WestJet announced December 2016 traffic results with a load factor of 80.8%, an increase of 1.6 points year over year. Traffic increased 9.1% year over year and capacity grew 7.1% over the same period.
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Alaska Air Group reported December and full-year operational results on a combined basis, for its subsidiaries Alaska Airlines and Virgin America and for its regional flying operated by subsidiary Horizon Air Industries and third-party regional carriers, SkyWest Airlines and PenAir (Regional). On a combined basis, Air Group reported a 5.6% increase in traffic on a
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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has accepted the certification plans for the innovative WheelTug aircraft electric drive system for Boeing 737NG aircraft. The WheelTug system enables an airplane to taxi forward and backward, using small electric motors in its nosewheels rather than jet engines or a tow tug. It will benefit airlines by well over
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Aviation Capital Group, the commercial aircraft leasing subsidiary of Pacific Life Insurance Company, has placed follow-on orders with Airbus for 35 additional A320 Family aircraft, consisting of 30 A320neo Family aircraft, 2 A320ceo aircraft and 3 A321ceo aircraft. ACG has also secured the option to purchase 10 additional A320neo aircraft. Including this commitment, ACG and
Waypoint Leasing has agreed to lease one Airbus H225 helicopter to Global Helicopter Service, a German operator with a strong presence in Africa, for utility and humanitarian support missions. Since its inception in 2013, Waypoint has been active in supporting oil and gas, utility, firefighting and other industrial-focused helicopter operators, this transaction will further diversify
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