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
Norwegian reports increased traffic
Norwegian reported that traffic in February 2010 increased by 28%, while capacity increased 32%. The load factor for the month fell by 2 pts to 76%.
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Lufthansa reports 2009 net loss of EUR 112 million
Lufthansa Group generated revenue of EUR 22.3 billion according to preliminary figures, around 10% less than the previous year (EUR 24.8 billion). The Group achieved its target of earning an operating profit, reaching a figure of EUR 130 million (previous year: EUR 1.3 billion). The net loss for the period came to EUR 112 million
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BA's load factor up
British Airways reported that traffic in February 2010 rose by 1.1% compared to February 2009 while capacity was down 1.9%. This resulted in a passenger load factor increase of 2.2 points versus last year, to 74.2%.
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AWAS delivers second 737-700 to Eastar Jet
AWAS has delivered a Boeing 737-700 to Eastar Jet. This is the second 737-700 which AWAS has leased Eastar Jet, the first was delivered in June of last year. This aircraft will operate on daily domestic routes linking Jeju, Cheongju and Gunsan with Seoul Gimpo International Airport. It will also join Eastar
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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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