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GULFSTREAM G650 SETS

SPEED RECORD BETWEEN

MELBOURNE AND ABU DHABI

Gulfstream Aerospace Corp.’s new ultra-large-cabin,

ultra-long-range G650 recently set another city-pair

speed record, this time betw een Melbourne and Abu

Dhabi. The record is the f lagship aircraft’s sixth

potential record this year.

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ROLLS-ROYCE WINS $1.6BN

TRENT ORDER FROM IAG

Rolls-Royce has w on a $1.6bn order, at list prices, from

International Airlines Group (IAG) for Trent XWB

engines to pow er 18 Airbus A350-1000 aircraft. The

order includes long-term TotalCare® service support. In

addition, IAG has placed options for a further 18 A350

aircraft.

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Boeing and Sberbank of RussiaAnnounce Order for 12 737- 800s

Boeing, Sberbank of Russia and its w holly ow ned subsidiary, Sberbank Leasing, have

reached an agreement on an order for 12 Next-Generation 737-800s. The airplanes

are intended for operational leasing under Sberbank's contract w ith Transaero, one of

Sberbank's key corporate customers.

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CAE awarded contracts valued atapproximately C$85 million for fivefull-flight simulators, training devices,and update services

CAE announced that it has sold f ive full-f light simulators (FFSs) as w ell as a series of

training devices, long-term service agreements and update services to airlines and

original equipment manufacturers in Asia, Australasia, North America and Europe. The

contracts are w orth a total of approximately C$85 million at list prices and bring the

total number of FFS sales that CAE announced in f iscal year 2013 to 35.

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Virgin Australia completes theacquisition of Skywest

Virgin Australia Holdings Limited (Virgin Australia) is pleased to announce today that it

has completed the acquisition of 100% of the issued share capital in Skyw est Airlines

Ltd, through a scheme of arrangement (the Scheme) governed by the law s of

Singapore.

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A330 production rate reaches 10 permonth to meet strong global marketdemand

Culminating a nine-year doubling of production capacity, Airbus’ A330 output rate has

now reached 10 aircraft monthly – responding to this tw in-engine jetliner’s continued

popularity w ith airlines, cargo carriers, military services and VIP operators.

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Emirates and Qantas begin historicpartnership

1st April 2013 Emirates and Qantas have marked the off icial start of their historic

partnership, w ith the f irst Qantas f lights departing from Sydney and Melbourne to

London via the international hub of Dubai on Sunday.

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Lockheed Martin delivers first C-130J inAfrica to Tunisia

Lockheed Martin delivered the f irst C-130J Super Hercules to the Republic of Tunisia,

marking the f irst delivery to an African country. Lockheed Martin signed a contract in

2010 w ith Tunisia to deliver tw o C-130Js betw een 2013 and 2014, in addition to

providing training and an initial three years of logistics support.

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SSJ100 Full Flight Simulator deliveredto Aeroflot

On March 28 2013 Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company (SCAC) and Russian Airlines Aeroflot

signed the Act of Delivery and Acceptance for the SSJ100 Full Flight Simulator (FFS).

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Tail section for Qatar Airways’ firstA380 rolls out of paint shop

The vertical tail section for the f irst A380 for Qatar Airw ays has been painted w ith the

airline’s trademark oryx logo at Airbus facilities in Hamburg. The painting w as

completed earlier this w eek and the assembly of the airline’s f irst A380 is set to begin

this month, for delivery in early 2014.

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NASA X-43A is an unmanned

experimental hypersonic aircraft

designed by NASA. It is the

fastest aircraft ever built,

currently holding the fastest

f light speed record. NASA has

been off icially recognized by the

Guinness World Records in 2005

for setting the highest speed

record for a jet-pow ered

aircraft, w hen X-43A reached

the speed of 10,461 km/h (7,000

miles per hour) or 8.4 times

faster than the speed of sound.

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Safety Woes: The looming

threats in Australia’s

rotorcraft industry

For an industry that has long

defined the lifeblood for many

sectors of the Australian

economy, it perhaps comes as

no surprise that helicopter

numbers in the country have

almost doubled in little over a

decade. Contiguous to this

grow th has been the passing of

new regulations aimed at

broadening the focus of

rotorcraft safety, w hich itself

has been the subject of concern

for a number of years. How ever,

w ith March’s fatal crash of a

Robinson R44 helicopter south of

Sydney, efforts to suitably

address the disproportionate

share of helicopter accidents

looks beset w ith further

diff iculty.

