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Air Transport

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ETIHAD AIRWAYS

May 09, 2023
ETIHAD AIRWAYS plans June 18 to begin three-times-weekly Abu Dhabi-Lisbon, Portugal (787).
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AIR SERBIA

May 09, 2023
AIR SERBIA surpassed 1m pax for year on May 8 vs July 8 in 2022. It expects to carry >3.5m pax in 2023.
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PEGASUS AIRLINES

May 09, 2023
PEGASUS AIRLINES plans June 2 to begin four-times-weekly Istanbul-Amman, Jordan (A320).
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PORTER AIRLINES

May 09, 2023
PORTER AIRLINES plans July 26 to begin daily Ottawa-Vancouver (E195-E2).
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SKY ALPS

May 09, 2023
SKY ALPS, Italy purchased four ex-Flybe Dash 8-400s (4157/4242/4248/4255) from Nordic Aviation Capital.
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ALTA

May 09, 2023
ALTA reports regional traffic in March surpassed pre-pandemic numbers for March 2019, the third time in last five months.
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FLYVBIRD

May 09, 2023
FLYVBIRD signed partnership agreement with TECNAM to launch on-demand tech airline with 9-pax P2012 Traveller aircraft.
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PLUS ULTRA

May 09, 2023
PLUS ULTRA, Spain leased ex-THY A330-200 (901) from TrueAero Asset Management; second (882) is due in 3Q23.
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EASTERN AIR HOLDINGS has agreed to acquire HILLWOOD AIRWAYS

May 09, 2023
EASTERN AIR HOLDINGS has agreed to acquire HILLWOOD AIRWAYS, TX, which operates four 737-700 VIP aircraft.
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AIR FRANCE-KLM

May 09, 2023
AIR FRANCE-KLM had €344m net loss on €6.3b revenues in 1Q23 vs €552m loss on €4.4b in 1Q22.
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IAG

May 09, 2023
IAG had €87m loss on €5.9b revenues in 1Q23 vs €787m loss on €3.4b in 1Q22.
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LUXAIR

May 09, 2023
LUXAIR agreed to order two more 737-8s and now has four on order. It is also leasing two others from mid-2023.
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ATSG

May 09, 2023
ATSG had $20.1m net income on $501m revenues in 1Q23 vs $49.8m on $486m in 1Q22.
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AVION EXPRESS

May 10, 2023
AVION EXPRESS plans in 4Q23/1Q24 to establish an ACMI/charter airline in Brazil with pax/cargo A320 Family aircraft.
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LUFTHANSA SYSTEMS

May 10, 2023
LUFTHANSA SYSTEMS extended contracts with Aerolineas Argentinas for Lido Flight 4D and NetLine/Load, adding NetLine/Load RampMobile solution.
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CHORUS AVIATION

May 10, 2023
CHORUS AVIATION had C$32m net income on C$415m revenues in 1Q23 vs C$22.9m on C$342m in 1Q22.
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AIR NEW ZEALAND

May 10, 2023
AIR NEW ZEALAND is activating its final 777-300ER (38405) out of storage; aircraft has been parked since August 2020.
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RYANAIR

May 10, 2023
RYANAIR agreed to order 150 228-pax 737-10s, and option 150, for 2027-2033, subject to shareholder approval in Sep '23.
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BLUE DART AVIATION

May 10, 2023
BLUE DART AVIATION, India acquired two 737-800BCFs (30474/30475; ex-SpiceJet) for operation on behalf of DHL.
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WISK AERO

May 10, 2023
WISK AERO, CA signed partnership agreement with JAPAN AIRLINES to launch fleet operations in Japan for its self-flying, all-electric air taxi; deal includes wor
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GO FIRST

May 10, 2023
GO FIRST, India temporarily suspended operations and is seeking bankrupty protection. It could resume flying next week under government funding if leased aircra
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WHO’SNEWS: JETBLUE

May 11, 2023
Michael Erbeck to Vice President of Safety of JetBlue, New York.
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COPA

May 11, 2023
COPA had $121.5m net income on $867.3m revenues in 1Q23 vs $89.4m on $672.2m in 1Q22; traffic exceeded 1Q19.
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BRAATHENS INTERNATIONAL AIRWAYS

May 11, 2023
BRAATHENS INTERNATIONAL AIRWAYS leased ex-Volotea A319-100 (3346) with CFM56s from DVB Bank.
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BLUEBIRD NORDIC

May 11, 2023
BLUEBIRD NORDIC leased 737-800SF (32919; ex-Caribbean) from Aero Capital Solutions (SPNWS; March 24).
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CEBU PACIFIC

May 11, 2023
CEBU PACIFIC, Philippines leased three GTF-powered A320neos from Avolon; two (10546/10806) have been delivered with third (TBA) due by end of May. The delivery
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FALKO

May 11, 2023
FALKO says in 1Q23 it acquired four aircraft, sold one, delivered five on lease (including four acquired through sale and leaseback transactions) to customers,
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AIRBALTIC

