Subscription Required

 

SpeedNews - July 14, 2023 is part of our SpeedNews subscription.

Subscribe now to read this alert, plus receive full coverage of key developments in commercial and business aviation.

Already a subscriber to SpeedNews or a content package that includes SpeedNews? Login

 

Did you know?  Aviation Week has won top honors multiple times in the Jesse H. Neal National Business Journalism Awards, the business-to-business media equivalent of the Pulitzer Prizes.

 

 

Aerospace

article

AIRBUS

Jul 07, 2023
AIRBUS delivered 72 aircraft (six A220s; 57 A320neo Family; two A330s; seven A350s) in June vs 60 (six A220s; 47 A320neo Family; two A330s; five A350s) in June 2022; and 316 (281 narrowbodies) in 1H23 vs 297 (255) in 1H22.
article

RECARO

Jul 07, 2023
RECARO was selected by Sichuan Airlines to supply 80 CL4710 business class seats for 10 A319neos from May 2024.
article

LUFTHANSA GROUP

Jul 07, 2023
LUFTHANSA GROUP says it is investing in new ADS-C EPP (Automatic Dependent Surveillance - Contract Extended Projected Profile) system for transmitting flight path information for >65 new A320neo/A321neo aircraft from 2024.
article

IS&S

Jul 10, 2023
IS&S entered into an exclusive license and acquired key assets for certain inertial, communication and navigation product lines from Honeywell; purchased assets include existing inventory as well as test, tooling and other equipment.
article

AIRBUS

Jul 10, 2023
AIRBUS inaugurated new A321-capable final assembly line (installed at former A380 FAL) at Toulouse to support production rate ramp-up to 75 A320 Family aircraft per month in 2026; A321 represents about 60% of A320 Family backlog. It now has 10 A320 Family final assembly lines at Hamburg (4), Toulouse (2), Mobile (2) and Tianjin (2).
article

IAI

Jul 10, 2023
IAI agreed to acquire HELA SYSTEMS, India (MRO product support for ELTA/testing and technical services).
article

JAMCO

Jul 11, 2023
JAMCO was selected by KLM to supply lightweight Venture reverse herringbone business class seats for its 777s.
article

WIELAND

Jul 11, 2023
WIELAND, Germany has acquired FARMERS COPPER, TX (copper, brass, and bronze alloys supplier).
article

QUICKSTEP

Jul 14, 2023
QUICKSTEP plans to establish US engineering & manufacturing facility in Wichita in 2024 to support drone market with its patented Qure technology combined with other automated composite fabrication and assembly process investments.
article

MARUBENI

Jul 14, 2023
MARUBENI has acquired 50% stake in Miami-based DASI (aircraft inventory solutions) from Fortress Investment Group.
article

TAMARACK AEROSPACE GROUP

Jul 14, 2023
TAMARACK AEROSPACE GROUP says it is in discussions with several airlines to supply its Eco-SMARTWING system for >50 Dash 8-400s.
article

CFM INTL

Jul 14, 2023
CFM INTL launched the LEAP program 15 years ago this week; >35m flight hours have been logged on >2,700 aircraft.
article

VSMPO-AVISMA

Jul 14, 2023
VSMPO-AVISMA plans to build new RUB21b, 50,000 sq meter titanium production facility at the Special Economic Zone (SEZ) Titanium Valley in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia for operation in 2027. It will mass produce small-diameter products.
article

BOEING AND INTEL

Jul 14, 2023
BOEING and INTEL teamed to work together to advance semiconductor technology for aerospace industry to create ultra-small microelectronic components that enable autonomy and more secure computing for future products.
article

LOAR GROUP

Jul 14, 2023
LOAR GROUP renamed Desser's Proprietary Solutions businesses as DAC ENGINEERED PRODUCTS (SPNWS; July 7).
article

AVIATION WEEK NETWORK

Jul 14, 2023
AVIATION WEEK NETWORK reports delivery in 1H23 of six ARJ21s (now 106) and six SSJs (now 208) vs 2/6 in 1H22.
article

ALLFLIGHT

Jul 14, 2023
ALLFLIGHT, WA launched multimillion-dollar upgrade program to add a Positive Air Displacement Booth to enhance 737 transparencies rebuild program and 747, 757, 767, 777 cockpit windows and 787 pax windows repair & rebuild programs.

Air Transport

article

AIRBUS

Jul 07, 2023
AIRBUS booked six undisclosed orders in June for total of 12 A220s, 66 A320neo Fam, six A330neos and 10 A350s; it secured 1,080 orders (1,044 net) in 1H23, comprising 33 A220s, 938 A320neo Family, eight A330neos and 101 A350s.
article

BAA TRAINING

Jul 07, 2023
BAA TRAINING added second 737 MAX full flight simulator at Barcelona.
article

EMBRAER

Jul 07, 2023
EMBRAER completed Hot & High demonstration of E195-E2 in Uzbekistan.
article

LONDON GATWICK

Jul 07, 2023
LONDON GATWICK submitted plans for £2.2b Northern Runway (departing flights only) to increase capacity to 75m pax annually by the late 2030s.
article

