During the month of February 636,068 passengers boarded a Brussels Airlines flight, 16.5% more compared to the same month last year. Traffic for February increased 26.4%, while capacity was up 19.9% compared to the same month the previous year. The load factor improved 3.9 points to 76.7%.
The pilot of a Eurocopter AS350 has survived a fatal crash into New York’s East River which claimed the lives of all five passengers on board. The accident happened at around 7 p.m. Sunday, local time. The aircraft was owned by Jersey-based Liberty Helicopters and was one of three that had been hired to take …
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Boeing and Turkish Airlines have finalized a firm order for 25 787-9 Dreamliners with options for five more airplanes. The firm order will allow Turkey’s flag carrier to further meet the growing demand at its home airport, Istanbul’s third airport, and improve the flying experience for passengers. With this firm order – first announced as …
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United Airlines has reported February 2018 operational results. UAL’s February 2018 consolidated traffic increased 5.7% and consolidated capacity increased 3.8% versus February 2017. UAL’s February 2018 consolidated load factor increased 1.4 points to 78.1% compared to February 2017.
At the International Airlines Technical Pool (IATP) Conference in Riga, Latvia, Lufthansa Technik AG is presenting ToolNOW, the first online brokerage platform for tool loans in the aviation industry, under its brand AVIATAR. Both, Airline operators and MRO companies worldwide can use this platform to cover their aircraft-related tool requirements through loans. Their requests are …
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India will require 1,750 new passenger and cargo aircraft over the next 20 years to meet an exponential rise in both passenger and freight traffic, according to Airbus’ latest India Market Forecast. To help meet this growth, India will need 1,320 new single-aisle aircraft and 430 widebody aircraft valued at US$255bn. While much of the …
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SpiceJet and CFM International have signed a US$12.5bn agreement that finalizes the purchase of LEAP-1B engines to power a total of 155 Boeing 737 MAX airplanes, along with spare engines to support the fleet. The airline also signed a 10-year Rate per Flight Hour (RPFH) agreement with CFM Services that covers all LEAP-1B engines powering …
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