July 6, 2017

IATA’s passenger figures for May show more moderate, but still strong demand

IAG reports June load factor of 84%

International Airlines Group traffic in June increased by 3.9% versus June 2016, while Group capacity rose by 3.5%. The load factor for the month improved 0.3 points to 84.3%.

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Norwegian carried more than 3 million passengers in June

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Norwegian reached a new milestone in June, flying more than three million passengers in one single month. The total traffic growth increased by 19% in June, driven by 20% capacity growth compared to June 2016. The load factor for June was 89.7%, compared to 90.2% the previous year.

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Norwegian CFO Frode Foss to leave the company

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CFO of Norwegian, Frode Foss has decided to leave the company. Foss has been the CFO of Norwegian since the company was established in 2002. Vice President Investor Relations, Tore Østby, will take on the position for an interim period. Tore Østby joined Norwegian as Vice President IR in 2014.

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Boeing, FedEx Express to collaborate on ecoDemonstrator testing

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As part of the continuing effort to accelerate aerospace innovation, Boeing and FedEx Express will work together to fly the next ecoDemonstrator. Starting in 2018, a new Boeing 777 Freighter made for FedEx Express will test emerging technologies, such as propulsion advancements and flight deck innovations. The ecoDemonstrator program, now in its fifth iteration, serves

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PEMCO names GAMECO as new Passenger-to-Freighter aircraft conversion provider

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PEMCO World Air Services (PEMCO), a division of Airborne Maintenance and Engineering Services (AMES) and wholly owned subsidiary of Air Transport Services Group, has announced an agreement with China-based MRO Guangzhou Aircraft Maintenance Engineering (GAMECO) to perform B737-700, -400 and -300 passenger-to-freighter conversions in the Asia-Pacific region. The agreement follows the launch of PEMCO’s B737-700

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C&L Aviation Group opens new Miami office

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C&L Aviation Group has opened a new satellite office in Miami, Florida to serve Latin American Airlines, Military, and Corporate Operators. The office will be managed by C&L’s Director of Business Development for Latin America, Carlos Ordonez. The new location will focus on regional and corporate aircraft sales, engines, and aircraft parts sales. The South

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AeroMobile equips 100th 3.5G connected aircraft

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Panasonic Avionics (Panasonic) subsidiary AeroMobile has added 100th aircraft to its 3.5G mobile network. With 60% of airlines now offering 3.5G inflight connectivity, users of the AeroMobile service grew by 57% between 4Q16 and 1Q17. The inflight 3.5G network is complementary to Panasonic’s global inflight connectivity service. It offers passengers a simple and elegant way

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Precision Aircraft Solutions delivers 29th Freighter to DHL

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Precision Aircraft Solutions has completed its 29th passenger-to-freighter conversion for the DHL global network. Work on the 757-200 aircraft, MSN 28174, was performed at Flightstar in Jacksonville, Fla.

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