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Good Morning, today is February Third, 2018. My name is Sherry Brooks, Vice President IOSA Program. Beginning today's headlines in fleet orders and deliveries: AirAsia took delivery of one new A320neo Delta Airlines took delivery of one new A321-200 Batik Air took delivery of one new A320-200 Virgin America took delivery of one new A321neo Air Astana took delivery one A321 and one A320neo J-Air took delivery of one ERJ-190 Air Canada -took delivery of one Boeing 737 MAX 8 Air India - took delivery of one Boeing 777-300 Thai Airways International - took delivery of one A350-900 Xiamen Airlines - took delivery of one 737-800 Japan Air commuter - took delivery of one ATR 42 Ryanair - took delivery of one 737 MAX 8 In Airline News… With Air India's recent management control transferred to private hands, India said a private bidder will be allowed to pick up 51% or more stake in Air India. Italy's Economic Development Minister says that Italy plans to sell Alitalia within two weeks. Flair Airlines (Canada) received an exemption and an amended foreign air carrier permit by US authorities. The Nigeria Minister of State for Aviation says that Nigeria will soon have a privately-owned national air carrier. After acquisition of four aircraft, Peruvian Airlines will begin flights to Quito, Bogota, Santiago de Chile, and Buenos Aires mid-2018. Argentina authorities have authorized Flybondi to begin operating on February 9 2018 from Buenos Aires. Fossco (US) was acquired by First Class Air Support (US). Fossco sells aircraft parts and components to airlines, repair shops, and completion centers In Lighter news A NASA satellite called IMAGE has been lost in space for 12 years. However, earlier this month a young astronomer from Canada stumbled onto signals from a satellite that was not accounted for; NASA confirmed on Tuesday this week that the re-discovered satellite is the lost in space satellite "IMAGE". Thank you for listening and please join us again next time for more aviation news!

Good Morning, today is February Second, 2018. My name is Suparna Nevagi, a Data Engineer for our Aviation Intelligence Platform - REDBOOK. Beginning today's headlines in fleet orders and deliveries: UPS has ordered 14 Boeing 747-8 cargo jets and four 767 aircraft Air Astana confirmed an order for five Embraer E2s; deliveries starting in October 2018. Aeroflot will sign firm order with Rostec for 50 of the latest Russian-built MC-21 aircraft European Aviation has signed an agreement to acquire seven A340-600s and three A340-500s from Etihad which will be delivered over the next few months Avolon took delivery of one A320neo leased into Air India Gee E CAS took delivery of its first 737 MAX 8 leased to Travel Service Air China took delivery of one new A320neo SCANDINAVIAN AIRLINES took delivery of one new A320neo In Airline News… Air Astana reported a profit of $39.1m in the year 2017. The airline recorded passenger growth of 12% and air freight growth of 23% in 2017 Air Malta and airBaltic began code-sharing that allows airBaltic passengers daily access to Malta and provides Air Malta greater connectivity to the Baltics and Eastern Europe. South African Airways (SAA) announced plans to introduce the new A330-300 on the London route from March 2018. The airline has also decided to adjust frequencies on the route to a single daily service. LOT has increased its frequencies on Kraków-Chicago route and will be operating regular flights between Budapest and Kraków starting from May. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that Global Revenue Passenger Kilometers (RPKs) increased by 7.6% in 2017 comparted to 2016 and the Freight Tonne Kilometres rose by 9% in 2017 making it the strongest year of growth for air freight Thank you for listening and please join us again next time for more aviation news!

