13 February 2015

Gulf carriers continue to erode US Airlines’ market share

The writing was on the wall when just over 12 months ago we reported that the African airline industry was losing out heavily to Middle Eastern-based airlines such as Emirates, Etihad and Saudi Airlines. We had seen Middle Eastern carriers outstrip performances from all other regions, where total passenger traffic (both domestic and international) was […]

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Delta TechOps now offers GE CF34-8 Aircraft Engine Maintenance Services to MRO Customers

Delta Air Lines’ maintenance division and its maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) provider business, will now be offering six variants of the CF34-8 jet engine to its list of aircraft engines eligible for MRO services: CF34-8C5, CF34-8C5A1, CF34-8C5A2, CF34-8C5B1, CF34-8E5, CF34-8E5A1. As the best-selling regional jet engine in its class, the CF34 by General Electric

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Satcom Direct strengthens support across the globe with new offices in Australia, Canada and the U.S.

With the new locations in Melbourne, Australia; Ottawa, Canada and Denver, Colorado; Satcom Direct now has nine international offices and five U.S. operations. At Satcom Direct’s new offices, technical, on-site staff members provide training, support and satcom system consultation for pilots, flight operations staff and maintenance crews while development teams work to bring new products

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Gogo Commercial Aviation receives AS9100 certification

Gogo, a leading global aero communications service provider, announced that its commercial aviation operation has earned AS9100 aerospace quality certification. AS9100 is the internationally recognized Quality Management System standard for the aviation, space and defense industries. The certification satisfies a major requirement that must be satisfied in order for Gogo’s technologies to become a line-fit

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Bombardier Aerospace reports fourth quarter and year end results

Bombardier Aerospace’s revenues amounted to US$3.3bn for the three-month period ended December 31st, 2014, compared to US$2.9bn for the same period last fiscal year, an increase of 15.8%. For the year, revenues totalled US$10.5bn, compared to US$9.4bn last fiscal year, an increase of 11.9%. Negative EBIT totalled US$1.3bn, or (39.2)% of revenues, for the fourth

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