Frontier Airlines reports March 2011 traffic
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5 April 2011
Lockheed Martin F-35 flight test program shows progress in first quarter
Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II test jets made considerable flight test progress during the first quarter of 2011, conducting 199 test flights versus a plan of 142 flights. Additionally, the F-35B short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) variant logged six times more vertical landings in the first quarter than in all of 2010. The test program remained
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World Airways to operate Boeing 747-400 Freighter for Emirates SkyCargo
World Airways, a subsidiary of Global Aviation Holdings, has reached an agreement with Emirates SkyCargo to operate one Boeing 747-400 freighter on a full-time basis beginning in April 2011. Under the agreement, World will provide scheduled services linking Dubai with Frankfurt and Sao Paulo twice a week, with an additional weekly round-trip flight between Dubai
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Continental and LOT Polish Airlines start codesharing
Continental Airlines and LOT Polish Airlines, both Star Alliance members, announced they have started codesharing on flights between select destinations in the United States and Europe. Effective April 2, 2011, Continental is placing its "CO" code on LOT’s trans-Atlantic flights between Continental’s New York hub, Newark Liberty International Airport, and LOT’s Warsaw hub, as well
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Hugh Jones appointed President of Sabre Airline Solutions
Sabre Holdings, a world leading travel technology company, has appointed Hugh Jones, current president and chief executive officer of Travelocity, to president of Sabre Airline Solutions. He will be replaced by Carl Sparks, current president of Gilt Groupe and a former online travel executive, who will assume the role of Travelocity president and CEO. Travelocity
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Ethiopian Airlines signs 777 Component Services agreement
Ethiopian Airlines signed an agreement to participate in the 777 Component Services Program (CSP). CSP is a parts-provisioning program that significantly reduces the airline’s up-front investment in spare parts and offers a quick and reliable supply of critical parts from a pool shared by participating 777 operators. Ethiopian Airlines is the 13th airline in the
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Virgin Atlantic becomes twin jet operator with Airbus A330
Virgin Atlantic Airways has for the first time in its history deployed a twin engine jet to serve on its transatlantic routes, using an A330-300 aircraft. The inaugural passenger flight between Manchester and Orlando, USA, is part of Virgin Atlantic
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Lufthansa Technik and SCHOTT plan to cooperate on cabin lighting
Lufthansa Technik and SCHOTT plan to work together more closely on cabin lighting for passenger planes. A contract to this effect is to be signed very shortly. Conceived to be a "one-stop shop" strategy, the collaboration will cover the entire process chain, ranging from the design of lighting to manufacturing, installation and approvals, but also
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Cambridge Airport bolsters management team
Cambridge Airport, UK, has appointed Ruth Holcroft as Commercial Manager, reporting to Airport Director Archie Garden. In what is a new role for the airport, Ruth takes on responsibility for business development as the management team works to explore and establish some key regional
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Kellstrom Industries expands global distribution agreement with AMETEK Aerospace & Defense
Kellstrom Commercial Aerospace has expanded its global distribution agreement with AMETEK Aerospace & Defense to include exclusive worldwide distribution of AMETEK Rotron Commercial aftermarket products. As part of the agreement, Kellstrom will also provide 24 hour a day, seven day a week AOG support to all of Rotron