April 10, 2013

Porter Airlines signs purchase agreement for up to 30 Bombardier CS100 aircraft

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Porter Airlines has signed a conditional purchase agreement for 12 CS100 airliners, with options for an additional 18 CS100 aircraft. The agreement also includes purchase rights on six Q400 NextGen aircraft. The parties also disclosed that Porter Airlines is the unidentified customer that signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) for CS100 aircraft as announced by […]

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Alenia Aermacchi awarded logistics support contract for the Brazilian AMX fleet

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Alenia Aermacchi has signed a three-year €58m contract with the Brazilian Air Force (Força Aérea Brasileira) to provide logistics support services to the FAB’s AMX fleet, named A-1 in Brazil. The contract includes several elements: “on site” engineering support, (a permanent Alenia Aermacchi team will be based at Parque de Galeao in Rio de Janeiro)

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Volaris becomes first Mexican airline with Sharklet-equipped A320

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Mexican low-cost carrier Volaris took delivery of its first Sharklet-equipped Airbus A320 with a special flight from Mexico City to Cancun. Volaris is the first Mexico-based operator of the new fuel-saving wing tip devices. The flight showcased the aircraft efficiency to official representatives from France, Germany, Spain and United Kingdom who were onboard and accompanied

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Honeywell and Boeing sign technical services agreement

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Honeywell and Boeing have signed a technical services agreement to research and develop technologies for the next generation of high-speed, in-flight wireless connectivity on Boeing platforms including the 787, 777, 737NG and 747-8. With this agreement, Honeywell and Boeing are addressing passengers’ increasing demands for faster, more reliable in-flight connectivity on iPads, smartphones, tablet devices

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Copa Holdings reports decreased load factor for March

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Copa Holdings, S.A. reported that consolidated traffic for March 2013 increased 19.5%, compared to the same period in 2012, while capacity increased 21.5%. The load factor for the month was down 1.2 points to 74.7%.

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Sichuan Airlines takes delivery of one new Airbus A330-300 from Air Lease Corporation

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Air Lease Corporation delivered one new Airbus A330-300 wide-body aircraft (MSN 1397) on lease to Sichuan Airlines (Chengdu, China) for twelve years. Sichuan Airlines operates both Airbus A320 family and A330 family aircraft on lease from ALC.

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Sikorsky Aerospace Services launches BLACK HAWK training center in Colombia

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Sikorsky Aerospace Services announced the opening of a new UH-60 BLACK HAWK Helicopter Flight Simulator Training Center at the Colombian Air Force Base in Melgar. The first of its kind in South America, the center provides pilot and flight crew training for the Colombian Armed Services and Sikorsky military customers throughout the region. Sikorsky Aerospace

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Thales makes new connections with Gogo

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Thales, a leader in In-flight entertainment and connectivity (IFEC) systems and Gogo, a leading provider of in-flight connectivity, announced a new partnership. The relationship will enable airlines to select a highly integrated, powerful IFEC product that combines Gogo’s connectivity solutions with the Thales TopConnect cabin system. Thales and Gogo first partnered to deliver an IFEC

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Royal Jordanian and JALCo sign maintenance agreement

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Royal Jordanian and Jordan Airmotive Limited Company (JALCo) sealed an agreement for the repair and overhaul works on the CF6-80C2 engines installed on RJ’s Airbus 310s, effective April 10, 2013. RJ president/CEO Amer Hadidi and JALCo Chairman Hatim Bashir signed the three-year contract at RJ’s headquarters.

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Commercial Jet to open 400,000 ft² aviation services facility in Alabama

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Commercial Jet announced the opening of a new 400,000 ft² facility at Dothan Regional Airport (DHN) in Dale County, Alabama, more than tripling its capacity to provide freighter conversion and MRO (maintenance, repair and overhaul) services. The Dothan Houston County Airport Authority has initiated the twelve million dollar construction renovation to be completed in stages

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