Ryanair announces 41st base in Malta
Ryanair announced it will open its 41st base at Malta in May 2010 with one based aircraft and 19 routes (6 of which will be new). Ryanair
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5 March 2010
RUAG gets approval as manufacturer of the Do 228 New Generation
At the end of January 2010 RUAG Aerospace Services GmbH in Oberpfaffenhofen got the official approval by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) as production organization of the Do 228 NG (New Generation). With this approval all requirements are met to produce and deliver the first customer aircraft still this year. The new Do 228
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P&W conventional take off and landing-carrier variant F135 engine receives initial service release
Pratt & Whitney has achieved initial service release (ISR) for the conventional take off and landing/carrier variant (CTOL/CV) F135 engine, marking another major milestone as the engine is cleared for operational use in the Lockheed Martin F-35 stealth fighter. Pratt & Whitney has delivered 17 flight test engines, as well as the first production F135
China Southern Airbus A319 completes RNP validation at Lhasa
A China Southern Airlines Airbus A319 has successfully completed validation flights at Lhasa Gonggar Airport, China for tailored Performance-based Navigation (PBN) procedures developed by Naverus, a part of GE Aviation. The procedures use an advanced form of PBN, called Required Navigation Performance (RNP), to provide fuel-efficient, all-weather arrival and departure paths at one of the
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ATR 42-600 starts flight test campaign
The ATR 42-600 pre-series aircraft successfully took to the sky for the first time on March 4th in Toulouse. The aircraft, powered with Pratt & Whitney 127M engines, completed a 2-hour flight, thus starting a flight test campaign of approximately 75 hours. Among other checks, the aircraft underwent tests regarding performance of the engines and
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Southwest Airlines releases February traffic
Southwest Airlines announced that traffic in February 2010 decreased 2.3% from February 2009, capacity decreased 8.7% from the February 2009 level and the load factor for the month was 73.9%, compared to 69.1% for the same period last year.
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Aircastle reports full year net income of $102.5 million
Aircastle Limited reported fourth quarter net income of $23.0 million and adjusted net income of $21.1 million. Net income for the year ended December 31, 2009 was $102.5 million and adjusted net income of $104.8 million. Aircastle Limited reported total revenues of $135.8 million and EBITDA of $124.6 million for the fourth quarter; total revenues
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Boeing to offer NewGen tanker to US Air Force
Boeing reported it will offer the Boeing NewGen Tanker in the competition to supply the U.S. Air Force with a multi-mission aerial refueling aircraft that will meet all the warfighter’s mission requirements for the next several decades. Boeing studied the mission requirements closely to determine the optimal airframe size that would deliver the most capability
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SAS announces increased load factor for February
SAS Group’s traffic decreased by 3.1% during February and seat capacity was down 10.2% vs. 2009. SAS Group carried 1.8 million passengers in February, up 0.3% vs. 2009. The passenger load factor was 66.9%, up 5 p.u. vs. February 2009.
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Unison Industries signs license agreement with Boeing
Unison Industries have entered into a data license with Boeing allowing the use of detail engineering design data for replacement spare parts. The license will permit Unison Industries to manufacture licensed parts under Unison
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