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Aerospace

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MOOG COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT

Nov 22, 2025
MOOG COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT earned $111.8m for year ended Sept 27 (vs $98.9m a year ago) on 15% higher sales.
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ATR

Nov 22, 2025
ATR was selected by Air Cambodia (as launch customer) to retrofit three ATR 72-600s with new premium seat featuring the 'X-Space Table', which converts a standard dual economy seat into a single premium seat within minutes, in 1Q27.
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MTU AERO ENGINES

Nov 22, 2025
MTU AERO ENGINES says it captured orders worth >US$400m at Dubai Airshow.
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LIFT AERO DESIGN

Nov 22, 2025
LIFT AERO DESIGN, Japan was selected by Royal Brunei for cabin design.
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GE AEROSPACE

Nov 24, 2025
GE AEROSPACE is investing $14m to expand manufacturing capacity, strengthening capabilities through upgraded manufacturing processes and automation, including enhancements that support advanced engine components, at Pune, India.
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ACC AVIATION

Nov 24, 2025
ACC AVIATION says it is cautiously optimistic about the aviation industry's trajectory, as resurgent demand continues to clash with delivery delays, maintenance bottlenecks, and geopolitical uncertainty.
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EMBRAER

Nov 24, 2025
EMBRAER celebrated delivery of its 1,700th Ipanema cropduster.
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NIAR

Nov 24, 2025
NIAR completed long-term full-scale fatigue test program with General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) for MQ-9B remotely piloted aircraft; lifetime includes a total of 120,000 operating hours (40,000+ flight hours per aircraft life).
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JOBY AVIATION

Nov 24, 2025
JOBY AVIATION filed lawsuit against ARCHER AVIATION over alleged theft of intellectual property related to development their eVTOL aircraft.
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ALA GROUP AND OWS AUTOMOTIVE

Nov 25, 2025
ALA GROUP and OWS AUTOMOTIVE signed joint venture agreement to provide supply chain management services, including global parts sourcing, kitting and assembly, MRO support, and JIT delivery, across the GCC and MENA regions.
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ROLLS-ROYCE

Nov 25, 2025
ROLLS-ROYCE late last month officially introduced the Trent 1000 XE (for 787) with a redesigned high-pressure turbine blade for 40% increase in cooling flow to provide three times longer time on wing and enhanced durability.
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BOEING

Nov 25, 2025
BOEING has expanded its technology and innovation center in Munich to support R&D activities in advanced composites, automated manufacturing, model-based engineering, new production technologies and large-scale modification projects. BOEING GLOBAL SERVICES will now provide full technical support for 787 and 737 cabin modifications out of facility.
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WARBURG PINCUS

Nov 25, 2025
WARBURG PINCUS has acquired Hong Kong-based TOPCAST (aircraft parts distribution/MRO services).
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DASSAULT AVIATION AND THALES

Nov 25, 2025
DASSAULT AVIATION and THALES, through cortAIx, its artificial intelligence (AI) accelerator, agreed to form strategic partnership for the development of controlled and supervised AI for defense aeronautics
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GKN AEROSPACE

Nov 27, 2025
GKN AEROSPACE has £12m contract from Sweden's FMV to develop and demonstrate a flying uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV) within 18 months.
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AIRBUS

Nov 27, 2025
AIRBUS is now targeting first flight of A350F in 3Q26 and first delivery/entry into service in 2H27. It has 82 orders.

Air Transport

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MESA AIR GROUP

Nov 22, 2025
MESA AIR GROUP expects its merger with REPUBLIC AIRWAYS to close on November 25.
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AIR ASTANA

Nov 22, 2025
AIR ASTANA agreed to order 25/option 25 A320neo Family aircraft (majority A321LRs) for delivery starting in 2031.
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ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES

Nov 22, 2025
ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES agreed to sell two A350-900s to Novus Aviation Capital for leaseback.
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MESA AIR GROUP

Nov 22, 2025
MESA AIR GROUP had $14.1m net loss in 2Q25 (vs $24.9m loss in 3Q24) on 21% lower revenues, driven by reduction in its contractual aircraft with United Airlines. It completed merger with REPUBLIC AIRWAYS on November 25.
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NORWEGIAN

Nov 22, 2025
NORWEGIAN plans in summer 2026 to begin Copenhagen-Tbilisi, Georgia (737).
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BRITISH AIRWAYS

Nov 22, 2025
BRITISH AIRWAYS plans to begin Heathrow-Guernsey on April 19 and -Tivat, Montenegro on May 14 (A320).
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ROYAL NEW ZEALAND AIR FORCE (RNZAF)

