Tigerair, the low-cost subsidiary of Virgin Australia, has permanently ceased flying to the Indonesian island of Bali after failing to come to terms with the country’s AOC129 requirements relating to scheduled flights. Problems began on January 12, when approximately 700 passengers were affected after the Indonesian government claimed the carrier did not have permission to […]
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With the upcoming end of his mandate as a Member of the Group Executive Committee (GEC), Marwan Lahoud, will leave his current position as Head of International, Strategy and Public Affairs of Airbus effective end of February. Lahoud has been a Member of the GEC for ten years and served the company in different roles
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As part of its contribution to preserving aviation heritage, Airbus will be transferring four of its test aircraft to museums: the Museum of Air and Space in Paris-Le Bourget and Aeroscopia in Toulouse. These aircraft comprise: A320 MSN1, recently withdrawn from the test aircraft fleet; A340-600 MSN360; A380 MSN2 and A380 MSN4. These aircraft will
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WestJet released its fourth quarter and year-end results for 2016, with full-year net earnings of CA$295.5m. This compares with the net earnings of CA$367.5m reported in the full-year 2015. The airline achieved its 47th consecutive quarter of profitability, reporting fourth quarter net earnings of CA$55.2m compared to CA$63.4m reported in the fourth quarter of 2015.
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Avolon, the international aircraft leasing company, announced the delivery of one Airbus A320NEO aircraft to IndiGo. This is the twenty-fifth Avolon aircraft on lease to IndiGo.
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SAS reported scheduled traffic increased 20.5% in January and capacity was up 11.3% compared to January 2016. The load factor for the month improved by 5.3 points to 69.0%. SAS carried 1.9 million scheduled passengers in January, up 9.8% vs. last year.
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Spirit Airlines reported fourth quarter and full year 2016 financial results. GAAP net income for the fourth quarter 2016 was US$48.5m or US$53.9m, excluding special items. GAAP net income for the full year 2016 was US$264.9m, or US$291.0m, excluding special items. For the fourth quarter 2016, Spirit’s total operating revenue was US$578.4m, an increase of
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Avinco has been awarded an exclusive remarketing mandate to place three Freighter Boeing 747-400F on behalf of China Airlines. MSN 30760 and 30761 are 2000 vintage and MSN 30762 is 2001 vintage. All three aircraft were originally built as freighters with nose cargo doors and are GE (CF6-80C2B1F) powered.
FL Technics has opened a new line maintenance station at Batumi International Airport (BUS). With the opening of the third location, FL Technics now has ground presence in all of Georgia’s international airports. The new line maintenance station is equipped to service the most popular Airbus A320 and Boeing 737NG aircraft types. FL Technics first
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In January, Finnair’s overall capacity measured in Available Seat Kilometres grew by 0.1%, and traffic measured in Revenue Passenger Kilometres grew by 3.4% year‐on‐year. Overall, the passenger load factor increased by 2.6 points to 80.5%.
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