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  • 5/17/2013 - KELLSTROM COMMERCIAL AEROSPACE has acquired AIRLIANCE MATERIALS from Lufthansa Technik.
  • 5/15/2013 - SOUTHWEST AIRLINES placed launch order for 30 737 MAX-7s for delivery starting in 2019, increasing BOEING 737 MAX orderbook to 1,315 aircraft.
  • 5/14/2013 - BOEING resumed 787 deliveries with first aircraft going to ANA.
  • 5/14/2013 - AIRBUS earned €456m on €9.2b revenues in 1Q13 vs €172m on €8b in 1Q12, and still expects to deliver 600-610 aircraft in 2013 vs 588 in 2012.
  • 5/14/2013 - TURKISH AIRLINES finalized previously announced order for 40 737 MAX-8s, 10 737 MAX-9s and 20 737-800s.
  • 5/13/2013 - AIRBUS rolled out first A350 XWB from paint hangar in Toulouse in preparation for first flight this summer.
  • 5/13/2013 - EMBRAER named MOOG, ROCKWELL COLLINS, and LIEBHERR as system suppliers for 2nd Generation E-Jets to enter service in 2018.
  • 5/10/2013 - AIR LEASE CORPORATION posted $40m net income on $192m revenues in 1Q13 (vs $26.9m on $132.5m in 1Q12), and now has 162 aircraft on lease to 71 airlines.
  • 5/9/2013 - BOMBARDIER AEROSPACE earned US$101m on US$2.3b revenues in 1Q13 vs $66m on $1.5b in 1Q12. It delivered 53 aircraft (39 business jets) vs 37 (29 business jets) a year ago.
  • 5/9/2013 - GAMA says manufacturers delivered 458 general aviation airplanes (193 pistons/136 turboprops/129 jets) worth $4.6b in 1Q13 vs 418 (186/108/124) worth $3.5b in 1Q12.
  • 5/9/2013 - BOEING rolled out first 787 to be built at production rate of seven per month.
  • 5/8/2013 - WESTJET says it ordered 10 737-800s for 2014 and 2015, and deferred delivery of five -700s from 2014 and 2015 to 2016 and 2017.
  • 5/7/2013 - AIRBUS delivered 58 airliners (45 A320 Family and 13 A330s) in April 2013 vs 52 (40 A320 Family; 11 A330s; A380) in April 2012.
  • 5/7/2013 - GA TELESIS completed acquisition of part of FINNAIR ENGINE SERVICES, and named Basil Papayoti to head up new unit to be called GA TELESIS ENGINE SERVICES (GATES) out of Helsinki.
  • 5/6/2013 - HEICO agreed to acquire Southern California-based REINHOLD INDUSTRIES.
  • 5/3/2013 - SAS GROUP agreed to sell 80% of WIDEROE to investor group consisting of Torghatten ASA, Fjord1 AS and Nordland Fylkeskommune.
  • 5/2/2013 - BOEING delivered 44 airliners (37 737s; 767; six 777s) in April 2013 vs 51 (38 737s; two 747s; two 767s; six 777s; three 787s) in April 2012.
  • 5/1/2013 - QATAR AIRWAYS resumed 787 services on Doha-Dubai. It has five in fleet.
  • 4/30/2013 - CESSNA made first flight of new Citation Sovereign production aircraft, featuring GARMIN G5000 avionics.
  • 4/30/2013 - ROLLS-ROYCE acquired Southern California-based HYPER-THERM HTC to serve as its hub for technical development of CMCs.
  • 4/29/2013 - ATR received FAA certification for its -600 Series turboprops.
  • 4/29/2013 - UNITED AIRLINES ordered 30 76-pax E175s for delivery starting early 2014, and optioned 40.
  • 4/25/2013 - CHINA AVIATION SUPPLIES HOLDING CO (CAS) signed General Terms Agreement to order 42 A320 Family aircraft and 18 A330s.
  • 4/25/2013 - BOEING booked order from unidentified customer(s) for 50 737s, and has now booked orders for 270 aircraft (206 737s) in 2013.
  • 4/24/2013 - ETIHAD AIRWAYS agreed to acquire 24% of JET AIRWAYS, India for US$379m.
  • 4/24/2013 - BOEING COMMERCIAL AIRPLANES earned $1.2b on $10.7b revenues in 1Q13 vs $1.08b on $10.9b in 1Q12, and reaffirmed its delivery guidance of 635-645 aircraft for year following FAA approval of 787 battery fix.
  • 4/22/2013 - TRANSDIGM GROUP agreed to acquire AEROSONIC in merger deal valued at $39m to leverage its air data and display technologies.
  • 4/22/2013 - BRITISH AIRWAYS signed MOU to order 18 A350-1000s, and option 18 more.
  • 4/19/2013 - FAA has approved 787 battery system improvements, clearing way for BOEING and its customers to install the approved mods to return aircraft to service and resume production deliveries.
  • 4/19/2013 - BOEING is reducing 747-8 production from two to 1.75 aircraft per month because of lower market demand