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PRATT & WHITNEY plans 60,000 sq ft ceramic matrix composites (CMC) research and development facility

SUNEXPRESS ordered another 10 737 MAX 8s

CAMP SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL (Hearst) completed acquisition of INVENTORY LOCATOR SERVICE

IDEAWORKSCOMPANY estimates airline ancillary revenues at $109.5b in 2019

GAMA reports manufacturers delivered 603 general aviation aircraft

EGYPTAIR agreed to lease two 787-9s from AerCap

GE AVIATION expanded TrueChoice overhaul agreement with SAFAIR

SMBC AVIATION CAPITAL had $200m pretax profit on $597m revenues for six months ended September 30

GE AVIATION was selected by Emirates to provide eFOQA and Flight Pulse data

COMPAGNIE AÉRIENNE INTER RÉGIONALE EXPRESS sold ATR 42-500

CHORUS AVIATION reached agreement with CIBC Capital Markets and RBC Capital Markets

SANAD CAPITAL completed 12-engine, $280m sale/leaseback with Etihad Airways

NTSB recommended FAA mandate Boeing

BIMAN BANGLADESH confirmed order for two 298-pax 787-9s

ALBANY INTERNATIONAL acquired CIRCOMP

JETAIR CARIBBEAN received its AOC for startup of service to Kingston, Port Au Prince and Santo Domingo

LUFTHANSA TECHNIK was selected by German Air Force to perform A350 Head-of-State cabin completion

AIRBALTIC agreed to sell five new A220-300s to Chorus Aviation

PRATT & WHITNEY has GoAir order to supply GTFs for 72 A320neos starting in 2021

GE AVIATION began preliminary discussions with Airbus about using an advanced GEnx

SWISS-AS was selected by Lufthansa, Lufthansa Cargo and Vistara to provide AMOS MRO software

AIRBUS rolled first 137-seat A220-300 for AIR CANADA

US DOT says US scheduled pax airlines employed 743,797 full-/part-time workers

YINGLING AVIATION joined MRO Insider maintenance-quoting network

BROMFORD INDUSTRIES (Liberty Hall Capital Partners) has acquired NUMET