Ryanair’s February traffic down 2%
Ryanair released that February 2012 traffic decreased 2% compared to the previous year, while the load factor was 76%, the same as in February 2011.
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Norwegian reports February load factor of 78%
Norwegian’s traffic in February 2012 increased 25% compared to February 2011, while capacity increased 21%. The load factor was up 2.2 points to 78%.
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Bombardier strengthens aftermarket service network in the Middle East
Bombardier Aerospace stepped up its commitment to build an industry-leading aftermarket service network for its business aircraft customers, with the announcement of the addition of a new Line Maintenance Facility (LMF) in Qatar. Qatar Airways’ Corporate Jet Division, Qatar Executive, based at Doha International Airport, has been named LMF for Challenger 300, Challenger 604, Challenger
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COMAC and Boeing sign collaboration agreement
Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China (COMAC) and Boeing signed a collaboration agreement, to partner in areas that will enable commercial aviation industry growth in China and potentially around the world. This is the first collaboration agreement between COMAC, which is building the new C919 jet and ARJ21 regional jet, and Boeing, which this year celebrates
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THAI’s first A380 makes maiden flight from Toulouse
The first A380 for Thai Airways International (THAI) took off for its maiden flight on March 5th, following completion of the airframe assembly and system tests in Toulouse, France. After a successful flight of more than four hours, the aircraft landed in Hamburg, Germany, where it is entering the next phase of production, covering cabin
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Rolls-Royce to build advanced manufacturing facility in Indianapolis
Rolls-Royce is investing $42m to build a new advanced manufacturing facility in Indianapolis. The new facility will produce components for some of the most advanced aircraft engines in the world and create more than 100 new jobs when the facility is fully operational in 2014. The engine components, known as Compressor Banded Stators, will be
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Sabena technics and Afriqiyah Airways develop airframe maintenance cooperation
French independent MRO provider Sabena technics, strengthens its assistance to Afriqiyah Airways, in order to ensure a rapid recovery of Libyan aeronautical transport. Two Afriqiyah Airways A330 landed at Sabena technics’ Bordeaux facilities in the first week of March, for maintenance C checks, modifications & consequent structural repairs. Sabena technics’ cooperation with Afriqiyah Airways was
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American Eagle Airlines' traffic up 19%
American Eagle reported a February traffic increase of 18.9% year-over-year as capacity increased 14%. February load factor was 70.2%, an increase of 2.9 points compared to the same period last year.
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Air Canada reports February traffic results
For the month of February, Air Canada reported a system load factor of 76.8%, versus 75.9% in February 2011, an increase of 0.9 percentage points. System traffic increased 6.5% on a system-wide capacity increase of 5.3%.
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Takata completes acquisition of BAE Systems subsidiaries
Tokyo-based Takata Corporation, a leading global supplier of automotive safety systems including seat belts, airbags and child seats, completed the acquisition of two BAE Systems subsidiaries: BAE Systems Safety Products, (based in Pompano Beach, Florida, USA) and Schroth Safety Products GmbH (based in Arnsberg, Germany). The total acquisition price was approximately $32m. The two companies
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