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Air Transport

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WESTJET GROUP

May 19, 2023
WESTJET GROUP reached last-minute tentative agreement with its ALPA-represented pilots on May 19, averting strike.
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QANTAS

May 19, 2023
QANTAS says over past six months it has brought five aircraft back into fleet; a new 787-9 arrived in May and another two will be delivered in June, an A380 was
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QANTAS

May 19, 2023
QANTAS is wet-leasing two A330-300s from Finnair (for Sydney-Singapore/-Bangkok) as part of aggressive growth plan for its international network, which will see
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NEXUS AIRLINES

May 19, 2023
NEXUS AIRLINES plans July startup in Western Australia with 76-seat Dash 8-400s; State Govt has invested A$4m.
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NOUVELAIR TUNISIE

May 19, 2023
NOUVELAIR TUNISIE leased second ex-Interjet A320-200 (5878) with CFM56s from AerCap.
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AIR ALGÉRIE

May 19, 2023
AIR ALGÉRIE announced it has ordered eight 737-9s (for delivery starting in 2027), five A330-900s and two A350-1000s.
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QANTAS

May 19, 2023
QANTAS began building 7,000 sq meter flight training center in Sydney to house eight full-flight simulators to train up to 4,500 pilots/cabin crew per year from
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THAI SMILE

May 19, 2023
THAI SMILE is being merged into THAI AIRWAYS INTERNATIONAL, which will assume fleet of 20 A320-200s.
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AIRASIA INDIA

May 19, 2023
AIRASIA INDIA completed first commercial flight in India using SAF produced using Gevo's alcohol to jet technology.
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AEROLINEAS ARGENTINAS

May 24, 2023
AEROLINEAS ARGENTINAS leased AEI-converted 737-800SF (30571; ex-Neos) from Macquarie AirFinance.
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AVIATION WEEK NETWORK

May 24, 2023
AVIATION WEEK NETWORK reports China's international passenger flights were at 30% of pre-COVID levels as of April.
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VIETJETAIR

May 24, 2023
VIETJETAIR leased ex-AirAsia X A330-300 (1659) with Trent 700s from BOC Aviation.
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SCOOT

May 24, 2023
SCOOT, Singapore agreed to lease nine new E190-E2s from Azorra for delivery starting in 2024.
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TEXTRON AVIATION

May 24, 2023
TEXTRON AVIATION rolled out the 100th Cessna Citation Longitude for delivery later this year; first delivered in 4Q19.
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AIRASIA X

May 24, 2023
AIRASIA X entered into proposed placement of shares with two institutional investors to raise RM50m in new capital.
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BAIN CAPITAL

May 24, 2023
BAIN CAPITAL is reportedly targeting November 2023 to take VIRGIN AUSTRALIA public via IPO for 40% of airline.
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MUBADALA CAPITAL agreed to acquire FORTRESS INVESTMENT GROUP

May 24, 2023
MUBADALA CAPITAL agreed to acquire FORTRESS INVESTMENT GROUP as part of management buyout of 90.01% stake from SoftBank Group.
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LUFTHANSA GROUP

May 24, 2023
LUFTHANSA GROUP agreed to purchase four A350-900s from Deucalion Aviation for delivery by end of 2023.
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QANTAS GROUP

May 24, 2023
QANTAS GROUP is estimating pretax profit of A$2.425b-A$2.475b for FY23, ending June 30, to be announced Aug 24.
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HONG KONG AIRLINES

May 24, 2023
HONG KONG AIRLINES plans July 8 to begin four-times-weekly Hong Kong-Nagoya (A320).
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LONDON HEATHROW

May 24, 2023
LONDON HEATHROW handled 6.4m pax in April, up 26% vs April 2022.
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FRANKFURT AIRPORT

May 24, 2023
FRANKFURT AIRPORT handled 4.8m pax in April, up 21.5% vs April 2022.
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RAYA AIRWAYS

May 24, 2023
RAYA AIRWAYS leased A321P2F (1293; ex-Sky Angkor) from Juniper Aviation Investments (SPNWS; April 28).
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AMSTERDAM SCHIPHOL

May 24, 2023
AMSTERDAM SCHIPHOL handled 5.1m pax in April, up 15.6% vs April 2022.

Aerospace

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HEICO FLIGHT SUPPORT GROUP

May 24, 2023
HEICO FLIGHT SUPPORT GROUP earned $100m on $392m sales for second quarter ended April 30 vs $66.2m on $306m a year ago.
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WORLD FUEL SERVICES

May 24, 2023
WORLD FUEL SERVICES signed distribution agreement with Neste to expand availability of SAF from 13 to >40 airports.
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AIRBORNE

May 24, 2023
AIRBORNE, The Hague was selected by Airbus to supply an Automated Ply Placement (APP) system at Getafe.
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CANADIAN MATERIALS TESTING BUREAU

May 24, 2023
CANADIAN MATERIALS TESTING BUREAU was granted C$174,000 in under government program to help Quebec's aerospace sector to recover.
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TRIUMPH GEARED SOLUTIONS

May 24, 2023
TRIUMPH GEARED SOLUTIONS has GE Aerospace contract to supply LEAP inlet gearboxes out of Macomb, MI.
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CHELTON

May 24, 2023
CHELTON, UK selected Infor CloudSuite Aerospace & Defence as its ERP platform.

