AVIATION MARKET OVERVIEW 5 July 2012

LESSORS

FLY Leasing sells three aircraft. Read more -- >

Avinco arranges sale of 2 leased E190s. Read more -- >

Northern Air Cargo takes delivery of 737-300SF from GECAS. Read more -- >

AeroMexico Connect takes delivery of first of three EMB 170′s. Read more -- >

AIRLINES

Qatar Airways to unveil new Boeing787 Dreamliner at world‘d largest aerospace event at Farnbourgh. Read more -- >

Malaysia Airlines sets another Malaysian record with commencement of A380 scheduled service. Read more -- >

Malaysia Airlines and Petron sign agreement for A380 fuel supply. Read more -- >

Jetstar Japan’s first flight has taken off. Read more -- >

JetBlue Airways congratulates Airbus for Bringing A320 production to the United States. Read more -- >

Qatar Airways celebrates launch of flights to Western Australia. Read more -- >

Emirates launches Barcelona service. Read more -- >

Delta reports solid revenue and operating performance for June 2012. Read more -- >

Estonian Air passengers doubled in June, and up by 51.4% in the first six months. Read more -- >

Virgin Australia launches codeshare on Virgin America services. Read more -- >

Finnair reduces maximum of 280 jobs from its engine and component services, supports re- employment. Read more -- >

Brussels Airlines continues co-operation with handling company Flightcare. Read more -- >

Virgin Australia orders 23 MAX aircraft. Read more -- >

MRO

SAS and Lufthansa Technik sign 7-year component services contract. Read more -- >

FL Technics Spare Parts establishes Bombardier CRJ aircraft spare parts stocks. Read more -- >

Finnair and SR Technics sign 10-year contract on engine and component services. Read more -- >

Haitec Aircraft Maintenance GmbH signs contract with Transaero. Read more -- >

Direct Maintenance receives EASA Part 145 approval for A380. Read more -- >

AIRPORT

Dubai International passenger traffic surges 10.4 per cent in May. Read more -- >

Perth Airport welcomed the first flight of Qatar Airways. Read more -- >

Frankfurt Airport and South African Airways share six-decade partnership. Read more -- >

Swissport acquires ground handling activities of Finland’s Inter Handling. Read more -- >

Brussels South Charleroi Airport: +9% passengers in June. Read more -- >

AIRCRAFT & ENGINE MANUFACTURERS

Airbus to establish assembly line in United States. Read more -- >

THAI Smile takes delivery of its first A320. Read more -- >

Embraer presents a broad range of jets and Defense & Security solutions at the 48th Farnborough Airshow. Read more -- >

GKN acquires the aero engine unit of AB Volvo -Volvo Aero – for £633million. Read more -- >

Embraer to support executive jets operations during Olympics. Read more -- >

Bombardier arrives at Farnborough Airshow 2012 with a full complement of aircraft and customer support solutions. Read more -- >

SuperJet International’s pilots receive SSJ100 Type Rating Certification from EASA. Read more -- >

Boeing forecasts $4.5 trillion market for 34,000 new airplanes. Read more -- >

Airbus attracting talent at the Farnborough Airshow. Read more -- >

Volvo Aero passes important milestone with delivery for new engine type. Read more -- >

Rolls-Royce completes restructuring of International Aero Engines collaboration. Read more -- >

OTHER

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global traffic results for May showing a general downward trend in line with deteriorating global economic conditions. Read more -- >

ACI EUROPE: May airport traffic confirms worrying outlook for Europe. Read more -- >