Ethiopian Airlines has added its ninth Boeing 787 Dreamliner to its expanding fleet. The new aircraft which was received on August 3rd has been named ‘Great Wall of China’. This latest additional aircraft will support the route to Hong Kong from Addis Ababa.
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Willis Lease Finance, the premier independent jet engine lessor in the commercial finance sector, reported second quarter 2014 net income was $2.2m, compared to $9.7m in the second quarter of 2013, and $4.3m in the first quarter of 2014. Earnings for the second quarter of 2013 were positively impacted by a one-time $8.6m tax benefit
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Spirit Airlines and its flight attendants, represented by the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA), reached a tentative agreement for a five-year contract. The tentative agreement, which is subject to ratification by the flight attendant membership, planned for fourth quarter 2014, was unanimously supported by the union’s leadership. The agreement was reached with the assistance of
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Astronics Corporation, a leading provider of advanced technologies for the global aerospace and defense industries, announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Ballard Technology (Astronics Ballard Technology) is a key technology partner with Cathay Pacific Airways and will supply the Aircraft Interface Device (AID) for their innovative new eEnabled Aircraft Program. Aircraft Interface Devices are an essential
The Armed Forces of Malta took delivery of their first AW139 intermediate twin-engine helicopter during an official ceremony. The aircraft, delivered in June, will primarily be used to perform maritime border control missions.
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Gogo has received a supplemental type certificate (STC) from the FAA to install its Gogo Vision wireless in-flight entertainment product on commercial aircraft with or without Gogo’s connectivity service. Gogo Vision, the leading wireless in-flight entertainment product for commercial aviation, allows passengers to stream movies and television shows to their own Wi-Fi enabled devices from
Continuing its fleet growth, FLY Leasing, a global lessor of modern commercial jet aircraft, has acquired a Boeing 737-800 to be leased to a leading airline in North America and an Airbus A330-300 on lease to a leading airline in Asia. The Airbus aircraft is the first of three A330s that FLY is acquiring in
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Southwest Airlines released that traffic in July 2014 increased 6.6% compared to July 2013, while capacity increased 2.6%. The July 2014 load factor was 86.7%, compared to 83.5% in July 2013.
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Air Canada reported system load factor of 86.7%, versus 85.6% in July 2013, an increase of 1.1 points on a system-wide capacity increase of 11.4%. On this additional capacity, system wide traffic for July increased 12.7%.
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