Bombardier Aerospace has received a firm order for 10 Challenger business jets from an undisclosed customer. The order includes five Challenger 300 jets and five Challenger 605 jets. The transaction is valued at approximately $280m, based on the 2013 list price for typically equipped aircraft. Bombardier also secured a firm order for 10 Challenger 350 […]
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Boeing and Air Algerie announced a commitment for eight Next-Generation 737-800 airplanes. When finalized, the order will be worth $724m at list prices and will be posted to the Boeing Orders & Deliveries website. This latest announcement represents a key part of the airline’s continued fleet renewal and expansion.
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On Thursday January 2nd 2014 Airbus rolled-out its third A350 XWB flight-test aircraft, MSN2, from the paint shop in Toulouse, marking yet another successful milestone on the path to entry-into-service in Q4 2014. As well as featuring a distinctive “Carbon” signature livery to reflect its primary construction from advanced materials, this aircraft is also the
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Zhejiang Loong Airlines, based in Hangzhou, capital city of Zhejiang province in Eastern China, has signed its first purchase agreement with Airbus, for 20 A320 Family aircraft, including 11 A320ceo and nine A320neo, becoming the lastest Airbus customer. The agreement follows the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed in September at the Beijing Airshow. In addition
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Emirates Airline and Airbus have completed discussions and signed the firm contract for 50 additional A380s originally announced at the Dubai Airshow on 17th November 2013. The contract documents were finalised by Tim Clark, Emirates Airline President, during a visit to Airbus’ Headquarters in Toulouse, France. Tim Clark, President Emirates Airline said on the occasion:
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Alaska reported a 6.5% increase in traffic on a 4.5% increase in capacity compared to December 2012. This resulted in a 1.7-point increase in load factor, to 88.0%. Horizon reported a 3.9% increase in December traffic on flat capacity compared to December 2012. This resulted in a 3.1-point increase in load factor, to 82.5%.
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Boeing set a company record in 2013 for the most commercial airplanes delivered in a single year with 648. The company’s unfilled commercial orders stood at 5,080 at the end of the year. Boeing also booked 1,531 gross commercial orders in 2013 and 1,355 net commercial orders in 2013, the second-largest number in company history.
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Aviation Partners Boeing (APB) released that Southwest Airlines has ordered Split Scimitar Winglets for its Boeing Next-Generation 737-800 aircraft. APB’s newest program is the culmination of a five-year design effort using the latest computational fluid dynamic technology to redefine the aerodynamics of the Blended Winglet into an all-new Split Scimitar Winglet. The unique feature of
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WestJet reported December 2013 traffic results with a load factor of 81.7%, slightly down by 0.2 points. Traffic increased 7.2% year over year and capacity grew 7.4% over the same period.
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Constant Aviation has been awarded the Aruba Certificate of Acceptance. The certification now authorizes Constant’s Cleveland Facility to perform and sign off maintenance for any Aruban registered aircraft.
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