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Aerospace

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THALES

Jun 06, 2025
THALES unveiled new IFE and Services lab at its Engineering Competence Centre (ECC) in Bengaluru, India.
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SATS AND KUEHNE+NAGEL

Jun 06, 2025
SATS and KUEHNE+NAGEL launched expedited delivery service at Singapore Changi to address AOG emergencies.
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DIEHL AVIATION

Jun 07, 2025
DIEHL AVIATION and Germany's DLR teamed to develop/test advanced technologies for aircraft systems, avionics, cabin systems, and onboard supplies; and also create joint project formats to bring technologies faster from lab to aircraft.
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NORDAM

Jun 07, 2025
NORDAM secured $225m private credit term loan from a group of lenders led by Crestline Investors to repay debt. It also entered into new $100m ABL revolving credit facility from JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and Huntington Business Credit.
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ALLCLEAR AEROSPACE & DEFENSE

Jun 09, 2025
ALLCLEAR AEROSPACE & DEFENSE, FL completed recapitalization with new funds by Senior Lenders (major global financial institutions), which assumed majority ownership to support company's next phase of growth and profitability.
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SAFRAN LANDING SYSTEMS

Jun 09, 2025
SAFRAN LANDING SYSTEMS inaugurated new 9,050 sq ft building at its Molsheim site in Alsace, France to house machining activities (for production of critical parts for landing systems) and two surface treatment lines.
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JEKTA

Jun 09, 2025
JEKTA began flight testing of 1:9 scaled PHA-ZE 100 amphibious aircraft.
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CONTINUOUS COMPOSITES (CCI)

Jun 09, 2025
CONTINUOUS COMPOSITES (CCI), ID was awarded multi-million-dollar funding from USAF as part of a multi-year contract to advance the development of high-performance materials using CF3D (Continuous Fiber 3D) technology.
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ACR ELECTRONICS

Jun 09, 2025
ACR ELECTRONICS received FAA certification for ARTEX ELT 5000 for 737s to comply with the Global Aeronautical Distress and Safety System (GADSS).
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TATA ADVANCED SYSTEMS

Jun 09, 2025
TATA ADVANCED SYSTEMS, India was selected by Dassault Aviation to manufacture Rafale fuselage sections, including the lateral shells of the rear fuselage, complete rear section, central fuselage, and front section, in Hyderabad from FY28.
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CRANE

Jun 10, 2025
CRANE agreed to acquire PRECISION SENSORS & INSTRUMENTATION (PSI), Armenia from Baker Hughes for $1.06b.
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COLLINS

Jun 10, 2025
COLLINS opened new engineering center of excellence in Wolverhampton, UK for developing electric thrust reverser actuation systems (elecTRAS) for commercial aircraft; and a new production line for these systems in Colomiers, France.
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RYANAIR

Jun 10, 2025
RYANAIR ordered 30 new spare LEAP-1Bs for delivery over next two years to increase its pool of spare engines to >120.
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MAEVE AEROSPACE

Jun 10, 2025
MAEVE AEROSPACE redesigned planned (now) MJ500 hybrid-electric regional aircraft to carry 76-100 pax in 5-abreast seating with rear-mounted open rotor/stator engines and low-set swept wing (vs original 80-seat M80 with two props mounted on high wing); 76-pax MJ500 is designed to fly 1,200 nm, cruising at Mach 0.75, with 20% lower operating costs.
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BETA TECHNOLOGIES

Jun 10, 2025
BETA TECHNOLOGIES completed first pax flight (East Hampton-JFK) of its 5-seat Alia CX300 eCTOL.
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FIELD INTERNATIONAL and CUSTERS HYDRAULICA

Jun 10, 2025
FIELD INTERNATIONAL, UK and CUSTERS HYDRAULICA, The Netherlands formed partnership for aircraft docking systems, stairs, and stands.
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BOEING

Jun 10, 2025
BOEING delivered 45 aircraft (737NG; 31 737 MAXs; 767-300F; 12 787s) in May 2025 vs 24 (19 737 MAXs; two 767-2Cs; 767-300F; two 787s) in May 2024; and has now delivered 220 aircraft in 2025 vs 240 by AIRBUS. It booked new orders from unidentified customers for 119 737 MAXs and seven 787-9s and now has 552 orders in 2025 vs 291 for AIRBUS.
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TURBINE SERVICES

Jun 10, 2025
TURBINE SERVICES (Chromalloy) moved into larger 22,000 sq ft headquarters in Glasgow, Scotland; new facility equipped with 10-ton crane to support various overhauls, including LM2500 power turbine and hot section exchanges.
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AVIATION WEEK INTELLIGENCE NETWORK