MRO

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FOKKER SERVICES GROUP

May 19, 2023
FOKKER SERVICES GROUP completed 7,500 sq meter widebody MRO hangar at Woensdrecht, The Netherlands.
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AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERS

May 24, 2023
AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERS was approved by Argentina's ANAC for its 12-pallet 737-800SF freighter conversion.
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DASSAULT AVIATION

May 24, 2023
DASSAULT AVIATION plans in 1H25 to open 12,000 sq meter MRO/paint facility at Melbourne, FL to handle 15 Falcon jets.
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INDAMER

May 24, 2023
INDAMER, India was named by Dassault Aviation as an authorized Falcon service center at New Delhi.
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MILLENNIUM INTERNATIONAL and REHEAT AERO

May 24, 2023
MILLENNIUM INTERNATIONAL and REHEAT AERO formed consignment partnership for Honeywell DU-870s in Europe.
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PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA

May 24, 2023
PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA has Falcon Aviation Services contract to provide maintenance support for its PW150s.
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SEA PRIME

May 24, 2023
SEA PRIME, Italy inaugurated new 140,000 sq meter Hangar X, the 11th at Milan Linate Prime.
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EXECUJET MRO SERVICES AFRICA

May 24, 2023
EXECUJET MRO SERVICES AFRICA, Johannesburg was appointed by Embraer as authorized business jet service center.
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FOKKER SERVICES GROUP

May 24, 2023
FOKKER SERVICES GROUP inaugurated new 7,500 sq meter widebody MRO hangar at Woensdrecht, The Netherlands.

Business Aviation

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JET IT

May 24, 2023
JET IT grounded its fleet of 20 HondaJets to investigate runway excursion of an aircraft owned by Upfrunt Services.
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COLLINS AEROSPACE

May 24, 2023
COLLINS AEROSPACE launched IRT NX SATCOM system for Iridium Certus 700 to provide inflight connectivity.
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TEXTRON AVIATION

May 24, 2023
TEXTRON AVIATION rolled out the 100th Cessna Citation Longitude for delivery later this year; first delivered in 4Q19.
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IXAIR

May 24, 2023
IXAIR, France opened sales office in Los Angeles to market charters with its Global Express XRS with upgraded cabin.
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SPARFELL, Switzerland acquired partial stake in M.R. ASSOCIATES DESIGN

May 24, 2023
SPARFELL, Switzerland acquired partial stake in M.R. ASSOCIATES DESIGN, Switzerland to enhance its interior design business.
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GOGO

May 24, 2023
GOGO unveiled Gogo Galileo product line with two fuselage-mounted, electronically steered antennas (developed with HUGHES NETWORK SYSTEMS).
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SMARTSKY NETWORKS has FAA STC

May 24, 2023
SMARTSKY NETWORKS has FAA STC for its LITE connectivity system for Lear 60.
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PRIME JET

May 24, 2023
PRIME JET, CO acquired an ERJ 145 for large group charters, including sports teams, in 30-pax b/c configuration.
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AIR-DYNAMIC

May 24, 2023
AIR-DYNAMIC agreed to order (and made PDPs) up to five Lilium Jets to serve Switzerland and Italy.
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SKY2SHARE

May 24, 2023
SKY2SHARE, Switzerland agreed to order 15 Cassio hybrid-electric aircraft (all three models) from VoltAero.

WHO'SNEWS

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WHO'SNEWS: INDRA

May 19, 2023
José Vicente de los Mozos to Chief Executive Officer of Indra, Madrid.
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WHO'SNEWS: VELO3D

May 24, 2023
Alexander Varlahanov to Chief Technology Officer at Velo3D, CA.
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WHO'SNEWS: QANTAS GROUP

May 24, 2023
Doug Parker, former Chairman and CEO of American Airlines, was elected to the Board of Directors of Qantas Group.
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WHO'SNEWS: NORDIC AVIATION GROUP

May 24, 2023
Airi Kaunissaare to Head of Marketing, Communications and Sustainability of Nordic Aviation Group, Estonia.
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WHO'SNEWS: AMERICAN AIRLINES.

May 24, 2023
Scott Chandler to Senior Vice President of Revenue Management and Loyalty of American Airlines.
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WHO'SNEWS: AMERICAN AIRLINES.

May 24, 2023
Brian Znotins to Senior Vice President of Network Planning of American Airlines.