Boeing announced that it has completed the first maintenance training class for the 787 Dreamliner. The class consisted of 10 mechanics from 787 launch customer ANA (All Nippon Airways) and two regulators from the Japan Civil Aviation Bureau (JCAB). The mechanics, who completed the training last week, are the first of 150 ANA mechanics to […]
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The Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) on April 5 celebrated the arrival of the RSAF
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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
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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.
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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.
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Boeing confirmed that all test requirements were successfully met during the 787 Dreamliner
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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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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.
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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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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
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