Jun 10, 2025
AVIATION WEEK INTELLIGENCE NETWORK is now forecasting global fleet of 600 in-service eVTOLs by 2030, down from 800 previously forecast due to tumultuous year in AAM, including downfall of Lilium. It is projecting 14,500 eVTOLs in 2050.
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AEROSPHERES

Jun 10, 2025
AEROSPHERES, UK opened US warehouse facility in Morgan Hill, CA to (initially) house around 200 products.
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TORAY ADVANCED COMPOSITES, DAHER, AND TARMAC AEROSAVE

Jun 12, 2025
TORAY ADVANCED COMPOSITES, DAHER, and TARMAC AEROSAVE launched (in collaboration with AIRBUS) an end-of-life aerospace recycling program for harvesting/reusing fiber-reinforced thermoplastic composites from the A380.
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SENTRY AEROSPARES

Jun 12, 2025
SENTRY AEROSPARES closed single-asset continuation fund from Acorn to drive growth strategies (organic and/or M&A); transaction provides liquidity option to existing investors and secures capital commitments from new investors.
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GARMIN

Jun 12, 2025
GARMIN unveiled G5000 PRIME advanced integrated flight deck for Part 25 transport aircraft (types TBA); all-touchscreen flight deck is designed to feature more displays and display layout options to provide additional info for busy airports.
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ELYSIAN AIRCRAFT

Jun 12, 2025
ELYSIAN AIRCRAFT added KLM and Transavia as partners in the development of its 90-pax battery-powered E9X.
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ROLLS-ROYCE

Jun 12, 2025
ROLLS-ROYCE delivered its 9,000th engine from Dahlewitz, where it has built Pearls, BR700s, Tay 611s, V2500s and Trent XWB-84s since 1995.
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AIRBUS

Jun 06, 2025
AIRBUS has contract to equip 23 Luftwaffe A400Ms with DIRCM protection systems, supplied by ELBIT SYSTEMS, by 2032.
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EMBRAER

Jun 12, 2025
EMBRAER forecasts 20-year demand for 10,500 sub-150-seat jets (8,720) and turboprops (1,780) worth US$680b over next 20 years to satisfy 3.9% annual pax traffic growth, including 5.7% in China; 52% of deliveries will be for replacement.
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ATI

Jun 12, 2025
ATI opened 125,000 sq ft facility in Pageland, SC to produce titanium alloy sheet (majority for Airbus).
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GENERAL ATOMICS AEROTEC SYSTEMS (GA-ATS) and AEE AIRCRAFT ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING

Jun 12, 2025
GENERAL ATOMICS AEROTEC SYSTEMS (GA-ATS) and AEE AIRCRAFT ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING teamed on redevelopment of the Engine Interface Unit (EIU) and the Central Warning System (CAWS) for Do228 NXT special mission aircraft.
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XTI AEROSPACE

Jun 12, 2025
XTI AEROSPACE has completed >1,500 complex computational fluid dynamics (CFD) calculations, using US Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory Frontier supercomputer, for aerodynamics design of its TriFan 600 xVTOL.
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AIRBUS

Jun 12, 2025
AIRBUS plans to launch certification program to increase capacity of A220-300 from 149 pax to 160 by adding a second over-wing door on each side.

Air Transport

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AIR T

Jun 06, 2025
AIR T renegotiated $30m financing agreement with existing institutional investors that increases transaction to $100m (some of which allocated to CRESTONE AIR PARTNERS), extends repayment timelines and increases financial flexibility.
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PASSUR AEROSPACE

Jun 06, 2025
PASSUR AEROSPACE was selected by JetBlue for its ARiVA software to mitigate the impact of air traffic management delays, irregular operation (IROP) events and diversions on its network.
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CPaT GLOBAL

Jun 06, 2025
CPaT GLOBAL was selected by VietJet to provide A320 aircraft system courses.
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AVIANCA CARGO

Jun 06, 2025
AVIANCA CARGO was selected by Amazon Air Cargo to operate daily Bogotá-Miami with 767-300F.
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WIZZ AIR

Jun 06, 2025
WIZZ AIR took delivery of fifth new A321neo (12610) on lease from ACG as part of multi-aircraft SLB transaction.
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NESMA AIRLINES

Jun 06, 2025
NESMA AIRLINES, Egypt leased ex-China Eastern A320-200 (5326) with V2500s from Deucalion Aviation.
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LATAM AIRLINES BRASIL

Jun 06, 2025
LATAM AIRLINES BRASIL leased ex-IndiGo A320neo (8688) with GTFs from Jackson Square Aviation.
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PAN AM BRANDS AND AVi8

