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Aerospace

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TRANSDIGM

Jan 03, 2026
TRANSDIGM agreed to acquire Southern California-based STELLANT SYSTEMS (high-power electronic components; 50% of revenue from aftermarket) from Arlington Capital Partners for $960m in cash, including certain tax benefits.
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LOAR

Jan 03, 2026
LOAR completed acquisition of LMB FANS & MOTORS, France for €367m, plus assumption of debt (SPNWS; Feb 28).
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GOGO

Jan 03, 2026
GOGO completed flight testing and validation of its 5G air-to-ground (ATG) connectivity network for North American customers; 33 STCs covering all major aircraft types have already been contracted to cover >7,500 aircraft in region.
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JETAIRE GROUP

Jan 03, 2026
JETAIRE GROUP, GA has EASA STC for INVICTA fuel tank flammability reduction/ignition mitigation system for A330s.
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AVTRAC

Jan 03, 2026
AVTRAC is adding Large Language Model (LLM) protocols to its Aircraft Records Control System (ARCS) to create interactive asset management environment with visibility into component control/asset health/predictive conditions.

Air Transport

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AVENGER FLIGHT GROUP

Jan 02, 2026
AVENGER FLIGHT GROUP, FL was selected by Pan Am for flight training.
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NESMA AIRLINES

Jan 02, 2026
NESMA AIRLINES, Egypt leased ex-Finnair A321-200 (5922) with V2500s from Jackson Square Aviation.
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AIRBUS

Jan 03, 2026
AIRBUS secured order commitments from China, valued at $17.7b at list prices, for 115 A320neo Family aircraft from AIR CHINA (60/GTFs), SPRING AIRLINES (30/LEAPs) and JUNEYAO AIR (25/GTFs) for delivery starting in 2028.
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CALC

Jan 03, 2026
CALC ordered 30 more A320neo Family aircraft for delivery through 2033 and now has 105 on order.
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EVA AIR

Jan 03, 2026
EVA AIR plans to order four more 787-9s (and extend leases of four 777-300ERs) as part of fleet plan that includes adding five 787-9s/four 787-10s by 2033, 24 A350-1000s from 2027, and 18 A321neos from 2029. It also announced $152m cabin refurb program for six 777-300ERs with Elevate Aircraft Seating, Safran Seats USA, Recaro and Panasonic.
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LOT POLISH AIRLINES

Jan 03, 2026
LOT POLISH AIRLINES agreed to lease three 737-8s from Aviation Capital Group; first (68124) was delivered.
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SUM AIR

Jan 03, 2026
SUM AIR, Korea took delivery of new ATR 72-600 (1745) on lease from Avation, Singapore (SPNWS; September 5).
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AIRSIAL

Jan 03, 2026
AIRSIAL, Pakistan leased ex-VietJet A320-200 (4475) with CFM56s from AerCap.
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PELITA AIR SERVICE

Jan 03, 2026
PELITA AIR SERVICE, Indonesia leased ex-Air India A320-200 (4887) with CFM56s from Aviation Capital Group.
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FRONTIER AIRLINES

Jan 03, 2026
FRONTIER AIRLINES took delivery of GTF-powered A320neo (12946) on lease from Avolon under SLB deal.
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AEROLÍNEAS SOSA

Jan 03, 2026
AEROLÍNEAS SOSA, Honduras acquired third Saab 340B (334; ex-Southern Airways) from Jetstream Aviation Capital.
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AERGO CAPITAL

Jan 03, 2026
AERGO CAPITAL purchased GTF-powered A320neo (10565; leased to FRONTIER AIRLINES) from Aircastle.
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ORIX AVIATION

Jan 03, 2026
ORIX AVIATION purchased two A320-200s (6535/6594; leased to VUELING) in deal arranged by Aergo Capital.
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AIRHUB AVIATION ASSETS

Jan 03, 2026
AIRHUB AVIATION ASSETS acquired ex-Braathens A320-200 (3240) with CFM56s from DAE Capital.
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CONGO AIRWAYS

Jan 03, 2026
CONGO AIRWAYS is acquiring ex-SKYhigh Dominicana E190 (105) for restart in 1Q26; two more are expected.
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AIRBALTIC

Jan 03, 2026
AIRBALTIC took delivery of its 52nd A220-300 (55416), its third in 2025; it plans to be operating 100 by 2030.
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CRESTONE AIR PARTNERS

Jan 03, 2026
CRESTONE AIR PARTNERS acquired two 737-800s (leased to TURKISH AIRLINES); no other information was available.
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AELF

Jan 03, 2026
AELF established new $100m warehouse credit facility with Natixis CIB to support acquisition of mid-life aircraft.
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IAT LEASING

Jan 03, 2026
IAT LEASING reports it ended year with 31 aircraft under management on lease to 20 operators.
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AMERICAN AIRLINES

Jan 03, 2026
AMERICAN AIRLINES plans in spring 2026 to add 100 new daily departures at Chicago O'Hare, a 30% increase in spring departures compared to 2025.
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UBS

Jan 03, 2026
UBS reduced its stake in AIR FRANCE-KLM GROUP from 5.31% to 3.56%.
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HAINAN AIRLINES

