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Air Transport

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JETBLUE AIRWAYS

May 12, 2023
JETBLUE AIRWAYS set May 24 as the record date for stockholders of SPIRIT AIRLINES; those stockholders will receive the May 2023 additional prepayment for merger
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EMIRATES GROUP

May 12, 2023
EMIRATES GROUP had AED10.9b net profit for year ended March 31 (vs AED20.3b loss a year ago) on 81% higher revenues. EMIRATES AIRLINE earned AED10.6b vs AED3.9b
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AIR CANADA

May 12, 2023
AIR CANADA had C$4m net income on record C$4.9b revenues in 1Q23 vs C$974m loss on C$2.6b in 1Q22.
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AVIANCA

May 12, 2023
AVIANCA plans in July to begin San Salvador-Las Vegas (A320).
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KLM CITYHOPPER

May 12, 2023
KLM CITYHOPPER agreed to wet-lease five E190s from German Airways through winter schedule 2023/24 (reportedly due to issue with E2-Jet engines); one each will b
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GLOBALX

May 12, 2023
GLOBALX was authorized by US DOT to increase fleet from 11 to 16 A320 Family aircraft. It now plans to add two more A320 pax aircraft and two A321Fs in late 202
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TITAN AIRWAYS

May 12, 2023
TITAN AIRWAYS retired its final 757-200 (29309) following completion of charter mission with TCS WORLD TRAVEL.
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AEGEAN

May 12, 2023
AEGEAN took delivery of GTF-powered A320neo (11469) on lease from SMBC Aviation Capital, finalizing 6-aircraft deal.
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SMARTLYNX MALTA

May 15, 2023
SMARTLYNX MALTA is expected to lease two ex-Vietnam A321-200s (2255/2261) from Aero Capital Solutions.
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AEROLINEAS ARGENTINAS

May 15, 2023
AEROLINEAS ARGENTINAS agreed to lease two ex-South African A330-200s (1191/1223) with Trents from Aircastle.
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THAI AIRWAYS INTERNATIONAL

May 15, 2023
THAI AIRWAYS INTERNATIONAL leased ex-Hainan A350-900 (351) from Avolon.
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AIR GREENLAND

May 15, 2023
AIR GREENLAND purchased fifth Dash 8-Q202 (497; ex-LAN Colombia) from Avmax.
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AIRBALTIC

May 15, 2023
AIRBALTIC plans Oct 30/Nov 1 to begin twice-weekly Tallinn-/Vilnius-/Tampere-Tenerife, Spain (A220).
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AIRASIA

May 15, 2023
AIRASIA plans in June/July to begin Kuala Lumpur-Qanzhou/-Guilin/-Chengdu, China (A320).
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EVERTS AIR CARGO

May 15, 2023
EVERTS AIR CARGO agreed to acquire three BAe 146-300s (3168/3182/3186) in deal arranged by SkyWorld Aviation.
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AVIANCA

May 15, 2023
AVIANCA backed out of deal to acquire VIVA AIR, citing inability to adhere to Colombia's requirements; it says conditions to deal would not only avoid Viva to b
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CITYJET

May 15, 2023
CITYJET, Ireland leased ex-HOP! CRJ1000 (19024) from EIC Aircraft Leasing.
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BRAATHENS REGIONAL AIRLINES

May 15, 2023
BRAATHENS REGIONAL AIRLINES wet-leased A320-200 (4247) from Fly2Sky for operation out of Lulea, Sweden.
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AIR CANADA

May 16, 2023
AIR CANADA leased ex-Singapore Airlines A330-300 (1517) with Trents from Aergo Capital.
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XTREME AVIATION HOLDING

May 16, 2023
XTREME AVIATION HOLDING, FL purchased 737-400SF (25853) off-lease from Automatic.
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SMARTLYNX MALTA

May 16, 2023
SMARTLYNX MALTA purchased ex-Air Busan A321-200 (2290) with V2500s from Carlyle Aviation Partners.
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WESTJET

May 16, 2023
WESTJET issued lockout notice to its ALPA-represented pilots in response to strike notification; it could start May 19.
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ETIHAD AIRWAYS

May 16, 2023
ETIHAD AIRWAYS plans October 1 to begin five-times-weekly Abu Dhabi-Osaka, Japan (787-9).
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AIP CAPITAL

May 16, 2023
AIP CAPITAL, Stamford, CT/Dublin, Ireland was formed to provide aviation asset management.
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PRIVATE WINGS

May 16, 2023
PRIVATE WINGS, Germany agreed to order (launch customer) five 40-seat D328eco aircraft from DEUTSCHE AIRCRAFT.
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SAS

May 16, 2023
SAS received US Bankruptcy Court approval for equity solicitation procedures.

Aerospace

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BOEING

May 12, 2023
BOEING has set up four sites (Everett, Renton, Boeing Field and Moses Lake) to modify non-compliant vertical fin attachments on undelivered 737 MAXs. It needs t
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HEICO

May 15, 2023
HEICO agreed to acquire WENCOR GROUP, GA for $2.05b in cach/stock. Wencor offers PMA design/development, component maintenance/repair, program management/servic
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CPI AEROSTRUCTURES

May 15, 2023
CPI AEROSTRUCTURES had $983k net income on $22m revenues in 1Q23 vs $33k loss on $20.1m in 1Q22.
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EVE

May 15, 2023
EVE completed wind tunnel testing of its all-electric eVTOL at Lucerne, Switzerland; entry-into-service is planned in '26.
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FLIGHTSAFETY INTERNATIONAL

May 15, 2023
FLIGHTSAFETY INTERNATIONAL was selected by Lilium as exclusive developer and provider for flight training devices for the Lilium Jet.
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ENGINE LEASE FINANCE