Jun 06, 2025
PAN AM BRANDS and AVi8 teamed to explore the relaunch of Pan American World Airways as a scheduled airline.
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SKYWAY AIRLINES

Jun 06, 2025
SKYWAY AIRLINES, Philippines agreed to lease two ex-ASL Airlines Belgium 737-400Fs (27256/25773) from World Star Aviation.
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IBEROJET

Jun 06, 2025
IBEROJET, Spain leased ex-THAI A330-300 (1289) with Trent 700s from Aerolease Aviation.
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JAZEERA AIRWAYS

Jun 07, 2025
JAZEERA AIRWAYS plans June 19 to begin daily Kuwait City-Damascas (A320).
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AIR INDIA

Jun 07, 2025
AIR INDIA plans October 1 to begin five-times-weekly New Delhi-Manila, Philippines (A321neo).
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VOLOTEA

Jun 07, 2025
VOLOTEA plans December 5 to begin twice-weekly Genoa-Madrid (A320).
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WIZZ AIR

Jun 06, 2025
WIZZ AIR took delivery of fifth new A321neo (12610) on lease from ACG as part of multi-aircraft SLB transaction.
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GOL

Jun 09, 2025
GOL, Brazil completed financial restructuring and emerged from Chapter 11 with US$1.9b in exit financing and about US$900m in liquidity. It says it overhauled >50 engines and remains on track to have its entire fleet in the air by 1Q26.
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KLASJET

Jun 09, 2025
KLASJET was selected by Air Cairo to operate 737 charters (Milan-/Sharjah-Cairo) through October 2025.
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AERDRAGON

Jun 09, 2025
AERDRAGON has secured 3-year, US$200m unsecured syndicated facility from China Construction Bank (Asia).
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GETJET AIRLINES

Jun 09, 2025
GETJET AIRLINES, Lithuania purchased ex-AirAsia A320-200 (2842) with CFM56s from BBAM.
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FLYYO

Jun 09, 2025
FLYYO, Romania took delivery of ex-Vueling A320-200 (4681) with CFM56s on lease from ALC (SPNWS; May 16).
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VIETNAM AIRLINES

Jun 09, 2025
VIETNAM AIRLINES plans December 15 to begin Ho Chi Minh City-Copenhagen (787-9).
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SPIRIT AIRLINES

Jun 09, 2025
SPIRIT AIRLINES reached agreement with IAE (Pratt & Whitney) to receive monthly credit through end 2025 as compensation for each aircraft unavailable due to GTF engine issues; deal is expected to be worth $150m-$195m.
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SOLITAIR

Jun 09, 2025
SOLITAIR, UAE took delivery of ex-Budgetlines/Bluorbit 737-800BCF (33567) on lease from BBAM.
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SURINAM AIRWAYS

Jun 09, 2025
SURINAM AIRWAYS is expected to lease 737-800BCF (33719; ex-AirExplore) from BBAM.
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LATAM AIRLINES BRASIL

Jun 09, 2025
LATAM AIRLINES BRASIL leased ex-IndiGo A320neo (8789) from Aircastle.
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SMARTLYNX

Jun 10, 2025
SMARTLYNX, Latvia leased ex-Lanmei A321-200 (3522) with V2500s from Carlyle Aviation Partners.
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LATAM AIRLINES CHILE

Jun 10, 2025
LATAM AIRLINES CHILE took delivery of new GTF-powered A320neo (12558) on lease from CALC.
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UZBEKISTAN AIRWAYS

Jun 10, 2025
UZBEKISTAN AIRWAYS agreed to lease two new LEAP-powered A321neos from CALC for delivery in 2026.
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YTO CARGO AIRLINES

Jun 10, 2025
YTO CARGO AIRLINES, China has acquired ex-Ethiopian 767-300BDSF (33767) with PW4062s for entry into service in 3Q25.
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IATA

Jun 10, 2025
IATA is projecting Asia Pacific will be the fastest growing region for RPKs (at +9% year-on-year) and CTKs (+3.8%) and will contribute 52% of industry's RPK growth. Europe is expected to record 6% RPK growth, Latin America 5.8%, Middle East 6.4%, and North America 0.4%, downgraded from 3% forecast made in Dec 2024 do to economic policy volatility.
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UNI AIR

Jun 10, 2025
UNI AIR, Taiwan ordered 19 ATR 72-600s with PW127XTs for delivery in 2027-2032 in deal that includes three additional purchase rights; aircraft are slated to replace and expand its current fleet of 14 ATR 72-600s.
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AIRNORTH

