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Airbus has received joint type certification from EASA and the FAA for a second model in the A330neo family, the smaller, longer-range A330-800.

CASTLE AVIATION, OH agreed to lease four Saab 340B Freighters from Jetstream Aviation Capital; two (260/329) have been delivered.

Alaska Airlines and American Airlines are joining forces to form a “West Coast international alliance”.

COPA had $247m net income for 2019 (vs $88.1m in 2018) on 1.1% higher revenues; it ended year with fleet of 102 aircraft, including 68 737-800s, 14

AIRCASTLE had $157m net income on $918m revenues in 2019 vs $248m on $890m in 2018, and ended year with owned and managed fleet of 287 aircraft (vs

HOUSTON AIR HOLDINGS plans in 2H20 to launch LCC (name TBA) to serve secondary airports in US with 737-800s; it has leased first aircraft (TBA)

AEGEAN AIRLINES, Greece has taken delivery of its second GTF-powered A320neo (9514) on lease from Aviation Capital Group; it also received one (9497)

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AERCAP earned $1.15b on $4.7b lease revenues in 2018 vs $1.02b on $4.5b in 2018, and ended year with owned/managed/committed fleet of 1,334 aircraft

CHORUS AVIATION had C$133m net income on C$1.4b revenues in 2019 vs C$67m on $1.4b in 2018; it now has 60 aircraft.

Airbus needs another 18 months or so to catch up with A320neo family deliveries and aims to produce 65-67 per month from 2023, up from 63 in 2021, company CEO Guillaume Faury said.

Nigeria’s Green Africa Airways, has signed an MoU for 50 A220-300 aircraft, one of the largest orders to be placed globally for the A220 programme and the largest ever from the African continent.

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The manufacturer and NASA have worked since 2011 to develop a C2 data link waveform for drones.

SINGAPORE – Airbus and the government of Quebec have taken over the remaining Bombardier stake in the A220 program as the Canadian manufacturer

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The FAA is tightening its oversight of Southwest Airlines and plans to implement 11 recommendations made in a U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) audit that concluded the agency’s surveillance of the Dallas-based carrier did not follow its regulations.

Ireland-headquartered lessor Avolon has laid solid foundations for a challenging year ahead, after posting a record $718 million net profit for 2019, up just under 1% on the prior year.

Irish LCC Ryanair has welcomed a UK appeal judgment ruling that determines labor strikes qualify as extraordinary circumstances under European Union (EU) passenger-rights rules (EU261).

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NORDIC AVIATION CAPITAL priced record US private placement of US$858.8m with 26 investors, following $786.25m senior unsecured private placement in

Lufthansa subsidiary Austrian Airlines has announced a comprehensive reorganization that includes eliminating 30% of all management positions.

VIRGIN ATLANTIC plans October 25 to begin daily seasonal London Heathrow-Cape Town, South Africa (787-9).

BOEING announced agreements to provide various digital solutions to Vistara, Air Tahiti Nui, Bamboo Airways, Sichuan Airlines and Virgin Australia

Oliver Schmitt to Chief Commercial Officer of Eurowings, Germany (effective March 1).