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AVIA SOLUTIONS GROUP TO

DEVELOP AND MANAGE THE

FOURTH MOSCOW AIRPORT

Avia Solutions Group, a WSE listed global provider of

one-stop-shop aviation business solutions, has recently

signed a cooperation agreement w ith the largest

Russian state-ow ned holding company Rostec. Both

companies have agreed upon establishing a joint

business venture and implementing the project of the

development and management of the fourth Moscow

airport hub on the basis of existing Ramenskoye

aerodrome.

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AEROFLOT CONTINUES

INTEGRATION OF SUBSIDIARIES

BY TAKING FULL COMMERCIALCONTROL OF ROSSIYA

AIRLINES FLIGHTS

Aeroflot Group (the «Group», Moscow Exchange ticker:

AFLT) w ill assume full commercial control of Rossiya

Airlines on 30 March 2014, continuing the process of

successful integration of the subsidiaries that Aeroflot

acquired from State Corporation Rostec in 2011.

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Boeing Begins 777X High-Speed WindTunnel Tests

Boeing (NYSE:BA) announced today that high-speed w ind tunnel tests have started

for the Boeing 777X. Testing began last w eek at Boeing's Transonic Wind Tunnel in

Seattle.

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Luxaviation acquires Unijet andbecomes third largest Europeanbusiness aviation group

The Luxembourgish business aviation group Luxaviation takes a further step forw ard

by acquiring the leading French business aviation operator Unijet through its Belgian

subsidiary Abelag. Based at Bourget in Paris, Unijet provides the group w ith access to

the f irst European business aviation airport.

Air New Zealand named Airline

of the Year for 2014

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Bombardier Aerospace ConfirmsChange to its CSeries Aircraft’s Entry-into-Service

Entry-into-service of CS100 aircraft now expected in the second half of 2015, to be

follow ed apprEntry-into-service of CS100 aircraft now expected in the second half of

2015, to be follow ed approximately six months afterw ards by entry-into-service of the

CS300 aircraft.

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ATR increases its turnover by 13% in2013 and remains leader in the regionalaviation market

ATR ended 2013 breaking new annual records. The manufacturer increased its

turnover to US$ 1.63 billion, an increase of 13% compared to the previous year (2012:

1.44 billion).

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CAE sets new record for full-flightsimulator sales with 43 sold year to date

CAE today announced that it has set a new record for the sale of full-f light simulators

(FFS) w ith 43 FFS already sold year to date in f iscal 2014. The latest contracts include

the sale of f ive full-f light simulators -- one B787 simulator to Air Canada, one B737NG

simulator to an undisclosed customer in North America as w ell as tw o A320 simulators

and one B737NG simulator to an undisclosed customer in Asia.

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Aeroflot transfers 49% stake in AuroraAirlines to Sakhalin Oblast

Aeroflot today transferred 49% of the shares of JSC Aurora Airlines to Sakhalin

Oblast.

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EXPERT OPINION

Commercial aviation: an

economic factor for the past 100

years

Boeing Closes 2013 With Record

Commercial Deliveries

Air Transport industry Improves

Safety Performance In 2013

AviaAM Leasing delivers Boeing

737 to Aurora Airlines

EXECUTIVES

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Indian aviation industry: a fight for abetter tomorrow

Confusion and uncertainty have been the best description of last several years for the

Indian commercial aviation sector. But it seems that the market is show ing certain signs

of an upcoming turnaround.

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Does “digital” really mean “safer” inaviation?

As the aviation industry has been developing along the years, technological

improvements are among those factors, w hich have allow ed airlines to expand around

the globe w ithout signif icant safety deterioration. Moreover, The ICAO statistical data

indicates that during the last few years the overall global aviation accident rate w as

the low est since the organization began tracking it in 2006.

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Two sides to every coin or a differentview on Government subsidies toairlines

As concerns most external forces, the airline industry is probably more vulnerable than

any other industry out there. With the average jet fuel price level stubbornly refusing to

drop below $120/bbl. throughout the last 12 months, IATA predicts that airlines w ill

spend approx. $210 billion on fuel in 2014. Over the past decade global carriers have

already lost $50 billion due to the global economic crisis, high fuel prices, 9/11 attacks

and other factors. In order to avoid multiple bankruptcy cases, some governments

choose to subsidize airlines.

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Why pilots are unwilling to move toChina?

Despite the concentrated efforts on making expatriation easier and more convenient,

the number of failing assignments abroad has not changed signif icantly over the years.

Based on numerous studies, China is the third country according to the number of

incoming expatriates w ho report critical diff iculties and fail to complete their

assignments.

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Current generation aircraft: too early fora requiem?

During the last few years the gradual f leet renew al process has become a truly global

The Monarch Group appoints

Andrew Sw affield as MD of

Monarch Airlines

Avinco has further expanded its

team w ith the appointment of

former Airbus Vice President

Contracts for the Middle East,

Henri De Sulzer Wart as Vice

President Commercial.

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phenomenon. As airlines struggling to cut dow n costs continue to demand more fuel

eff icient aircraft, the largest manufacturers have raised their production rates to a

historical maximum and display no signs of dow nsizing their operations any time soon.

On the one hand, these processes have caused a major headache to the aftermarket

players.

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Landing Gear MRO: a constant in theever-changing industry

According to the latest IATA forecast, the demand for air travel w ill keep grow ing at

the rate of 5-6% a year. This is certainly good new s for the entire industry, including

aircraft manufacturers and carriers. How ever, an increasing w orkload for airlines

naturally means more take-offs and landings and, in turn, more pressure on the MRO

providers servicing the landing gear of the grow ing number of aircraft. In Europe alone

this market segment is estimated to be w orth approximately $800 million in 2013 w ith

the grow th rate of up to 4% per year.

