Back in July this year it was announced that the French government were selling off a minority 49.99% stake in Toulouse-Blagnac airport, located in the south west of France. At the time the government held a 60% stake in the airport, while the local Toulouse chamber of commerce held a 25% stake and a variety […]
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Virgin America reported its preliminary operational results for November 2014. The airline’s traffic increased 9.8% on capacity that was 1.3% higher than the same month in 2013. Load factor was 78.8%, up 6.1 points from November 2013. The number of onboard passengers increased 9.8% from the same month last year.
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Intrepid Aviation announced the acquisition of one Boeing 777-300ER. The aircraft was manufactured in 2012, is equipped with two General Electric GE90-115BL powered engines and is on long-term lease to Air France. With this aircraft, Intrepid consolidates its existing relationship with Air France, one of the world’s largest operators of Boeing 777-300ER aircraft.
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The modernisation of European airspace took a major step forward today with the appointment of a unique aviation industry partnership to coordinate and synchronise €3bn worth of upgrades to the continent’s air traffic management infrastructure. The European Commission has tasked the SESAR (Single European Sky ATM Research) Deployment Alliance, an unprecedented cross industry partnership made
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Air France welcomed the positive outcome of the consultation with all its pilots on the draft development agreement for Transavia France. With a very high participation rate, 53% of Air France pilots approved the agreement, reaching 60% for members of the majority union SNPL. This result will be approved by the Union Council of the
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LAN Airlines, part of LATAM Airlines Group celebrated the arrival of its first A321 on December 5th, at Santiago’s Comodoro Arturo Merino BenÃtez International Airport. This marks a significant milestone as LATAM Airlines affirms its regional and global presence as the largest A320 operator in Latin America. The aircraft, the first of 48 of its
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Iberia will support the repair of avionics and other OEM aircraft components for the cockpits of full-flight simulators located in Europe and belonging to CAE, a world leader in simulation and training for both civilian and military aircraft.The three-year contract covers the inspection and repair of avionics components such as the multipurpose control display unit