WIZZ AIR

Jul 07, 2023
WIZZ AIR sold first new GTF-powered A320neo (11477) to ORIX Aviation for leaseback as part of multi-aircraft deal.
article

BOC AVIATION

Jul 10, 2023
BOC AVIATION executed 32 lease commitments in 2Q23 vs 24 in 2Q22; it has 652 owned/managed/committed aircraft.
article

US DOT

Jul 10, 2023
US DOT reports US airline fuel cost was $2.44/gallon in May vs $2.66 in April 2023; y-o-y consumption was up 11.3%.
article

US DOT

Jul 10, 2023
US DOT says US scheduled pax/cargo airlines employed 798,850 workers in May, up 8.2% vs pre-pandemic May 2019.
article

CPaT GLOBAL

Jul 10, 2023
CPaT GLOBAL, Houston was selected by Jazeera Airways to provide distance learning systems for A320ceo/A320neo pilot/cabin crew training.
article

SUPER AIR JET

Jul 10, 2023
SUPER AIR JET, Indonesia leased another ex-IndiGo A320-200 (2139) with V2500s from Avolon.
article

RED SEA AIRLINES

Jul 10, 2023
RED SEA AIRLINES, Egypt leased ex-FlyEgypt 737-800 (35702) from Air Lease Corporation.
article

ANDES LÍNEAS AÉREAS

Jul 10, 2023
ANDES LÍNEAS AÉREAS, Argentina leased ex-Flybondi 737-800 (33821) from BBAM.
article

ARGUS PROS, CO

Jul 11, 2023
ARGUS PROS, CO was selected by Breeze Airways to provide operational safety services, including training and operational safety consulting.
article

BOEING

Jul 11, 2023
BOEING delivered 60 aircraft (48 737 MAXs; 737-800A; four 767s; 777F; six 787s) in June 2023 vs 51 (43 737 MAXs; 737-800A; four 767s; three 777Fs) in June 2022; and 266 (216 narrowbodies) in 1H23 vs 216 (189) in 1H22.
article

EASYJET

Jul 11, 2023
EASYJET is cancelling ~1,700 flights in summer 2023 due to strikes, insufficient staff numbers, and airspace closures.
article

NORSE ATLANTIC AIRWAYS

Jul 11, 2023
NORSE ATLANTIC AIRWAYS plans to begin Miami-Paris on December 12 and Miami-Berlin on December 14 (787).
article

AIR LEASE CORPORATION

Jul 11, 2023
AIR LEASE CORPORATION delivered 19 aircraft from its orderbook in 2Q23 vs 21 in 2Q22, and ended quarter with owned/managed/committed fleet of 887 aircraft (includes 359 on order for delivery through 2029) vs 911 a year ago.
article

WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY

Jul 11, 2023
WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY, Kalamazoo ordered 32 Cirrus TRAC SR Series aircraft for its College of Aviation.
article

DELTA

Jul 13, 2023
DELTA had $1.8b net income on record $15.6b revenues in 2Q23 vs $735m on $13.8b in 2Q22. It has liquidity of $8.8b.
article

AVTECH SWEDEN

Jul 13, 2023
AVTECH SWEDEN was selected by Volaris, Mexico to provide ClearPath and Aventus Winds services, following 3-month evaluation period.
article

FRANKFURT AIRPORT

Jul 13, 2023
FRANKFURT AIRPORT handled 5.6m pax in June, up 11.3% vs June 2022.
article

CONDOR

Jul 13, 2023
CONDOR, Germany received Board approval to order up to five more A330-900s; no official order has been placed.
article

ALTA

Jul 13, 2023
ALTA says 29.8m pax were carried in Latin America/Caribbean region in May, up 1.8% vs pre-pandemic May 2019.
article

SKY LEASING

Jul 13, 2023
SKY LEASING completed 20 aircraft transactions in 1H23. It closed acquisition of two A320neos, two 787-9s, one 737-8, two 737NGs and one ATR 72-600; agreed to acquire eight aircraft; and signed LOIs to place three 737-8s.
article

DELTA

Jul 13, 2023
DELTA ordered 12 more A220-300s for 2027/2028 and has now ordered 131 A220s, including 86 -300s (16 delivered).
article

GREEN AFRICA

Jul 13, 2023
GREEN AFRICA, Nigeria agreed to wet-lease ATR 42-500 (747) from Jump Air, Lithuania starting in 3Q23.
article

BONZA

Jul 13, 2023
BONZA, Australia is terminating five of its 27 routes due to weak demand. It launched in February 2023 with 737-8s.
article

AVIANCA AIRLINES

Jul 13, 2023
AVIANCA AIRLINES completed program to reconfigure cabin of 104 A320s to carry 180 pax in three classes, increasing capacity by 20% per aircraft; program took less than two years and used 1,500 in-house technicians.
article

AVELO AIRLINES

Jul 14, 2023
AVELO AIRLINES plans in early October to begin twice-weekly Salem, OR-Las Vegas/-Burbank, CA (737).