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Pilot shortage – an airplane industry’schronic headache to infect the civilhelicopter market

Experts indicate that the global helicopter market is on a f irm recovery from a major

dow nfall in 2008-2010 and should increase by over 40% during the follow ing 8-9

years. Meanw hile, w ith governments to continue scrutinizing their spending on

defence the market is observing a noticeable shift from military to civil helicopters. The

latter are projected to become the main source of demand for manufacturers as early

as by 2020. How ever, the development of the civil helimarket, particularly in such

emerging markets as the CIS, is to face the same obstacle that airplane operators have

been struggling w ith for almost a decade – pilot shortage.

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COMMERCIAL AVIATION

Zhejiang Loong Airlines f irms up order for 20 A320 Family aircraft

A350 MSN2 rolls out of paint hangar w ith special 'Carbon' livery

Boeing Closes 2013 With Record Commercial Deliveries

Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner Visits New Zealand in International Debut

Air Algerie fuels grow th w ith 3 new ATR 72-600s

WestJet reports December load factor of 81.7 per cent

AviaAM Leasing delivers 6 aircraft to Russian regional carriers

A350 XWB in Bolivia for high altitude testing

Tigerair and Cebu Pacif ic to enter into w ide-ranging strategic alliance

Estonian Air sold its share in Amadeus Estonia to Amadeus IT Group, S.A

airberlin and Etihad Airw ays announce expansion of partnership and unveil

joint livery aircraft

AviaAM Leasing delivers Boeing 737 to Belavia

Record sales for the Lufthansa Group in passenger traff ic

Boeing Delivers AirBridgeCargo Airlines’ Fifth 747-8 Freighter

Al Qahtani Aviation Company Orders up to 26 Bombardier CSeries Aircraft

Bombardier Aerospace Delivers 238 Aircraft and Receives Orders for 388

Aircraft in 2013

Asiana Airlines signs FHS Components contract w ith Airbus for its A380 f leet

Airbus Mobile Assembly Line’s First Building Taking Shape

Air Lituanica increases its statutory capital

Airbus w elcomes A380 operations in India

Allan McArtor to become

Chairman and CEO of Airbus

Group, Inc. in March 2014,

succeeds Sean O’Keefe

Gulfstream Names Fabio Rebello

Regional Senior Vice President,

International Sales

Karl Sandlund appointed new

member of SAS Group

Management

OTHER NEWS

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MRO

Wencor Group Announces Acquisition of Flight Line Products, Inc.

Darw in Airline aw ards maintenance contract to Volga-Dnepr Technics in

Germany

ATR and Royal Air Maroc sign a Global Maintenance Agreement

KLM UK Engineering Opens Aircraft Dismantling & Recycling Solutions Centre

Rw andAir and Ethiopian Airlines Sign Technical Support Agreement

ST Aerospace Seal New Contracts Worth $780M in 4Q2013

Sabena technics and Airbus sign a 15 year painting contract

Gulf Air Announces 3-year MRO Agreement w ith JorAMCo to Meet Fleet

Heavy Maintenance and ‘C’ Check Requirement

Volga-Dnepr Technics increases its aircraft maintenance services in Leipzig

for Western aircraft

Will low er fuel prices lend a hand to the aircraft MRO providers?

Lion Group Chooses CFM56-5B to Pow er A320ceo Fleet

AFI KLM E&M Steps up Cooperation With Myanmar Airw ays International

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AIRPORTS

New Mumbai Airport, Designed By Skidmore, Ow ings & Merrill, Inaugurated

Aéroports de Paris, Schiphol Group and Incheon International Airport

Corporation renew their cooperation agreement

Copenhagen Airport: More than 24 million travellers in 2013

Heathrow 's new Terminal to open on 4 June 2014

Fraport Traff ic Figures – December & Full Year 2013: Passenger Traff ic

Continues to Grow

Heathrow to consult w ith households on third runw ay plan

Amadeus unveils ground-breaking baggage reconciliation system bringing

savings and eff iciencies to Icelandair

Gatw ick Chief Executive Stew art Wingate explain how expanding Gatw ick

can be better for the Scottish economy

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MILITARY

Cooperation betw een ASELSAN and Turkish Technic

Boeing and Israel Aerospace Industries' Arrow 3 Interceptor Successfully

Completes 2nd Flight Test

Boeing Starts Assembly of Final KC-46A Test Aircraft

CAE w ins defence contracts valued at more than C$110 million

Rockw ell Collins and Bluesky sign f inal agreement to form ACCEL (Tianjin)

Flight Simulation Co. LTD.

Statement from Marillyn A. Hew son, CEO and President, on F-35 CEO

Conference

Airbus Group, Inc. Continues to Successfully Serve the U.S. Coast Guard w ith

Delivery of 16th HC-144A Ocean Sentry Aircraft

Spanish Ministry of Defense Becomes the World’s Leading Operator of the

Airbus Helicopters’ EC135 Helicopter for military use

US Air Force Receives 1st B-1 Equipped w ith Boeing Integrated Battle Station

Gulfstream Launches The

Gulfstream Portfolio Collection

Dutch Business Aviation and

Superyacht industry strengthen

their ties in partnership

Gulfstream Luton approved to

w ork on G280 and G650

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Northrop Grumman-Built Maritime Surveillance Demonstrator Unmanned

Aircraft Surpasses 10,000 Combat Flying Hours

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