Iberia reported that September 2008 capacity decreased by 1.4% and traffic fell by 6.3% compared to the same month in 2007. The load factor stood at 80.6% compared to 84.8% in September 2007.
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Sagem Avionics of Grand Prairie, Texas, and JetDirect Aviation of Burlingame, California, announced that they are combining efforts to establish an industry leading Corporate Flight Operational Quality Assurance (C-FOQA) program. Sagem Avionics
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Goodrich Corporation has entered into a data license with Boeing allowing the use of detail engineering design to obtain Parts Manufacturing Authority (PMA) for replacement landing gear spare parts. The license will permit Goodrich to manufacture licensed PMA parts under Goodrich’s FAA approved quality system and distribute directly to operators. Goodrich landing gear is used
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Boeing released that mediated talks with the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers adjourned without an agreement. No new talks are currently scheduled. Approximately 27,000 employees in Washington, Oregon and Kansas have been on strike since Sept. 6.
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Airbus and Pratt & Whitney have launched joint flight testing of the PurePower PW1000G engine with the first flight on an Airbus-owned A340 test aircraft in Toulouse, France. Airbus and Pratt & Whitney have partnered on flight testing a technology demonstrator of the PW1000G engine, which feature’s Pratt & Whitney’s patented Geared Turbofan technology and
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Copa Airlines has taken delivery of its 14th Embraer 190 aircraft. The acquisition brings the total number of aircraft in the Panamanian airline’s fleet to 41. The Embraer 190 has seating for 94 passengers, with 10 in Business Class (Clase Ejecutiva) and 84 in coach.
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CSC has signed a new information technology (IT) outsourcing contract with very light jet manufacturer Eclipse Aviation. The new agreement has a five-year base period and three one-year options, bringing the estimated total eight-year contract value to $106 million.
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Jet Airways and Kingfisher Airlines announced an agreement to the formation of an alliance of wide-ranging proportions that will help both carriers to significantly rationalize and reduce costs and provide improved standards of service and a wider choice of air travel options to consumers with immediate effect. The two airlines will be able to rationalize
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Hawker Beechcraft Corporation (HBC), reported that Sidney E. Anderson will join the company as its new Chief Financial Officer following a brief transition period and appointment by the Board of Directors at its next meeting on November 6-7, 2008. Anderson has been with United Technologies since 1999, most recently as Vice President, Finance and Treasury
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Aviation Capital Group reported its activity for the third quarter. ACG ended the quarter with the delivery of the first of two new Airbus A330-200s to Avianca Airlines, the national carrier of Colombia. The airplane was delivered September 30; the second will be delivered in November. Other aircraft transactions for the quarter include: Sunwing Airlines,
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