May 11, 2023
AIRBALTIC lost €11.4m on record €105.1m revenues in 1Q23 vs €37.4m loss on €60.1m in 1Q22; it plans IPO in 2024 and is looking to firm up 30 A220 options to inc
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MONTE

May 11, 2023
MONTE, UK signed LOI to order up to 30 9-pax Alice electric commuter aircraft from EVIATION AIRCRAFT.
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WHO’SNEWS: AVIONIX MANAGEMENT

May 11, 2023
Martin Gallagher to Managing Director-Technical & Asset Management of Avionix Management, Dublin.
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WHO’SNEWS: AVIONIX MANAGEMENT

May 11, 2023
David Ronan to Head of Finance & Operations of Avionix Management, Dublin.
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AVATION

May 11, 2023
AVATION, Singapore says it has 6-year lease agreement with an airline in Pacific for its final parked aircraft, an ATR 72-600 (TBA), for delivery in July 2023;
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EMIRATES SKYCARGO

May 11, 2023
EMIRATES SKYCARGO wet-leased two 747-400Fs on long-term basis to bridge gap till delivery of five 777Fs in 2024-25.
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GO FIRST

May 11, 2023
GO FIRST, India temporarily suspended operations and was granted bankrupty protection. It could resume flying before end of May under government funding if leas
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WHO’SNEWS: WORLD STAR AVIATION

May 11, 2023
Fabian Horsch to Vice President of Engine Leasing and Trading of World Star Aviation.
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AIRBALTIC

May 11, 2023
AIRBALTIC lost €11.4m on record €105.1m revenues in 1Q23 vs €37.4m loss on €60.1m in 1Q22; it plans IPO in 2024 and is looking to firm up 30 A220 options to inc
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VIRGIN ATLANTIC

May 11, 2023
VIRGIN ATLANTIC recorded £2.9b revenues in 2022, recovering to 98% of 2019; EBITDA was £310m, 92% of 2019.
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CHINA AIRLINES

May 11, 2023
CHINA AIRLINES says it exercised options for eight 787-9s, and now has 24 on order for delivery through 2028.
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DELTA AIR LINES

May 11, 2023
DELTA AIR LINES celebrated the delivery of its 100th US-produced A321; first was delivered out of Mobile in 2016.
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WIDERØE

May 11, 2023
WIDERØE, Norway purchased ex-Flybe Dash 8-400 (4289) from Nordic Aviation Capital.
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NEXUS AVIATION VENTURES

May 11, 2023
NEXUS AVIATION VENTURES acquired two ex-Aruba A321-200s (2916/2919) with V2500s for conversion to cargo by 321 PRECISION CONVERSIONS in Xiamen, China; first (29
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US DOT

May 11, 2023
US DOT reports US airlines carried 64.6m pax in February, down 4.8% from all-time high of 67.8m in February 2020.
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WESTJET

May 11, 2023
WESTJET plans September 6 to begin five-times-weekly Winnipeg-Atlanta (737).

Aerospace

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EMBRAER and FINEP

May 09, 2023
EMBRAER and FINEP agreed to develop platforms to demonstrate new aeronautical technologies.
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TRANSDIGM completed acquisition of CALSPAN

May 09, 2023
TRANSDIGM completed acquisition of CALSPAN, Buffalo, NY (engineered testing/technology development) for $725m.
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MAGELLAN AEROSPACE

May 09, 2023
MAGELLAN AEROSPACE had C$3.9m net income on C$223m revenues in 1Q23 vs C$2m loss on C$188m in 1Q22.
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AS-IP TECH

May 10, 2023
AS-IP TECH secured FAA STC to install fflya Iridium Certus 100 Bluetooth messaging platform on A320 Family aircraft; Wizz Air is initial customer.
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HONEYWELL

May 10, 2023
HONEYWELL signed MOU with Switzerland's Jekta to design and co-develop aeronautical systems for electric-powered PHA-ZE 100 amphibious flying boat; companies w
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TRANSDIGM GROUP

May 10, 2023
TRANSDIGM GROUP had $304m net income on $1.6b sales in second quarter ended April 1 vs $199m on $1.3b a year ago.
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DESCARTES

May 10, 2023
DESCARTES was selected by Etihad Cargo to provide IoT Bluetooth Low Energy solution integrated with JETTAINER ULD management services.
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GENERAL ATOMICS AEROTEC SYSTEMS

May 10, 2023
GENERAL ATOMICS AEROTEC SYSTEMS launched series production of Do228 NXT at Oberpfaffenhofen; it plans to build up to five per year. It is working with POTEZ AÉR
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ENTROL

May 11, 2023
ENTROL has order for en-1000x FNPT II from Transylvania Wings, Romania.
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JETTAINER

May 11, 2023
JETTAINER has secured long-term extension with WestJet to manage and maintain its ULD fleet of >1,000 containers and pallets for baggage/freight.
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ARCHER AVIATION

