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Aerospace

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AIRBUS

Jun 11, 2024
AIRBUS completed construction/delivery of its sixth and final BelugaXL.
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LIEBHERR-AEROSPACCE

Jun 11, 2024
LIEBHERR-AEROSPACE integrated first 3D-printed flex shaft in A350 high lift system; unit has been approved by Airbus and EASA for serial production.
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MTU AERO ENGINES

Jun 11, 2024
MTU AERO ENGINES teamed with VINATech to utilize its expertise in catalyst coated membranes (CCMs) and membrane electrode assemblies (MEAs) to develop fuel cell technologies under MTU's Flying Fuel Cell (FFC) project.
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ALTA

Jun 11, 2024
ALTA added Brazil's Drayton Aerospace as a new affiliate member.

GE AEROSPACE

Jun 11, 2024
GE AEROSPACE inaugurated a new İstanbul location for its Türkiye Technology Center (TTC) to focus on engineering, R&D, software, and additive manufacturing capabilities; new campus will house nearly 400 engineers and technicians.

SURF AIR MOBILITY

Jun 11, 2024
SURF AIR MOBILITY has MOU from Brazil's Asta to upgrade four Cessna Grand Caravans with electric powertrains.

LILIUM

Jun 11, 2024
LILIUM is establishing its APAC regional headquarters in Shenzhen-based Bao'an District to support sales/services for the Lilium Jet.

BOEING

Jun 11, 2024
BOEING plans in 2H24 to open Engineering Center at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona, FL to perform engineering work for its Defense, Space and Security aircraft programs and advanced technology capabilities.

ROSTEC

Jun 11, 2024
ROSTEC announced Sukhoi SJ-100 prototype with SaM146 engines began certification flight test program.
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ARCHER AVIATION

Jun 12, 2024
ARCHER AVIATION completed first transition flight of Midnight eVTOL; transition flight occurs when aircraft takes off vertically, accelerates forward, transitions from thrust- to wing-borne flight, returning to thrust-borne to land vertically.
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FLYHT

Jun 12, 2024
FLYHT has Transport Canada STC to install flange version of AFIRS Edge 5G (its wireless data communication device) on the 737NG; AIR NORTH was certification partner.
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BOEING

Jun 12, 2024
BOEING delivered 24 aircraft (19 737 MAXs; two 767-2Cs; 767-300F; two 787s) in May vs 50 (35 737 MAXs; P-8; three 767-300Fs; three 777Fs; eight 787s) in May '23. It has delivered 131 aircraft to date in 2024 vs 256 delivered by AIRBUS.

AAR

Jun 13, 2024
AAR expanded its Americas-based electronics (electromechanical switches, grips, and joysticks) distribution relationship with OTTO Engineering into the APAC region.

FORTUNE AVIATOIN SERVICES

Jun 13, 2024
FORTUNE AVIATION SERVICES forecasts continued demand for nose-loading 747 factory freighters into the 2030s.

AURA AERO

Jun 13, 2024
AURA AERO is launching its first European crowdfunding campaign, via Crowdcube, in parallel with its main fundraising

CONSOLIDATED PRECISION PRODUCTS (CPP)

Jun 13, 2024
CONSOLIDATED PRECISION PRODUCTS (CPP) and subsidiary POLY6 TECHNOLOGIES named South Dakota-based B9Creations as their global Additive Manufacturing partner for ultra-precision turbine blade production processes.

VERTIKO MOBILITY and JAUNT AIR MOBILITY

Jun 13, 2024
VERTIKO MOBILITY and JAUNT AIR MOBILITY teamed to identify various technical and technological aspects required to set up infrastructure for the commercial operation of drones performing BVLOS (Beyond Visual Line of Sight) flights.

VIRGIN GALACTIC

Jun 13, 2024
VIRGIN GALACTIC announced 1-for-20 reverse stock split for June 14.

MERLIN

Jun 13, 2024
MERLIN, MA agreed to acquire EPISCI, CA to solidify its position in the autonomous aviation industry, supporting platforms that include X-62 VISTA, Cessna Caravan, F-16, L-29 Delfin, Berkut 540, C-130J and KC-135 Stratotanker.

