Norwegian reported that a total of 3,148,511 passengers chose to fly with the airline in October. This is 14% more than during the same period last year. The total traffic growth increased by 29%, while the capacity growth increased by 31% compared to the previous year. The load factor in October was 87.4%, down 1.0 […]
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German pilots’ union Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) is looking to Lufthansa offshoot, Eurowings, to provide better conditions after the union had rejected a labor agreement which would have allowed the low-cost carrier to employ staff from the now defunct Air Berlin on German contracts. Lufthansa is looking to grow Eurowings by taking on 1,700 staff from
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Rolls-Royce has announced that Liz Airey has been appointed as Chair of Trustees of the Rolls-Royce UK Pension Fund. Airey, the non-executive chair of Jupiter Fund Management and a former Chair of Trustees of the Unilever UK Pension Scheme, will take up the post at the end of December 2017 upon the retirement of Paul
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The Maldives’ two main international airports, Velana (MLE) and Gan (GAN), operated by Maldives Airports Company Ltd (MACL), are now using Rockwell Collins’ ARINC vMUSE™ Common Use Passenger Processing System to improve airport processes while expediting the check-in process for passengers. MLE recently renewed its existing contract with Rockwell Collins while GAN signed a new
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The Pratt & Whitney Turkish Engine Center has signed one of its largest maintenance contracts, when Turkish Airlines selected the engine center for up to a five-year EngineWise™ service agreement covering 100% of the airline’s V2500® and CFM56-7b engine overhaul requirements. The Pratt & Whitney Turkish Engine Center, a joint venture between Pratt & Whitney
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Sabre Corporation has signed a multi-year agreement to provide Sabre MIDT Network Plus data to Hong Kong Airlines. The purchase is expected to be central in providing the airline with much-needed intelligence as they chart their expansion plans into North America. Following this first destination in continental United States, the airline hopes to further expand
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Magnetic MRO has further extended its engine repair capability by adding top case repair and bushing replacement to its current service offering. As of October 20th, 2017, the company has extended its capability across the CFM56 range of engines including CFM56-3, CFM56-5 and CFM56-7, with EASA and FAA approvals provided. Through this new capability, Magnetic
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StandardAero Aviation and Airbus have finalized the acquisition by StandardAero of Vector Aerospace from Airbus. Vector is a global aerospace maintenance, repair and overhaul company, providing responsive, quality support for turbine engines, components, fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft. A truly international company, it generated revenues of over US$700m in 2016 and employs approximately 2,200 people in
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Mente Group CEO Brian Proctor is the new Chairman of the National Aircraft Resale Association (NARA). The announcement follows the fall membership meeting, which coincided with the recent annual NBAA-BACE event in Las Vegas where nominations for the 2018 Board of Directors and Products & Services Member Advisory Council were aired. In his new role,
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Air China has taken delivery of the airline’s first 737 MAX 8. China’s national flag carrier is the first airline in the country to receive the 737 MAX. Customers throughout China will take delivery of nearly 100 737 MAXs by the end of next year. Boeing’s partnership with Air China dates back to the 1970s.
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