January 14, 2009

Mesa Air Group reports fourth quarter 2008 revenue and earnings

Mesa Air Group announced fourth quarter losses from continuing operations of $22.3 million on gross operating revenues of $325.3 million. This compares to losses from continuing operations of $62.2 million in the fourth quarter of 2007 on gross operating revenues of $327.8 million. Total operating revenues decreased $2.6 million year-over-year, or 0.8%, primarily as a […]

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ST Aerospace to provide GEnx engine support

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GE Aviation (GE) and Singapore Technologies Aerospace (ST Aerospace) have signed a 20-year agreement that enables ST Aerospace

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Spairliners supports Qantas A380 fleet

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Spairliners, a joint venture between Lufthansa Technik AG and Air France Industries, has started work on component support for the Airbus A380 with a contract from the Australian airline Qantas, a year before the first A380s are due for delivery to Lufthansa and Air France. The technical service agreement with the world

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AD Aerospace appoints new Business Development Manager for EMEA

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AD Aerospace, part of AD Group, has appointed Rob Nash as its new Business Development Manager for the EMEA region. Rob will promote and support AD Aerospace

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Airbus starts construction work on final assembly line for A350 XWB

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On January 14th Airbus started construction work on the final assembly line for the A350 XWB, the new highly efficient wide-body aircraft scheduled to enter service in 2013. The 74,000 m2 factory will house the first stages of final assembly for the A350 XWB: the joining up of the fuselage and wings. Aircraft testing and

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SAS Group divests share in AeBal to Proturin

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As part of the SAS Group

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Air Canada and CAW reach tentative agreement on new contract

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Air Canada reported that it has reached a tentative, three-year labour contract with the Canadian Auto Workers (CAW) Local 2002. The agreement is subject to a ratification vote by union members and covers approximately 5,000 CAW represented Customer Service and Sales Agents employed by Air Canada. The proposed agreement also provides for a detailed plan

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Copa Holdings announces 16.5% traffic growth for December 2008

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For the month of December 2008, Copa Holdings’ system-wide passenger traffic increased 16.5%, while capacity increased 20.0%. System load factor for December 2008 was 74.2%, a 2.2 percentage point decrease when compared to December 2007.

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Precision Conversions re-delivers 21st 757-200PCF conversion

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Precision Conversions has successfully re-delivered a 757-200PCF freighter to Cargo Aircraft Management (CAM), a subsidiary of Air Transport Services Group. The model year 1984 Pratt & Whitney powered B757-200 (S/N 22812) will be leased by CAM to its affiliate, Capital Cargo International Airlines, Inc., which is based in Orlando, Florida. This aircraft represents the second

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