July 1, 2008

SAA and Alafco sign agreement for sale and lease of 17 Boeing and Airbus aircraft

On June 26th Saudi Arabian Airlines and Kuwait based Alafco Aviation Lease and Finance Company announced their agreement for the sale and lease of 17 Boeing and Airbus aircraft to Saudi Arabian Airlines to be delivered during the period from 2009 until 2015. The Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of Alafco Aviation Lease and Finance …

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Monarch reports load factor of 84% in June 2008

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Monarch reported a 5.4% traffic increase for June 2008 compared to the same month in 2007 and a load factor of 84.4%, up 2.9 pts compared to June 2007.

Continental Airlines

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Continental Airlines reported a June consolidated (mainline plus regional) load factor of 83.6%, 2.1 points below the June 2007 consolidated load factor. Continenal reportet a consolidated traffic decrease of 0.1% and a capacity increase of 2.5% as compared to June 2007.

Singapore Airlines takes delivery of fifth A380

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Singapore Airlines took delivery of its fifth A380 at the Airbus Delivery Centre in Toulouse, France. With the addition of this fifth A380 into its fleet, Singapore Airlines will upgrade more of its B747-400 flights to A380 operations on the Singapore-London route. A few hours before the delivery of the new A380, Singapore Airlines took …

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StandardAero receives EASA approval for PW600 engine maintenance

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StandardAero, a Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) company has received European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) Part 145 approval for Pratt & Whitney Canada PW600-series turbine-engine maintenance at its Tilburg facility in the Netherlands. The authorization covers field-level maintenance, on-wing hot section inspections (HSI), as well as HSI capabilities in the facility. Specific engine models covered are …

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Blue Sky Network earns STC for Bombardier Dash 8

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Blue Sky Network, a leading global provider of mobile asset management and fleet management solutions using GPS tracking, has received a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) from the Federal Aviation Administration for installation of its D1000C and ACH1000 kits on Bombardier DHC-8-201 aircraft. The certified Blue Sky Network equipment provides Dash 8 operators enhanced communication between …

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Avantair sells 18 Embraer Phenom 100 to Executive AirShare

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Avantair has entered into a purchase agreement with Executive AirShare Corporation pursuant to which Executive AirShare will purchase 18 of Avantair’s 20 Embraer Phenom 100 aircraft for cash proceeds of approximately $3.2 million. The 18 Embraer Phenom 100 aircraft will join Executive AirShare’s existing order of 10 Phenom 100’s, augmenting the Company’s strong presence in …

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Frontier Airlines names new CFO

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Frontier Airlines has promoted Edward (Ted) Christie III to Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Christie had been serving as Senior Vice President of Finance for the airline.