Avia Time October, 2013

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AEROFLOT INTRODUCES NEW

LOW-COST AIRLINE –

DOBROLET

Aeroflot Group now includes a budget airline named

Dobrolet. Originally, it w as the name of the joint-stock

company established in 1923, a predecessor of today’s

Aeroflot.

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LUFTHANSA TECHNIK TOACQUIRE 15% MINORITY

INTEREST IN AEROTURBINE

Lufthansa Technik AG and AeroTurbine Inc., a

subsidiary of the International Lease Finance

Corporation (ILFC) that markets engines and aircraft

parts, have announced their intention to enter into a

partnership.

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Airbus develops presence in Malaysiawith new services

Airbus is set to develop its presence in Malaysia w ith the expansion of its joint venture

maintenance unit Sepang Aircraft Engineering (SAE) and the establishment of a new

Airbus Customer Services Centre.

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The UK Prime Minister Formally OpensBombardier’s New Wing Facility inBelfast

The UK Prime Minister, David Cameron, today off icially opened Bombardier’s new w ing

manufacturing and assembly facility in Belfast.

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Air Canada Launches Major EuropeanExpansion

Air Canada is undertaking a major expansion of international services to Europe from

American Airlines to recruit and

hire approximately 1,500 pilots

over next f ive years

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Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver and Calgary.

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FL Technics signs a PBH supportagreement with Indonesian Cardig Air

FL Technics, a global provider of integrated aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul

services, is further extending its cooperation w ith Asia-Pacif ic carriers by signing a

PBH-support agreement w ith Jakarta-based cargo operator Cardig Air.

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Flightstore: a cloud-based business forpeople wishing to conquer the skies

From a small shop selling a few books to one of the largest and most respected

aviation suppliers in Europe – Flightstore is definitely an example of a modern day

business Cinderella story. Since its 200 sq. feet store w as transformed into a

pow erful w ebsite Flightstore has become a w orld renow ned platform offering over

450 supplier brands to customers w orldw ide.

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CAE awarded $50 million contracts inAfrica and in China for four full flightsimulators

CAE announced that it has sold four full-f light simulators (FFSs) and some flight training

devices to customers in Africa and China.

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Airbus and Japan Airlines sign their firstever order

Japan Airlines (JAL) has signed a purchase agreement for 31 A350 XWBs (18 A350-

900s and 13 A350-1000s), plus options for a further 25 aircraft. This is JAL’s f irst ever

order for Airbus aircraft. It is also the f irst order Airbus has received from Japan for

the A350 XWB, confirming its continuing success w ith w orld leading airlines across

the globe.

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Rolls-Royce donates Trent 1000 toNASA's Infinity Space Center

Rolls-Royce announced the company is donating a Trent 1000 test engine to the

INFINITY Science Center, located near NASA’s John C. Stennis Space Center in

Hancock County, Mississippi. The purpose of this donation is to excite visitors to the

Center in STEM (Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics) careers by

show ing them the marvels of modern aviation engines.

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Five places to be a pilot: Almaty

Etihad Airw ays passenger

revenue exceeds US$1 billion

European Bizav market: a search

for optimal investment

Baltic Aviation Academy joins

Lithuania - Malaysia Business

Council

Airframe MRO: a niche for the

independent providers in the

developed countries?

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Cessna's Citation Latitude Prototype toFly Next Year

Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron Inc. company, today announced the eagerly

anticipated Citation Latitude mid-size business jet is on schedule for its f irst prototype

flight in the f irst quarter of 2014.

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EXPERT OPINION

Growing commercial aviation market inAsia draws attention to air safety

Despite the fact that compared to the previous several years the overall grow th of air

traff ic in Asia-Pacif ic has slow ed dow n, according to the latest data provided by IATA,

this August w as particularly good for regional carriers w ith an increase of 8.6%

compared to the same month last year.

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Global Passenger Demand Growth StaysStrong

International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global passenger traff ic

results for August show ing a strengthening of the healthy demand trend of the last

few months.

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Will the new MRO trends give Asia-Pacific a break?

The grow th of the aircraft MRO industry has put considerable pressure on the Asia-

Pacif ic, since its providers had to deal w ith the outsourced w ork, meet the local

demand and address the issue of personnel deficiency.

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Boeing Details Supply-Demand Balancefor Commercial Airplanes

Boeing said that ongoing assessment of relevant commercial aviation industry data

show that supply and demand for new commercial jetliners remains in balance.

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EASA welcomes new flight timelimitations rules

EASA w elcomes the adoption by the European Parliament of the European Commission

DID YOU KNOW?

Flight Jackets and Parachutes -

w hat do they have in common?

Ray-Ban sunglasses: it all began

from aviation

EXECUTIVES

Southw est Airlines'

Organizational Leadership

Changes

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proposal to harmonise f light and duty time limitations (FTL) for cabin crew and pilots

across the European Union.

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While the Aviation Emissions DebateGoes on, Airports Are AlreadyDelivering

As the negotiations at ICAO continue for a deal to put in place a global system to

reduce airline emissions, the airport industry today released an update on its ow n

voluntary climate change initiative, Airport Carbon Accreditation.

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The recovery of the global aviationindustry remains steady despite slowerpace

Despite the fact that earlier this year IATA has forecasted the airlines to gain $12.7

billion in profit, it has revised its estimates by almost 8% dow n to $11.7 billion.