Business Aviation

article

SANDHILLS GLOBAL

Jul 07, 2023
SANDHILLS GLOBAL says y-o-y global used business jet inventories were up 73.8% in June; asking values rose 7.7%.
article

CANADA JETLINES

Jul 07, 2023
CANADA JETLINES has 6-month FlyAllways contract to operate weekly Toronto-Georgetown, Guyana with A320.
article

ALERION AVIATION

Jul 07, 2023
ALERION AVIATION, FL added a GV, G280, Citation X and Citation Sovereign to its managed fleet.
article

TEXTRON AVIATION

Jul 07, 2023
TEXTRON AVIATION delivered first Mexican-registered Cessna Citation Longitude; Mexico certified aircraft in 2022.
article

FLYEXCLUSIVE

Jul 10, 2023
FLYEXCLUSIVE completed STC installation of SmartSky's broadband WiFi on its first Citation XL; it has 40 XLs/13 Xs.
article

EMPIRE AVIATION USA

Jul 10, 2023
EMPIRE AVIATION USA has acquired INFINITY AIRCRAFT SERVICES, FL (Part 145 repair station) and subsequently launched private/corporate aircraft AOG support services at Palm Beach International Airport, serving Florida market.
article

AVMET INTERNATIONAL, ND

Jul 11, 2023
AVMET INTERNATIONAL, ND ordered one Beechcraft King Air 360CHW (cargo door, heavy weight) and four Beechcraft King Air 260s to support the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s National Center for Meteorology program for cloud seeding.
article

UNIFI AVIATION, GA

Jul 11, 2023
UNIFI AVIATION, GA acquired UK-based UP & AWAY (business aircraft services/detailing at 13 airports).
article

MCCAULEY

Jul 14, 2023
MCCAULEY has FAA certification for 4-bladed (aluminum) C780 propeller for Beechcraft King Air B300s; it saves >50 lb.

MRO

article

WERNER AERO

Jul 07, 2023
WERNER AERO acquired ex-Myanmar National E190 (154) for part out at CAVU AEROSPACE in Roswell, NM.
article

QUICKSTEP

Jul 10, 2023
QUICKSTEP has MOU with Australia's Alliance Airlines to provide E190 component support, including nacelle support in partnership with OEM; plus it will provide technical support at new Alliance heavy maintenance facility in Rockhampton.
article

EATON and SIA ENGINEERING

Jul 11, 2023
EATON and SIA ENGINEERING agreed to form 51%/49% joint venture in Singapore to inspect, test, repair, maintain, modify and overhaul Eaton-manufactured components installed on airframe and engine fuel systems/hydraulic systems.
article

AJW GROUP

Jul 14, 2023
AJW GROUP has PBH support contract from Azerbaijan Airlines for A320ceo/A320neo/767 components.
article

TIM INVESTMENT

Jul 14, 2023
TIM INVESTMENT plans to build widebody MRO hangar at Dubai's Mohammed bin Rashid Aerospace Hub for 2025.
article

SWISS-AS

Jul 14, 2023
SWISS-AS released AMOSeTL with streamlined integration capabilities in AMOS version 23.6 for initial operation by SunExpress, Turkey from 4Q23.
article

GENERAL ATOMICS AEROTEC SYSTEMS (GA-ATS)

Jul 14, 2023
GENERAL ATOMICS AEROTEC SYSTEMS (GA-ATS) was selected by Finnish Border Guard to upgrade and modernize navigation and communications systems of two Do228s at Oberphaffenhofen; deal includes heavy checks on aircraft.

Defense

article

RHEINMETALL

Jul 11, 2023
RHEINMETALL plans to build new manufacturing facility in Weeze to produce 400 F-35A fuselage sections from 2025.
article

GERMANY

Jul 14, 2023
GERMANY signed LOA to procure 60 CH-47F Block II Chinook helicopters from Boeing (FMS deal) in 2027-2033.

WHO'SNEWS

article

WHO'SNEWS: LUFTHANSA CARGO

Jul 07, 2023
Frank Bauer to Chief Financial Officer and Chief Human Resources Officer of Lufthansa Cargo.
article

WHO'SNEWS: LUFTHANSA GROUP

Jul 07, 2023
Dr. Christian Leifeld is taking over Corporate Controlling and Risk Management for Lufthansa Group.
article

WHO'SNEWS: GAMA

Jul 11, 2023
Péter Márton to Director of European Government Affairs of GAMA, Washington, DC.
article

WHO'SNEWS: GAMA

Jul 11, 2023
Zanthe Jordine to Airworthiness and Regulatory Specialist of GAMA, Washington, DC.
article

WHO'SNEWS: GAMA

Jul 11, 2023
Cate Brancart to Director of European Safety and Sustainability Development of GAMA, Washington, DC.
article

WHO'SNEWS: SOUTHWEST AIRLINES

Jul 13, 2023
Dean Jenkins was promoted to Vice President-Treasurer of Southwest Airlines.
article

WHO'SNEWS: WOMEN IN AVIATION INTERNATIONAL

Jul 14, 2023
Stephanie Kenyon to Interim Chief Executive Officer of Women in Aviation International.