Jan 03, 2026
HAINAN AIRLINES is investing CNY750m in HNA CARGO for growth.
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AVENGER FLIGHT GROUP

Jan 03, 2026
AVENGER FLIGHT GROUP, FL was selected by Pan Am as partner to provide simulator flight training at Fort Lauderdale and Orlando.
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AIR TRANSAT

Jan 03, 2026
AIR TRANSAT says it now expects to take delivery of up to four A321XLRs on lease from Air Lease in 2027/2028; initial plan called for late 2025/2026.
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TUI GROUP

Jan 03, 2026
TUI GROUP says it took delivery of five 737-8s from Boeing between December 17-22, all financed under sale/leaseback transactions.
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LAX

Jan 03, 2026
LAX handled 5.7m pax in November 2025, down 3.8% vs November 2024.
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JFK

Jan 03, 2026
JFK handled 5.2m pax in October, down 2.9% vs October 2024
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NEWARK

Jan 03, 2026
NEWARK handled 4.1m pax in October, down 0.2% vs October 2024.
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AIRASIA PHILIPPINES

Jan 03, 2026
AIRASIA PHILIPPINES plans March 20 to begin Manila-Da Nang/-Hanoi.
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AMERICAN AIRLINES

Jan 03, 2026
AMERICAN AIRLINES plans in spring 2026 to add 100 new daily departures at Chicago O'Hare, a 30% increase in spring departures compared to 2025.
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BASRA AIRLINES

Jan 03, 2026
BASRA AIRLINES, Iraq secured AOC to launch scheduled service with two ex-HOP CRJ1000s (19015/19016).
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CARGO WINGS EXPRESS

Jan 03, 2026
CARGO WINGS EXPRESS, Tunisia has acquired two ex-Cargo Air 737-300SFs (23237/23970) for startup.
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JETBLUE AIRWAYS

Jan 03, 2026
JETBLUE AIRWAYS plans March 30 to begin daily JFK-Cleveland (A220).

Business Aviation

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TEXTRON AVIATION

Jan 03, 2026
TEXTRON AVIATION delivered the first Cessna Citation Ascend midsize business jet with PW545Ds and new cockpit with GARMIN G5000 avionics suite with autothrottle, featuring 18 month or 800-hour airframe maintenance interval.

Business Aviation/Defense

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SAAB

Jan 03, 2026
SAAB finalized SEK12.3b order from France's DGA for two GlobalEye AEW&C (Global 6500) aircraft, plus GSE, training and support, for delivery in 2029-2032 to replace E-3Fs; deal includes option for two additional aircraft.

Defense

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AIRBUS and INDRA GROUP

Jan 03, 2026
AIRBUS and INDRA GROUP were selected by Spanish MOD for 18-month conceptual definition study for future Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) aircraft. Airbus is expected to carry out the necessary mods to the selected aircraft.
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AIRBUS

Jan 03, 2026
AIRBUS was selected by Spanish MOD to lead development and implementation of new combat Integrated Training System (ITS-C) in partnership with TURKISH AEROSPACE as supplier of 30 HÜRJET jet trainers to replace F-5s.

MRO

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FTAI AVIATION

Jan 03, 2026
FTAI AVIATION launched FTAI Power program to convert CFM56s into power turbines from 2026 (100 units annually).
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SAMCO AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE

Jan 03, 2026
SAMCO AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE was selected to provide CAMO services for first E190F (360) being leased by Regional One to BRIDGES AIR CARGO, Malta; it recently performed scheduled engine replacement at Maastricht.
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SETNA iO

Jan 03, 2026
SETNA iO acquired ex-AirExplore 737-800 (28213; airframe only) and ex-Iberia A320-200 (1674) with CFM56-5B4/Ps for part out by ECUBE in Spain. It separately acquired two CFM56-7B26s (w/ Tech Insertion hardware) for part out.
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AIRHUB AVIATION

Jan 03, 2026
AIRHUB AVIATION completed heavy check on A320-200 (4481) for LEAV Aviation at its 5-bay base maintenance facility at Šiauliai International.
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TARMAC AEROSAVE

Jan 03, 2026
TARMAC AEROSAVE completed RBS retrofit on a LEAP-1A for Air Corsica.
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ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES

Jan 03, 2026
ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES says it completed Africa's first full A350-900 strip-and-paint program on two of its aircraft, adding to capabilities for 787s.

Who’sNews

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WHO'SNEWS: AERO DIRECT

Jan 02, 2026
Gil Kraizer to Chief Commercial Officer of Aero Direct, IL.
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WHO'SNEWS: BARNES AEROSPACE

Jan 03, 2026
Alex Guruprasad to Senior Vice President-Growth and Strategy of Barnes Aerospace.
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WHO'SNEWS: MAGEE PLASTICS

Jan 03, 2026
Charles W.C. Story, President and General Manager of Magee Plastics, has retired.
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WHO'SNEWS: MAGELLAN AVIATION GROUP

Jan 03, 2026
Anthony Spaulding, President & CEO of Magellan Aviation Group, has retired; Chairman Michimoto Asano is taking an interim role.