April 2, 2015

Boris Johnson, London’s Mayor, refuses to allow London City Airport’s expansion

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There is consternation all round as, despite the local borough council having already approved plans to expand London City Airport (LCY), London’s Mayor, Boris Johnson has refused to allow the expansion to go ahead. Plans submitted were for a £200 m (US$295m) injection of capital to virtually triple the size of the terminal to 50,000ft2, […]

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Mexico becomes launch customer for new Airbus C295W

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The Mexican Navy (Semar) has become the launch customer of the latest version of the Airbus C295 medium transport aircraft – the new C295W equipped with winglets. Thanks to the winglets, the C295W will be able to transport more payload to a longer distance with around a 4% fuel savings, even in hot and high

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CIT orders five more A321ceo aircraft

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CIY Group, a global leader in transportation finance has placed a firm order for five more A321ceo aircraft, in effect doubling its most recent commitment for five A321ceo’s signed at the 2014 Farnborough International Airshow and firmed up in November 2014. This latest agreement brings CIT’s total order for the A320 Family to 205 aircraft, comprising

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ANA Holdings firms up order for seven additional A321s

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ANA Holdings has firmed up an order for seven more A321 aircraft (four A321ceo with Sharklets and three A321neo), following the previous announcement in January this year. This firm order brings ANA’s total order for the A320 Family to 37 aircraft (26 A321neo, four A321ceo with Sharklet, and seven A320neo). ANA Group will be the

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Delta reports March load factor of 85%

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Delta reported a total system traffic increase of 2.5% compared to the previous year, total capacity increased 2.9% year over year. System load factor was 85%, down 0.3 points compared to March 2014.

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Alaska Air Group reports March 2015 operational results

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Alaska reported an 11.6% increase in traffic on a 13.2% increase in capacity compared to March 2014. This resulted in a 1.2 point decrease in load factor to 86.5%. Horizon reported a 7.0% increase in March traffic on a 5.1% increase in capacity compared to March 2014. This resulted in a 1.4 point increase in

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ITT announces acquisition of Hartzell Aerospace

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ITT Corporation has completed the acquisition of Hartzell Aerospace, a leading manufacturer of highly engineered and customized solutions for aerospace environmental control systems on a wide range of high-growth, next-generation aircraft platforms. “The acquisition of Hartzell Aerospace will unlock powerful new opportunities for ITT to expand its presence on new and existing platforms in the

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Pratt & Whitney to deliver first entry into service engine parts using additive manufacturing

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While Pratt & Whitney has produced more than 100,000 prototype parts using additive manufacturing over the past 25 years – and hundreds more to support the PurePower Geared Turbofan engine family’s development – the company will be the first to use additive manufacturing technology to produce compressor stators and synch ring brackets for the production

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Fifth Avolon aircraft on lease to Pegasus

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Avolon, the international aircraft leasing company, announces the delivery of a Boeing 737-800 aircraft to Pegasus Airlines. The delivery is Avolon’s fifth aircraft on lease to Pegasus, one of Europe’s fastest growing airlines. Headquartered in Ireland, with offices in the United States, Dubai, Singapore and China, Avolon provides aircraft leasing and lease management services. Avolon

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Bruce Aerospace obtains FAA and EASA certification for Qantas Airways’ A330 LED Cabin Lighting Systems

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Bruce Aerospace has successfully added the Airbus A330 to their list of certified platforms for the white/bi-colour LED lighting product line after the system was selected by Australia’s largest airline, Qantas Airways. The lighting enhancement installation forms part of the airline’s reconfiguration program of its A330 aircraft which are deployed on main East/West trunk routes

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Boris Johnson, London’s Mayor, refuses to allow London City Airport’s expansion

Mexico becomes launch customer for new Airbus C295W

CIT orders five more A321ceo aircraft

ANA Holdings firms up order for seven additional A321s

Delta reports March load factor of 85%

Alaska Air Group reports March 2015 operational results

ITT announces acquisition of Hartzell Aerospace

Pratt & Whitney to deliver first entry into service engine parts using additive manufacturing

Fifth Avolon aircraft on lease to Pegasus

Bruce Aerospace obtains FAA and EASA certification for Qantas Airways’ A330 LED Cabin Lighting Systems

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