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  2. IATA reports global pax traffic increased 6.1% in April over April 2011 (above 20-year trend), while cargo traffic dropped 4.2%. 1:04 PM May 30th via HootSuite
  3. EMBRAER named Jose Antonio Filippo as next Chief Financial Officer 1:04 PM May 30th via HootSuite
  4. FINNAIR announced to its labor unions and management that it has signed an MOU to sell FINNAIR ENGINE SERVICES to US-based GA TELESIS 9:40 AM May 29th via HootSuite
  5. CRANE AEROSPACE & ELECTRONICS was selected by Goodrich to supply proximity switches and targets for nacelle assembly on Trent-powered A350s 6:35 AM May 25th via HootSuite
  6. Brazil's PASSAREDO ordered 10 ATR 72-600s, and optioned 10, to add to previously announced lease of four others... ow.ly/b7wYZ 5:20 AM May 24th via HootSuite
  7. QANTAS announced plan to terminate #737 heavy #maintenance at Tullamarine to consolidate its... ow.ly/b4DEM 8:33 AM May 22nd via HootSuite
  8. ST AEROSPACE finalized agreement with AIRBUS/EADS to launch A330 pax-to-freighter conversion program; as part of deal.. ow.ly/b4DzP 8:32 AM May 22nd via HootSuite
  9. Newly listed this week #JT8D #JT9D #CFM56 #767-300 #Saab340B #SNLIST #aircraft #engines ow.ly/aYET1 9:05 AM May 17th via HootSuite
  10. AVIOSERV SAN DIEGO & ITS INFINITY TRADING were selected by Southwest Airlines to support phased retirement of 737CL... ow.ly/aYzo2 8:26 AM May 17th via HootSuite
  11. CAE acquired OXFORD AVIATION ACADEMY for C$314m in cash to add seven civil aviation training centers (now.... ow.ly/aYzle 8:17 AM May 17th via HootSuite
  12. US SENATE passed legislation to extend EX-IM BANK authorization through FY14 and increase its portfolio cap to $140b. 6:02 AM May 16th via HootSuite
  13. Sikorsky's PZL MIELEC was selected by Eclipse Aerospace to manufacture Eclipse 550 fuselage, empennage and... ow.ly/aWJkc 6:02 AM May 16th via HootSuite
  14. CESSNA AIRCRAFT launched 8-pax Citation Longitude with Snecma's Silvercrest engine with range of 4,000 nm and maximum speed of Mach .86 1:04 PM May 14th via HootSuite
  15. BOMBARDIER launched 6-pax Learjet 70 and 8-pax Learjet 75 with new interior design and... ow.ly/aU8Qu 1:04 PM May 14th via HootSuite
  16. BOMBARDIER AEROSPACE earned US$91m on US$1.5b revenues in 1Q12 vs $141m on $2.2b in 1Q11. It delivered... ow.ly/aPspa 10:26 AM May 10th via HootSuite
  17. BOEING completed Preliminary Design Review of KC-46 Tanker program with USAF. 9:57 AM May 9th via HootSuite
  18. Taiwan's EVA AIR ordered three 777-300ERs from BOEING & took purchase rights on four more. It also agreed to lease another four from GECAS 9:57 AM May 9th via HootSuite
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