China’s entry into the aviation market with a direct competitor for the latest variants of the Airbus A320 and Boeing’s 737, the Comac C919, has been a project beset with problems since its inception, and news has leaked out that its first flight scheduled for the end of 2015 has now been postponed until the […]
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The first A350-900 for TAM Airlines is progressing well in the Final Assembly Line (FAL) in Toulouse, France, with joining of the wings, the horizontal and vertical tail plane, the main landing gear and the tail cone to the fuselage. The A350 XWB is made of 70% advanced materials, including 53% composites, and incorporates the
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Air Lease Corporation announced long term lease agreements with Hainan Airlines for two new Boeing 787-9 aircraft, both from ALC’s order book with Boeing. ALC has ordered 46 new Boeing 787-9 and 787-10 aircraft in total for deliveries beginning in spring 2016.
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With more than 5 million passenger served in April 2015, Frankfurt Airport (FRA) saw the busiest April month in its history. Growth was driven by high demand for destinations in the Far East, as well as by a strong increase in domestic traffic. The high passenger growth rate of 7.5% was attributable to the non-recurrence
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Eastern Air Lines Group report that its operating subsidiary, Eastern Air Lines, has received an Air Carrier Operating Certificate from the US Federal Aviation Administration. Eastern received its certificate and “Part 121” operations specifications, which authorize passenger charters with large aircraft, in a short ceremony on May 13th, at Eastern’s headquarters in Building 5A at
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JetBlue Airways reported its preliminary traffic results for April 2015. Traffic in April increased 9.0% from April 2014, on a capacity increase of 6.6%. Load factor for April 2015 was 85.7%, an increase of 1.8 points from April 2014.
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For the month of April 2015, Copa Holdings’ system-wide passenger traffic increased 1.6% year over year, while capacity increased 7.0%. As a result, system load factor for April 2015 was 72.7%, a 3.9 point decrease when compared to April 2014.
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GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) announced delivery of a new leased Airbus A321 aircraft to Air China.The aircraft is part of GECAS’ existing order book with Airbus. Air China is a longstanding GECAS customer and is the flag carrier of the People’s Republic of China with a fleet of more than 300 aircraft.
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North America-headquartered completion and refurbishment specialist Flying Colours Corp. has inaugurated its interiors facility at the Bombardier Service Centre, Seletar Airport, Singapore. The grand opening ceremony, took place on April 21st. With a capacity for multiple aircraft projects to be undertaken at any one time Flying Colours has already completed its first project to refinish
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Finnair, the first European airline to operate the Airbus A350 XWB aircraft, has awarded Lufthansa Technik a 12-year agreement for component support for the new aircraft type. Lufthansa Technik is one of the leading providers of technical services for the aviation industry, and the agreement with Finnair is the company’s first contract for A350 XWB
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