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Air Transport

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GOL

Apr 26, 2023
GOL had R$619.5m net income on record R$4.9b revenues in 1Q23 vs R$2.6b on R$3,2b in 1Q22. It has R$4.4b liquidity.
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AIR LEASE CORPORATION

Apr 26, 2023
AIR LEASE CORPORATION amended and extended its senior unsecured revolving credit facility to $7.2b (across 49 financial institutions).
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LAX

Apr 26, 2023
LAX handled 6m pax in March, up 14.4% vs 5.2m in March 2022.
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STERLING AIRWAYS

Apr 26, 2023
STERLING AIRWAYS leased ex-SkyWork Saab 2000 (005) from Jetstream Aviation Capital for wet-lease to ALEUTIAN.
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ASIA CARGO NETWORK

Apr 26, 2023
ASIA CARGO NETWORK is expected to acquire two AEI-converted 737-800SFs from Transcend Aero Services.
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BEIBU GULF AIRLINES

Apr 26, 2023
BEIBU GULF AIRLINES agreed to lease two ex-Juneyao A320-200s (3984/4276) from AerDragon Aviation Leasing.
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FALKO

Apr 26, 2023
FALKO closed $388.2m term loan, secured by 41 aircraft, for Falko Regional Aircraft Opportunities Fund II.
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JETBLUE

Apr 26, 2023
JETBLUE had $192m net loss on $2.3b revenues in 1Q23 vs $255m loss on $1.7b in 1Q22. It has $1.7b liquidity.
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UNITED AIRLINES

Apr 26, 2023
UNITED AIRLINES says it was notified by Airbus that eight A321neos scheduled for delivery in 2023 are now expected to deliver in 2024 and 10 scheduled for 2024.
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RAYA AIRWAYS

Apr 26, 2023
RAYA AIRWAYS, Malaysia has acquired A321-200P2F (1293; ex-Sky Angkor) with V2500s.
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AIRCASTLE

Apr 26, 2023
AIRCASTLE had $62.8m net income on $796m revenues for year ended Feb 28 vs $278.2m loss on $770m a year ago.
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CAE

Apr 26, 2023
CAE was selected by Garuda to provide new crew planning solution.
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NAVBLUE

Apr 26, 2023
NAVBLUE was selected by Saudi Arabia's flyadeal to provide its Operations Contro Centre (OCC) suite and EFB applications for its all-Airbus fleet.
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WESTERN GLOBAL AIRLINES

Apr 26, 2023
WESTERN GLOBAL AIRLINES, FL is said to be close to cancelling order for two new 777Fs over financial issues.
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WESTJET

Apr 26, 2023
WESTJET sold first 737-8 (60549) to Clover Aviation Capital for leaseback under multi-aircraft deal.
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TITAN AIRWAYS

Apr 26, 2023
TITAN AIRWAYS has retired its last 737CL with final flight of 737-400F (25853), which was flying for the Royal Mail.
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CAPITAL A

Apr 26, 2023
CAPITAL A (AirAsia) says it is now operating 142 of its 210 aircraft in fleet; it carried 13.2m pax in 1Q23, up 11% vs 4Q22.
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SILK AVIA

Apr 26, 2023
SILK AVIA, Uzbekistan took delivery of third ex-Bangkok ATR 72-600 (1549) from Jetcraft Commercial (SPNWS; April 14).
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BOLIVIANA

Apr 26, 2023
BOLIVIANA leased ex-Virgin Australia A330-200 (1561) with Trent 700s from Commonwealth Bank of Australia.
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AMERIJET INTERNATIONAL

Apr 26, 2023
AMERIJET INTERNATIONAL leased 767-300BDSF (25586) and 767-300BCF (25584) from CAM.
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AVELO AIRLINES

Apr 26, 2023
AVELO AIRLINES plans June 23 to begin twice-weekly Redmond, OR-Sonoma County, CA (737).
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SPIRIT AIRLINES

Apr 28, 2023
SPIRIT AIRLINES had $103.9m net income on $1.3b revenues in 1Q23 vs $194.7m loss on $967m in 1Q22; it has $1.7b liquidity. It expects its merger with JETBLUE to
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AVOLON

Apr 28, 2023
AVOLON committed to order 40 737 MAXs for 2027-2030. It had $56m net income on $599m lease revenues in 1Q23 vs $80m on $658m in 1Q22; order will increase its ow
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SOUTHWEST AIRLINES

Apr 28, 2023
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES had $159m net loss on record $5.7b revenues in 1Q23 vs $278m loss on $4.7b in 1Q22; it has $12.7b in total liquidity. It says based on Boeing
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LUFTHANSA

Apr 28, 2023
LUFTHANSA plans from October 5 to deploy 509-seat A380 on daily Munich-Los Angeles due to high pax demand.
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RYANAIR

Apr 28, 2023
RYANAIR is adding three 737-8200s to its fleet at London Luton that it says will reduce noise by 40% and CO2 emissions by 16% while adding 4% more pax per fligh
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CZECH AIRLINES

Apr 28, 2023
CZECH AIRLINES leased ex-Cebu Pacific A320-200 (3762) with CFM56s from Aircastle.

