China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited (CALC), the Hong-Kong based lessor, has taken delivery of its first Airbus A320neo aircraft, and in parallel celebrated handing it over to lessee Frontier Airlines. CALC has 68 A320neo Family aircraft on order and a total of 147 Airbus aircraft in its orderbook. The A320neo powered by CFM engines …
IAG has reported that Group traffic in November increased by 7.0% versus November 2016, while Group capacity rose by 4.7% compared to the previous year. Group load factor increased 1.8 points to 80.7% compared to November 2016.
Ryanair has released November traffic statistics with traffic increase of 6% to 9.3m customers. The load factor for the month rose 1% point to 96%. Rolling annual traffic to November grew 11% to 128.7m customers.
The first Boeing [NYSE: BA] KC-46A tanker that will be delivered to the U.S. Air Force next year successfully completed its first flight and airborne tests today, taking off from Paine Field at 10:32 a.m. PST and landing approximately three-and-one-half hours later. During the flight, Boeing test pilots took the tanker to a maximum altitude …
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American Airlines (AAL) has chosen Services by Airbus to provide cabin upgrades for 202 of its A321s in-service. The airline will be the first retrofit customer for Airbus’ new Airspace XL bins. The larger bins provide a 40% increase in storage space for carry-on bags, reducing bin crowding and the need to check bags at …
The Mexican Navy has received its final two AS565 MBe Panther helicopters during a delivery ceremony at Airbus Helicopters in Marignane. With their order for ten units in 2014, the Mexican Navy became the launch customer of this new version. The first four helicopters were delivered in 2016 and the remaining six during the course …
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Delta Air Lines and WestJet have agreed to deepen their existing partnership by entering into a comprehensive transborder joint venture that will increase travel choices between the U.S. and Canada. The airlines have entered into a preliminary memorandum of understanding regarding their intention to deepen their existing partnership to form an commercial joint venture arrangement, …
Lufthansa Technik in Hamburg, Germany is currently preparing to offer on-wing and MRO services for the CFM International LEAP-1A (Airbus A320neo) and -1B (Boeing 737 MAX) engine. Therefore, Lufthansa Technik is one of the first MRO providers to support customers worldwide already in the early stages of their operation of LEAP powered aircraft. In addition …
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Enhancing the level of service provided to customers and shareowners and positioning itself for further growth, Executive AirShare has created a new leadership position within the company. The nation’s third-largest fractional aircraft ownership company has released that Jill Plumb will serve as vice president of marketing, corporate communications and customer experience. This new position oversees …
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U.K. budget carrier easyJet will now go head-to-head with Lufthansa on domestic German routes after successfully acquiring elements of the now defunct Air Berlin. While currently flying to international destinations from Berlin Schoenfeld airport, the low-cost carrier will now fly four domestic routes to Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Munich and Stuttgart from Berlin Tegel, the larger inner-city …
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