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Aerospace

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BOEING

Oct 04, 2025
BOEING has invested C$110m in ESPACE AÉRO to support the development of Quebec's aerospace innovation zone.
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EMBRAER

Oct 04, 2025
EMBRAER delivered 20 commercial jets (seven E1-Jets/13 E2-Jets) in 3Q25 vs 16 (four E1-Jets/12 E2-Jets) in 3Q24; and 46 (20 E1s/26 E2s) in Jan-Sep 2025 vs 42 (21 E1s/21 E2s) in Jan-Sep 2024. It plans to deliver 77-85 in CY25.
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WILLIS SUSTAINABLE FUELS

Oct 04, 2025
WILLIS SUSTAINABLE FUELS has selected Wilton International in Teesside, a site owned and operated by Sembcorp Utilities (UK), as location for its SAF project.
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TRANSDIGM

Oct 07, 2025
TRANSDIGM completed acquisition of SIMMONDS PRECISION PRODUCTS, VT (fuel & proximity sensing and structural health monitoring solutions) from RTX for $765m. Simmonds is expected to generate $350m in revenue in CY25.
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FARNBOROUGH INTERNATIONA

Oct 07, 2025
FARNBOROUGH INTERNATIONAL is adding new sixth hall for its 2026 air show; it sold out of space 12 months in advance of event (July 20-24).
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SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES

Oct 07, 2025
SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES acquired three CeraFab System S65 LCM ceramic 3D printers from Lithoz to build up serial production of casting parts.
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MOMENT

Oct 07, 2025
MOMENT, France was selected by Air Sierra Leone to supply its Flymingo Box wireless IFE solution for 737 MAX.
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UNIVERSAL PHOTONICS

Oct 07, 2025
UNIVERSAL PHOTONICS opened its sixth Far East office in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
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GEVEN

Oct 10, 2025
GEVEN, Italy was selected by Arajet to supply Essenza SE D9 economy class seats for new 737 MAXs; first aircraft was delivered. It says deal is first line-fit program for Boeing aircraft after years of supporting Airbus and ATR platforms.

Air Transport

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POWERHOUSE ENGINES

Oct 04, 2025
POWERHOUSE ENGINES, FL leased two recently acquired CFM56-5Bs to an undisclosed Latin American airline.
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AERCAP

Oct 04, 2025
AERCAP completed 146 transactions (66 lease agreements/35 purchases/45 sales) in 3Q25 vs 226 deals (160 lease agreements/41 purchases/25 sales) in 3Q24; it had owned/managed/committed fleet of 2,004 aircraft at end of June.
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CLOVER AVIATION CAPITAL

Oct 04, 2025
CLOVER AVIATION CAPITAL renewed $500m bilateral unsecured revolving facility with its major stakeholder, Mizuho Bank. It also extended/upsized its bilateral unsecured revolving credit facility with BNP Paribas from $125m to $150m.
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NORTHERN AIR CARGO

Oct 04, 2025
NORTHERN AIR CARGO began three-times-weekly Anchorage-Seattle (737F).
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AERGO CAPITAL

Oct 04, 2025
AERGO CAPITAL acquired 737-800 (34172; leased to TRANSAVIA) from Pulsar Aero Global.
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US DOT

Oct 07, 2025
US DOT reports US airline fuel cost was $2.30/gallon in August vs $2.34 in July 2025; y-o-y consumption was flat.
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AVOLON

Oct 07, 2025
AVOLON placed eight new aircraft in 3Q24 vs nine new/five used aircraft in 3Q24. It also acquired 17 aircraft/sold 15 aircraft vs seven/four in 3Q23, and now has owned/managed/committed fleet of 1,159 aircraft vs 1,019 a year ago.
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KLM

Oct 07, 2025
KLM commissioned first CAE-built A350 simulator in the Netherlands for immediate start of pilot training in preparation for A350 ops in late 2026.
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T'WAY AIR

Oct 07, 2025
T'WAY AIR, Korea leased ex-Biman 737-800 (37932) from Macquarie AirFinance.
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MINRES AIR

Oct 07, 2025
MINRES AIR, Australia leased ex-Jaxerra Airways A320-200 (3939) with CFM56s from Avolon.
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TYROLEAN JET SERVICES