Air Transport

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GRIFFIN GLOBAL ASSET MANAGEMENT

Jun 11, 2024
GRIFFIN GLOBAL ASSET MANAGEMENT upsized its senior unsecured revolving credit facility with 12 lenders to $1.2b.
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MESA AIR GROUP

Jun 11, 2024
MESA AIR GROUP provided update that it has completed sales of six of the 15 surplus CRJ900 airframes and 10 of the 30 surplus CRJ engines, associated with its $50.4m Regional Aircraft Securitization Program (RASPRO) finance lease.
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QATAR AIRWAYS CARGO and MASKARGO

Jun 11, 2024
QATAR AIRWAYS CARGO and MASKARGO agreed to establish joint cargo business operations in Qatar and Malaysia.
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CARGOJET

Jun 11, 2024
CARGOJET has 3-year contract from China-based Great Vision HK Express to operate Hangzhou-Vancouver (767-300F).
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AIR LOGISTICS TRANSPORTATION ALLIANCE (ALTA)

Jun 11, 2024
AIR LOGISTICS TRANSPORTATION ALLIANCE (ALTA) was formed to establish an advanced air mobility (AAM) system for Utah by 2034.
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SAS

Jun 11, 2024
SAS reorganization plan in Sweden that includes a description of its debt settlement proposal and proposed resolutions on issuance of new unlisted shares to new investors: Castlelake, Air France-KLM, Lind Invest and the Danish state.

ARAJET

Jun 11, 2024
ARAJET, DR took delivery of 737-8 (61815) on lease from BOC Aviation and now has 10 MAXs to expand intl. service.

TRANSAVIA FRANCE

Jun 11, 2024
TRANSAVIA FRANCE took delivery of new LEAP-powered A320neo (12076) on lease from AerCap.

AIREST

Jun 11, 2024
AIREST, Estonia agreed to lease ATR 72-500F (715; ex-Afrijet) from Petrus Aviation.

CORSAIR

Jun 12, 2024
CORSAIR, France took delivery of second new A330-900 (2062) on lease from AerCap as part of deal for four.

ENTER AIR

Jun 12, 2024
ENTER AIR, Poland leased two ex-SpiceJet 737-8s from SMBC Aviation Capital (64509) and Avolon (60224).

CONSTANTA

Jun 12, 2024
CONSTANTA, Ukraine leased ex-Gryphon 737-300SF (29326) from World Star Aviation.

AEROLINEAS ARGENTINAS

Jun 12, 2024
AEROLINEAS ARGENTINAS took delivery of new 737-8 (43918) on lease from ICBC Leasing.

SWIFTAIR

Jun 12, 2024
SWIFTAIR, Spain took delivery of A321-200P2F (3966; ex-Vietnam Airlines) on lease from AerCap.

AIR SERBIA

Jun 12, 2024
AIR SERBIA leased ex-Azul ATR 72-200 (1284) from Nordic Aviation Capital.

PAL AIRLINES

Jun 12, 2024
PAL AIRLINES, Canada leased ex-Austrian Dash 8-400 (4074) from EIC Aircraft Leasing.

BROWARD AVIATION SERVICES

Jun 12, 2024
BROWARD AVIATION SERVICES, FL acquired ex-Aurora A319-100 (MSN 2243) for part out at Roswell, NM.

KAHALA AVIATION GROUP

Jun 12, 2024
KAHALA AVIATION GROUP was renamed K2 AVIATION to focus on mid-to-end-of-life commercial aircraft investments.

GA TELESIS

Jun 12, 2024
GA TELESIS upsized its ABL credit facility by $50m to $275m; HSBC Bank USA and Fifth Third Bank were lead arrangers.

JETBLUE

Jun 12, 2024
JETBLUE plans in October to begin Long Island MacArthur Airport-Orlando/-West Palm Beach/-Fort Lauderdale (A220).

PIVOT HOLDING COMPANY CANADA

Jun 12, 2024
PIVOT HOLDING COMPANY CANADA acquired PIVOT AIRLINES from Binder Capital as part of management buyout with support from Boston-based SMART GREEN AVIATION GROUP (24.9%). Pivot currently has a Dash 8 and CRJ.

CATHAY GROUP

Jun 12, 2024
CATHAY GROUP reactivated A330-300 (548), the last of 85 aircraft that had been in long-term storage in Australia/Spain.

WESTJET

Jun 12, 2024
WESTJET announced its AMFA-represented workers failed to ratify new contract; it will restart negotiations.

ALTA

Jun 12, 2024
ALTA members carried 38.8m pax in April, up 7.4% vs April 2023; international traffic increased 10%.

VIRGIN ATLANTIC AIRWAYS

Jun 12, 2024
VIRGIN ATLANTIC AIRWAYS plans March 30 to begin London Heathrow-Toronto (A330-900).

