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NEW YORK (June 10): United Technologies Corp. agreed to buy Raytheon Co. in an all-stock deal, forming an aerospace and defense giant with US$74 billion ($100.9 billion) in sales in one of the industry’s biggest transactions ever.

SINGAPORE (June 6): ST Engineering’s Aerospace unit and Vietnam Airlines Engineering Company (VAECO), a subsidiary of Vietnam Airlines, have formed a 49:51 joint venture (JV) entity in Vietnam following a memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed in Apri

SINGAPORE (May 23): DBS Vickers Securities is remaining positive on SATS with a “buy” call and target price of $5.44, on the belief that Changi Airport and regional aviation growth will continue to drive the gateway services provider’s long-term ear

SINGAPORE (May 20): From booking tickets to online checkins, mobile apps have been transforming the travel experience for airlines and passengers alike over the past decade or so.

SINGAPORE (May 17): 2.2 million seats are left unsold every day around the world, translating to significant lost revenue for thousands of commercial airlines globally.

SINGAPORE (April 30): Singapore Airlines (SIA) and SATS Ltd have agreed to renew a suite of aviation services contracts for the next five years as part of their bid to strengthen Singapore’s overall competitiveness as a hub.

SINGAPORE (April 25): China Aviation Oil (CAO) has announced 1Q19 earnings of US$26.3 million, down 2.12% y-o-y from US$26.9 million a year ago due to lower revenue.

SINGAPORE (April 1): SIA Engineering Company (SIA EC) is establishing a $2.74 million line maintenance joint venture (JV) company in Thailand with low-cost carrier (LCC) airline, NokScoot Airlines.

SINGAPORE (Mar 27): RHB Research is upgrading its call on China Aviation Oil (CAO) to “buy” from “hold”, while raising its target price on the stock by 10 cents to $1.60 to suggest 26% upside plus 3.6% yield.

SINGAPORE (Mar 1): RHB Research is remaining “neutral” on China Aviation Oil (CAO) after the group reported FY18 earnings of US$94 million ($127 million), up 10% y-o-y and coming in slightly ahead of RHB and consensus estimates on better-than-expected