mar 16, 2023
JETBLUE plans in November 2023 to begin Orlando-Punta Cana/-Santiago, DR (A320) and says after its planned combination with SPIRIT AIRLINES, it expects to reach

Aerospace

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EMBRAER

Mar 13, 2023
EMBRAER had US$185.4m net loss on US$4.5b revenues in 2022 vs US$44.7m loss on US$4.2b in 2021. It ended year with US$17.5b backlog and plans to deliver 65-70 c
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BOEING

Mar 13, 2023
BOEING received FAA approval to resume 787 deliveries after it successfully addressed concerns over forward pressure bulkhead.
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UNIVERSAL HYDROGEN

Mar 13, 2023
UNIVERSAL HYDROGEN, CA announced collaboration agreement with Sojitz, Mitsubishi HC Capital and an undisclosed third partner to develop green hydrogen supply an
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AIRBUS

Mar 13, 2023
AIRBUS began VOLCAN flight test campaign of A321neo powered by 100% unblended SAF; aircraft is being closely followed by a data-collecting aircraft to gather in
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TRANSDIGM

Mar 15, 2023
TRANSDIGM agreed to acquire CALSPAN, Buffalo, NY (engineered testing/technology development; $200m revenues).
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INFORMA

Mar 15, 2023
INFORMA acquired TARSUS (B2B events), which owns the Dubai Airshow.
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UNITED

Mar 15, 2023
UNITED is investing $5m into VIRIDOS, CA for converting microalgae into SAF, its first investment by UAV Sustainable Flight Fund since launch.
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VIAVI SOLUTIONS

Mar 15, 2023
VIAVI SOLUTIONS, AZ received approval for its AVX-10K flight line test set for all Boeing commercial aircraft.
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BOEING

Mar 15, 2023
BOEING delivered 28 aircraft (737NG; 24 737 MAXs.
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ASTRONICS

Mar 15, 2023
ASTRONICS has FAA STC to install its satellite connectivity system with THINKOM antenna on 777s; SAFRAN is partner.
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VIASAT

Mar 15, 2023
VIASAT was selected by Delta Air Lines to provide Ka-band satellite inflight connectivity (IFC) solution for additional aircraft (now >1,000 aircraft), includin
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VERTICAL AEROSPACE

Mar 15, 2023
VERTICAL AEROSPACE, UK opened 15,000 sq ft aerospace battery facility in Bristol to support development of eVTOL.
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SHELL AVIATION

Mar 15, 2023
SHELL AVIATION was selected by JetBlue to supply 10m gallons of blended SAF at LAX over next two years with option for 5m in third year at LAX or other airports
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CIRCOR AEROSPACE & DEFENSE

Mar 15, 2023
CIRCOR AEROSPACE & DEFENSE earned $63.6m in 2022 vs $56.1m in 2021; revenues increased 12%/orders rose 21%.
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DCC and SHELL AVIATION DENMARK

Mar 16, 2023
DCC and SHELL AVIATION DENMARK was selected by Air Greenland to supply SAF for as much as 5% of fuel consumption on Copenhagen route.
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BAA TRAINING and AIRWAYS AVIATION ACADEMY

Mar 16, 2023
BAA TRAINING and AIRWAYS AVIATION ACADEMY teamed to provide MCC courses and A320/737 training at Paris Orly.

Business Aviation

Defense

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SPANISH AIR FORCE

Mar 13, 2023
SPANISH AIR FORCE ordered another 16 Pilatus PC-21 trainers and has now ordered 40; deal includes a simulator.
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EXAIL

Mar 15, 2023
EXAIL (formerly ECA Group) was selected by AFI KLM E&M to supply full-flight simulator for E-3F AWACS aircraft operated by French Air Force.
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LUFTHANSA TECHNIK

Mar 16, 2023
LUFTHANSA TECHNIK delivered third A350-900 (526) to German Armed Forces, the second with full government cabin; first (416) only received interim cabin in 2020

MRO

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AAR

Mar 13, 2023
AAR purchased A330-200 (230) with PW4168As from Air Greenland for part out at Marana, AZ.
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VAS AERO SERVICES

Mar 13, 2023
VAS AERO SERVICES acquired ex-Bangkok A319-100 (2362) and ex-DAT A320-200 (2299) from Avolon for part out.
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GMR AERO TECHNIC

