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Lufthansa Technik Logistik (LTL) has been awarded the status of
Lufthansa Technik Logistik (LTL) has been awarded the status of
Lufthansa Technik AG is to provide component support for the Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 fleet operated by Croatia Airlines, with immediate effect. This is the first time Lufthansa Technik provides equipment and component support for this successful twin-engine regional airliner. The aircraft will be serviced at Croatia Airlines
Bombardier Services Corporation (BSC) reported that SkyWest Airlines of St. George, Utah, has signed a maintenance contract under which BSC will perform
JetBlue founder David Neeleman’s Brazilian domestic airline will be named: ‘Azul’ (Portuguese for blue). The name was one of 150,000 submitted by Brazilian consumers in an online competition. Azul Linhas Aereas Brasileiras, SA plans to commence service in January 2009 and has ordered a fleet of 76 Embraer jets. The new airline proposes to bypass …
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Ampex Data Systems Corporation has received an additional $3.2 million order from Boeing for Ampex DSRs440 and DSRs500 airborne recorders, and for high-capacity disk and solid-state memory modules. This follow-on contract is the latest in a series of contracts that Data Systems has received from Boeing since 2005 for flight test applications. Data Systems has …
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The Boeing Company last week delivered Europe’s first two Next-Generation 737-900ER airplanes, powered by CFM56-7B engines, to GE Commercial Aviation Services (GECAS) and its leasing customer, Spanish carrier Futura International Airways, based in Palma de Mallorca. The 737-900ER, the newest member of the Next-Generation 737 airplane family, increases the capability of the 737 by carrying …
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ExpressJet Holdings reported a first quarter loss of $31.3 million. Excluding an impairment charge relating to investments in auction rate securities held by the company, ExpressJet reported a first quarter loss of $22.6 million. In the first quarter, ExpressJet operated 215 aircraft under capacity purchase agreements with Continental Airlines and Delta Air Lines and generated …
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United Airlines reported its preliminary traffic results for April 2008. The company reported an April passenger load factor of 80.5%, down 3.6 pts, traffic decreased in April by 6.3% on a capacity decrease of 2.1% compared with the same period in 2007.
US Airways Group reported April and year-to-date 2008 traffic results. Traffic for the month was down 2.0% from April 2007. Capacity was down 2.6% from April 2007. Passenger load factor for the month of April was 83.2%, up 0.5 points versus April 2007