March 5, 2017

7,500 jobs and economy threatened by proposed Swedish aviation passenger tax

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The International Air Transport Association (IATA) have expressed concerns over the impact of the proposed ‘green tax’ levy of SEK430 per ticket, with analysis indicating that the result will severely impact on the Swedish economy, while also putting up to 7,500 jobs at risk. The inquiry committee also acknowledged that the overall impact on climate …

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NAC sells ten Bombardier Dash 8-Q400s to Flybe

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Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC) has confirmed that it has completed the sale of ten Bombardier Dash 8-Q400s to Flybe, the largest regional airline carrier in Europe. This transaction involved MSNs 4187, 4191, 4195, 4204, 4209, 4323, 4332, 4333, 4338 and 4380.

Lufthansa names Wilken Bormann new CEO of Munich hub

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Wilken Bormann is the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at the Munich hub from March 1, 2017. In this role he is responsible for the commercial management, station management, ground infrastructure and processes, as well as for the further development of the southern Lufthansa hub. In addition, Wilken Bormann is also responsible for the operational …

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Vector Aerospace to enhance Bell 407 performance and fuel efficiency

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Vector Aerospace is reporting strong demand for the Rolls-Royce M250-C47B Value Improvement Package (VIP) upgrade, which is available to operators of Bell Helicopter’s best-selling platform, the Bell 407. Vector, an award-winning M250 Authorized Maintenance Repair and Overhaul Center (AMROC), has teamed up with Rolls-Royce to perform 16 conversions since the VIP upgrade program was introduced …

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Ryanair February traffic grows 10%

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Ryanair released that February 2017 traffic grew 10% to 8.2m customers, compaired to the same period in 2016. The load factor for February rose 2% points to 95%.

Southwest Airlines and Material Specialists reach agreement in principle

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Southwest Airlines has reached an Agreement in Principle with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) on the terms of a new contract for the Company’s Material Specialists, the workgroup responsible for the Company’s technical operations inventory management across the system. Details of the agreement were not released. Southwest said its Negotiating Team will be meeting …

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