Embraer performed the first engine run for the Legacy 500, on January 17th, at the Company’s headquarters in São José dos Campos, Brazil. This was the second major milestone in the development of the midsize executive jet program, following the aircraft’s roll out, on December 23, 2011. A series of preparatory evaluations – such as APU tests […]
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Airbus has been chosen by AVEOS, a full-service maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) provider headquartered in Montreal, to implement the ‘Airbus Managed Inventory’ (AMI) service. AMI will ensure the replenishment of Airbus proprietary parts at AVEOS’ facilities, utilizing an automated inventory management system. The AMI service, which underlines Airbus’ innovative strategy in offering customised services
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Air Nostrum of Valencia, Spain took delivery it’s 75th Bombardier commercial aircraft at Bombardier’s Mirabel facility in Québec. The aircraft, a CRJ1000 NextGen regional jet, was accepted by Miguel Ángel Falcón, General Manager, Air Nostrum. The 75th aircraft follows nine CRJ1000 NextGen, 11 CRJ900, and 35 CRJ200 regional jets, as well as 19 Q300 turboprops that have
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Air Namibia, the Windhoek based national airline of the Republic of Namibia, has ordered two new Airbus A319 aircraft. Air Namibia already operates two leased A319s on regional routes, and two A340-300 aircraft on its international route between Windhoek to Frankfurt, Germany.
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Delta Air Lines reported that January 2012 consolidated traffic increased 14.5% compared to the prior year period, while the company’s capacity declined 4.3 points. System load factor increased 2.3 points to 77.5%.
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International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC), released that it intends to raise a new senior secured term loan of $900m. ILFC plans to use proceeds of the new term loan to repay a portion of the Company’s outstanding debt and related interest expense, to pay related fees and expenses for the transaction, and for general corporate purposes.
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WestJet reported January 2012 traffic results with a load factor of 79.9%, while traffic increased 11.5% year over year, and capacity grew 8.6% over the same period.
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Global Aviation Holdings, the parent company of World Airways, North American Airlines and other subsidiaries, announced that to achieve a cost and debt structure that is industry competitive it has commenced a financial restructuring through the voluntary filing of petitions to reorganize under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code in the United States District Court for the
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Héroux-Devtek, a leading Canadian manufacturer of aerospace and industrial products, reported its results for the third quarter of fiscal 2012 ended December 31 2011. Consolidated sales for the third quarter were $93.4m, an increase of 8.8% from $85.8m for the same period last year. Sales rose in all product lines, including strong growth for Industrial
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Porter Airlines had a record January load factor of 55.7%, 4 points higher than the previous year. January results show that capacity increased 31% compared to January 2011 while traffic increased 41%.
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