Oct 07, 2025
TYROLEAN JET SERVICES, Austria leased ex-AlpAvia ERJ 145 (012) from Jetcom.
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FPG AMENTUM

Oct 07, 2025
FPG AMENTUM purchased two 777-300ERs (61730/61731; leased to PHILIPPINE AIRLINES) with GE90s from Azorra.
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AVIANCA CARGO

Oct 07, 2025
AVIANCA CARGO added its latest A330-200P2F (1342) to, increasing A330 freighter fleet, operated in synergy with Avianca Cargo México, to nine: six A330Fs and three A330P2Fs. VT MAE, AL modified the aircraft (SPNWS; Sep 29, '23).
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AEGEAN AIRLINES

Oct 07, 2025
AEGEAN AIRLINES, Greece ordered two additional ATR 72-600s for OLYMPIC AIR for delivery in December 2026 to join current fleet of 12 ATR 72-600s (latest aircraft (1728) was delivered in early October) and three ATR 42-600s.
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AIR LEASE

Oct 07, 2025
AIR LEASE delivered 13 new aircraft (two A220s; two A321neos; nine 737 MAXs) to customers in 3Q25 vs 20 in 3Q24. It ended quarter with 553 owned/managed aircraft (vs 549 a year ago), plus 228 on order for delivery through 2021.
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ZEEVO GROUP

Oct 07, 2025
ZEEVO GROUP, WA was selected by Aviator Capital Management to deploy Lease Logic-developed Fly Forward lease and asset management solution.
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IAT LEASING

Oct 07, 2025
IAT LEASING announced acquisitions of A330-300 (893; leased to AER LINGUS) and A330-200 (1319; leased to IBERIA).
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SKYGUARD CARGO

Oct 07, 2025
SKYGUARD CARGO, Uzbekistan acquired second 757-200PCF (32388; ex-American) with RB211-535E4Bs from AerSale.
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BOC AVIATION

Oct 10, 2025
BOC AVIATION executed 34 aircraft transactions (10 lease commitments/three purchase commitments) in 3Q25 vs 70 (35/19) in 3Q24. It now has owned/managed/committed fleet of 812 aircraft (452 owned) vs 693 (430) a year ago.
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AIRCASTLE

Oct 10, 2025
AIRCASTLE had $57.2m net profit on $227.5m revenues in second quarter ended Aug 31 vs $28.7m on $216.7m a year ago; it has $2.5b in liquidity and owns 270 aircraft (266 unencumbered valued at $8.5b) vs 244 (214) a year ago.
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DELTA AIR LINES

Oct 10, 2025
DELTA AIR LINES had $1.42b net income in 3Q25 (vs $1.27 in 3Q24) on 6% higher revenues; it ended quarter with $6.9b in liquidity. It has taken delivery 31 aircraft year-to-date (12 in 3Q25) and retired 20 (six in 3Q25).
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UNITED

Oct 10, 2025
UNITED plans for summer 2026 to launch service from Newark to Split, Croatia; Bari, Italy; Glasgow, Scotland; Seoul, South Korea; and Santiago de Compostela, Spain. It is also adding Washington Dulles-Reykjavik, Iceland.
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SWISS

Oct 10, 2025
SWISS took delivery of its first A350-900 (737), which will enter long-haul service on November 20.
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ROYAL JORDANIAN

Oct 10, 2025
ROYAL JORDANIAN took delivery of second new GTF-powered A320neo (12400) on lease from CALC.
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QANTAS

Oct 10, 2025
QANTAS dry leased two A330-300 (1067/1173) with CF6-80E1s from Finnair; it had been wet-leasing aircraft.
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WORLD STAR AVIATION

Oct 10, 2025
WORLD STAR AVIATION purchased two 737-800BCFs (29786/29788; leased to AIREXPLORE) from Aergo Capital.
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AZAL AZERBAIJAN AIRLINES

Oct 10, 2025
AZAL AZERBAIJAN AIRLINES took delivery of second new LEAP-powered A320neo (12764) on lease from CDB Aviation.
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PAN AMERICAN WORLD AIRWAYS

Oct 10, 2025
PAN AMERICAN WORLD AIRWAYS formally initiated certification process with FAA to relaunch out of Miami with Airbus aircraft. AVi8 AIR CAPITAL completed comprehensive business plan in partnership with PAM AM BRANDS.

