Finnair announced to acquire 12 new Airbus wide-bodied aircraft, as it modernises its long-haul fleet. Of the aircraft, nine are A350s and three are A340s. The A340 aircraft are scheduled for delivery in 2007-08. The Airbus A350 will join the Finnair fleet in 2011. The value of the order is over one billion euros. The […]
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Air China and Sichuan Snecma Aero-engine Maintenance Company (SSAM) signed an exclusive service contract for a period of 20 years. The contract covers the maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) of all CFM56-5B and CFM56-7B engines powering Air China
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US Airways Group’s reported for November 2005 4,921,838 RSM (-6%), 6,544,528 ASM (-7.4%) and a load factor of 75.2% (+1.1 points). Year to date traffic (in RSM) increased by 2.7% to 61,795,662 RSM while capacity grew by 1.6% to 80,841,286 ASM. Year to date load factor improved by 0.7 points to 76.4%.
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John P. Jumper, recently retired Chief of Staff of the U.S. Air Force, was elected to the Board of Directors of Goodrich Corporation. Jumper was also appointed to serve on the board’s Audit Review Committee and Financial Policy Committee. With this election, Goodrich’s board increases to 11 members.
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Aircelle delivered the 1,000th thrust reverser for Rolls-Royce BR710 engines. Developed by Aircelle in 1993-1994, the BR710 thrust reverser is now in its eighth year of operational service on high-end ultra long-range corporate jets. Aircelle is stepping up its production rate for BR710 thrust reversers to handle delivery requirements through 2011. The company plans to
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Preston Aviation Solutions Pty Ltd, a Boeing subsidiary, has been commissioned by United Airlines to conduct a system-wide computer simulation study of its operations. The objective of the simulation project is to assess the impact of various proposed schedule changes by United Airlines. Preston will use its industry-leading Total Airspace and Airport Modeler (TAAM) simulation
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Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company announced a launch customer order for 20 firm RRJ95 and 20 options in basic configuration from Concord Aviation, a leasing company based in Dubai. The complete transaction is valued at approximately 1 bln USD at list prices. Deliveries will start in 2009 and extend through 2013. The aircraft will be powered
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United Airlines reported its preliminary traffic results for November 2005. The company reported its highest-ever November passenger load factor of 79.9 percent. Total scheduled revenue passenger miles (RPMs) increased in November by 1.9 percent on a capacity decrease of 2.9 percent in scheduled available seat miles (ASMs) compared to the same period in 2004.
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WestJet’s November 2005 revenue passenger miles climed by 29.3% to 604.2 million, up from 467.2 million in November 2004. Year to date, RPMs increased 28.1% to 7,220.6 million from 5,636.3 million in the same period in 2004. Available seat miles (ASMs) grew 5.2% to 840.3 million in November 2005, up from 798.7 million in November
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Philippine Airlines has placed a firm order with Airbus for nine A320s and taken options on a further five aircraft, as part of its long term fleet modernisation programme. In addition, the airline will be leasing two new A320s and two new A319s from GE Capital Aviation Services. Deliveries of the new fleet of A320
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