Norwegian Air International completed its DOT foreign air carrier permit application in February 2014. It usually takes no more than 6 months for the DOT to reach a decision. However this particular application appeared to be met with considerable opposition. Currently it seems that approaching 90% of transatlantic air traffic is dealt with by three […]
2015 should bring increasingly good news for customers and passengers of the Lufthansa Group, according to the plans of the Deutsche Lufthansa AG Executive Board. The Supervisory Board gave the formal go-ahead to the ‘Wings’ concept presented by the Executive Board at its meeting on December 3rd, and approved the lease of up to seven
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Magnetic MRO launched its Engine On-Wing Maintenance unit as part of the strategy to offer Total Technical Care MRO services. Comprehensive Engine On-Wing Services will cover a wide range of engine line maintenance, as well as extensive LRU/QEC component support programs. The services are aimed to support customers in reducing unplanned engine removals due to
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Airbus Group and Safran announced the creation of their new Joint Venture named Airbus Safran Launchers. With an initial workforce of around 450, starting operations on January 1st, 2015, Airbus Safran Launchers will maintain the outstanding level of quality and reliability of Ariane 5, while working on a new family of state-of-the-art space launchers to
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A ceremony was held on December 3rd, at the Airbus (Tianjin) site to celebrate the 200th A320 Family aircraft assembled by the Airbus Tianjin Final Assembly Line (FALC). Daniel Baubil, Airbus Executive Vice President and Head of Single Aisle Family Programme handed over the A319, a member of the A320 Family, to China Eastern Airlines.
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As the Royal Air Force receives its first Airbus A400M Altas at RAF Brize Norton, full-scale production of the refueling probe for the A400M is now well underway at GE Aviation, Hamble, providing key mission capabilities for this new-generation multi-role military transport. The six-meter-long probe is installed on the A400M’s upper fuselage above its cockpit,
Boeing has completed the world’s first flight using “green diesel,” a sustainable biofuel that is widely available and used in ground transportation. The company powered its ecoDemonstrator 787 flight test airplane with a blend of 15% green diesel and 85% petroleum jet fuel in the left engine. Sustainable green diesel is made from vegetable oils,
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CIT Group, a global leader in transportation finance, announced that CIT Aerospace has signed purchase agreements with Airbus for 15 A330-900neo (new engine option) aircraft and five A321-200ceo (current engine option) aircraft. Deliveries of the A330-900neo are scheduled to begin in 2018 and deliveries of the A321-200ceo are scheduled to begin in 2015. The A330-800neo
Alaska reported a 9.8% increase in traffic on a 9.0% increase in capacity compared to November 2013. Load factor increased 0.6 points to 82.8%. Horizon reported flat November traffic on a 1.4% increase in capacity compared to November 2013. Load factor decreased 1.1 points to 76.1%. Horizon also reported 87.9% of its flights arrived on-time
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WestJet announced November 2014 traffic results with a load factor of 80.5%, an increase of 0.8 points year over year. Traffic, increased 8.0% year over year, and capacity grew 6.9% over the same period.
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