The Qantas Group has selected CFM International’s advanced LEAP-1A engine to power 78 Airbus A320neo aircraft currently on order. The engine order is valued at US$2.0bn at list price, including spare engines. This latest announcement takes total LEAP orders and commitments to more than 3,500 engines. In addition to the LEAP-1A being an option on […]
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Pratt & Whitney Global Service Partners’ Turkish Engine Center, recently celebrated delivery of its 100th overhauled CFM56 engine to Turkish Airlines. The Turkish Engine Center is a joint venture between Pratt & Whitney and Turkish Technic. A wholly-owned subsidiary of Turkish Airlines, Turkish Technic was established in May 2006 to provide airframe, line maintenance, Auxiliary
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AAR plans to build on its position as one of the top-5 Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (MRO) services providers with a planned expansion into Duluth, Minnesota. AAR signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) to work toward establishing a new AAR MRO location at a facility previously operated by Northwest Airlines, located at Duluth International Airport.
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Pinnacle Airlines Corp announced a leadership transition under which John Spanjers, currently chief operating officer of the company, will succeed Sean Menke as chief executive officer, effective June 1, 2012. Spanjers has been COO at Pinnacle since September 2011, and was president of Mesaba Aviation prior to joining Pinnacle.
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Alaska Air Group reported first quarter 2012 GAAP net income of $40.8m, compared to GAAP net income of $74.2m in 2011. Excluding mark-to-market fuel hedge gains of $19.9m ($12.5m after tax), the company reported first quarter 2012 net income of $28.3 million, compared to net income excluding special items of $29.5m in 2011.
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Southwest Airlines reported its first quarter 2012 results. First quarter 2012 net income was $98m, which included $116m (net) of favorable special items. This compared to net income of $5m, in first quarter 2011, which included unfavorable special items totaling $15m(net). Excluding special items, first quarter 2012 net loss was $18m, compared to net income
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For the first quarter ended March 31st, 2012, AMR incurred a net loss of $1.7bn compared to a net loss of $436m in the same period of 2011. Excluding reorganization and special items, the net loss was $248m compared to the net loss of $405m for first quarter 2011. AMR recorded first quarter 2012 consolidated
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JetBlue Airways, New York’s Hometown Airline, and Dubai-based international carrier Emirates, announced a codeshare agreement to connect the carriers’ networks via New York’s John F. Kennedy (JFK) International Airport. The two airlines have been interline partners since 2010.
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Jackson Square Aviation has joined the growing list of leasing companies to recognize the value of CFM International’s TRUEngine program, qualifying 28 CFM56-5B and 46 CFM56-7B engines in its portfolio. The TRUEngine designation serves as a method for identifying engines with CFM-approved content and facilitates product support of the engine system. Moreover, industry stakeholders can
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FL Technics extended its cooperation with UK based low cost carrier easyJet, by signing a three-year agreement for line maintenance services on nine Airbus A319 aircraft, at Manchester Airport and Newcastle International Airport. Following the completion of a tender issued by easyJet, the two companies extended the current line maintenance contract until 2015. According to
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