While rotorcraft safety is

underpinned by the same trends

that affect f ixed-w ing aircraft,

the industry retains its ow n

unique line of problems. With

regards to the current ATSB

publication, Aviation Occurrence

Statistics: 2002 to 2011, it is

clear that helicopters account for

a sizable share of fatal

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Airbus and IBM to help aircraftoperators optimize fleet managementand operations

Airbus and IBM are w orking together to transform Airbus’ f leet solution offerings,

w hich w ill provide airlines and operators w ith advanced IT services for maintenance,

engineering and f light operations. These f leet service offerings w ill enhance

operational eff iciencies, help airlines to manage their aircraft more effectively and

improve customer service by smarter use of ‘big-data’.

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ATR-600 certified by the FAA

Turboprop aircraft manufacturer ATR is pleased to announce that the new est ATR

‘-600 series’ aircraft have just received their certif ication from the FAA, the American

Federal Aviation Administration.

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Embraer delivers 17 commercial and 12executive jets in 1Q13

During the f irst quarter of 2013 (1Q13), Embraer (NYSE: ERJ; BM&FBOVESPA: EMBR3)

delivered 17 jets to the commercial aviation market and 12 to business aviation, for a

total of 29 aircraft. On March 31, 2013, the f irm order backlog totaled USD 13.3 billion,

an increase of USD 800 million over December 31, 2012.

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Lufthansa Technik expands innovationengineering capability

Lufthansa Technik AG is expanding its innovation engineering capability at its Hamburg

base. This year the Innovation Business Unit's 55-person core team headed up by

Andrew Muirhead w ill be boosted by seven additional posts. Based on current through

put, more staff positions w ill be required in 2014 and 2015.

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Boeing successfully completes 1st flightof newest UK Chinook helicopter

Boeing recently completed the f irst f light of the new est CH-47 Chinook heavy-lif t

helicopter for the United Kingdom's Royal Air Force.

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COMMERCIAL AVIATION

ANA aw arded SKYTRAX’s highest, 5-Star rating

accidents, despite constituting a

mere 13 percent of listings on

the CASA Aircraft Register.

Moreover, even though there are

many operational perils distinct to

helicopter service in the country

– it is the matter of component

replacement in certain cases that

has draw n cause for concern.

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Messier-Bugatti-Dowty

inaugurates new production

unit in Mirabel, Canada

Alain Sauret, Chairman and CEO

of Messier-Bugatti-Dow ty

(Safran), today inaugurated the

company’s new landing gear

production facility at its plant in

Mirabel, near Montréal. The 300-

attendee ceremony w as

off iciated by Pauline Marois,

Premier of Québec. Today’s

inauguration represents the

culmination of more than a year

of construction, and total

investments of C$58 million.

"I w ould like to join all the

employees at Mirabel to say how

proud w e are to inaugurate this

new unit featuring state-of-the-

art technologies and

environmental specif ications,"

said Alain Sauret. "Our new

facility w ill enable us to

strengthen our quality objectives

and drastically reduce

production lead times."

The Premier of Quebec, Pauline

Marois, emphasized Messier-

Bugatti-Dow ty’s major

contribution, not only to the

region and the city of Mirabel, but

also to the entire industrial

community of Quebec. She said,

"Our aerospace industry

comprises w orld-class

companies such as Messier-

Bugatti-Dow ty, w ho can count

on our skilled labor, a netw ork of

recognized universities and

research centers, and the

support of key organizations to

coordinate the w ork of all

stakeholders in this sector. I

w ould like to thank Safran for

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Aircraft market: the aftermath of the European market volatility and rising