Mar 13, 2023
GMR AERO TECHNIC, India was selected by Boeing to set up a Boeing Converted Freighter (BCF) line at Hyderabad.
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COLLINS AEROSPACE

Mar 13, 2023
COLLINS AEROSPACE was selected by Saudi Aerospace Engineering Industries (SAEI) to provide FlightSense predictive maintenance program, using ASCENTIA Performanc
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LUFTHANSA TECHNIK

Mar 13, 2023
LUFTHANSA TECHNIK expects the global MRO market (at €96b) to surpass pre-pandemic levels as early as 2023.
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THRUSTAVIA/TASAVIA

Mar 15, 2023
THRUSTAVIA/TASAVIA, Turkiye purchased ex-Holiday Europe A321-200 (811) for part out; Engage Aviation arranged.
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GA TELESIS

Mar 15, 2023
GA TELESIS announced the disassembly of two ex-Asiana 767-300ERs (25760/25762) to expand its USM inventory.
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STS AVIATION SERVICES

Mar 15, 2023
STS AVIATION SERVICES, UK was granted UK CAA Design Office Part 21 Subpart J Approval to approve repairs/mods.
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BALTIC GROUND SERVICES

Mar 15, 2023
BALTIC GROUND SERVICES renewed deal with Ryanair for into-plane fueling at Vilnius, Palanga and Leoš Janáček.
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SWISS-AS

Mar 16, 2023
SWISS-AS was selected by SriLankan to provide AMOS NewGen MRO system.

WHO'SNEWS

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WHO'SNEWS: ATR

Mar 13, 2023
Bernard Marquez to Head of Quality of ATR, Toulouse.
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WHO'SNEWS: HENSOLDT

Mar 13, 2023
Aliette Quint to Chief Executive Officer of HENSOLDT Nexeya France.
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WHO'SNEWS: AVIATION CAPITAL GROUP

Mar 13, 2023
Carter White to Executive Vice President/Chief Revenue Officer of Aviation Capital Group, CA.
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WHO'SNEWS: AVIATION CAPITAL GROUP

Mar 13, 2023
Marwan Amr to Senior Vice President, Counsel & Assistant Secretary of Aviation Capital Group, CA.
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WHO'SNEWS: AVIATION CAPITAL GROUP

Mar 13, 2023
Mark Lang to Senior Vice President-FP&A and Pricing of Aviation Capital Group, CA.
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RIYADH AIR

Mar 13, 2023
RIYADH AIR was formally launched in Saudi Arabia by the Public Investment Fund (PIF); projected fleet/startup is TBA.
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WHO'SNEWS: AVIATION CAPITAL GROUP

Mar 13, 2023
Cory Brewer to Assistant Vice President-Aircraft Trading of Aviation Capital Group, CA.
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WHO'SNEWS: INDIGO

Mar 13, 2023
Mark Sutch to Chief Commercial Officer-CarGo of IndiGo, India.
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WHO'SNEWS: AELS

Mar 13, 2023
Jeroen Versloot to Chief Commercial Officer of AELS, The Netherlands.
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WHO'SNEWS: BARFIELD

Mar 13, 2023
Franck Zoungrana to Chief Financial Officer of Barfield, Miami.
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WHO'SNEWS: RAPIDFLIGHT

Mar 13, 2023
Charles (JC) Ledé to Chief Technology Officer of RapidFlight, Manassas, VA.
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WHO'SNEWS: ROLLS-ROYCE

Mar 15, 2023
John Kelly to President-Middle East, Türkiye and Africa (META) of Rolls-Royce.
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WHO'SNEWS: AIRBALTIC

Mar 15, 2023
Thomas Ramdahl to Senior Vice President-Network Management of airBaltic.
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WHO'SNEWS: ISTAT

Mar 15, 2023
Mary Prettyman, Head of Marketing-Commercial Engines of Pratt & Whitney, was elected President (2-year term) of ISTAT.
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WHO'SNEWS: ISTAT

Mar 15, 2023
Marilyn Gan, Senior Vice President and Head of Asia Pacific of Vmo Aircraft Leasing, was elected Vice President (2-year term) of ISTAT.