May 9, 2013

Alenia Aermacchi delivers first upgraded Tornado ECR to Italian Air Force

Alenia Aermacchi, in collaboration with BAE Systems and Cassidian, its Panavia consortium partners, has delivered the first upgraded Tornado ECR (Electronic Combat/ Reconnaissance) to the Italian Air Force. Alenia Aermacchi, as technical and program leader, is in the process of upgrading the avionics and systems of 15 Tornado ECR. The Tornado ECR MLU is the […]

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Bombardier reports first quarter revenues of $4.3bn

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Bombardier reported its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2013. Revenues totalled $4.3bn for the first quarter ended March 31, 2013, compared to $3.5bn for the same period last fiscal year. Earnings before financing expense, financing income and income taxes (EBIT) before special items totalled $240m, or 5.5% of revenues, compared to

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Norwegian reports strong passenger growth in April

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Norwegian released that capacity in April was up 40% and traffic was up 36%. The load factor was 73.6%, down 2.2 percentage points.

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IAG traffic down 5.6% in April 2013

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In April 2013, IAG traffic decreased by 5.6% versus April 2012, while Group capacity was down 2.9%. Group load factor for April was down 2.2 points to 79.2%.

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Bombardier expands maintenance capacity for commercial aircraft in Tucson, Arizona

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Bombardier has opened three new lines of maintenance at its Tucson, Arizona aircraft service centre to boost heavy maintenance capacity for Q400 and Q400 NextGen turboprops. The new lines are housed in an existing hangar space on Tucson’s 1,146,901 ft² service centre, complementing existing maintenance capabilities for Q-Series aircraft at Bombardier’s facilities in Bridgeport, West

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Boeing rolls out first 787 Dreamliner at increased production rate

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Boeing has rolled out of the factory the first 787 Dreamliner to be built at the increased production rate of seven airplanes per month. The airplane, which rolled out earlier this week, is the 114th 787 to be built overall and the 100th 787 to be built at the Everett, Wash., factory. Boeing’s 787 program

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AMR Corporation reports April 2013 traffic results

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AMR reported that consolidated traffic for April 2013 was 1.1% lower year-over-year, on 0.4% more capacity. The consolidated load factor decreased 1.3 points to 81.6% over the same period last year.

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GECAS delivers Airbus A320 on purchase and leaseback with Tiger Airways Holdings

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GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) has delivered a new leased Airbus A320 aircraft to Tiger Airways Singapore to expand the carrier’s fleet. The aircraft is the first of five scheduled for delivery in 2013 as part of a multiple aircraft purchase-and-leaseback transaction with Tiger Airways Holdings.

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Rolls-Royce awarded $35m contract to repair US Navy T56 engines

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Rolls-Royce has been awarded a $35m contract extension for repair and overhaul of T56 engines on US Navy aircraft. The services contract covers depot-level repair of the T56 Series III engine modules to support fielded P-3 and derivative aircraft, as well as T56-powered C-130 and C-2 aircraft. The repairs will take place at Rolls-Royce Engine

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