delivery rates

Qantas announced an expansion of its codeshare agreement w ith China

Eastern Airlines

Ryanair Opens 3 New Bases At Eindhoven, Krakow & Zadar

airberlin signif icantly increases capacity utilization

Norw egian reports continued passenger grow th in March

Ramco Signs 10 Aviation Deals in FY 2012-13

Construction begins on Airbus’ U.S. Assembly Line

Embraer Sells Tw o E190 Jets to Austral Líneas Aéreas

Porter Airlines signs purchase agreement for up to 30 Bombardier CS100

aircraft

Brussels Airlines records seat load factor increase of 6 percent in March

Airlines in the Lufthansa Group further improve utilisation of their aircraft

Kenya Airw ays receives f irst fully ow ned freighter jet

CAE’s Dassault Falcon 7X and Falcon 2000 EASy series full-f light simulators in

London f irst to be qualif ied to Level D for EASy II configuration

Details Published

Pratt & Whitney and TES Aviation Group sign material consumption agreement

EADS Concludes Share Purchase Agreement With French State; EADS

Participates In Daimler Placing With €600 Million

Copa Airlines signs extended component services contract

Malaysia Airlines orders 36 ATR 72-600s

Turkish Airlines signed a great deal w ith Airbus for the purchase of 117

aircraft

ILFC delivers its 250th 737NG to China Airlines

Wizz Air and ICBC Leasing sign biggest chinese-hungarian business deal

Air Arabia breaks passenger record in f irst quarter of 2013

First of tw o Boeing 737-700NG delivered to Rw andAir

CEB flies over 3.53 million guests in Q1 2013

airberlin and JatAirw ays are planning codeshare agreement

Rw andAir Places Firm Order for Dual-Class Bombardier Q400 NextGen Airliner

Finnair has sold its shareholding in Norw egian for approximately 53 million

euros and records a capital gain of approximately 34 million euros

Details Pub

GE Capital Aviation Services Signs Purchase and Leaseback Transaction w ith

Spirit Airlines for Six New Airbus A320s

Etihad Airw ays to invest US$379 million for a 24 per cent stake in Jet Airw ays

Brand New A320 Aircraft “P.Yablochkov” Joins Aeroflot Fleet

NAC delivered 1st of 4 new Bombardier DHC8-Q400s, MSN 4438 to airBaltic

KGAL arranges f inancing for f if th Airbus A380 via Lufthansa Leasing joint

venture

ATR-600 certif ied by the FAA

Wizz Air Hungary takes delivery of its f irst Airbus Sharklet equipped A320

GE Aviation Celebrates Factory Opening in Alabama

Small Planet Airlines is renew ing its f leet

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BUSINESS AVIATION

Embraer Executive Jets delivers f irst made-in-USA Phenom 300 to customer

Bombardier to Show case its Widebody Jets at ABACE 2013

The latest version of Ecureuil family to enter the UK market w ith the AS350

B3e

ExecuJet Europe adds f irst helicopter to managed f leet

choosing Quebec to develop its

business."

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Retaining experienced pilots

in deficit market conditions

Recently the deficit of pilots has

been the subject of numerous

discussions. With airlines being

forced to park some of their

new ly delivered aircraft and

low er their development

ambitions, many industry players

are faced w ith issue of migrating

professional aviators.

The situation on the highly

competitive market show s no

signs of improving any time

soon, so it is absolutely

necessary to start thinking about

the measures w hich could

potentially be taken in order to

assist airlines in retaining their

experienced w orkforce.

Today both airlines and

experienced pilots clearly realize

the perspectives of the pilot

deficit, particularly in such

markets as China or Russia.

China is anticipating a 70.000+

pilot demand, w hile Russia is still

closed for foreign pilots. In both

countries airlines are forced to

harshly compete for experienced

pilots, particularly Captains.

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EADS, most attractive

employer in Spain

Human Resource Company

Randstad has confirmed that

EADS in Spain has an excellent

reputation as an employer,

ranking the European aerospace

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Pilatus Aircraft reports positive annual results for 2012

Beechcraft King Air f leet surpasses 60 million f light hours

Eclipse launches tour of modern, updated production facility

Rizon Jet adds Qatar based Global 5000 to managed f leet

VistaJet show cases long-range jets and industry leading service at ABACE

Learjet 75 aircraft cabin mock-up to make Mexican debut

Embraer delivers 17 commercial and 12 executive jets in 1Q13

Beechcraft appoints tw o new authorized service centers in North America

Nextant Aerospace debuts its 400XT business jet to Chinese market at ABACE

2013

Beechcraft bringing market-leading King Air Turboprops to ABACE

Beechcraft receives order for King Air B200 from Japanese Aviation Services

Company

Embraer Executive Jets Lineage 1000 reaches 10,000-hour mark

Diamond Aircraft Introduces the DA40 XLT

Embraer Executive Jets signs MoU w ith Haw ker Pacif ic for Legacy 500 and

Legacy 450 support in Asia Pacif ic

Eurocopter UK reinforces its British private/VIP market leadership w ith the

delivery of three AS350 and EC120 helicopters

FAA certif ication granted for Dassault’s Falcon 2000S and 2000LXS

Cessna Turboprop Sales Increase Worldw ide

Bombardier expands support netw ork for business aircraft customers in

Russia

Innovative Europe in action TECH800 demonstration for future helicopter

turboshaft engine

Embraer Executive Jets Legacy 650 Certif ied in Indonesia

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MRO

Sikorsky Aerospace Services announces exclusive partnership agreement

w ith Epsilon Systems Solutions

Volga-Dnepr Technics continues its european expansion w ith new Wheel and

Brake Repair Shop at Leipzig/Halle

Azerbaijan Airlines signif ies intent to aw ard pow er-by-the-hour contract to A J

