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May-2019 EXPRESSJET AIRLINES, A UNITED EXPRESS CARRIER, TAKES DELIVERY OF FIRST OF 25 NEW EMBRAER E175 AIRCRAFT PW Powered A319neo Makes Maiden Flight Allegiant Announces Gregory Anderson As EVP & Chief Financial Officer Frontier Airlines’ Flight Attendants Ratify Five-Year Collective Bargaining Agreement Contents Air Lease Corporation Announces Delivery Of New Airbus A330-900Neo.. 1 Air Partner: Appointment Of Kevin Macnaughton As Managing Director, Charter 2 PW Powered A319neo Makes Maiden Flight 3 AviaAM Leasing Had A One More Successful Year In 2018 4 Virgin Atlantic Airways Calls On Sr Technics Engineering For Complex Cabin.. 5 Emirates To Expand Reach In India With Spicejet Codeshare Partnership 6 Vietnam Airlines To List Its Shares On The Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange On 7 May.. 8 Cardiff Aviation Wins Repeat TUI Maintenance Contract 9 Magellan Aerospace Secures Contracts For Engine Front Frames And Shafts 10 ExpressJet Airlines, A United Express Carrier, Takes Delivery Of First Of 25 New.. 11 RJ Revenues Up 3%, Cost Down By 6% In Q1 Of 2019 12 WNG Closes Aircraft Fund At $438 MLN 14 Allegiant Announces Gregory Anderson As EVP & Chief Financial Officer 16 Boeing Statement On 737 Max Disagree Alert 17 Le Premier A330neo D’aircalin Fait Son Apparition 18 Avation PLC: Renewal Of Singapore Tax Incentive 20 Airbaltic To Start Codeshare Flights With SAS 21 Recaro Aircraft Seating Pulverizes Previous Records With 22 Percent Growth.. 22 CDB Aviation Receives Investment Grade Ratings From Moody’s, S&P Global And Fitch 24 Frontier Airlines’ Flight Attendants Ratify Five-Year Collective Bargaining Agreement 25 Air Lease Corporation Announces Delivery Of New Airbus A330-900Neo Aircraft With Air Mauritius LOS ANGELES, April 18, 2019 – Air Lease these new-technology aircraft contributes to Corporation (NYSE: AL; “ALC”) announced today the Air Mauritius’ objective to maintain the most delivery of one new Airbus A330-900neo aircraft modern and versatile aircraft to stay competitive on long-term lease to Air Mauritius. Featuring in the market.” “We are very pleased to introduce Rolls-Royce Trent 7000 engines, this Airbus aircraft the A330-900neo to Air Mauritius’ fleet,” said is the first of two A330-900neos to deliver to the Kishore Korde, Executive Vice President of Air airline from ALC’s order book with Airbus. “ALC is Lease Corporation. “This delivery marks the 25th delighted to announce the delivery of this first of anniversary of the ALC team’s leasing relationship two new A330-900neo aircraft with Air Mauritius,” with our friends at Air Mauritius and we look said Steven F. Udvar-Házy, Executive Chairman forward to a continued strong bond with the of Air Lease Corporation. “The investment in airline as it expands its fleet and route network.” 1 Air Partner: Appointment Of Kevin Macnaughton As Managing Director, Charter Air Partner plc (“Air Partner”), the global aviation division as it seeks to drive innovation, upselling services group, is pleased to announce the and cross-selling all Group products and services appointment of Kevin Macnaughton as Managing across the organisation. Mark Briffa, CEO of Air Director, Charter, with immediate effect. Kevin is Partner, said: “I am very pleased to welcome responsible for the development of the Charter Kevin to Air Partner, he is a talented individual, division’s business strategy, and reports directly with admirable qualities that will add significant to Air Partner CEO Mark Briffa. Kevin brings with value to our senior team. His proven track him a wealth of experience in the aviation charter record of driving growth in customer-focused industry, both in the UK and overseas, having held businesses and delivering outstanding customer a number of senior roles at NetJets over a period of experiences is well suited to Air Partner as we 13 years. Most recently, he was Company Director, continue to invest in our Charter division. I’m Head of European Sales, leading the planning confident that Kevin’s strong industry expertise, and execution of the sales strategy. During his commercial background and international tenure, the company significantly increased its network of contacts will be a real asset to the sales and client retention across Europe. As part Group as we continue to grow.” Commenting on of the role, he worked across some of NetJets’ his appointment, Kevin Macnaughton said: “I’m key customer verticals, including HNWIs, business excited to be joining Air Partner as it continues executives and sports professionals. Kevin’s to expand its global reach, as evidenced by the appointment follows a number of other senior recent office openings in the US and Singapore. hires at Air Partner, as the company continues to I look forward to capitalising on Air Partner’s strengthen its senior management and expand reputation for excellence and deepening its global footprint. Kevin’s immediate focus will relationships with new and existing customers.” be on delivering organic growth in the Charter 2 PW Powered A319neo Makes Maiden Flight