Senegal Airlines, the new African operator, has awarded a five year power-by-the-hour contact for its first two A319 aircraft to A J Walter Aviation. The start-up airline has purchased six Airbuses for its fleet and will take delivery of two more this year. In addition, Senegal Airlines has signed a multi-million dollar spares lease with […]
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JorAMCo and Air Arabia signed contract annexes for heavy maintenance services on seven A320 aircraft operated by Air Arabia. The service includes heavy C-checks, engine swaps, relevant SBs and Ads, modifications and upgrades. The signing of the contract took place during the MRO ME 2011 in Dubai. Work on the first Air Arabia A320 aircraft
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Air Mauritius signed an exclusive 6-year contract with AFI KLM E&M, covering its A319 and A340 nacelle component maintenance support. Air Mauritius is the flag carrier of the Republic of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean. Founded in 1967, it currently operates a fleet comprising four A340-300s, two A340-300Es, two A330-200s, two A319-100s and two ATR72-500s.
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Aircraft Industries, a Czech-based aircraft manufacturer, signed a five-year sales agreement with GE Aviation for the purchase of M601 and H80 engines. The engine agreement is for the L410-UVP-E20 aircraft, a twin-engine commuter aircraft, with annual production of 10+ units. Aircraft Industries plans to complete GE H80-powered L410 aircraft certification by mid-2012. Once introduced, the
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Southwest Airlines reported that January 2011 traffic increased 13.2% compared to January 2010. Capacity increased 7.5% and the load factor for the month was 76% up 3.9 pts compared to the same period last year.
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For the month of January 2011, Copa Holdings’ system-wide passenger traffic increased 20.7%, while capacity increased 24.0%. System load factor for January 2010 was 79.3%, a 2.2 pts decrease when compared to January 2010.
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SAS Group’s traffic increased 5.4% during January and capacity increased 8.2% vs same period 2010. The passenger load factor decreased by 1.7 pt to 63.9%. SAS Group carried 1.8 million passengers in January, up 7.8%.
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Aircell a leading provider of inflight connectivity, has closed a $35 million financing with its existing investors and Aircell’s management team. Through its Gogo, Gogo Biz, and other services, Aircell offers Internet connectivity on laptops, smartphones and PDAs on nine of the top 11 U.S. airlines and on nearly 6,000 business aircraft, enhancing the inflight
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American Airlines reported that January traffic increased 2.0% versus the same period last year. Capacity increased 2.% year over year, resulting in a load factor of 75.8%, 0.4 points lower than the same period last year.
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