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MONTHLY STATISTICS

Operating profit of Aeroflot Group for the f irst 6 months of 2013 according to

IFRS increased by 70%

Ryanair: Traff ic at Irish Airports to Grow by 1mil Passengers

World freighter f leet to reach 3,000 in 20 years

Lufthansa Group increases passenger numbers

Embraer Delivers 19 Commercial and 25 Executive Jets in 3Q13

Ukraine International Airlines carried its 20 millionth passenger

Etihad Airw ays passenger revenue exceeds US$1 billion

Ryanair September Traff ic Grow s 3% to 8,1M Passengers

Air Cargo Continues Low Gear Acceleration

Norw egian reports strong passenger grow th throughout Europe

Passenger traff ic at European airports up 3.9% during August

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COMMERCIAL AVIATION

TAM Airlines to Join onew orld on 31 March 2014

LED HelioJet cabin lighting certif ied for the Airbus A320 family

AirBridgeCargo Airlines takes delivery of fourth Boeing 747-8F

New Vice President and General

Manager of CAE Canada,

Military, appointed

Gulf Air Appoints New Country

Manager for the Philippines

Montie Brew er appointed to the

SWISS Board of Directors

OTHER NEWS

Embraer Selects Rockw ell Collins

Systems for the Legacy 500 and

Legacy 450 Program

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Garuda, ATR and NAC Sign Agreement to Introduce 35 ATR 72-600s in

Indonesia

Ryanair Will Appeal Aix-en-Provence Court Ruling and Fine

Wizz Air Ukraine's Second Base Starts Operating

Bombardier Signs Luxair for Additional Q400 NextGen Airliners

Boeing Delivers First 787 Dreamliner for Australia

Air France celebrates its 80th anniversary

Boeing Delivers EL AL Israel Airlines' First 737-900ER

Airberlin develops new softw are for aerodynamic optimisation

Boeing Delivers First 737-800 to Russia's UTair

Saudi Arabia Interested in Manufacturing of Antonov Airplanes

Finnair to be Included in Japan Airlines and British Airw ays‘ Joint Business

Jet Aviation Singapore signs alliance w ith Air Transport Training College

Mitsubishi Aircraft Establishes Quality Assurance Department in Munich

Russian MS-21 w ill be renamed to Yak-242

Ryanair Announces Customer Service Improvements Over Next 6 Months

JetBlue Deal Marks 10,000th Airbus A320 Family Order

Interjet SSJ100 confirm successful operations

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MRO

Tigerair announces new maintenance partnership w ith BAE Systems

Aircraft afterlife – how to avoid missing the point of no return?

ST Aerospace Injects New Capital into Total Engines Asset Management

Rolls-Royce aw arded up to $496 million contract for T56 engine support

Lufthansa Technik Malta expands overhaul capacity

UTair Group Subsidiary Begins Boeing Aircraft MRO in Ufa

ST Aerospace Secures $600M Worth New Orders in Q3 2013

StandardAero Signs Exclusive APU Maintenance Agreement w ith Air Nostrum

Líneas Aéreas del Mediterráneo, S.A.

Can Malaysia secure the grow ing demand for business aviation MRO

specialists?

StandardAero to Provide Hot Section Inspections on PW615 Engines

TIMCO Aviation Services Agrees to be Acquired by HAECO

New Commercial Aircraft Maintenance Agreement Expands BAE Systems'

Presence in Asia

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AIRPORTS

Heathrow reacts to CAA’s f inal regulatory proposals

Sw issport International acquires minority stake in SAS' ground handling

services

easyJet statement on CAA announcement on the economic regulation of

Gatw ick Airport from April 2014

Ex-Bomber Commander returns to Heathrow

Record Passenger Movement and HKIA

CAA Calls on Use of Landing Charges

Hong Kong Passenger Traff ic and Flight Movements Continue to Grow

ACES - Athens 1st Airport Chief Executives’ Symposium

Complimentary Ground Handling Training Offered by Gulfstream and

Flightsafety

Flexjet Doubles Learjet 85

Aircraft Order

Gulfstream G650 Sets Around-

the-World Speed Record

Bombardier Evolves Maintenance

Intervals for a Wide Range of

Business Aircraft Operators

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Greater Toronto Airports Authority and Air Canada Agree to build global hub

Domodedovo is ready to operate in w inter conditions

Heathrow Limited Results for the Nine Months 2013

Sydney Airport w elcomes China Southern Airlines’ A380 service

New Zealands f irst commercial Dreamliner f light touches dow n at Auckland

Airport

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MILITARY

Pentagon found 363 production f law s in F-35

Rolls-Royce to develop new services facility for Global Haw k engines at

Tinker Air Force Base

CAE aw arded approximately $140 million in military contracts

Lockheed Martin and Pilatus Aircraft Team to Compete for Australian Pilot

Training Program

New tablet computers give Haw k Advanced Jet Trainer pilots vital information

at their f ingertips

3,000 Lockheed Martin Employees Impacted By US Government Shutdow n

Airbus Military launches Logistic Hub in Spain

First F-35 For Australia Takes Shape In Fort Worth

New military aircraft test laboratory unveiled at Loughborough University

Astrium Aw arded New Contracts for Ariane Launchers

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Orders Tw o Lockheed Martin‘s C-130J Super

Hercules

US Army aw ards Raytheon $71.7 million for f leet modernization

Russian Helicopters delivers Mi-171E to Kazakhstan

Airbus Military signs additional contract w ith Kazakhstan for tw o more C295

aircraft

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