Good Morning, todays is Feb 1, 2018... I'm your host today, Rebecca Scott, Executive Assistant to the CEO at mba. Beginning today's headlines in Fleet News. KLM Cityhopper took delivery of one new ERJ-170. China Southern took delivery of one new A321-200. Ryanair took delivery of one new B737-800. Copa Airlines is to receive their first orders of B737 MAX's in August 2018. The carrier will be adding a total of six new aircraft this year. Air Leisure is currently discussing the possiblity of acquiring an additional A330, which will mainly be used for charters. Lessor News… PNC Aviation Finance posted a record year in 2017, having provided financing to more than 170 clients and originations for business aircraft up almost 40% from 2016. From Manufacturers today…. Boeing announces goal for 2018 of delivering a new plane every 11hours...The plane maker expects to deliver between 810 and 815 commercial airplanes in 2018 Airbus confirms its considering the possibility of including an increased stretched A320neo into the 320 family. for Operators news today… Hawaiian Airlines expects their 2018 Capital Expenditure to be between 375 million to 425 million. By the end of this year, they will have nine additional A321 neos and have retired all of their B767s. Hawaiian has confirmed that they have entered into an agreement to purchase three of their leased B767's and sell them on their own. Tobago Airways plans to launch operations in February 2018 with two aircraft. They will be servicing the Trinidad and Tobago Airbridge. According to their CEO, Raymond McMillan, the startup airline is currently seeking investers as they finalize approvals. Ethiopian Airlines and Guinea Airlines have signed a strategic partnership which covers sales management, maintenance and transferring of technology. Thanks for listening and please join us again next time for more aviation news!

Air Tracker January 29, 2018 Vol1 Ep10 Alisa Senderovic by Morten Beyer & Agnew

Good Morning, todays is Feb 1, 2018... I'm your host today, Rebecca Scott, Executive Assistant to the CEO at mba. Beginning today's headlines in Fleet News. KLM Cityhopper took delivery of one new ERJ-170. China Southern took delivery of one new A321-200. Ryanair took delivery of one new B737-800. Copa Airlines is to receive their first orders of B737 MAX's in August 2018. The carrier will be adding a total of six new aircraft this year. Air Leisure is currently discussing the possiblity of acquiring an additional A330, which will mainly be used for charters. Lessor News… PNC Aviation Finance posted a record year in 2017, having provided financing to more than 170 clients and originations for business aircraft up almost 40% from 2016. From Manufacturers today…. Boeing announces goal for 2018 of delivering a new plane every 11hours...The plane maker expects to deliver between 810 and 815 commercial airplanes in 2018 Airbus confirms its considering the possibility of including an increased stretched A320neo into the 320 family. for Operators news today… Hawaiian Airlines expects their 2018 Capital Expenditure to be between 375 million to 425 million. By the end of this year, they will have nine additional A321 neos and have retired all of their B767s. Hawaiian has confirmed that they have entered into an agreement to purchase three of their leased B767's and sell them on their own. Tobago Airways plans to launch operations in February 2018 with two aircraft. They will be servicing the Trinidad and Tobago Airbridge. According to their CEO, Raymond McMillan, the startup airline is currently seeking investers as they finalize approvals. Ethiopian Airlines and Guinea Airlines have signed a strategic partnership which covers sales management, maintenance and transferring of technology. Thanks for listening and please join us again next time for more aviation news!

Air Tracker January 26, 2018 Vol1 Ep9 Miguel Garza by Morten Beyer & Agnew

Hello everyone! My name is Danielle and I'm a Quality Analyst in the IOSA Program here at mba. Let's take a look at what's going on in the industry. In mba news: mba is thrilled to announce the opening of a new office in Dublin, Ireland, expanding its presence in Europe. mba’s COO, David Tokoph, contributed to InsideMROs article on Market Shifts and New Freighter Opportunities In fleet and Transactions Singapore Airlines expects to receive its first Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner in March. American Airlines is mulling the A330-900neo and B787-9 as alternatives to its A350 order. EasyJet Europe took delivery of one A320-200 leased from Air Lease (US), as well as two A319s transferred from the carrier’s UK parent. VietJet Air took delivery of one new A321-200. Trujet inducted its fifth ATR72-600 into its fleet. In Earnings and Fundings Alaska Air Group reports its 4th Quarter 2017 net income of 367 million US Dollars, with total operating revenues up 29% to $1.9 billion. SOUTHWEST AIRLINES had $3.49b net income for 2017 on 3.7% higher revenues. It expects to increase its fleet from 706 to 750 aircraft by the end of 2018. United Airlines shares fell more than 6% in after-hours trading on 23 January 2018. In Management and Government Qatar and Kyrgyzstan signed an air services agreement.