Walter Aviation and British Airw ays engineering for Boeing 787 component

support

Details Published on Wednesday, 10

ST Engineering’s Aerospace arm seals new contracts w orth $480m in 1Q2013

Jet Aviation Hong Kong receives FAA approval for the new Gulfstream G650

Flying Colours Corp. aw arded contract for specialized modif ication of seven

Bombardier CRJ700 Nextgen aircraft

Yakutia Airlines selects EPCOR for its B.737 APUs

Spirit Airlines signs contract for thrust reverser overhaul

Nextant Aerospace appoints Jet Aviation Singapore as new authorized

service center for Nextant 400XT

A J Walter Aviation signs 5 year contract w ith Somon Air to provide B737

classic pow er-by-the-hour support

MTU Aero Engines inaugurates center of excellence for high-tech blisk

production

AFI KLM E&M teams w ith Bonus Tech, Bonus Aerospace to extend reach in

United States

First aircraft tow ing into Volga-Dnepr Technics' new Sharjah maintenance

hangar

Lufthansa Technik Shenzhen expands service offer for Asia

Delta TechOps Announces New Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul Line for

the CF34-8 Engine

and Defence Group as the most

attractive company to w ork for

across all business sectors in

Spain. Additionally, EADS also

came out as as the most popular

employer in Spain’s Industrial

sector.

The fourth edition of the

Randstad Aw ards in Spain

polled around 7000 people in

Spain, w ith different

characteristics of gender,

region, age and education level.

The research also includes the

opinion of students, employees

and unemployed people betw een

the ages of 18 and 65.

“We are very proud to receive

this aw ard. Thanks to its strong

business and despite the diff icult

environment that w e are facing

in Spain, EADS offers the

opportunity to w ork on cutting-

edge technology and innovative

products and services in a

leading company w ith long -term

perspectives and stability”, said

Mariano Alonso, Head of Human

Resources at EADS in Spain,

during the off icial event that took

place on the 18th April in Madrid.

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Jet Aviation Dubai redelivers BBJ follow ing a C4 inspection

Fokker Services BV Goes Live w ith PENTAGON 2000SQL™ Heavy

Maintenance MRO Softw are

Summer season 2013 might prove costly for airlines operating in Europe

Lufthansa Technical Training Philippines chooses ASTech’s GEMS for Exam

Management

New MRO hangar complex w ill help to attract more airlines to Sharjah and the

UAE, says Volga-Dnepr Gulf

Flying Colours Corp. appointed as Beechcraft Authorized Service Centre in

Canada

Direct Maintenance starts B747-8 line maintenance support

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AIRPORTS

Successful hostile raider attack against Sw issport International in the Ukraine

Dubai World Central to launch passenger operations in October

New airline for new Stansted ow ners

Schiphol presents its aviation aw ards to business partners

11% grow th at Chopin Airport in March

ACI Europe: Weak airport traff ic results continue during February

Heathrow traff ic and business commentary March 2013

Auckland Airport congratulates Jetstar for reaching outstanding milestone

Helsinki Airport has been voted the best airport in Northern Europe

Singapore Changi Airport is named the World's Best Airport at the 2013

Skytrax World Airport Aw ards

Vienna Airport: Plus 0.3% in passengers during March 2013

Fraport traff ic f igures: 1st quarter & March 2013

Edinburgh Airport sees increase in passenger numbers

Bordeaux Airport: March 2013 traff ic statistics

Stansted Airport lands cargo aw ard

Q8Aviation launches new fuel service at London City Airport

Airports react to EP vote onrevised Ground Handling regulation

Melbourne airport achieves 5% total passenger grow th for third quarter

Dubai International Confirmed as World’s Leading A380 Hub

Sw edavia inaugurates new Terminal 2 at Stockholm Arlanda Airport

Christchurch Airport opens new terminal building

KfW IPEX-Bank f inances infrastructure for Düsseldorf Airport

Brisbane Airport ranked No.1 for customer service for 9th year by ACCC

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