Business Aviation

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EMBRAER

Oct 04, 2025
EMBRAER delivered 41 business jets (23 Phenoms/18 Praetors) in 3Q25 vs 41 (22 Phenoms/19 Praetors) in 3Q24; and 102 (58 Phenoms/44 Praetors) in Jan-Sep 2025 vs 86 (53 Phenoms/33 Praetors) in Jan-Sep 2024. It plans to deliver 145-155 in CY25.
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FRENCH NAVY

Oct 07, 2025
FRENCH NAVY has ordered another five Falcon 2000LXS Albatross MPA aircraft and has now ordered 12.
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DASSAULT

Oct 07, 2025
DASSAULT plans October 14 to officially open new 175,000 sq ft service center at Melbourne, FL, its biggest North American investment since Little Rock, AR; soft opening took place in July and it is currently working on about 12 aircraft.
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AIRPROTECT GROUP

Oct 07, 2025
AIRPROTECT GROUP is being formed in partnership with SouthernPlex to offer high-end aircraft detailing, protective coatings, and maintenance services tailored to private airports, aircraft owners, and operators across State of Texas.
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ALOFT AEROARCHITECT

Oct 07, 2025
ALOFT AEROARCHITECTS, DE has FAA STC to install Gogo Galileo FDX terminal on BBJ1/BBJ2/BBJ MAX.
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IADA

Oct 07, 2025
IADA is forecasting sales of 11,202 pre-owned large business jets totaling $73.9b over the next five years.
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FLEXJET

Oct 07, 2025
FLEXJET last month added three new G700s to fleet. It expects to expand fleet to 12 by end of 2026.
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SANDHILLS GLOBAL

Oct 07, 2025
SANDHILLS GLOBAL says y-o-y global used business jet inventory was down 10% in Sept '25; asking values fell 2.6%.
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101 AVIATION

Oct 07, 2025
101 AVIATION, TX is developing FAA STCs to install True Blue Power's Gen5 TB50 (50 amp-hour) and TB20 (20 amp-hour) lithium-ion batteries on GIV/G450/GV/G550/G650/G650ER and Challenger/CRJ/Global Express from 1H26.
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ARGUS INTERNATIONAL

Oct 07, 2025
ARGUS INTERNATIONAL reports y-o-y global business aviation flight activity was up 7.2% in September; North American region rose 7.5% (largest monthly gain dating back to January 2015) and European region increased 2.5%.
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SKYSERVICE

Oct 07, 2025
SKYSERVICE secured STCs from FAA and Brazil's ANAC to install Gogo Galileo HDX antenna on Challengers and G280.
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SKYBORNE AIRLINE ACADEMY

Oct 07, 2025
SKYBORNE AIRLINE ACADEMY, FL ordered five Seminole DX diesel-powered trainers, Piper's first Seminole DX order in US.
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AB JETS

Oct 10, 2025
AB JETS, Memphis took delivery of first of three Challenger 3500s to supplement its fleet of nine Learjet 60s.
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CIRRUS SCOTTSDALE

Oct 10, 2025
CIRRUS SCOTTSDALE, AZ added new CAE-built Vision Jet full flight simulator to accommodate 45 pilots per month.

Defense

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TARMAC AEROSPACE

Oct 04, 2025
TARMAC AEROSPACE performed full storage preservation of ATR 72-600 (1301) for Air Moana at Tahiti Faa'a; AÉROGESTION coordinated project.
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SIA ENGINEERING

Oct 04, 2025
SIA ENGINEERING (PHILIPPINES) completed heavy maintenance check on A321neo (9223) for Hawaiian Airlines.
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EMBRAER and WEST COAST INDUSTRIES

Oct 07, 2025
EMBRAER and WEST COAST INDUSTRIES have developed BushMax SB (190-54-0022) preventative mod to extend the fatigue life of ERJ pylon attachment lugs, supported by SAMCO AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE, The Netherlands.
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LARS WINGEFORS

Oct 07, 2025
LARS WINGEFORS agreed to acquire Sweden's TÄBY AIR MAINTENANCE (TAM), plus three Saab 2000s, from Erik Thun.
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FL TECHNICS

