Ryanair
Ryanair reported that traffic in March 2010 increased 13% compared to the same period in 2009 while the load factor for the month was up 2 pts to 79%.
7 April 2010
BA's March traffic down 11.4%
British Airways reported that March 2010 traffic fell by 11.4% compared to March 2009. Capacity was down 13.7% and the load factor increased 2.0 points versus last year, to 74.7%. Traffic comprised a 7.2% decrease in premium traffic and a 12.2% decrease in non-premium traffic. Both traffic and capacity were affected by the strike action …
P&WC appoints Covington Aircraft Designated Overhaul Facility
Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) has awarded Distributor and Designated Overhaul Facility (DDOF) authorization to Covington Aircraft Engines Inc. for the repair and overhaul of the P&WC PT6A engine series. Covington, based in Okmulgee, Oklahoma, was formerly a P&WC Agricultural Service Centre for PT6A engines used in agricultural applications. As a DDOF, it will now …
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Christian Gras named Executive VP, Customers for the Eurocopter Group
Christian Gras has been named within the Eurocopter Group as Executive Vice President, Customers and will be reporting directly to Eurocopter CEO Lutz Bertling. In this function, he will be a member of the Eurocopter Executive Committee.
Hong Kong Airlines finalizes order for six A330-200s
Hong Kong Airlines has finalized a firm order with Airbus for six A330-200s. The contract firms up a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) announced during the Singapore Airshow earlier this year. The new aircraft will be powered by PW 4000 engines. Hong Kong Airlines now has a total of 23 A330s on order. The first of …
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Boeing confirms success on 787 wing, fuselage ultimate load test
Boeing confirmed that all test requirements were successfully met during the 787 Dreamliner
Southwest Airlines reports improved March load factor
Southwest Airlines released that March 2010 traffic increased 0.4% from March 2009, capacity decreased 4.2% and the load factor for the month was 81.0% compared to 77.3% for the same period last year.
Air Canada reports March traffic
For the month of March, Air Canada reported a system load factor of 82.1% on a consolidated basis with Jazz, versus 80.7% in March 2009, an increase of 1.4 percentage points. System traffic increased 9.6% on a capacity increase of 7.7% system wide.
Nextant Aerospace selects InspecTech I-Shade for 400NEXT Program
Nextant Aerospace has selected the I-Shade Cabin Light Management System (CLMS) from InspecTech Aero Service to electronically control the amount of light entering the cabin of its 400NEXT remanufactured Beechjet 400A. The I-Shade smart windows are integrated into the Rockwell Collins
Republic of Singapore takes delivery of F-15SGs'
The Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) on April 5 celebrated the arrival of the RSAF