23 April 2015

IATA turns its attention to China’s air transport of lithium ion batteries

With recent concerns over a number of incidents involving fires on board planes that have resulted from faults with lithium ion batteries, IATA have now turned their attention to China’s air transport of such items. Their major concern, as put by their Director General Tony Tyler, is that “Disappointingly, we are seeing some wilful non-compliance […]

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Bombardier breaks ground on new Business Aircraft maintenance facility in Mainland China

Bombardier and Tianjin Airport Economic Area have officially signed definitive agreements confirming their joint venture and have commenced construction of a maintenance facility for Bombardier Business Aircraft, to be located in Tianjin, China. Leaders from both sides celebrated the venture with an official groundbreaking ceremony. The service facility, which is set to open in 2017,

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Biman Bangladesh Airlines acquires two Q400 NextGen Turboprops from Smart Aviation

Biman Bangladesh Airlines, the national flag carrier of Bangladesh, has signed an agreement with Smart Aviation Company of Cairo, Egypt for the lease of two Q400 NextGen turboprops. While Biman’s main hub is located at Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka, it also operates flights from its secondary hubs at Shah Amanat International Airport in Chittagong

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Airbus selects Korean Air Aerospace to manufacture Sharklet wingtips for the A330neo Family

Korean Air Aerospace Division (KAL-ASD), the aerospace manufacturing division of the Korean Air Group, has been selected by Airbus to supply new Sharklet wingtip devices including a wingspan extension for the A330neo – the new variant of the best-selling A330 Family of widebody aircraft. Under the terms of the agreement, KAL-ASD will manufacture the new

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Southwest Airlines' first quarter net income nearly triples

Southwest Airlines reported record first quarter net income of US$453m which included US$2m (net) of favorable special items, compared with first quarter 2014 net income of US$152m, which included US$26m (net) of favorable special items. First quarter 2015 total operating revenues increased 6.0% US$4.4bn, on a 6.0% increase in ASMs, both compared with first quarter

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UAL reports first-quarter 2015 profit of US$582m

United Airlines (UAL) reported first-quarter 2015 net income of US$582m, excluding US$74m of special items. Including special items, UAL reported first-quarter net income of US$508m. These results are a record first-quarter profit for the company. For the first quarter of 2015, total revenue was US$8.6bn, a decrease of 1.0% year-over-year. First-quarter consolidated passenger revenue increased

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B/E Aerospace reports first quarter 2015 financial results

B/E Aerospace reported first quarter 2015 revenues of US$690m an increase of 7.0% as compared with the prior year period (revenues increased 7.7 percent adjusting for the impact of Euro denominated sales). In addition, revenues from the Company’s Russian customers were severely impacted by geopolitical and macroeconomic forces, and demand from defense customers was also

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Allegiant Travel Company purchased three additional A320 aircraft

Allegiant Travel Company has purchased three additional A320 aircraft. The aircraft were most recently operated by a carrier in Europe and are scheduled to enter the Allegiant operating fleet in 2015. “We are happy to announce another successful transaction to acquire three additional high quality, used A320 aircraft,” said Jude Bricker, Senior Vice President of

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British Airways selects CTC Aviation as exclusive A320 type conversion training partner

British Airways has signed an exclusive agreement with airline pilot training and resourcing company CTC Aviation to deliver Airbus A320 conversion training for the airline’s newly qualified and experienced pilots; including those changing aircraft type as they move into Command roles. Initial plans will see up to 200 pilots commencing A320 type conversion training with

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