EL AL

Jun 12, 2024
EL AL announced plans to acquire 30 737 MAXs under purchase and lease agreements for delivery starting in 2027.
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JD AIRLINES

Jun 12, 2024
JD AIRLINES, China agreed to lease four more 737-800BCFs (now seven) from AerCap for delivery in 2024.
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NAVBLUE

Jun 12, 2024
NAVBLUE was selected by AirAsia to provide N-Flight Planning, Mission+ FLIGHT and Flysmart+ digital flight operations solutions.
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LONDON HEATHROW

Jun 12, 2024
LONDON HEATHROW handled record 7.2m pax in May, up 6.7% in May '24.
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NOVOAIR

Jun 12, 2024
NOVOAIR, Bangladesh exclusively mandated Airstream to sell five ATR 72-500s (597/600/636/646/687).
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SKYWAY AIRLINES

Jun 12, 2024
SKYWAY AIRLINES, Philippines agreed to lease ex-ASL Airlines Belgium 737-400F (29208) from AerCap for startup.
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JAZZ

Jun 12, 2024
JAZZ retired its last CRJ200 (7983) from Air Canada Express operations.
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NETWORK AVIATION

Jun 12, 2024
NETWORK AVIATION, Australia leased ex-Spirit A319-100 (2485) from Gryphon Aviation Leasing for wet-lease to QANTAS.
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AIR TRANSAT

Jun 12, 2024
AIR TRANSAT leased second ex-Heston A330-200 (1047) with Trent 700s from Avolon.
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SPICEJET

Jun 12, 2024
SPICEJET wet-leased 737-800 (36121; ex-Corendon Dutch Airlines) from BBN Airlines Indonesia.

ALAFCO

Jun 13, 2024
ALAFCO reportedly completed sale of 46 aircraft to MACQUARIE AIRFINANCE GROUP, resulting in $47.2m net profit.

IAT LEASING

Jun 13, 2024
IAT LEASING, Ireland acquired, in partnership with TACONIC CAPITAL ADVISORS, two 737-800s (leased to AIR EUROPA) from ITOCHU Corporation and Chishima Real Estate; financing was provided by AV AirFinance.

CPAT GLOBAL

Jun 13, 2024
CPAT GLOBAL, Houston was selected by Lithuania's GetJet Airlines to provide A320 and 737NG pilot and cabin crew training courseware.

KALITTA AIR

Jun 13, 2024
KALITTA AIR is expected to lease three 777Fs (66625/TBA/TBA) from DAE Capital for delivery by end of 2024.

A4A

Jun 13, 2024
A4A forecasts USairlines will carry 271m pax in summer 2024, up >6% vs 2023, with 26,000 scheduled flights per day.

US DOT

Jun 13, 2024
US DOT reports US airlines carried 84.8m pax in March 2024 (73.2m domestic/11.6m intl.), up 6.3% vs March 2023.

Business Aviation

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PIPER AIRCRAFT

Jun 11, 2024
PIPER AIRCRAFT received Flight into Known Icing (FIKI) certification from FAA for its M700 FURY.
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SKYSERVICE

Jun 11, 2024
SKYSERVICE is setting up dedicated capacity at Calgary, Toronto and Montreal for Gogo AVANCE connectivity installs.

GLOBAL AVIATION TECH (GATECH)

Jun 12, 2024
GLOBAL AVIATION TECH (GATECH), Wichita joined the authorized dealer/installer network for Tamarack active winglets.

MILLION AIR DALLAS

Jun 12, 2024
MILLION AIR DALLAS launched maintenance management program with BLUETAIL and JSSI records/tracking software.

SOUTHEAST AEROSPACE

Jun 12, 2024
SOUTHEAST AEROSPACE has FAA STC to install UNIVERSAL AVIONICS InSight display system on Hawker 800XP.

WESTERN AIRCRAFT

Jun 13, 2024
WESTERN AIRCRAFT was named an authorized dealer/installer of Starlink connectivity solution for business jets.

GULFSTREAM

Jun 13, 2024
GULFSTREAM announced clean-sheet G500 and G600 have each surpassed 100,000 flight hours; >260 are in service.

VOLATO

Jun 13, 2024
VOLATO says first of its >20-aircraft fleet of HondaJets entered service with SmartSky LITE inflight connectivity system.

MRO

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EATON AEROSPACE COMPONENT SERVICES ASIA

Jun 11, 2024
EATON AEROSPACE COMPONENT SERVICES ASIA was formed in Malaysia by Eaton (51%) and SIA Engineering (49%) as joint venture to inspect, test, repair, maintain, modify and overhaul Eaton-manufactured aircraft components.
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AERSALE

Jun 11, 2024
AERSALE opened 2-bay, 112,000 sq ft MRO hangar at Millington (near Memphis), TN to join its existing facilities at Goodyear, AZ and Roswell, NM to provide narrowbody heavy checks and modifications, plus storage and disassemblies.

OEMSERVICES

Jun 12, 2024
OEMSERVICES was selected by Beond, Maldives to provide A319/A321 component support out of Dubai.

STRATTON AVIATION

Jun 12, 2024
STRATTON AVIATION, VT received its FAA Part 145 repair station certificate for servicing A320 family aircraft.

