November 13, 2017

Island Air ceases operations after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

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After filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last month, as of November 11, Hawaii’s Island Air has ceased all operations. Following last Friday’s flights, all airplanes were grounded and any passengers who had booked flights from November onwards were advised to make alternative arrangements. Island Air was responsible for operating over 400 flights per week …

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ICBC Leasing places US$1.1bn order for CFM LEAP-1B engines

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ICBC Financial Leasing, a subsidiary of Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), and CFM International have signed and agreement for the purchase of 80 LEAP-1B engines to power 40 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft. ICBC Leasing is scheduled to begin taking delivery in 2018.

Sichuan Airlines signs A350 XWB Flight Hour Services (FHS) components support

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Sichuan Airlines, an all-Airbus-fleet airline based in Chengdu, has selected Airbus Flight Hour Services (FHS) and Airbus Real Time Health Monitoring Service (AiRTHM) to provide components and predictive maintenance support securing the highest service level and operations for its new fleet of four A350 XWBs. Sichuan Airlines is to operate the A350 XWBs in the …

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VietJet Air and Vietnam Airlines select P&W PurePower Geared Turbofan engines

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Vietnam Airlines has selected the P&W PurePower Geared Turbofan (GTF) engine to power 20 A321neo Airbus aircraft. The deal, which is valued at US$1.5bn at list prices, includes a 12-year EngineWise Fleet Management Program. VietJet Air is another Vietnamese airline to choose the PurePower Geared Turbofan (GTF) engine to power an order of 10 new …

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United's October load factor down

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UAL’s October 2017 consolidated traffic increased 1.7% and consolidated capacity increased 3.4% versus October 2016. UAL’s October 2017 consolidated load factor decreased 1.3 points to 81.1% compared to October 2016.

GOL reports October load factor of 80.6%

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GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes, reported that traffic in October 2017 increased 8.1%, while capacity rose 1.9% year-over-year. Load factor for October 2017 was up 4.6 points to 80.6% over the same period of 2016.

Spirit Airlines reports October 2017 traffic

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Spirit Airlines reported its preliminary traffic results for October 2017. Traffic in October increased 21.6% versus October 2016 on a capacity increase of 21.2%. Load factor for October 2017 was 83.2%, an increase of 0.3 points compared to October 2016.

Gulf Air and CFM sign US$1.9bn LEAP-1A engine and services deal

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Gulf Air and CFM International have signed an agreement for the purchase of 58 LEAP-1A engines to power 17 Airbus A321neo and 12 A320neo aircraft, as well as an additional seven spare engines to support fleet operations. The engine order is valued at approximately US$1.9bn at list price, including a long-term service agreement. The aircraft …

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Commsoft signs new OASES contract with Africa World Airlines

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Africa World Airlines (AWA), a new Ghanaian airline headquartered in Accra, has selected OASES from Commsoft to support its fleet of six Embraer EMB-145 aircraft. This is the thirteenth new OASES contract signed in the first half of 2017, covering the aviation engineering activities of fifteen direct customers in twelve different countries – and further …

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Falcon Aviation adds three more Leonardo AW169s to helicopter fleet

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On the opening day of this year’s Dubai Airshow, Falcon Aviation confirmed an order for three additional new Leonardo AW169 helicopters, in readiness to start a significant new offshore contract from early 2018. The new aircraft will bolster Falcon Aviation’s fleet of the type to five. As a pioneer of the AW169 in the Middle …

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Island Air ceases operations after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

ICBC Leasing places US$1.1bn order for CFM LEAP-1B engines

Sichuan Airlines signs A350 XWB Flight Hour Services (FHS) components support

VietJet Air and Vietnam Airlines select P&W PurePower Geared Turbofan engines

United's October load factor down

GOL reports October load factor of 80.6%

Spirit Airlines reports October 2017 traffic

Gulf Air and CFM sign US$1.9bn LEAP-1A engine and services deal

Commsoft signs new OASES contract with Africa World Airlines

Falcon Aviation adds three more Leonardo AW169s to helicopter fleet

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