6 May 2008

New Brazilian domestic airline to be named 'Azul'

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 receives large order from Boeing

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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GECAS and leasing customer Futura take delivery of first 737-900ERs

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 reports first quarter net loss of $31.3 million

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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