C&L AVIATION SERVICES

Jun 12, 2024
C&L AVIATION SERVICES has FAA approval to repair and reweb 9G/16G seat belts and cargo netting at Bangor, ME.
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SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINE SERVICES BRUSSELS

Jun 12, 2024
SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINE SERVICES BRUSSELS opened 8,500 sq meter LEAP maintenance workshop.
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GAMECO

Jun 12, 2024
GAMECO announced in March that it completed 2023/2024 winter program for Condor that included four 757 C-Checks.

BARNES AEROSPACE

Jun 13, 2024
BARNES AEROSPACE announced long-term extension of its repair services agreement with Pratt & Whitney Canada for maintenance/repair of complex parts used in aero engine cases, rotating components, shrouds, and seals.

TEXTRON AVIATION

Jun 13, 2024
TEXTRON AVIATION is moving its service centers in Perth (at Jandakot airport) and Melbourne (at Essendon Fields airport) into larger, modernized facilities to improve Cessna, Beechcraft and Hawker parts availability in Australia. It is also renaming PREMIAIR AVIATION MAINTENANCE (acquired in 2020) to TEXTRON AVIATION AUSTRALIA.

SR TECHNICS

Jun 13, 2024
SR TECHNICS has 5-year Skymark Airlines contract extension to provide CFM56-7B maintenance on exclusive basis.

SKYWAYS TECHNICS and DIEHL AVIATION HUNGARY

Jun 13, 2024
SKYWAYS TECHNICS and DIEHL AVIATION HUNGARY teamed to cooperate in maintenance of aircraft structural components, including radomes, in which Diehl Aviation's two autoclaves in Nyírbátor will play a central role.

Defense

Who'sNews

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WHO'SNEWS: CTS ENGINES

Jun 11, 2024
Bill Kircher to Chief Executive Officer and Executive Vice Chairman of CTS Engines, FL; Vesa Paukkeri will transition to CCO, based in Helsinki.

WHO'SNEWS: ASTM INTERNATIONAL

Jun 11, 2024
Fouad Yazbeck to Consultant for Middle East and North Africa, based in Dubai, of ASTM International.

WHO'SNEWS: K2 AVIATION

Jun 12, 2024
Charles Graham to Executive Chairman of K2 Aviation, Dublin.

WHO'SNEWS: K2 AVIATION

Jun 12, 2024
Michael Howard to Chief Financial Officer of K2 Aviation, Dublin.

WHO'SNEWS: K2 AVIATION

Jun 12, 2024
Karl Ryan to Managing Partner of K2 Aviation, Dublin.

WHO'SNEWS: SMBC AERO ENGINE LEASE

Jun 12, 2024
Patrick Leopold to Senior Vice President-Trading of SMBC Aero Engine Lease, Amsterdam.

WHO'SNEWS: URBANLINK AIR MOBILITY

Jun 12, 2024
Raymond Sisson to President of UrbanLink Air Mobility, Miami.

WHO'SNEWS: SUMMIT AVIATION

Jun 12, 2024
Dan Robinson to Director of Military Sales of Summit Aviation, DE.

WHO'SNEWS: K2 AVIATION

Jun 12, 2024
Sebastian Lourier to Chief Operating Officer of K2 Aviation, Dublin.
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WHO'SNEWS: K2 AVIATION

Jun 12, 2024
Dillon Mack to FP&A Manager of K2 Aviation, Ireland.
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WHO'SNEWS: AEROTRANSCARGO

Jun 12, 2024
Charles Szar to President of AeroTransCargo, Sharjah, UAE.
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WHO'SNEWS: JACKSON SQUATE AVIATION

Jun 12, 2024
Jack Diskin to Senior Vice President/Head of Risk of Jackson Square Aviation, San Francisco.

WHO'SNEWS: AERO ENGINES

Jun 13, 2024
Kelly Horan to President of International Aero Engines, CT.

WHO'SNEWS: AEROSTRUCTURES and ENGINES

Jun 13, 2024
François Fermaut to Sales & Business Development Manager-Aerostructures and Engines, based in Châteauroux, France, of Vallair.

WHO'SNEWS: FLYDOCS

Jun 13, 2024
Andy Smith to Chief Commercial Officer of flydocs, India.

WHO'SNEWS: AE SHOALS MANUFACTURING & TECHNOLOGY CENTER

Jun 13, 2024
John Ofenloch to President of AE Shoals Manufacturing & Technology Center (AE Industrial Partners), AL.

WHO'SNEWS: SURF AIR MOBILITY

Jun 13, 2024
Jim Sullivan to President of Air Mobility of Surf Air Mobility, Los Angeles.

WHO'SNEWS: JETBLUE

Jun 13, 2024
David Marcontell to Vice President-Technical Operations of JetBlue.