Rolls-Royce reported the first run of the Trent 1000-TEN, which will power all variants of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. The engine, which is scheduled to be certified to 78,000lbs thrust by the end of 2015, will offer commonality for customers operating a combination of 787 Dreamliner models and provide margin to Boeing requirements for 76,000lbs […]
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The domestic and regional subsidiary of Fiji Airways, Fiji Link took delivery of its first brand new ATR 72-600 on operating lease from Singapore-based aircraft leasing company Avation PLC. The acquisition of the new ATR is part of the airline’s dynamic expansion plan to support network growth on its domestic and regional routes in the
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For the month of May Delta reported traffic increase of 5.8% compared to the same period in 2013, while the load factor was up 3.6% year over year. The load factor for May increased 1.7 points to 86.5%.
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Frontier Airlines reported the appointment of Bill Meehan as the low fare carrier’s new Chief Operating Officer. Meehan brings nearly 30 years of industry experience to the role, which includes responsibility for flight, inflight and airport operations, as well as the airline’s safety and security program. Meehan joins Frontier with substantial experience in the airline
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Wesco Aircraft Holdings announced the commencement of a public offering of 6,000,000 shares of its common stock by an affiliate of The Carlyle Group. In addition, the underwriter will have a 30-day option to purchase up to 900,000 additional shares from Carlyle. Upon completion of the offering, Carlyle will beneficially own approximately 24.1% of the
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Robinson Helicopter Company received Transport Canada’s certification for the R66 Turbine Police Helicopter. Robinson’s R66 Police model is specially configured for law enforcement and meets the latest FAA crashworthiness regulations. The R66 Police helicopter combines R66 power, altitude performance, and payload with the latest in surveillance technology. Turn-key ready, the R66 police comes standard with
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JorAMCo will provide heavy maintenance services to Indian carrier Jet Airways, on four Airbus A330 of its fleet between May and July of this year. The work scope includes C checks in addition to cabin refurbishment. This collaborative effort is a continuation of the 2013’s program where JorAMCo has completed three maintenance checks. Jet Airways
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Santos Dumont, the aviation technical consultancy and asset manager, announced that it is to redeliver one Boeing 737-400 aircraft on behalf of Globus Airlines. The aircraft MSN 25168 is being redelivered to ILFC. The aircraft is scheduled to be redelivered in October 2014.
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AJW Group, the integrated aircraft solutions specialist, has appointed Jason Cordoba as Commercial Development Officer. In this newly defined position Cordoba will be working with key members of the AJW Group team such as Deepak Sharma, Chief Technical Officer and Andy Smith, Group Operations Director who have both been at the forefront of the business
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