May 14, 2008

GECAS takes delivery of 737-900ER for lease to XL Airways

Boeing and GE Commercial Aviation Services on Tuesday celebrated the delivery of the leasing company’s 300th Boeing jetliner, a Next-Generation 737-900ER airplane, that GECAS customer XL Airways will operate under lease. The airplane is equipped with performance-enhancing Blended Winglets and will be the first 737-900ER to join the XL Airways fleet. XL Airways is a […]

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Air Midwest to shut down passenger operations

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Air Midwest a wholly owned subsidiary of Mesa Air Group announced that it will discontinue all operations including its current scheduled services provided under the Essential Air Service (EAS) program. This announcement follows the company’s January 15, 2008 announcement of the decision to discontinue Air Midwest’s operations. The company cites record-high fuel prices, insufficient demand

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EADS reports revenues up 10% to group total of

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EADS reported that despite a difficult economic environment and a weak US dollar, the Group continued to experience strong business momentum in the first quarter of 2008. The remarkable order intake reflects the capabilities of EADS’ product portfolio on the global market, in particular at Airbus and Military Transport Aircraft Division. The Q1 2008 EBIT

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Bombardier Belfast to explore future wing technologies

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Bombardier Aerospace, Belfast reported its involvement in a UK national research programme aimed at developing new composite wing technologies that will reduce the environmental impact of future aircraft. The

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Spirit AeroSystems secures Airbus A350 XWB contract

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Spirit AeroSystems reported that it has signed a contract with Airbus to design and produce a major composite fuselage structure for the A350 XWB program. Spirit will design and manufacture the Section 15 center fuselage frame section, a composite structure that will be approximately 65 feet long, 20 feet wide and weigh nearly 9,000 pounds.

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Continental CFO Jeff Misner to retire

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Continental Airlines announced that its executive vice president and chief financial officer, Jeff Misner, has informed the company that he has decided to retire effective Aug. 31, 2008, following his 55th birthday. Zane Rowe Continental’s senior vice president for network strategy, will succeed Misner as executive vice president and chief financial officer upon Misner’s retirement.

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Boeing and Jeppesen Technology expand China market for China Eastern Airlines

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A China Eastern Airlines Next-Generation 737-700 completed a flight into China’s Lijiang Airport on May 13th to validate the capability and benefits of an advanced navigation method known as Required Navigation Performance (RNP). RNP uses global-positioning satellites and onboard flight-management systems to guide airplanes along precise flight paths with pinpoint accuracy. RNP flight procedures provide

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Embraer plans to expand operations in the U.S.

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Embraer announced that it plans to invest an estimated $50 million for the establishment of a new facility in the United States dedicated to its executive jets business. The new 150,000-square-foot state-of-the-art facility will house a final assembly line, the first for Embraer in the U.S. It will be capable of producing both the Phenom

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ILFC takes delivery of 400th 737 for lease to Travel Service

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Boeing and ILFC on May 12th celebrated the delivery of the leasing company’s 400th Boeing 737 airplane, a Next-Generation 737-800 that ILFC customer Travel Service will operate under lease. Travel Service, a Prague-based carrier together with its 100-percent-owned Hungarian subsidiary Travel Service Kft., operates an all-Boeing fleet of 12 737s, including 10 Next-Generation 737-800s. The

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GECAS takes delivery of 737-900ER for lease to XL Airways

Air Midwest to shut down passenger operations

EADS reports revenues up 10% to group total of

Bombardier Belfast to explore future wing technologies

Spirit AeroSystems secures Airbus A350 XWB contract

Continental CFO Jeff Misner to retire

Boeing and Jeppesen Technology expand China market for China Eastern Airlines

Embraer plans to expand operations in the U.S.

ILFC takes delivery of 400th 737 for lease to Travel Service

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