Nesma Airlines, based in Cairo, Egypt leased two used Airbus A320-200 aircraft from ILFC. The aircraft will deliver in May 2010. Nordwind Airlines, based in Moscow, Russia leased one used Boeing 767-300ER aircraft from ILFC. The aircraft delivered in April 2010.
Embraer has signed a contract with LOT Polish Airlines to convert four EMBRAER 175 firm orders to the EMBRAER 195 model. In the fourth quarter of 2007, the Polish airline placed an additional firm order for 12 EMBRAER 175 jets (at that time, the company operated six EMBRAER 170s and four EMBRAER 175s). Four aircraft …
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Jazz Air is expanding its charter fleet with the addition of a CRJ-200 regional jet (‘CRJ’). The addition of the CRJ to the Charter fleet will bring to five the number of aircraft that Jazz has available for ad hoc private charter work. In addition to the CRJ-200 jet, Jazz has four Dash 8 aircraft …
Aviall Services has entered into an exclusive worldwide aftermarket distribution agreement with Rolls-Royce for unique spare parts of the RB211-524 aircraft engines. Aviall will assume these spare part distribution responsibilities to RB211-524 customers in the fourth quarter of 2010. The agreement extends for the life of the engine. The RB211-524 engines power the Boeing 747 …
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Jacobs Engineering Group announced that its subsidiary Jacobs Spain, received a contract from Cessna Spanish Citation Service Center, to design and build a new Citation Service Center in Valencia, Spain. Services will be provided from Jacobs’ office in Madrid, Spain. Construction is scheduled to begin in January 2011. The new facility in Valencia will augment …
United Airlines reported its preliminary consolidated traffic results for April 2010. Total consolidated traffic increased in April by 0.6% on a decrease of 1.2% in capacity compared with the same period in 2009. This resulted in a reported April consolidated passenger load factor of 81.4%, an increase of 1.5 points compared to 2009.
Pinnacle Airlines released capacity and operational results for its Pinnacle Airlines Inc., subsidiary for April 2010. Traffic for the month increased 2.9% while capacity improved 0.1%. The load factor for April 2010 was up 2.0 pts to 76.6%.
LAN Airlines S.A. and its subsidiaries reported its preliminary monthly traffic statistics and punctuality indicators for April 2010. System passenger traffic for April increased 0.1% as capacity rose 7.1%. As a result, the Company
Cyprus Airways has extended its A320 power-by-the-hour contract with A J Walter Aviation, the complete aircraft support specialist, to include engine line replacement units. This contract is for a mixed fleet of nine A319/A320 aircraft with V2500 engines. Cyprus Airways is the national airline of Cyprus based in Nicosia. It operates scheduled services to over …
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GE Aviation has renamed its Czech operation to GE Aviation’s Business & General Aviation Turboprops. “The new name will better represent the organization’s strategy, which is to develop, manufacture and support turboprop engines for the Business and General Aviation segment,” explained Brad Mottier, Vice President and General Manager of GE Aviation’s Business and General Aviation …
