It has been announced by local government officials in Germany that the finance ministry in Mainz, the capital of the Rhineland-Palatinate region, is to sell its 82.5% stake in the loss-making regional Frankfurt Hahn Airport to China’s Shanghai Yiqian Trading Company for a figure reported to be in the low two-digit millions of euros. The […]
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The Chief Executive Board of Star Alliance has appointed Jeffrey Goh as the Alliance’s Chief Executive, effective 1st January 2017, to succeed Mark Schwab, who will retire at the end of the year. Jeffrey Goh will head Star Alliances Services GmbH, the Germany-based brand and project management company which coordinates the activities of the world’s
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During May 2016 Volaris increased total capacity by 23.8% year over year, in response to strong demand in its domestic and international markets. Traffic in May increased 27.1% year over year and the load factor was up 2.3 points to 86%, compared to the previous year.
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Vector Aerospace, a global independent provider of aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services, has completed a 7,500 hour major inspection (“G-check”) and 12-year major inspection for an Airbus Helicopter AS332 L1 Super Puma helicopter operated by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD). The Super Puma was successfully delivered back to the LASD from
Bombardier Commercial Aircraft announced the successful completion of a C Series aircraft demonstration flight carrying senior executives from about twenty Star Alliance member airlines and media representatives. The historic flight of the innovative C Series aircraft, which features state-of-the-art technologies, departed Dublin at the conclusion of the 2016 Annual General Meeting of the International Air
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STG Aerospace, a leading aircraft cabin lighting OEM reported that British charter carrier Titan Airways is the latest airline to install STG’s liTeMood retrofit LED mood lighting system on its Boeing 757 aircraft. With the first retrofitted aircraft installed during a cabin re-configuration earlier this week and already in commercial service, its sister aircraft will
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FL Technics, a global provider of tailor-made aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul services, has successfully completed a cooperation project launched together with the United States Armed Forces. Under the project, FL Technics provided support services as well as secured appropriate conditions for the maintenance of heavy-lift helicopters CH-47 Chinook conducted by the U.S. Army 160th
Air Lease Corporation signed an agreement to sell 25 of its Embraer E190 and E175 aircraft in its fleet to Nordic Aviation Capital A/S (“NAC”). These Embraer aircraft have served ALC’s customers well, fulfilling regional passenger traffic demand. Over the past six years, ALC’s business has matured and has focused on mainline jet aircraft operations
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On a combined basis, Alaska Air Group reported an 11.6% increase in traffic on an 11.3% increase in capacity compared to May 2015. Load factor increased 0.2 points to 84.7%. These statistics include flights operated by Alaska, Horizon, and those under third-party capacity purchase agreements.
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