Jun 10, 2025
AIRNORTH, Australia leased a fifth E190 (035; ex-JetBlue) from Alliance Airlines.
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AIR INDIA

Jun 10, 2025
AIR INDIA reported revenues of about US$7.3b for FY25, up 14% vs FY24; enplanements rose 9.9% to 44m pax.
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IATA

Jun 10, 2025
IATA added Air Premia, Korea as new airline member.
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PHOENIX AVIATION CAPITAL and AIP CAPITAL

Jun 10, 2025
PHOENIX AVIATION CAPITAL and AIP CAPITAL closed $300m senior secured credit facility with Royal Bank of Canada, Citibank and Morgan Stanley to refinance seven assets currently owned by Phoenix and provide funding for acquisitions.
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BREEZE

Jun 10, 2025
BREEZE received US DOT approval for scheduled international services. It operates A220s with range of 3,000 miles.
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WIZZ AIR

Jun 10, 2025
WIZZ AIR took delivery of sixth new A321neo (12567) on lease from ACG as part of multi-aircraft SLB transaction.
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ENVOY AIR

Jun 10, 2025
ENVOY AIR says it is adding 33 E175-E1s in 2026/2027 as part of American’s order for 90 that was announced in March 2024 (SPNWS; March 8, 2024), increasing its total fleet commitment to 214 E-Jets, including 171 E175s and 43 E170s.
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SUNRISE AIRWAYS

Jun 10, 2025
SUNRISE AIRWAYS reached agreement with Haitian Govt to restart scheduled domestic service from Port au Prince.
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PIEDMONT AIRLINES

Jun 12, 2025
PIEDMONT AIRLINES is adding 45 E175-E1s in 2028-2030 as part of American’s order for 90 that was announced in March 2024 (SPNWS; March 8, 2024), adding to its current fleet of ERJ 145s.
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QANTAS

Jun 12, 2025
QANTAS is shutting down JETSTAR ASIA, Singapore on July 31 to recycle up to A$500m into its current fleet renewal program; 13 A320s will be redeployed to Australia/New Zealand. Jetstar Airways and Jetstar Japan are unaffected.
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AERCAP

Jun 12, 2025
AERCAP announced the Commercial Court in London ruled that is entitled to recover its claim for an indemnity of about $1b from insurers for aircraft and engines not recovered from Russia following its invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
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VIETNAM AIRLINES

Jun 12, 2025
VIETNAM AIRLINES has MOU from ING to provide up to US$1.5b financing for major initiatives to boost capacity and global reach. ING is also offering advisory support, capital arrangement services, and long-term strategic collaboration.
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BELAVIA

Jun 12, 2025
BELAVIA added three ex-Emirates A330-200s (491/509/525) with Trent 700s, configured with 18 business/263 economy seats.
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UNIWORLD AIR CARGO

Jun 12, 2025
UNIWORLD AIR CARGO, Panama leased ex-West Atlantic UK 737-400SF (28701) from Petrus; Automatic arranged.
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AIR ALGERIE

Jun 12, 2025
AIR ALGERIE wet-leased (ACMI) an A330-200 from Plus Ultra for long-haul routes, including Algiers-Montreal.
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LONDON HEATHROW

Jun 12, 2025
LONDON HEATHROW handled 7.2m pax in May, up 0.4% vs May 2024.
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SILVER AIRWAYS, FL

Jun 12, 2025
SILVER AIRWAYS, FL ceased operations this week. It was operating four ATR 72-600s and three ATR 42-600s.
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AIR MOANA

Jun 12, 2025
AIR MOANA, French Polynesia purchased new ATR 72-600 (1720) from Avation, Singapore, which now has 10 ATRs remaining on order for delivery 4Q25-2Q28 and purchase rights to acquire up to 24 additional new ATR 72-600s.

Business Aviation

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HONGKONG JET

Jun 10, 2025
HONGKONG JET secured its AOC in San Marino as SONIC AIR SAN MARINO with recently acquired Hawker 850XP.
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JET AVIATION

Jun 10, 2025
JET AVIATION is building two widebody hangars at Basel, increasing total hangar capacity at site to 40,000 sq meters.
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DUNCAN AVIATION

Jun 12, 2025
DUNCAN AVIATION launched PW500 maintenance as it prepares to open new engine overhaul facility in Lincoln, NE in 1H26.