In deliveries, three Boeing 737-800s were delivered to Aeroflot, Ryanair, and Shangdong Airlines. One A321-200 was delivered to VietJetAir. Boeing has announced the completion of flight tests for the 787-10 Dreamliner with Rolls Royce engines. Testing with GE engines has not yet concluded. Boeing has acknowledged that the blade issues on the Rolls Royce Trent 1000 for the 787-9 has been present across all carriers, rather than isolated to those with publisized flight disruptions due to groundings, such as Air New Zealand. Lockheed Martin has filed for a $212 Million Governement Reimbursement for restructuring costs of helicopter manufacturer Sikorsky Aircraft, which it aquired for $9 billion USD in 2015. An $840 million class action suit has been brought against the FAA due to privacy concerns with regards to the drone registration database created by the National Defence Authorization Act passed into law in December Airlines for America, the primary US airline lobbyist group, spent a total of $8.59 million in 2017, a 34% increase from the previous year. According to a study by the London School of Economics, in-flight broadband is expected to expand to a $130 billion global market by 2035, which equates to an additional $3.21 in per passenger revenue. According to its financial statements, Quatar Airways has aquired, unannounced, an additional 0.33% equity holding in Cathay Pacific since its initial share acquisition in November HNA announced today that it has cleared due-diligene checks for JP Morgan, UBS, Creid Suisse, and others in the past few months, mitigating the concern of collapse. China Development Bank, which is highly exposed to the company, has announced its intent to support the company, as its collapse would not be in the general interest. The Civil Aviation Administration of China has contracted US companies Jeppesen and Honeywell to address the 72% of the country's civil airports that are not currently in the administation's aviation navigation database. Taiwan has denied Chinese Airlines China Eastern and Xiamen traffic rights during Chinese new year due to China's opening of four routes near the disputed martime border earlier this month. The Australian Government has launched its second probe into airline fares in response to citizen concerns over the significantly higher price tag of rural flights compared to hub-to-hub trips.

Good Morning, I'm today's host Lindsey Singleton. Jumping right in to deliveries. Alrosa Airlines (Russia) took delivery of one B737-700, serial 37088, leased from BOC Aviation · Aeromexico Connect took delivery of one E190, serial 19000251, leased from GECAS (US). · General Electric A380 engine venture with Pratt & Whitney may be poised to muscle back in on the double-decker jet following Airbus deal to sell 36 A380s to Emirates (UAE). · Aeronautical Engineers (US) delivered the 100th B737-400SF freighter conversion to ASL Aviation (Ireland). ASL currently has an additional four AEI B737-400SF freighters either currently undergoing conversion or scheduled for modification in 2018. · Air Lease Corporation (US) Executive Chairman warned of possible delays to deliveries of B737 MAX if LEAP-1B engines issues worsen. · Thai Airways International urged by the government to procure smaller aircraft to decrease operation and maintenance costs, in a bid to lower its debt and keep up with emerging LCCs. · Etihad (UAE) pulled its entire A330F fleet from service and placed the aircraft in storage, reportedly as part of its company-wide restructuring plan. · AerCap reports 4Q 2017 transactions, as follows: signed lease agreements for 46 aircraft; purchased 25 aircraft; executed sale transactions for 29 aircraft; signed financing transactions for US$1.7 billion; and exercised options with Airbus to purchase 50 A320neo Family aircraft, with deliveries starting from 2022. · ATR booked firm orders for 113 aircraft in 2017, along with 40 options. ATR delivered 80 aircraft, reached a book-to-bill ratio of 1.45, and secured a solid backlog representing three years of production. ATR also stabilized its annual turnover at US$ 1.8 billon. · Embraer announced the E190-E2 proved in flight tests to be 1.3% better than originally expected, which represents a 17.3% improvement when compared to the current generation E190, and nearly 10% better than its direct competitor. · Triumph Group (US) signed an agreement with Boeing to provide major structural assemblies for the B767 program, including the production of horizontal stabilizers, doors, aft fuselage and center wing sections. · Hawaiian Airlines (US) and Japan Airlines jointly applied for blanket statements of authorization from the US regulators to engage in codeshare operations for an indefinite period, effective 25 March 2018. · NIKI (Austria) founder Niki Lauda won the bidding for the airline he founded, convincing the insolvent carrier’s administrators in marathon talks and undoing an agreed deal with IAG (UK). · TrueAero (US) appointed Ian Nicholson as VP – Technical Operations, effective January 2nd, 2018. · Royal Air Maroc (Morocco) is making final adjustments to its new strategy, which includes doubling of the fleet and more long-haul services out of Casablanca. Carrier has four B787s arriving between December 2018 and March 2019, with four B737 MAX arriving between 2018 and June 2019. · Avolon (Ireland) is sheltered from problems facing parent HNA Group (China), but its credit profile would benefit from a guarantee that it would not be forced to bail out the group, ratings analysts said.