Aerospace

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BOEING had

Apr 26, 2023
BOEING had $425m net loss on $17.9b revenues in 1Q23 vs $1.2b loss on $14b in 1Q22.
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BOEING says

Apr 26, 2023
BOEING says while near-term 737 MAX deliveries/production will be impacted by issues with vertical stabilizer fittings, it still expects to deliver 400-450 737s
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BOEING plans

Apr 26, 2023
BOEING plans to increase 787 production from three/month to five in late 2023 and 10 in the 2025/2026 timeframe.
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HÉROUX-DEVTEK

Apr 26, 2023
HÉROUX-DEVTEK finalized new 3-year CBA with its employees at Longueuil.
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MTU AERO ENGINES

Apr 26, 2023
MTU AERO ENGINES had €134m net income on €1.5b revenues in 1Q23 vs €53m on €1.2b in 1Q22; it has €22.7b backlog.
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BOEING teamed

Apr 26, 2023
BOEING teamed with Korean industry (KEIT and KIAT) to collaborate on advanced production systems for commercial aircraft manufacturing...
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DUCOMMUN LABARGE TECHNOLOGIES

Apr 26, 2023
DUCOMMUN LABARGE TECHNOLOGIES completed acquisition of BLR AEROSPACE, WA (SPNWS; March 24).
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CFM INTERNATIONAL

Apr 26, 2023
CFM INTERNATIONAL delivered 381 engines (15 CFM56/366 LEAP) in 1Q23 vs 254 (15 CFM56/239 LEAP) in 1Q22.
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ENTROL

Apr 26, 2023
ENTROL has order from Aerotec for en-1000x FNPT II for Madrid facility.
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EMBRAER

Apr 26, 2023
EMBRAER delivered eight business jets (six Phenoms/two Praetors) in 1Q23 vs eight (six Phenoms/ two Praetors) in 1Q22.
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COLLINS AEROSPACE

Apr 26, 2023
COLLINS AEROSPACE earned $794m on $5.6b sales in 1Q23 vs $440m on $4.8b in 1Q22.
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PRATT & WHITNEY

Apr 26, 2023
PRATT & WHITNEY earned $415m on $5.2b sales in 1Q23 vs $151m on $4.5b in 1Q22.
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GE AEROSPACE

Apr 26, 2023
GE AEROSPACE earned $1.3b on $7b revenues in 1Q23 vs $908m on $5.6b in 1Q22.
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JOBY AVIATION

Apr 26, 2023
JOBY AVIATION signed $55m contract extension with USAF to deliver nine eVTOLs.
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VMO AIRCRAFT LEASING, CA and H55

Apr 26, 2023
VMO AIRCRAFT LEASING, CA and H55, Switzerland teamed to develop leasing programs for new clean aviation products.
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MITSUBISHI AIRCRAFT

Apr 26, 2023
MITSUBISHI AIRCRAFT changed its name to MSJ ASSET MANAGEMENT.
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PENTAGON 2000 SOFTWARE

Apr 26, 2023
PENTAGON 2000 SOFTWARE was selected by Zenith Aviation to provide ERP system for its automated warehouse/supply chain management ops.
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HEXCEL

Apr 26, 2023
HEXCEL had $284.5m in commercial aero sales in 1Q23 vs $218.9m in 1Q22, citing growth in A350/A320neo programs.
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LUFTHANSA GROUP and KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

Apr 26, 2023
LUFTHANSA GROUP and KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY teamed to convert a Lufthansa A350-900 (209) into flying research lab to study climate during pax flights.
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EMBRAER

Apr 26, 2023
EMBRAER delivered seven commercial jets (two E1s/five E2s) in 1Q23 vs six (four E1s/two E2s) in 1Q22.
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COLLINS AEROSPACE

Apr 28, 2023
COLLINS AEROSPACE was selected by American Airlines to provide InteliSight aircraft interface device for >500 aircraft (all 737NGs and most A320s; later plans f
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HONEYWELL AEROSPACE

Apr 28, 2023
HONEYWELL AEROSPACE earned $827m on $3.1b sales in 1Q23 vs $753m on $2.7b in 1Q22; aftermarket rose >20%.
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TOYOTA MOTOR

Apr 28, 2023
TOYOTA MOTOR was selected by Joby Aviation to supply key powertrain/actuation components for its eVTOL.
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LANTAL

Apr 28, 2023
LANTAL introduced new digital deep dyeing carpet technology (vs yarn dyeing) for reduced weight, shorter lead-times and environmental benefit.
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BOEING

Apr 28, 2023
BOEING is expanding its ecoDemonstrator (777-200ER) flight-test program to test 19 new sustainable technologies in 2023 with plans to add an Explorer aircraft (
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FDH AERO

Apr 28, 2023
FDH AERO acquired BJG ELECTRONICS, NY (interconnect/electromechanical products), advised by Houlihan Lokey.
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HEXCEL

Apr 28, 2023
HEXCEL opened new 100,000 sq ft composites research and technology center in Salt Lake City.
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SAFRAN

