With Airbus having been badly affected by problems with the delivery of Pratt & Whitney PW1100G engines for the 320neo, Bombardier has also had to revise its expected delivery figures for 2016 as a result of problems with the PW1500G geared turbofan engine. Of the original target delivery figure of 15 CS100s, Bombardier expects to …
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Ryanair reported that traffic for August grew 11% compared to the same period in 2015. The load factor rose 1.0 point to 96%.
Vietnam’s Jetstar Pacific Airlines has finalised a purchase agreement with Airbus for 10 A320ceo aircraft. The contract follows an MOU announced earlier this year. Based in Ho Chi Minh City, Jetstar Pacific is a joint venture between Vietnam Airlines (70%) and the Qantas Group (30%). The order from Jetstar Pacific marks the first direct purchase …
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Singapore Technologies Engineering (ST Engineering) aerospace arm, Singapore Technologies Aerospace (ST Aerospace) announced that its 50%-owned associated company, Madrid Aerospace Services has been liquidated. Consequently, Madrid Aerospace Services has ceased to be an associated company of ST Aerospace. The liquidation of Madrid Aerospace Services, which is based in Madrid, Spain, is the result of an …
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Norwegian carried almost 2.9 million passengers in August, an increase of 12% compared to the same month in the previous year. The load factor was unchanged at 90%. Traffic for the month as well as capacity, invreased 17% compared to the same period in 2015.
Comlux The Aviation Group has become the first to retrofit an Airbus corporate jet, an ACJ319, with Sharklets, which bring fuel-saving of up to 4% and a corresponding range improvement. The retrofit, carried out by TAP Maintenance and Engineering as part of the first such turnkey-project managed by Airbus Corporate Jets, is also the first …
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Vietnam’s Vietjet has placed a firm order with Airbus for 20 A321 single aisle aircraft to meet growth on its domestic and regional network. The purchase agreement, covering 10 A321ceo and 10 A321neo, was signed in Hanoi on August 6 by Vietjet President and CEO, Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao and Fabrice Brégier, Airbus President & …
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Apollo Aviation Group, a multi-strategy aviation investment manager, reported that in the second quarter of 2016 it has contracted to purchase nine commercial aircraft including eight narrow-body and one wide-body. With the exception of one aircraft, the new aircraft are all from the in-production Airbus A320 and Boeing 737NG families. Eight of the aircraft were …
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Hawker Pacific NZ (HPNZ) has achieved a notable milestone in becoming the first aviation company in New Zealand to be certified by the Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand (CAA) under Civil Aviation Rule (CAR) Part 100. Hawker Pacific NZ was also the first company to achieve Part 147 certification (Maintenance Training) in-country, continuing to …
