10 December 2013

Boeing, which released its seventh annual aircraft finance market forecast on December 10th, projects that investors and financiers in the major aircraft finance markets will deliver balanced liquidity to fund what is expected to be another record global jetliner production year in 2014. Boeing forecasts industry jetliner deliveries in 2014 totaling $112bn, with 95% of

Astronics Corporation, a leading provider of advanced technologies for the global aerospace and defense industries, confirmed that it completed the acquisition of PGA Electronic (“PGA”) on December 5, 2013 for approximately $31.2m. Approximately $17.5m of the purchase price was paid in cash and the balance was paid by the issuance of 264,168 shares of Astronics