May 11, 2023
ARCHER AVIATION, CA rolled out its first Midnight eVTOL aircraft in preparation for first flight in summer 2023; component manufacturing is underway for conform
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HARDIDE COATINGS and GARDNER AEROSPACE

May 11, 2023
HARDIDE COATINGS and GARDNER AEROSPACE teamed to coat A320neo Family wing components with Hardide CVD (chemical vapour deposition) nano-structured tungsten/tung

Business Aviation

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GARMIN

May 09, 2023
GARMIN was selected by Textron Aviation to supply its emergency autoland system as standard for Beechcraft Denali.
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MID-CONTINENT INSTRUMENTS AND AVIONICS

May 09, 2023
MID-CONTINENT INSTRUMENTS AND AVIONICS moved its West Coast facility from Van Nuys to Chatsworth, CA.
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COLLINS AEROSPACE

May 09, 2023
COLLINS AEROSPACE was selected by Bombardier to provide Iridium Certus SATCOM as standard for Challenger 3500.
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HERON AVIATION

May 10, 2023
HERON AVIATION, Germany added a Cessna Citation M2, and now has five Cessna business jets.
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WHEELS UP

May 10, 2023
WHEELS UP had $100.9m net loss on record $351.8m revenues in 1Q23 vs $89m loss on $325.6m in 1Q22; active members decreased 1% year-over-year to 12,285 in total
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PIAGGIO AEROSPACE

May 11, 2023
PIAGGIO AEROSPACE, Italy has reopened bidding process for company sale; it has backlog/order intake of €556m.

Defense

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AIRBUS

May 09, 2023
AIRBUS made first flight of first C295 for INDIA.
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EMBRAER

May 10, 2023
EMBRAER inaugurated Gripen E final assembly line at Gavião Peixoto, where it will produce 15 of 36 aircraft under contract for Brazilian Air Force.

MRO

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LUFTHANSA TECHNIK

May 09, 2023
LUFTHANSA TECHNIK has 5-year contract from Chile's JetSMART to provide CAMO support and aircraft engineering services for its A320 Family aircraft.
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AIR FRANCE-KLM

May 09, 2023
AIR FRANCE-KLM had €344m net loss on €6.3b revenues in 1Q23 vs €552m loss on €4.4b in 1Q22.
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AFI KLM E&M

May 09, 2023
AFI KLM E&M earned €15m in 1Q23 vs €13m loss in 1Q22; revenues rose 11.4% (third party revenues rose 24.4%).
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FEAM AERO

May 10, 2023
FEAM AERO opened up its 52nd line maintenance station at San Diego, CA to support Hawaiian A330-200 flights.
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SIA ENGINEERING GROUP

May 10, 2023
SIA ENGINEERING GROUP had S$66.4m net income on S$796m revenues for year ended March 31 vs S$67.6m on S$566.1m a year ago. It performed 94 heavy checks/568 ligh
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HONEYWELL

May 10, 2023
HONEYWELL has 5-year MYAirline contract to provide 131-9A APU maintenance for 22 A320-200s (55 by 2027).
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CIRRUS AIRCRAFT

May 10, 2023
CIRRUS AIRCRAFT announced that all four of its company-operated service centers (Duluth, MN; Knoxville, TN; McKinney, TX; Kissimmee, FL) have now received FAA P
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AVIACTION

May 10, 2023
AVIACTION, Spain was formed by AIRE and SERVITECH to provide aircraft/cabin maintenance solutions under one roof.
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GREEN AFRICA

May 11, 2023
GREEN AFRICA was approved by Nigeria to perform its own ATR line maintenance (later plans to add full base MRO).
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SWISS-AS

May 11, 2023
SWISS-AS was selected by SunExpress for its AMOS MRO system.

Who'sNews

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WHO'SNEWS: AMERICAN AIRLINES

May 09, 2023
Derek Kerr, Vice Chair, President of American Eagle and Strategic Advisor, is retiring from American Airlines (effective September 30).
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WHO'SNEWS: JET INFRASTRUCTURE

May 09, 2023
Morven McCrindle to Chief Commercial Officer of JET Infrastructure, Denver; Jeff Ameiorsano was promoted to Chief Operating Officer.
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WHO'SNEWS: GA TELESIS

May 10, 2023
Lynda Cheng to Senior Vice President of Asia Sales-Flight Solutions Group of GA Telesis, FL.
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WHO'SNEWS: AMERICAN AIRLINES

May 10, 2023
Steve Johnson to Vice Chair and Chief Strategy Officer of American Airlines, Dallas.
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WHO'SNEWS: ALASKA AIRLINES

May 10, 2023
Tiffany DeHaan to Vice President of Strategy, Analytics and Transformation of Alaska Airlines, Seattle.
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WHO'SNEWS: WHEELS UP

May 10, 2023
Todd Smith to Interim Chief Executive Officer of Wheels Up; Kenny Dichter is stepping away.
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WHO'SNEWS: WHEELS UP

May 10, 2023
Ravi Thakran to Executive Chairman of Wheels Up, New York.