It is understood that the Obama administration is on the point of releasing information that greenhouse gases from the aviation industry pose a threat to human health. It is believed the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will produce an ‘endangered finding’ and if this is the case, it will present an opportunity for the Obama administration […]
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In May, Norwegian reported total passenger traffic increased by 19% and the total capacity increased by 8% compared to the same period in 2014. The load factor was high, 84.9% up 7.9 points compared to the previous year.
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The International Air Transport Association (IATA) reported that Andres Conesa, CEO of Aeromexico, has assumed his duties as Chairman of the IATA Board of Governors for a one-year term, effective immediately. Conesa is the first Mexican to hold this position. Conesa succeeds Calin Rovinescu, CEO of Air Canada, whose one-year term expired at the conclusion
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Sabre Corporation, a global technology provider to the travel and tourism industry, has signed a new technology agreement with Turkey’s leading passenger air carrier, Turkish Airlines, to provide its AirCentre Flight Plan Manager solution to streamline the airline’s operations. In addition, the airline will be moving from its current flight tracking system to adopt Sabre’s
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Air Lease Corporation announced long term lease agreements with China Eastern Airlines for three new Boeing 737-800 aircraft. The aircraft are from ALC’s order book with Boeing and are scheduled for delivery in 2016. The airline has already leased 15 new Airbus and Boeing jets from ALC, all of which have been delivered to the
Republic Airways reported preliminary passenger traffic results for May 2015. Traffic in May, was down about 2%, compared to the same period in 2014, with a 1% reduction in capacity. The load factor decreased 1 point compared to the same period last year to 82%.
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Waypoint Leasing has reached a lease agreement for two helicopters with Titan Helicopter Group, a leading provider of helicopter services with operations spanning South Africa, Namibia, Angola, Equatorial Guinea, Libya, Peru, Antarctica, Mozambique, India and the Ivory Coast. The AW139 delivered new from AgustaWestland as part of Waypoint’s order book and the Sikorsky S76C+ is
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Precision Aircraft Solutions has been contracted to begin a 757 passenger-to-freighter conversion for San Francisco-based Vx Capital Partners. The privately owned leasing company, which specializes in commercial aircraft and engines, tapped Precision earlier this month to assist with capitalizing on the thriving market.The aircraft, MSN 25397, is a 757-200 with winglets and Pratt-Whitney engines. Conversion
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West Star Aviation announced the completion of their new paint facility at their Grand Junction, CO (GJT) location. The new facility is 41,000 ft² and features two bays: one for strip, sand and priming, the other is a state of the art downdraft bay. Each bay is 120 feet wide and will be able to
Magnetic MRO, a Total Technical Care MRO organization based in Tallinn, Estonia, gained capability to overhaul and repair B767 evacuation slides. This was added to the existent capabilities for B717, B737 CL/NG and Airbus A320 family. Whilst the first wide-body slides have already arrived to the facilities and the overhaul will be provided in-house, Magnetic
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