BA reported that in May 2008 passenger capacity was 1.3% above May 2007, traffic fell by 0.7% while load factor decreased by 1.5 pts versus last year, to 71.8%.
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Air One has signed a firm order with Airbus for 12 A350-800s, plus 12 options, and 12 A330-200s, plus eight options. The Rome based airline, the second largest in Italy, will use these aircraft to develop a comprehensive long-haul route network, which will complement Air One’s extensive domestic and European operations. With this contract, Air
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WestJet reported a load factor of 79.5% compared to 80% in May 2007, while capacity increased 20.1%. Traffic for May was up more than 19%.
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United Airlines announced significant fleet, capacity and personnel changes, enabling the company to build a stronger, more competitive business better able to withstand record oil prices and a softening economy. United will remove a total of 100 aircraft from its mainline fleet, including the 30 previously announced Boeing 737s, and reduce its mainline domestic capacity
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GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes announces that, effective June 16, 2008, Richard Lark will assume a new role as a member of the Company’s board of directors and as an advisor to the Chief Executive Officer, Constantino de Oliveira Junior. As part of the board, Lark will continue to coordinate several of the Company’s policy and
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Boeing and Japan Airlines International (JAL) announced that the airline will equip its entire current and future fleet of Boeing 777 jetliners with the Boeing Class 3 Electronic Flight Bag (EFB), following a validation trial conducted over the past year. JAL has 40 777s in service and has been operating the EFB on two 777s
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United Airlines reported its preliminary traffic results for May 2008. The company reported a May passenger load factor of 82.6%, down 2.0 pts compared to May 2007, traffic decreased in May by 4.1% on a capacity decrease of 1.7%.
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Hamilton Sundstrand has been selected by Gulfstream to provide several major systems on its new G650 business jet. Hamilton Sundstrand’s suite of systems for the G650 includes the primary Electrical Power Generating System, the emergency power Ram Air Turbine and power distribution boxes. The G650 has the potential to generate approximately $100 million in revenue
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For May AirTran Airways reported that traffic grew by 18.2% while capacity increased 14.0% compared to the same period in 2007. The company’s load factor for the month was 79.3% up 2.9 points compared to May 2007.
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American Eagle reported a May load factor of 73.1% — down 2.4 points compared to the same period last year. Traffic decreased 9.5% year over year as capacity decreased 6.5%.
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