Hello everyone! My name is Benjamin I am an analyst with the asset valuation team here at mba. Let't take a look at whats going on in the industry. In fleet and deliveries Virgin Atlantic (UK) took delivery of one new B787-9 Brussels Airlines (Belgium) took delivery of one A320-200, leased from Avolon (Ireland). Scoot (Singapore) took delivery of one A320-200, leased from Pembroke Capital (Ireland). Copa Airlines (Panama) took delivery of one new B737-800. Norwegian Air UK took delivery of one new B787-9, leased from Avolon (Ireland). EasyJet Europe (Austria) took delivery of one A319, transferred from its parent, as well as one A320-200, leased from ICBC Leasing (China). BOC Aviation (Singapore) to lease seven A320neos to Chongqing Airlines (China), all scheduled for delivery in 2018. Today ATR announced a deal with Silver Airways for 20 new aircraft. 16 ATR-600s and four 72-600 aircraft. This marks the first time ATR-600 will be operated in the US. With orders from Silver Airways Fedex, Indigo and Iran air last year, ATR has garnered 113 firm orders in 2017, compared to 36 in 2016. The latest deal with Silver Airways is also significant to Nordic Aviation Capital as it will be the 100th new aircraft order placed by the leader in regional aircraft leasing. Airbus Helicopters announced its results for last year that saw orders fall in 2017 compared to 2016 with 350 orders at the end of the year compared to 388 last year. Deliveries were also down this year with 409 helicopters delivered compared to 418 in 2016. Despite this, Airbus still maintains its 50% market share of the civil and parapublic helicopter market. One segment that Airbus has particularly struggled with in the past year is its heavy twins in the civil market segment. The super puma has failed to garner new orders in the oil and gas industry after the bad publicity that followed a fatal crash in 2016. Despite this military orders for the Super Puma family of aircraft remain strong keeping the program alive while the offshore passenger transport industry is recovering In Airline and traffic news Iberia (Spain) to start A350-900 service to New York and London in August 2018. Gulf Air (Bahrain) to start B787-9 service from Bahrain to London Heathrow on 15 June 2018, replacing A330. Panama says TAP Air Portugal and Air Europa (Spain) are interested in opening service to the country. Air Greenland appointed acting CEO Jacob Sorensen as its new CEO TAP Air Portugal President Fernando Pinto says the cabin crew strike set for early February 2018 is “illegal”. Ryanair (Ireland) pilots in Spain have threatened to take ‘legal actions’ against the carrier over their employment rights if they do not meet with company representatives by next week. Air Berlin (Germany) creditors reportedly threaten a lawsuit of up to US$2.4 billion-dollarst against Etihad (UAE). Thank you for listening and we will see you again tomorrow for more news and updates.