Rolls-Royce and British Airways have completed contracts for Trent 900 and Trent 1000 engines to power up to 61 new wide-body aircraft. The order, originally announced in September 2007 and worth in excess of $5 billion at list prices if all options are exercised, is for Trent 900 engines to power 12 Airbus A380 aircraft, …
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Vietnam Airlines has selected a full suite of Rockwell Collins avionics, including its MultiScan Threat Detection System and Multi-Mode Receiver (MMR) Global Landing System, for 36 new Airbus 321-200 aircraft. Deliveries will begin in 2011 and continue through 2014. The agreement was recently celebrated in a signing ceremony between the two companies in Hanoi and …
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Asiana Airlines of South Korea has become a new customer for the A380 following the signature of a firm order for six aircraft. Deliveries are scheduled to begin in 2014 and the airline plans to operate the aircraft with a premium layout on key routes to Europe and the US. The carrier will make an …
GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes S.A. and Qatar Airways, the national carrier of the State of Qatar, announced the signature of a code-share agreement. Under the agreement, Qatar Airways will add its code (QR) to GOL flights departing from Sao Paulo to 48 Brazilian destinations. Thus, Qatar Airways, which operates to Sao Paulo non-stop from its …
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WestJet appointed Cameron (Cam) Kenyon to the position of Executive Vice-President, Operations. Cam Kenyon joins WestJet from Lynx Aviation in Denver, Colorado, where he served as president and chief operating officer since 2008 and was responsible for safety, security and regulatory compliance, human resources, accounting, flight operations, maintenance and engineering, airport customer service and the …
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Delta Air Lines released traffic results for December 2010. System traffic in December 2010 increased 2.4% compared to December 2009 on a 3.9% increase in capacity. Load factor decreased 1.1 points to 80.1%.
American Airlines’ December traffic increased 1.8% and capacity increased 1.8% year over year. December load factor was 80.6%, matching the same period last year.
Row 44, a provider of in-flight broadband connectivity, has received a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) to equip commercial aircraft in Europe with its broadband connectivity platform. “EASA approval marks another major milestone for Row 44, clearing the final hurdle for us to offer our in-flight broadband connectivity platform …
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AirTran Airways reported December and full-year 2010 traffic. The low-cost leader recorded all-time annual records for available seat miles, load factor and enplaned passengers. For December, AirTran Airways’ traffic increased 2.7% on a 1.1% rise in capacity. The load factor for December was up 1.2 pts to 78.9%.
Astronics Corporation has been selected by Iberia Airlines, the Spanish flag carrier, to supply its EMPOWER in-seat power systems for the airline