Nov 24, 2025
ROYAL NEW ZEALAND AIR FORCE (RNZAF) agreed to lease two A321XLRs from Air Lease from 2028 to replace its 757-200s.
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EMIRATES

Nov 24, 2025
EMIRATES has retained OpenAI to advance AI adoption and innovation across the airline, including deployment of ChatGPT Enterprise.
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GENESIS

Nov 24, 2025
GENESIS closed/upsided $650m credit warehouse facility, led by Citi, with Morgan Stanley, Bank of America, Deutsche Bank and BayernLB as co-lenders, to fund planned expansion and growth of commercial aircraft portfolio.
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ETIHAD AIRWAYS

Nov 24, 2025
ETIHAD AIRWAYS plans June 16 to begin using A380 on Abu Dhabi-Tokyo Narita.
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CHEX AIR

Nov 24, 2025
CHEX AIR plans 2026 startup of cargo services between South America and Africa/Middle East with an A300-600F.
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FLYONE

Nov 24, 2025
FLYONE, Moldova leased ex-China Eastern A320-200 (5527) with CFM56s from Castlelake.
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UNITED AIRLINES

Nov 24, 2025
UNITED AIRLINES took delivery of new A321neo (12948) on lease from CALC under deal for 12 (SPNWS; March 28).
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QATAR

Nov 24, 2025
QATAR AIRWAYS took delivery of A321neo (12793) with LEAPs on lease from AerCap; second (12854) is expected.
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IAT LEASING

Nov 24, 2025
IAT LEASING acquired two 737-800s (38069/38070; leased to GARUDA) from ITOCHU on behalf of Taconic Capital.
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PELITA AIR SERVICE

Nov 24, 2025
PELITA AIR SERVICE leased ex-Air India A320-200 (5716) with CFM56s from Aviation Capital Group.
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MANDARIN AIRLINES

Nov 24, 2025
MANDARIN AIRLINES took delivery of new ATR 72-600 (1734) and now has 12 (and ex-China Airlines 737-800 (41788) on lease from AerCap), with another three on order, of which two (1738/1748) are scheduled for delivery by end 2025.
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FLY META

Nov 24, 2025
FLY META, Hong Kong took delivery of 777-300ERSF (32788; ex-Emirates) on lease from AerCap for operation by AIR ATLANTA ICELANDIC on behalf of HUNGARY AIRLINES under ACMI deal (SPNWS; Oct 24); second is due in 1H26.
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SMARTLYNX AIRLINES

Nov 24, 2025
SMARTLYNX AIRLINES, Latvia ceased operations after assessing its financial position and long-term prospects.
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GREATER BAY AIRLINES

Nov 24, 2025
GREATER BAY AIRLINES, Hong Kong took delivery of its first (64132) of 15 737-9s on order; it has seven 737NGs.
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EASYJET

Nov 25, 2025
EASYJET had £665m pretax profit for year ended Sept 30 (vs £610m a year ago) on 6% higher revenues/9% higher capacity. It ended fiscal year with 356 aircraft, with 290 A320neo/A321neo on order for delivery by FY34 (17 in FY26).
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LUFTHANSA SYSTEMS

Nov 25, 2025
LUFTHANSA SYSTEMS was selected by Eurowings (launch customer) to provide its new optimizer-based NetLine/Crew Pairing Application.
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WORLDWIDE FLIGHT SERVICES (SATS)

Nov 25, 2025
WORLDWIDE FLIGHT SERVICES (SATS) was selected by China Cargo Airlines to provide 777F ramp and cargo handling services at Paris CDG.
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VIVA

Nov 25, 2025
VIVA, Mexico agreed to lease ex-IndiGo A320neo (8978) with GTFs from Maverick Aviation Ventures.
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TITAN AVIATION LEASING

Nov 25, 2025
TITAN AVIATION LEASING acquired ex-Air Belgium A330-200P2F (832) with Trent 700s from Altavair AirFinance.
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PIVOT AIRLINES

Nov 25, 2025
PIVOT AIRLINES, Canada agreed to lease ex-QantasLink Dash 8-300 (578) from Avmax Group for delivery in 1Q26 for charter ops; aircraft is currently undergoing modification and heavy maintenance at Avmax's MRO facility in Calgary.
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REPUBLIC AIRWAYS AND MESA AIR GROUP

Nov 25, 2025
REPUBLIC AIRWAYS and MESA AIR GROUP completed merger. Republic stockholders now own 88% of combined company, operating 310 E-Jets (>1,300 daily flights) in support of capacity purchase agreements with American, Delta and United; Mesa stockholders will own at least 6%, and up to 12%, subject to final settlement of pre-closing obligations.
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AIR GHANA

