Alaska Air Group reported April passenger traffic for its subsidiaries, Alaska Airlines (Alaska) and Horizon Air (Horizon). Alaska’s April traffic increased 3.4%, capacity during April was 3.4% higher than in April 2007 and the passenger load factor for the month was 76.9%, which remained unchanged from April 2007. Horizon’s April traffic decreased 6.9%, capacity during […]
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American Eagle reported an April load factor of 70.8%, down 3.4 points compared to the same period last year, traffic decreased 7.6% year over year as capacity decreased 3.1%.
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American Airlines reported an April load factor of 80.1%, a decline of 2.0 points compared to the same period last year. Traffic decreased 6.6% year over year and capacity decreased 4.3%, driven in large part by MD-80 inspection cancellations in early April.
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Boeing and the Government of Iraq announced an order for 30 Boeing 737-800 commercial airplanes, the first step in re-establishing that country’s scheduled commercial aviation operations. Iraq has also contracted options for 10 additional 737s. Valued at $2.2 billion at current list prices, the order was previously accounted for on Boeing’s Orders & Deliveries Web
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Embraer delivered the first EMBRAER 190 jet to Swiss carrier Flybaboo S.A., on Wednesday, April 30. The Geneva-based airline, which previously flew a dedicated turboprop fleet, will begin operating the EMBRAER 190 in 2008 under a leasing agreement with M1 Travel, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Lebanon’s M1 Group. The EMBRAER 190s leased to Flybaboo will
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BaySys West has recently expanded into an additional 40,000 square feet of back shop space to accommodate upcoming projects and rising demand of interior completion projects for Boeing and Airbus wide and narrow body VIP and Head of State transport aircraft. This new interior space is equipped to supply the fabrication and finishing of all
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Southwest Airlines reported that April 2008 traffic increased 5.7%, capacity increased 5.3% and the load factor for the month was 72.6%, compared to 72.3% for the same period last year.
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WestJet announced April traffic results with a load factor of 82.5% and a capacity increase of 21.1. Traffic for the month of April increased 20.5% compared to the same period last year.
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SkyWorks Capital Asia announced the appointment of Ian F. Reid as its new Chief Executive Officer with effect from May 1st, 2008. Mr. Reid has joined Swire Pacific Limited from his former position as Senior Vice President at RBS Aviation Capital, Hong Kong. Prior to joining RBS, he was Managing Director-Asia for JP Morgan
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Skyways Aviation reported the conclusion of its first BAE Jetstream 41 deal, the placement of serial number 41014 (G-MAJN) with Highland Airways. The aircraft was purchased from Helitrans of Norway by Enar Lindstrom A.B. of Sweden and placed on an operating lease with the Scottish airline. Highland has also taken an additional Jetstream 31, its
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