In what has been seen as a wildcat strike, 200 Air Berlin pilots called in sick on September 12, at short notice, forcing the insolvent carrier to cancel over 100 flights, resulting in chaos at many German airports and the cancellation of a number of trans-Atlantic flights. With the ailing carrier presently up for sale, […]
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UAL’s August 2017 consolidated traffic increased 2.3% and consolidated capacity increased 2.4% compared to August 2016. UAL’s August 2017 consolidated load factor decreased 0.2 points to 85.3% compared to the previous year.
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Allegiant Travel has posted preliminary passenger traffic results for August 2017. Traffic for the month was up 5.3%, while capacity increased 7.2% compared to the previous year. Load factor for August was down 1.5 points to 85.1%. Hawaiian Airlines has reported its system-wide traffic statistics for the month of August. Traffic for August increased 1%
Alaska Air Group has reported August operational results on a consolidated basis. On a combined basis for all operations, Air Group reported a 5.8% increase in traffic on a 5.5% increase in capacity compared to August 2016. Load factor increased 0.4 points to 86.2%.
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AFI KLM E&M and long-standing partner GMF AeroAsia have signed a Letter of Intent emphasizing the strength of their MRO relationship. On August 28, 2017 the two companies signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) under which their cooperation will move up a stage to become a strategic alliance designed to develop a range of multi-segment
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Thales has closinged the acquisition of US company Guavus, a pioneer in real-time Big Data analytics. Guavus is perfectly suited to help Thales address the growing needs of an increasingly connected global ecosystem. The company has built a recognised industrial “big data” platform particularly adapted to real-time analytics and designed to be easily implemented across
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Bombardier Commercial Aircraft has released its 20-year Market Forecast for the 60- to 150-seat segment. According to this new 2017-2036 Market Forecast, the 60- to 150-seat segment will be a catalyst to further growth, market penetration and airline profitability. The complete market is seen as 12,550 aircraft worth US$820bn, based on 2017 list prices. The
Earlier this summer, Norwegian launched 24 weekly transatlantic flights from Cork, Shannon, Dublin and Belfast serving the New York, Boston and New England areas on the U.S. East Coast, with the routes served by brand new Boeing 737 MAX aircraft. To help support the transatlantic operations and future growth in Ireland, Norwegian will open a
AJW Group has announced the appointment of Wilmer Lopez to Regional Sales Director of Latin America. Following successful growth in South America, Lopez’s appointment will continue to enhance AJW’s existing Latin America team, led by Asier Elorduy. As Regional Sales Director, Lopez’s prime responsibility will be to develop and strengthen customer relationships in Latin America
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StandardAero has been selected by Regional Jet OÜ, operating as Nordica Airlines, to provide MRO services for Honeywell RE220 auxiliary power units (APUs) on its fleet of CRJ-700 & 900 fleet aircraft and MRO services for Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) PW127M turboprop engines powering its fleet of ATR-600 aircraft. Nordica is the flag carrier
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