Nov 25, 2025
AIR GHANA has acquired ex-Swiftair 737-400SF (26069) for operation on behalf of DHL AVIATION.
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AERO-K

Nov 25, 2025
AERO-K, Korea acquired second ex-Cebu Pacific A320-200 (6051) with CFM56s and now has nine A320-200s.
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AIR CANADA

Nov 25, 2025
AIR CANADA plans July 3 to begin three-times-weekly Montreal-Berlin Brandenburg (A321XLR).
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LONDON HEATHROW

Nov 25, 2025
LONDON HEATHROW was selected by UK Dept of Transport for its proposal to build new 3,500-meter northwest runway as most credible/deliverable option (vs bid by Surinder Arora), in line with legal/environmental/climate obligations.
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FLYDUBAI

Nov 25, 2025
FLYDUBAI sold three 737-8s to JP Lease Products & Services and JLPS Ireland for leaseback; financing for first two deliveries was arranged by KEB Hana Bank and third by the Development Bank of Japan, all in collaboration with Itasca.
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SOUTHWEST AIRLINES

Nov 27, 2025
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES plans to begin daily Ontario, CA-Honolulu on June 4 and Burbank-Honolulu on August 4 (737-8).
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ROYAL AIR MAROC

Nov 27, 2025
ROYAL AIR MAROC plans in June 2026 to begin Casablanca-Los Angeles (787).
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JSX

Nov 27, 2025
JSX plans December 19 to begin Santa Monica, CA-Las Vegas (ATR 42-600).
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AVIATOR

Nov 27, 2025
AVIATOR signed multi-year deal with Tunisia's Nouvelair for full handling services, including pax handling, ramp handling and de-icing, at Helsinki.
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UNITED AIRLINES

Nov 27, 2025
UNITED AIRLINES took delivery of new 737-9 (43455) on lease from DAE, completing SLB deal for 10 aircraft.
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T'WAY AIR

Nov 27, 2025
T'WAY AIR, South Korea leased ex-Biman 737-800 (37934) from Macquarie AirFinance.
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FRONTIER

Nov 27, 2025
FRONTIER took delivery of GTF-powered A320neo (12982) on lease from BOC Aviation under multi-aircraft SLB deal.
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ITA AIRWAYS

Nov 27, 2025
ITA AIRWAYS agreed to lease five new A220-300s from Aviation Capital Group; first (55397) was delivered.
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PNG AIR

Nov 27, 2025
PNG AIR agreed to lease ex-Green Africa Airways ATR 72-600 (1047) from ACIA Aero Leasing, increasing its ATR fleet to nine following delivery of two ex-Garuda -600s (1149/1152) from ACIA as previously announced in SpeedNews.
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IBERIA

Nov 27, 2025
IBERIA plans March 29 to begin daily Madrid-Newark (A321XLR).
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SAI AIR

Nov 27, 2025
SAI AIR, Germany took delivery of two Tecnam P2012 Treveller aircraft to launch services at Lahr and Nürnberg.
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AIR BUSAN

Nov 27, 2025
AIR BUSAN plans December 31 to begin Busan-Hanoi (A321).
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SMBC AVIATION CAPITAL

Nov 27, 2025
SMBC AVIATION CAPITAL closed 10-year, $750m senior unsecured bond offering, its 11th bond offering since 2016.

Business Aviation

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TEXTRON AVIATION

Nov 22, 2025
TEXTRON AVIATION is ending production of Beechcraft Baron and Bonanza aircraft once current backlog is filled to focus on ramping up production of Denali in 2026. It has delivered total of >3,000 Barons and >18,000 Bonanzas.
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EXECUJET MRO SERVICES SOUTH AFRICA

Nov 24, 2025
EXECUJET MRO SERVICES SOUTH AFRICA (Dassault Aviation) renewed its approvals from FAA, as well as multiple African civil aviation authorities; it is also securing approval for new spray booth for aircraft components.
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WEST STAR AVIATION

Nov 24, 2025
WEST STAR AVIATION began its first two Gogo Galileo HDX installs on Phenom 300s at Chattanooga/Grand Junction.
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SPIRIT AERONAUTICS

Nov 24, 2025
SPIRIT AERONAUTICS, OH was authorized by Honeywell for maintenance/repair of TFE and HTF engines for Challenger, Legacy and Praetor business jets, as well as 36-150 APUs for G200, Falcon 900/2000 and Citation Sovereign/XLS.
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BELL TEXTRON

Nov 27, 2025
BELL TEXTRON announced orders for six helicopters (mix of Bell 505s, Bell 407GXis, and Bell 429s) by customers in Switzerland, UK, and Poland in the corporate segment, bringing its year-to-date corporate sales in Europe to 17 aircraft.
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AIRFINANCE

Nov 27, 2025
AIRFINANCE, NY closed financing of a new Citation CJ3 for a Latin American customer, with funding by PEFCO.