May 15, 2023
ENGINE LEASE FINANCE (ELFC) purchased remaining shares of INAV, Chicago (engine parts/components).
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VOLTAERO

May 15, 2023
VOLTAERO launched construction of €4.4m, 2,412 sq meter manufacturing/assembly facility (for its Cassio electric-hybrid aircraft family) at France’s Rochefort-C
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ADIENT AEROSPACE

May 16, 2023
ADIENT AEROSPACE, CA was selected by Hawaiian to develop Leihoku first class suite for its 12 787-9s on order for delivery from Nov 2023.
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LUFTHANSA SYSTEMS

May 16, 2023
LUFTHANSA SYSTEMS was selected by Flightradar24 to supply Lido Sky Data to provide worldwide flight tracking services in real time.
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AIRBUS and MASDAR

May 16, 2023
AIRBUS and MASDAR, UAE teamed to support development of the global SAF market; collaboration includes green hydrogen and direct air capture.

Business Aviation

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NETJETS

May 12, 2023
NETJETS agreed to order up to 250 Praetor 500 midsize jets for delivery starting in 2025; deal is valued at >$5b.
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PILATUS AIRCRAFT

May 15, 2023
PILATUS AIRCRAFT delivered the 2,000th PC-12 to Stans-based PLANESENSE, which now has 43 PC-12s and 11 PC-24s.
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HONEYWELL

May 15, 2023
HONEYWELL made first flight of its Anthem integrated flight deck on its PC-12 test aircraft.
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SATCOM DIRECT

May 15, 2023
SATCOM DIRECT has FAA/EASA STCs to install its Plane Simple Ku-band tail-mounted antenna system on Falcon 7X.
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SOUTHEAST AEROSPACE

May 15, 2023
SOUTHEAST AEROSPACE has FAA STC to install Universal's Insight integrated flight deck on Hawker 800s.
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TRU SIMULATION + TRAINING

May 15, 2023
TRU SIMULATION + TRAINING was selected by Textron Aviation to supply convertible Cessna Citation CJ3+/Cessna Citation M2 Gen2 full-flight simulator for installa
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VISTA

May 16, 2023
VISTA had record first quarter with 55% y-o-y growth in annual program subscriptions sold, double-digit revenue growth.
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JET EAST

May 16, 2023
JET EAST was approved by ANAC to perform aircraft maintenance for Brazilian-registered aircraft at Palm Beach, FL.
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SKYSERVICE

May 16, 2023
SKYSERVICE opened FBO out of temporary facility at Napa, CA; it plans to start building new 60,000 sq ft center in 2H23.

MRO

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PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA

May 12, 2023
PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA is investing $10m to expand capabilities of its engine component repair facility at Wichita Falls, TX; project, to be completed in 2025,
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BSA

May 12, 2023
BSA (British School of Aviation), London Luton received approved by UK CAA and EASA to provide maintenance training for A320 Family aircraft.
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TRIUMPH GROUP

May 15, 2023
TRIUMPH GROUP has ITP Aero contract to provide MRO support on accessory components, including propeller gearboxes, hydromechanical units, oil scavenge and fuel
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ROLLS-ROYCE

May 15, 2023
ROLLS-ROYCE has Philippine Airlines contract to support its Trent XWB-97s (A350-1000s) under TotalCare program.
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AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERS

May 16, 2023
AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERS has order from Cargo Air, Bulgaria to convert a fifth 737-800 (30881; ex-Royal Flight) to freighter.

Defense

WHO'SNEWS

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WHO'SNEWS: UNIVERSAL AVIONICS INTERNATIONAL

May 12, 2023
Fabrice Arfi to General Manager of Universal Avionics International (UASI), France.
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WHO'SNEWS: BRUSSELS AIRLINES

May 12, 2023
Nina Owerdieck to Chief Financial Officer of Brussels Airlines.
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WHO'SNEWS: TRIUMPH PRODUCT SUPPORT

May 12, 2023
Ben Murrell to General Manager of TRIUMPH Product Support, Wellington, KS.
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WHO'SNEWS: MESA AIR GROUP

May 12, 2023
Lorraine Dimarco to Vice President of Maintenance of Mesa Air Group, AZ.
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WHO'SNEWS: RAISBECK ENGINEERING

May 15, 2023
Nathan Rock to Director of Sales of Raisbeck Engineering, Seattle.
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WHO'S NEWS: AVIATION CAPITAL GROUP

May 16, 2023
Armando Belchior Nunes to Vice President of Marketing-Latin America of Aviation Capital Group.
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WHO'SNEWS: ACC AVIATION

May 16, 2023
Hassan Chamas to Head of Charter-Middle East, based in Dubai, of ACC Aviation.
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WHO'SNEWS: ALM

May 16, 2023
Clara Lam to a Legal Associate of ALM, UK.
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WHO'SNEWS: AIP CAPITAL

May 16, 2023
Matthew Adamo and Jared Ailstock founded AIP Capital as Managing Partners; offices were established in Stanford, CT and Dublin, Ireland.
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WHO'SNEWS: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES

May 16, 2023
Florence Minisclou to Executive Vice President-Commercial Engines Division of Safran Aircraft Engines.
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WHO'SNEWS: CFM INTERNATIONAL

May 16, 2023
Jérôme Morhet to Executive Vice President of CFM International, France.
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WHO'SNEWS: GA TELESIS FLIGHT SOLUTIONS GROUP

May 16, 2023
Jay Meshay to Vice President-Power Solutions Team of GA Telesis Flight Solutions Group, FL.