Toulouse, 25th April 2019 – The last of the for that variant’s full certification test campaign A320neo variants, an Airbus A319neo test aircraft which began on March 31st, 2017 prior to FAA/ has completed its maiden flight powered by EASA certification in December 2018. The A319neo Pratt & Whitney GTF engines for the first time. is the smallest member of the A320neo family. The A319neo took off from Toulouse at 12:30 This family is the world’s best-selling single aisle and landed at 15:20. It was flown by a crew of aircraft, with over 6,500 orders from some 100 five including Captain Philippe Castaigns, First customers since its launch in 2010. It has pioneered Officer Shaun Wildey, flight test engineers Frank and incorporated the latest technologies, including Hohmeister, David O’Nions and the Test flight its new generation engines and the industry’s engineer Cedric Favrichon. The aircraft, MSN 6464, reference cabin design, delivering 20 percent fuel will perform an extensive flight test campaign cost per seat savings alone. The A320neo Family in order to achieve its certification with P&W also offers significant environmental benefits with GTF engines by Q4 2019. The same aircraft had nearly 50 percent reduction in noise footprint originally been powered with CFM LEAP-1A engines compared to previous generation aircraft. 3 AviaAM Leasing Had A One More Successful Year In 2018 AviaAM Leasing, one of the most efficient aircraft year the company together with its joint venture, leasing and trading companies around the globe, AviaAM Financial Leasing China acquired and earned EUR 49.3 million revenues (including net leased 14 brand new and mid-life aircraft and gain on sale of aircraft) and posted a record net completed 6 aircraft sale transactions with leases profit of EUR 29.1 million for the year ended 31 attached. The company cooperated with such December 2018. The net profit grew by 9% as airlines as Air Transat, Thomas Cook, Avion Express, compared to 2017 (EUR 26.8 million). „This was a Aeroflot, OK Airways and others. Also, AviaAM successful year for our company. We focused on Financial Leasing China, a joint venture of AviaAM our strategic path in both the development and Leasing and Henan Civil Aviation Development and management of complex aircraft projects from Investment Company, attracted a new strategic acquisition to tailored reconfiguration and leasing partner – the world‘s largest insurance and finance solutions. Our joint venture in China expanded its group Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of fleet and attracted world-leading strategic partners. China. The current value of the joint venture’s This business prevalence allows us to operate even aircraft fleet reached almost 1 billion USD. faster in the current dynamic market, therefore we anticipate even better results in 2019,“ says Tadas Goberis, Chairman & CEO at AviaAM Leasing. Last 4 Virgin Atlantic Airways Calls On SR Technics Engineering For Complex Cabin Reconfiguration SR Technics, a world leading MRO service provider, & Maintenance at Virgin Atlantic. “The contribution is pleased to announce a record-time completion of of SR Technics in delivering the full integration a complex cabin refurbishment on four Airbus 330- package including the STC was paramount to 200s for partner Virgin Atlantic Airways. In addition that success. They achieved this in extremely to a customized trolley stowage unit, the cabin challenging timeframes to a very high standard, reconfiguration introduced business class and and on cost. They led the programme working premium economy seating including IFE. Despite cohesively in conjunction with Virgin Atlantic, the tight deadline and the fact that the project the vendors and OEMs. In all, we are extremely took place during the busy holiday season, all pleased with the outcome and look forward to four aircraft were delivered on schedule between working with SR Technics on similar projects December 2018 and January 2019. Virgin Atlantic in the future.” “SR Technics’ Engineering team Airways has counted on SR Technics for aircraft have once again proven its’ ability to complete a maintenance services for nearly three decades. complex cabin reconfiguration STC with an on- Since 2004, it has also relied on the MRO provider time delivery of four Airbus A330-200s for Virgin for design organization and approvals, since SR Atlantic Airways. The customer’s quality-, time- Technics is renowned for its innovative cabin and budget-parameters were met due to strong reconfiguration services and its close work with team expertise and dedication,” said SR Technics customers from start to finish. “This has been a very Vice President Aircraft Engineering Randolph Odi. successful retrofit programme for Virgin Atlantic “We look forward to continuing our collaboration to improve our customer proposition on these with Virgin Atlantic Airways’ on future projects. aircraft,” said Rick Daniels, Head of Cabin Product 5 Emirates To Expand Reach In India With Spicejet Codeshare Partnership India, 22 April 2019 – Emirates and SpiceJet have destinations in India.