Oct 07, 2025
FL TECHNICS says in last six months it has opened 14 line maintenance stations across Scandinavia, expanding its presence in Northern Europe.
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TARMAC AEROSAVE

Oct 07, 2025
TARMAC AEROSAVE reports it has disassembled/recycled four ex-GoAir A320neos for AerFin; it has now recycled >430 aircraft (now recovering 92% of parts/materials), including an A340, seven A330s and these four A320neos for AerFin.
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Shannon Technical Service

Oct 07, 2025
Balaji Lakshmanan to Head of Technical Projects of Shannon Technical Services (STS), Ireland.
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CLEAR 4 TAKE OFF

Oct 07, 2025
CLEAR 4 TAKE OFF, GA was granted FAA Part 145 repair station certification for restoration of acrylic cockpit and cabin windows.
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AIRBUS

Oct 10, 2025
AIRBUS forecasts global commercial aircraft services market will grow 3.6% per year from US$159b in 2025 to US$311b ($252b for maintenance; $17b for upgrades/mods; $43b for connectivity/training) by 2044 to support projected fleet of 49,200 aircraft. It anticipates need for 633,000 new pilots/705,000 new technicians/>1m new cabin crew members.

Who’sNews

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WHO'SNEWS: ASHLAND PLACE FINANCE

Oct 04, 2025
Sarah Conway to a Director, based in London, of Ashland Place Finance.
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WHO'SNEWS: AIR ONE

Oct 04, 2025
Clair Gunn to Commercial Operations Director of AIR ONE, UK.
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WHO'SNEWS: TRUENOORD

Oct 04, 2025
Basil Gygax to Sales Director-Africa, Middle East & CIS of TrueNoord; Maarten Grift to Sales Director-Americas.
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WHO'SNEWS: TRUENOORD

Oct 04, 2025
Garry Topp to Director of Trading of TrueNoord.
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WHO'SNEWS: AIRBUS

Oct 04, 2025
Nicolas Barrault to Head of Aircraft Trading of Airbus.
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WHO'SNEWS: KILLICK AEROSPACE

Oct 07, 2025
Jamie Smyth to Director of Sales & Marketing-UK & Europe of Killick Aerospace, UK.
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WHO'SNEWS: SUPERB AEROSPACE TECHNOLOGIES

Oct 07, 2025
Frank Berweger to Leader of Commercial Strategy & Europe Sales of Superb Aerospace Technologies.
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WHO'SNEWS: AEROX AEROSPACE GROUP

Oct 07, 2025
Veronica Blackshire-Averill to Sales and Business Development Manager-Omnigas Systems and N23D Services of Aerox Aerospace Group, FL.
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WHO'SNEWS: AERAS AVIATION

Oct 07, 2025
Mark Healey to Director Repairs Management, based in Wales, of Aeras Aviation; Lee Flye was named Technical Records Administrator.
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WHO'SNEWS: AERAS AVIATION

Oct 07, 2025
Monica Mohammed to Sales Manager, based in Florida, of Aeras Aviation.
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WHO'SNEWS: AIR FRANCE-KLM

Oct 07, 2025
Pierre-Olivier Bandet to Executive Vice President-Cargo of Air France-KLM.
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WHO'SNEWS: AIR FRANCE-KLM

Oct 07, 2025
Oltion Carkaxhija to Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer of Air France-KLM.
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WHO'SNEWS: ELLIOTT AVIATION

Oct 07, 2025
Rick Rogers to Vice President of Operations of Elliott Aviation, IL.
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WHO'SNEWS: JETCRAFT

Oct 07, 2025
Matt Pfaeffli to Sales Director-Southern California, Arizona, Nevada and Utah, based in Orange County, CA, of Jetcraft.
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WHO'SNEWS: AEROCOR

Oct 07, 2025
Jeff Berlin to an Aircraft Broker for AEROCOR, Henderson, NV.
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WHO'SNEWS: ALTON AVIATION CONSULTANCY

Oct 07, 2025
Augusto Viansson Ponte to a Director of Alton Aviation Consultancy to lead new expansion in London, UK.
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WHO'SNEWS: AFG

Oct 07, 2025
Shiekuma Gemade to Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of AFG.
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WHO'SNEWS: XS AVIATION

Oct 10, 2025
Robert Springthorpe to Operations Manager of XS Aviation, UK.