Defense

MRO

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ETIHAD ENGINEERING and GE AEROSPACE

Nov 22, 2025
ETIHAD ENGINEERING and GE AEROSPACE agreed to collaborate with Lufthansa Technik Middle East to develop maintenance training program.
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KOREAN AIR

Nov 24, 2025
KOREAN AIR plans to build KRW176b, 70,000 sq meter maintenance hangar at Incheon International for late 2029.
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SAFRAN LANDING SYSTEMS

Nov 24, 2025
SAFRAN LANDING SYSTEMS was selected by Riyadh Air to provide wheels and electric carbon brakes for >70 787-9s. It is also providing its 787 Electrical Brake Tester to support airline's repair development, including technician training.
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SAFRAN TEST CELLS

Nov 24, 2025
SAFRAN TEST CELLS was selected by UAMCO, Cyprus to facilitate construction of a LEAP test cell facility for completion in December 2026; it will have capacity for 250 engine tests annually following approval by CFM International in 1Q27.
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GMF AEROASIA

Nov 25, 2025
GMF AEROASIA completed/redelivered first seven engines to Garuda and one engine/APU to Citilink under reactivation project for 26 units; remaining 17 units are currently in the assembly phase and undergoing material fulfillment.
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SIA ENGINEERING

Nov 25, 2025
SIA ENGINEERING (PHILIPPINES) completed 3YE + 6YE maintenance check on A321neo (9547) for Hawaiian Airlines.
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TRAX

Nov 25, 2025
TRAX was selected by Pan Am for eMRO maintenance management platform.
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TIM AEROSPACE

Nov 25, 2025
TIM AEROSPACE inaugurated new MRO hangar at Dubai South able to accommodate 12 narrowbodies or five widebodies.
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SAFRAN

Nov 27, 2025
SAFRAN inaugurated €200m, 45,000 sq meter LEAP engine MRO center at Hyderabad, India to support 300 shop visits per year. It also broke ground on adjacent €40m, 5,000 sq meter M88 engine MRO shop for IAF Rafale fighters.
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SIAEC AND SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES

Nov 27, 2025
SIAEC and SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES signed LOI to form LEAP maintenance joint venture in Singapore. SIAEC currently performs LEAP engine quick turn maintenance for Safran at its aircraft engine services facility at Changi North.
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SATAIR

Nov 27, 2025
SATAIR signed LOI with Gameco to expand its A320/A330 Integrated Material Services (IMS) program to include A350.

Who'sNews

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WHO'SNEWS: AERODYNAMIC ADVISORY

Nov 24, 2025
Stephen Lynn to a Principal of AeroDynamic Advisory.
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WHO'SNEWS: ATR

Nov 24, 2025
Jean-Charles Burguiere to Head of Leasing Markets and Asset Management of ATR.
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WHO'SNEWS: MAGELLAN AVIATION GROUP

Nov 24, 2025
Steven Chawke to Senior Finance Manager of Magellan Aviation Group.
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WHO'SNEWS: BELL

Nov 24, 2025
Rob Scholl to Chief Commercial Officer of Bell (effective January 4).
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WHO'SNEWS: DEUTSCHE AIRCRAFT

Nov 25, 2025
Ernst-Georg Schroeder to Final Assembly Line Manager in Leipzig of Deutsche Aircraft.
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WHO'SNEWS: AEROTEX INTERNATIONAL

Nov 25, 2025
Rick Mackey to Business Development Manager of Aerotex International.
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WHO'SNEWS: AIRBUS

Nov 25, 2025
Jaime Martinez to Airline Marketing Manager-Latin America and Caribbean, based in Miami, of Airbus.
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WHO'SNEWS: FL TECHNICS

Nov 25, 2025
Algirdas Kadakšys to Deputy CEO-Line Maintenance of FL Technics.
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WHO'SNEWS: BAE SYSTEMS

Nov 27, 2025
Brad Pelachyk to Senior Vice President and Chief Global Supply Chain Officer of BAE Systems, Falls Church, VA.
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WHO'SNEWS: WIZZ AIR

Nov 27, 2025
Veronika Špaňárová to Chief Financial Officer of Wizz Air (effective February 1). Ian Malin was appointed Chief Commercial Officer.
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WHO'SNEWS: AMERICAN AIRLINES

Nov 27, 2025
Kevin Richter to Vice President of Finance of American Airlines.