Bombardier Aerospace announced that it delivered 353 aircraft for the fiscal year ending January 31, 2009. This compares to 361 aircraft deliveries in the previous fiscal year 2007/08 (year ending January 31, 2008). It also received 378 aircraft orders, net of cancellations, compared to an exceptional 698 orders, net of cancellations, for the previous fiscal […]
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Pratt & Whitney has completed ground and flight testing of the PurePower PW1000G demonstrator engine. The final phase of testing was completed jointly with Airbus on an A340-600 flight test aircraft and included 27 flights and more than 75 hours of flight testing. The PW1000G engine features Pratt & Whitney’s patented Geared Turbofan technology and
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UK carrier Virgin Atlantic extended its component support and pool access contract with Air France Industries (AFI) and KLM Engineering & Maintenance ( KLM E&M). KLM E&M has been providing maintenance services for Virgin Atlantic
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Korean Air has placed firm orders with Airbus for two more double-deck A380 aircraft. This latest purchase agreement brings the total number of A380s ordered by Korean Air to ten aircraft. The carrier will operate the aircraft in a three-class layout on routes linking Seoul to destinations in North America and Europe, including Los Angeles,
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AirTran Airways reported traffic for the month of January. Traffic grew by 4.5%, the company’s load factor for the month was 73.2%, up 5.8 pts compared to the same period last year and capacity decreased 3.8%
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TAM has added a new Airbus A321 to its operating fleet, which arrived directly from the manufacturer in Hamburg, Germany. Configured with 220 seats, the new aircraft is allowing TAM to offer two daily flights between Porto Alegre (Rio Grande do Sul state) and Recife (Pernambuco state), with a stop at Guarulhos Airport in Sao
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GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes S.A. appointed Leonardo Pereira as GOL’s executive vice-president and chief financial officer. Pereira will assume the senior executive position occupied by Richard Lark until June 2008, when he transitioned his executive responsibilities, and will be responsible for the Finance, Investor Relations, Accounting and Taxes, Financial Planning and Corporate Budget departments. The
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Bombardier Aerospace announced that it is now offering a Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) capable Flight Management System (FMS) on Learjet 40 XR and Learjet 45 XR aircraft. The new system is available as a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for in-service Learjet 40, Learjet 40 XR, Learjet 45 and Learjet 45 XR aircraft customers and
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Continental Airlines reported a January consolidated (mainline plus regional) load factor of 73.2, 3.6 points below the January 2008 consolidated load factor. Consolidated traffic decreased 11.0% and capacity decreased 6.5% as compared to January 2008.
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