Apr 28, 2023
SAFRAN had €5.3b revenues in 1Q23 vs €4.1b in 1Q22; it announced several major product deliveries in 1Q23, including 277 nacelle shipsets (vs 270 in 1Q22), 106

Business Aviation

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GENERAL DYNAMICS AEROSPACE

Apr 26, 2023
GENERAL DYNAMICS AEROSPACE earned $229m on $1.9b sales in 1Q23 vs $243m on $1.9b in 1Q22, ending quarter with $19.3b backlog vs $17.6b a year ago.
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EMBRAER

Apr 26, 2023
EMBRAER delivered eight business jets (six Phenoms/two Praetors) in 1Q23 vs eight (six Phenoms/ two Praetors) in 1Q22.
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METROJET CAMO

Apr 26, 2023
METROJET CAMO completed in-depth evaluation of a G650 at Guangzhou/Shanghai, China for unidentified third party.
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DUNCAN AVIATION

Apr 26, 2023
DUNCAN AVIATION, in partnership with GOGO, is developing STCs to install Gogo 5G on several business jet types.
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TEXTRON AVIATION

Apr 26, 2023
TEXTRON AVIATION delivered the 400th Cessna Citation CJ4 to KOCH HOLDINGS, PA; first entered service in 2010.
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BOMBARDIER

Apr 28, 2023
BOMBARDIER had $302m net income on $1.5b revenues in 1Q23 vs $287m loss on $1.2b in 1Q22 and ended quarter with $14.8b backlog, up 10% vs a year ago. It deliver
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THYSSENKRUPP AEROSPACE

Apr 28, 2023
THYSSENKRUPP AEROSPACE extended raw material management contract with Bombardier for seven years.
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TEXTRON AVIATION

Apr 26, 2023
TEXTRON AVIATION delivered the 400th Cessna Citation CJ4 to KOCH HOLDINGS, PA; first entered service in 2010.

MRO

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UZBEKISTAN AIRWAYS TECHNICS

Apr 26, 2023
UZBEKISTAN AIRWAYS TECHNICS completed heavy check/paint of 737-300SF (29326) for Gryphon Air Cargo, Georgia.
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SATAIR

Apr 26, 2023
SATAIR has Singapore Airlines contract to provide an Integrated Materials Services (IMS) solution covering expendables.
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MAMMOTH FREIGHTERS

Apr 26, 2023
MAMMOTH FREIGHTERS expects to complete its first 777-200LR freighter conversion (29742; ex-Delta) by end 2023 for certification/delivery to CARGOJET.
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ASIA DIGITAL ENGINEERING

Apr 26, 2023
ASIA DIGITAL ENGINEERING (ADE), Malaysia secured US$100m investment from OCP Asia to build 14-bay aircraft maintenance hangar facility at Sepang.
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FORTUNE AVIATION SERVICES

Apr 28, 2023
FORTUNE AVIATION SERVICES projects 737-800 freighter conversion market will see challenging times in near term.
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ACUMEN AVIATION

Apr 28, 2023
ACUMEN AVIATION was approved by Irish Aviation Authority to provide 737 MAX (-7/-8/-9) CAMO services.
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HAECO ITM

Apr 28, 2023
HAECO ITM extended its 757-8F inventory technical management contract with Nippon Cargo for seven years.
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GA TELESIS ENGINE SERVICES

Apr 28, 2023
GA TELESIS ENGINE SERVICES, Finland has Philippines AirAsia contract to provide CFM56-5B maintenance for 15 A320s.
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AIRBUS LIFECYCLE SERVICES

Apr 28, 2023
AIRBUS LIFECYCLE SERVICES was established by TARMAC Aerosave, Airbus and City of Chengdu to provide aircraft storage, maintenance, dismantling and recycling out

Defense

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MARSHALL AEROSPACE

Apr 26, 2023
MARSHALL AEROSPACE plans to establish new C-130 maintenance/engineering facility at Piedmont Triad Intl. Airport in Greensboro, NC.

Who'sNews

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WHO'SNEWS: TUS AIRWAYS

Apr 26, 2023
Philip Saunders to Chief Commercial Officer of TUS Airways, Cyprus.
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WHO'SNEWS: COMAC

Apr 26, 2023
Shen Bo to Deputy General Manager of COMAC, China.
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WHO'SNEWS: ITE MANAGEMENT

Apr 26, 2023
Steve Mason to Managing Director-Head of Aviation of ITE Management, New York.
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WHO'SNEWS: HOWMET FASTENING SYSTEMS

Apr 27, 2023
Vagner Finelli to President of Howmet Fastening Systems (HFS), Torrance, CA.
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WHO'SNEWS: JORAMCO

Apr 28, 2023
Victor Moreno to Head of Safety and Quality of Joramco, Amman.
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WHO'SNEWS: FARSOUND USA

Apr 28, 2023
Matt Berkebile to President of Farsound USA; he is based in San Antonio, TX.
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WHO'SNEWS: AIRBUS, TOULOUSE

Apr 28, 2023
Christoph Zammert to Head of A320neo Family Program of Airbus, Toulouse.