Frontier Airlines’ traffic increased 2% in September 2011 while capacity was down 2% compared to the same period in 2010. September had a load factor of 86% compared to 83% in the same month last year.
Boeing and Lion Air, an all-Boeing Next-Generation 737 operator, are pioneering the use of precision navigation technology in South Asia with the introduction of Required Navigation Performance (RNP) flight operations. RNP enables airplanes, using global positioning systems, to fly precisely predefined flight paths without reliance on ground-based navigation stations. Lion Air, together with Boeing and …
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Republic Airways Holdings released preliminary passenger traffic results for September 2011. Traffic for the month decreased 2% compared to the same month last year, while capacity was down 3%. Consolidated load factor was 80% in September of 2011 versus 79% in the same month last year.
Alaska reported a 10.4%Â increase in traffic on a 7.2%Â increase in capacity compared to September 2010. This resulted in a 2.4-point increase in load factor to a September record of 83.9%.
US Airways Group announced September 2011 traffic results. Mainline traffic for the month was down 0.9% versus September 2010, mainline capacity was down 2.7% versus September 2010. Mainline passenger load factor was a record 83.6% for the month of September, up 1.5 points versus September 2010.
Nextant Aerospace, which introduced the concept of remanufacturing to the business jet market, has received Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certification for its Nextant 400XT aircraft, the first completely remanufactured business jet. The FAA Certification is the final step in the approval process for the 400XT, a plane that is the equivalent of a new jet at a cost approximately half that …
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The Southern Service Flight Company (SSFC) of Vietnam has signed a contract with Eurocopter South East Asia for a third EC225, with an option for another, to be added to its fleet for offshore oil and gas operations. It is scheduled to be delivered in early 2013.
AWAS has finalized the acquisition of two Boeing 737-800’s and one Airbus A330-200 passenger aircraft from another lessor. The two 737’s are already on long-term leases to current AWAS customer Garuda Indonesia, and the widebody Airbus A330-200 is on lease to Qantas.
Hawaiian Airlines released that Peter R. Ingram, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will assume a new role at the airline as Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer, effective November 1, 2011.
Porter Airlines reported a September load factor of 68%, 12.2 points higher than the previous year. Capacity for the month grew 20.4% and traffic increased 46.8%.
