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GENESIS, Dublin closed $450m warehouse facility to fund acquisition of additional aircraft; facility was led by Citibank, N.A.

AIR FRANCE-KLM GROUP issued €650m in new bonds (with 5-year maturity) to refinance debt.

COMMERCIAL JET has FAA certification to maintain, modify and overhaul 737 MAXs at Dothan, AL in addition to Miami.

Scott Unger to Global Chief Executive Officer of Toray Advanced Composites, Morgan Hill, CA.

Steve Cease to Managing Director-USA and Global Chief Technology Officer of Toray Advanced Composites, Morgan Hill, CA.

BOEING delivered 24 aircraft (16 737 MAXs; two 767Fs; two 777Fs; four 787s) in April 2024 vs 26 (17 737 MAXs; 737NG; 767F; 777F; six 787s) in April 2023. It booked orders from ANA for two 787-10s and two 777Xs and EL AL for three 787-9s.

LUFTHANSA TECHNIK has 5-year Eurowings Technik contract to provide base maintenance for Eurowings' A320 Family aircraft out of Budapest and Sofia starting in 2H24; it expects to complete letter checks on 40 aircraft over coming years.

Christian Ceruti to Chief Commercial and Development Officer of Tarmac Aerosave, France.

NIAR (Wichita State University) secured $10m funding from NASA Aeronautics for research related to development and implementation of advanced materials for use in hot structures and thermal protection systems for hypersonic vehicles.