March 10, 2015

Shipments ban for lithium batteries sought while fire safety still an issue

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For a number of years here have been concerns over the potential for lithium ion batteries to ignite and cause a fire onboard planes. This includes batteries used in mobile phones. However last year there were a number of incidents involving lithium batteries, notably a fire discovered by baggage handlers on a Boeing 737-800 moments […]

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Pilot strike in Norwegian is finally over

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Norwegian has reached an agreement to finally end the pilot strike, which has lasted for 11 days. “I am very relieved that the strike has been called off and that our passengers finally can feel confident that our flights will operate as normal again,” said Norwegian’s CEO Bjørn Kjos. With the new collective agreement, Norwegian

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Malaysia takes delivery of first Airbus A400M

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Airbus Defence and Space has formally delivered the first of four Airbus A400M military transport ordered by the Royal Malaysian Air Force. The handover also marks the first delivery of an A400M to an export customer outside the original launch nations. The aircraft was accepted at the A400M Final Assembly Line in Seville, Spain on

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Pratt & Whitney to raise list price for PurePower engine

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Pratt & Whitney is raising list prices of its fuel-efficient PurePower Geared Turbofan (GTF) engine across the product line to reflect the significant value these engines are expected to provide customers following entry into service. The new pricing is scheduled to go into effect in 2015. Pratt & Whitney continues to achieve impressive test results

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American Airlines Group reports February traffic results

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American Airlines Group’s traffic for February was down 0.7% versus February 2014. Total capacity was down 1.8% versus February 2014. Total passenger load factor was 79.3% for the month of February, up 0.9 points versus February.

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Republic Airways announces retirement of Executive Vice President and COO Wayne C. Heller

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Republic Airways announced that Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Wayne C. Heller is retiring effective March 13, 2015. For more than 15 years, Mr. Heller has served as a senior leader at Republic Airways. He joined the airline in 1999 as Vice President of Flight Operations. In 2004, he was appointed to the

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United reports February 2015 operational performance

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UAL’s February 2015 consolidated traffic was flat and consolidated capacity decreased 0.4% versus February 2014. UAL’s February 2015 consolidated load factor increased 0.3 points to 79.5% compared to February 2014.

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Cabot Aviation arranges sale of one BAe 146-300 aircraft

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Cabot Aviation has arranged the successful sale of one BAe 146-300 aircraft on behalf of Astra Airlines of Thessaloniki, Greece. The aircraft has been sold to a UAE-based lessor. The 1991 aircraft Serial Number E3193 is powered by ALF502R-5 engines and is fitted with 112 leather seats, and was delivered on March 3rd, 2015.

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GECAS delivers two new Airbus A321s to Juneyao Airlines

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GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS), the commercial aircraft leasing arm of GE, delivered two new Airbus A321 aircraft to Juneyao Airlines to expand the carrier’s fleet. The aircraft are part of GECAS’ existing order book with Airbus. Juneyao started operations in 2006 as one of China’s private airlines. Today it operates a fleet of more

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FAI Technik GmbH welcomes Alexander Mair as Commercial Director

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German General Aviation MRO FAI Technik GmbH, a subsidiary of the Air Ambulance and VIP-Charter Operator FAI rent-a-jet AG, announced that Alexander Mair, former Managing Director of RUAG Aerospace Services GmbH, responsible for RUAG´s General Aviation Business Unit in Germany, has joined FAI´s competence team as Commercial Director and will work alongside FAI´s Technical Director,

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Shipments ban for lithium batteries sought while fire safety still an issue

Pilot strike in Norwegian is finally over

Malaysia takes delivery of first Airbus A400M

Pratt & Whitney to raise list price for PurePower engine

American Airlines Group reports February traffic results

Republic Airways announces retirement of Executive Vice President and COO Wayne C. Heller

United reports February 2015 operational performance

Cabot Aviation arranges sale of one BAe 146-300 aircraft

GECAS delivers two new Airbus A321s to Juneyao Airlines

FAI Technik GmbH welcomes Alexander Mair as Commercial Director

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