October 2, 2012

Frontier Airlines announces executive changes

Frontier Airlines announced the appointment of Amit Agarwal as chief information officer of the Denver-based carrier. Frontier also announced the departure of Cliff Van Leuven, the airline’s vice president of customer service since 2004. Jan Fogelberg, currently Frontier’s vice president of commercial technology, will assume the role of vice president of customer service. An experienced […]

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Delta reports traffic down in September

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Delta’s system traffic in September 2012 fell 1.1% compared to the same period in 2011, while capacity was down 0.6%. This resulted in a 0.4 point decline in load factor, to 83.2%.

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Lockheed Martin awarded upgrade contract for 145 F-16s of the Republic of China Air Force

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Lockheed Martin was awarded a contract valued up to $1.85bn by the U.S. Government to initiate the upgrade of 145 Block 20 F-16A/B aircraft for the Republic of China (RoC). This retrofit program will include the addition of an Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar, embedded global positioning, as well as upgrades to the electronic

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PEMCO and leading low-fare airline join forces in new MRO program

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PEMCO World Air Services (PEMCO) announced a newly executed maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) contract with a U.S. based low-cost airline. The substantial project, which began on September 17th, focuses on the maintenance, repair and refurbishment of numerous passenger aircraft. The MRO work will take place at PEMCO’s 12-bay, full service FAA approved facility in

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OAG and masFlight to launch advanced aviation operations analysis tools

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OAG, a market leader in flight schedule and flight status data, signed a new strategic agreement with masFlight, a pioneer in aviation operations analysis, to jointly develop and market next-generation analysis tools for airlines and airports worldwide. The companies will collaborate in the further development of the innovative aviation data platform developed by masFlight, which

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Al Vorhauer appointed to Vice President, Operations at International Aircraft Associates

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International Aircraft Associates (IAA), an aftermarket Material and Technical Support Services company, announced the appointment of Al Vorhauer as Vice President, Operations effective immediately. In this new position, Vorhauer will be an integral part of IAA’s strategic growth plan. His expertise coupled with a vast aviation background will fortify IAA’s business operations and growth.

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ACG orders 6th B737-400SF for spec conversion

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Aeronautical Engineers (AEI), has been selected by Aviation Capital Group (ACG) to provide one B737-400SF 11 Pallet Configuration. The speculative conversion is expected to be completed in late February 2013 at which time the freighter will be available for immediate lease. The aircraft is a high gross weight B737-400 (MSN 28493) built in 1996 and

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GOL places order for 60 737 MAX airplanes

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Boeing and GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes announced GOL’s purchase of 60 737 MAX airplanes. GOL plans to use the new super-efficient 737 MAX to increase operational efficiency and reduce costs. The order is valued at approximately $6bn at published list prices.

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