China’s HNA Group acquires 23.7% of Brazil’s Azul Airlines for US$450 million

China’s HNA Group has acquired a 23.7% stake in Brazil’s Azul Airlines (Azul) through its subsidiary, Hainan Airlines, the agreement first disclosed in November last year. Aside from Azul and a pending investment US$114 million for a 13% stake in Virgin Australia, HNA Group also has a stake in Africa World Airlines, Aigle Azur, Comair […]

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American Airlines and TWU-IAM Association reach interim agreement on pay increases

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American Airlines (AAL) and the TWU-IAM Association announced they have reached an interim agreement to provide significant pay increases to the 30,000 maintenance, fleet service and other related employees represented by the TWU-IAM Association. The pay increases will go into place immediately while the negotiating committees continue working toward a joint collective bargaining agreement for

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Norwegian reports passenger growth and solid load factor in July

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Norwegian reported that July traffic increased 15% and capacity was up 14% compared to the same period in 2015. The load factor was 94.6%, up 0.8 points.

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IATA – terrorism, economic uncertainty, weigh on traffic

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The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global passenger traffic data for June showing that demand (measured in revenue passenger kilometers or RPKs) rose by 5.2% compared to the year-ago period. This was up slightly from the 4.8% increase recorded in May (revised). However, the upward trend in seasonally-adjusted traffic has moderated since January. June

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Hawaiian Airlines reports load factor of 86% in July

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Hawaiian Airlines has announced its system-wide traffic statistics for the month of July and year to date. Traffic for the month was up 6.4% compared to the previous year, while capacity was up 4.3%. The load factor for July was up 1.7 points to 86.2%

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Avtrade announces appointment of new Regional Sales Director

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Avtrade has appointed Tom Vansittart as Regional Sales Director with responsibility for Europe and the America’s. A purchasing and supply qualified expert with 18 years’ experience in the aviation industry, Tom brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to Avtrade’s sales department. With a background in engineering stores, aircraft interiors procurement, vendor management and more

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Allegiant breaks ground on US$24m training center in Orlando Area

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Allegiant on Thursday, August 4, formally broke ground on the airline’s new East Coast training center, located adjacent to Orlando Sanford International Airport (SFB) in Sanford, Florida. The US$24m, 43,000 ft² facility will be completed and equipped to begin hosting training for Allegiant flight crew members and mechanics by Q1 of 2017. Allegiant operates a

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China’s HNA Group acquires 23.7% of Brazil’s Azul Airlines for US$450 million

American Airlines and TWU-IAM Association reach interim agreement on pay increases

Norwegian reports passenger growth and solid load factor in July

IATA – terrorism, economic uncertainty, weigh on traffic

Hawaiian Airlines reports load factor of 86% in July

Avtrade announces appointment of new Regional Sales Director

Allegiant breaks ground on US$24m training center in Orlando Area

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5 August 2016

China’s HNA Group acquires 23.7% of Brazil’s Azul Airlines for US$450 million

American Airlines and TWU-IAM Association reach interim agreement on pay increases

Norwegian reports passenger growth and solid load factor in July

IATA – terrorism, economic uncertainty, weigh on traffic

Hawaiian Airlines reports load factor of 86% in July

Avtrade announces appointment of new Regional Sales Director

Allegiant breaks ground on US$24m training center in Orlando Area

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