MRO

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MYTECHNIC

Jun 06, 2025
MYTECHNIC has adopted SkySelect AI-powered platform for automated procurement processes.
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FTAI AVIATION

Jun 06, 2025
FTAI AVIATION completed acquisition of 50% of IAG ENGINE CENTER EUROPE (CFM56 maintenance) at Rome Fiumicino, forming joint venture named QUICK TURN ENGINE CENTER EUROPE, to handle 450 modules (150 engines) annually.
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MX TECHNIC

Jun 06, 2025
MX TECHNIC launched new EASA-certified A320 line maintenance station at Tirana International Airport, Albania.
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TURKISH TECHNIC

Jun 09, 2025
TURKISH TECHNIC says it is talking with CFM International about setting up a LEAP engine repair shop in Istanbul.
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CAVU AEROSPACE

Jun 10, 2025
CAVU AEROSPACE completed teardown of ex-Privatair 757-200 (27219) and placed components at Stuttgart, AR.
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DELTA TECHOPS

Jun 10, 2025
DELTA TECHOPS completed first PW2037 overhaul in less than 100 days for UPS under recent 10-year contract.
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AIRCRAFT PROPELLER SERVICE

Jun 12, 2025
AIRCRAFT PROPELLER SERVICE received certification from Malaysia for its new 30,000 sq ft propeller repair center in Shah Alam, scheduled to officially open later this year, that will initially service Collins 568Fs for ATRs and C295s.
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MTU MAINTENANCE ZHUHAI JINWAN

Jun 12, 2025
MTU MAINTENANCE ZHUHAI JINWAN redelivered its first overhauled PW1100G-JM engine to China Southern Airlines.
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HAECO

Jun 12, 2025
HAECO completed its first Reverse Bleed System (RBS) installation for LEAP-1A, including fuel nozzle replacement.
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STS AVIATION SERVICES, UK

Jun 12, 2025
STS AVIATION SERVICES, UK was certified to develop and certify minor modifications/repairs on turbine engine nacelles, including air intake cowls, fan cowls, thrust reversers, and core cowls, under its CAA Part 21J DOA.
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TARMAC AEROSAVE and CONSTELLIUM

Jun 12, 2025
TARMAC AEROSAVE and CONSTELLIUM teamed to successfully recycle and remelt aluminum from and end-of-life aircraft into new, high-performance material suitable for future aerospace applications. AIRBUS supported the project.

Defense

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AIRBUS

Jun 06, 2025
AIRBUS has contract to equip 23 Luftwaffe A400Ms with DIRCM protection systems, supplied by ELBIT SYSTEMS, by 2032.

Who'sNews

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WHO'SNEWS: JETBLUE VENTURES

Jun 06, 2025
Arielle Ring to President of JetBlue Ventures, San Francisco.
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WHO'SNEWS: CROSS-CHECK AVIATION

Jun 06, 2025
Alexander Sked to General Manager of Cross-Check Aviation (Sunvair Aerospace Group), Reno, NV.
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WHO'SNEWS: SENTA iO

Jun 07, 2025
Callum Dray to Vice President-Setnix UK of Setna iO.
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WHO'SNEWS: HEART AEROSPACE

Jun 10, 2025
Brittany Churchill to Vice President of Operations, based in El Segundo, CA, of Heart Aerospace.
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WHO'SNEWS: HEART AEROSPACE

Jun 10, 2025
Cole Randle to Chief of Staff and Head of Corporate Affairs of Heart Aerospace.
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WHO'SNEWS: TRIMAS

Jun 10, 2025
Thomas J. Snyder as President and CEO to TriMas, Bloomfield Hills, MI.
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WHO'SNEWS: AVTECH

Jun 10, 2025
Nicklas Kittelmann to Chief Technology Officer of AVTECH, Sweden (effective August 18).
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WHO'SNEWS: AVTECH

Jun 10, 2025
Bahram Bahar to Chief Operating Officer of AVTECH, Sweden (effective August 18).
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WHO'SNEWS: BAE SYSTEMS

Jun 10, 2025
Tara Olivet to Senior Vice President of Finance of BAE Systems, Falls Church, VA.
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WHO'SNEWS: ORIX AVIATION

Jun 10, 2025
Eóin Walsh to an Analyst-Aircraft & Asset Management Origination of ORIX Aviation.
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WHO'SNEWS: WILLIS LEASE FINANCE CORPORATION

Jun 12, 2025
Charlie McMickan to Director-Engine Programs & Trading of Willis Lease Finance Corporation.
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WHO'SNEWS: FL TECHNICS

Jun 12, 2025
Mažvydas Matažinskas to Head of Logistics and Storage of FL Technics (Avia Solutions Group).
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WHO'SNEWS: TOPCAST

Jun 12, 2025
Nina Jenkins to Regional Sales Director-Europe, based in UK, of Topcast.