Alain Bassil, Air France EVP Operations, was presented with the first FRA145 certification from the Chief of Staff of the French Air Force, General Jean-Paul Palomeros. Air France applied for FRA 145 approval governing military aircraft maintenance in the spring of 2010. The facilities that would be used in military activities were audited in November […]
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GECAS announced the signing of a sale-leaseback agreement with Istanbul-based Pegasus Airlines for the delivery of four new Boeing 737-800 aircraft. Deliveries are all scheduled for this month. Pegasus, a scheduled and charter operator, is the second largest airline in Turkey, serving 100 destinations in 17 countries
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Qatar Airways announced orders for three 777 Freighters and two 777-300ERs. The orders are valued at $1.4 billion at list prices. The 777 Freighter order was previously accounted for on Boeing’s Orders and Deliveries website as unidentified in 2010. The 777-300ER order was previously accounted for on the Orders and Deliveries website in 2011.
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The Russian carrier UTair and regional turboprop manufacturer ATR reported the signature of a contract for the purchase of 20 ATR 72-500s. The announcement of the deal, valued at $426 million, took place in Kiev. With the entry into service of these new aircraft, UTair will respond to the increasing market demand for regional connectivity
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Norwegian’s traffic for the month of March 2011 increased by 22%, while capacity increased by 27%. The load factor was 75 %, down 3 p.p. compared to the same period in 2010.
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Ryanair reported that traffic in March 2011 increased 11% compared to the same period in 2010, while the load factor was flat at 79%.
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SAS announced that March 2011 traffic increased by 0.3% and capacity for the month increased 7.6% vs same period 2010. The load factor was down 5.0 pts to 68.1%.
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Aviation Capital Group (ACG) has closed the sale of $750 million of its 6.750% senior notes due April 6, 2021. Proceeds from the offering will be used for general corporate purposes. In 2010, ACG issued $600 million of Rule 144A senior notes and $255 million of privately placed unsecured notes. Including the sale of the
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Southwest Airlines released that March 2011 traffic increased 9.8% compared to March 2010. Capacity increased 8.9% and the load factor for the month was 81.6% compared to 81.0% for the same period last year.
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Alain Bassil, Air France EVP Operations, was presented with the first FRA145 certification from the Chief of Staff of the French Air Force, General Jean-Paul Palomeros. Air France applied for FRA 145 approval governing military aircraft maintenance in the spring of 2010. The facilities that would be used in military activities were audited in November
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