For the month of February, system traffic on a consolidated basis for Air Canada and Jazz rose 5.8% on a capacity increase of 6.3% system wide. This resulted in a load factor of 79.2% versus 79.6% in February 2007.
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The Boeing Company has completed 50 percent of the design releases for the new 747-8 Freighter. The program has released the 747-8 Freighter’s detailed designs to Boeing factories and its suppliers in order to begin building parts, assemblies and tools for the new cargo airplane. The 747-8 Freighter, which launched in November 2005, is scheduled
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For February, traffic grew by 28.2% based on a 14.0% increase in capacity. The company’s load factor for the month was 78.1%. The airline enplaned more than 1.8 million passengers for the month, a 21.9% increase from February 2007.
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In February 2008, passenger capacity was 4.4% above February 2007. Traffic, measured in Revenue Passenger Kilometres, rose by 5.3%. This resulted in a passenger load factor increase of 0.6 points versus last year, to 68.4%.
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The SAS Group is launching a new environmental strategy that includes an ambitious strategic environmental target. The new environmental target is to reduce total carbon-dioxide emissions by 20% by 2020 compared with 2007. The new environmental target assumes passenger growth of 4% per year and for each producing unit the target entails halving carbon-dioxide emissions
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Delta Air Lines has received preliminary approval from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to begin daily nonstop flights between New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport and Bogota, Colombia. The daily frequencies between JFK and Bogota would complement Delta’s existing daily service to Colombia from Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport.
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Cessna Aircraft Company has secured its first multiple order for the new Model 850 Citation Columbus business jet. Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL) of Pullman, Wash., will use two of the long-range, large-cabin Citations to support its global expansion and customer support efforts. In announcing the purchase, Ed Schweitzer, founder and president of SEL, told company
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Cessna Aircraft Company has selected Parker Aerospace
Parker Aerospace to supply flight control system for 850 Citation Columbus Read More »
Delta Air Lines has promoted Tony Charaf as president of Delta TechOps, the airline
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