With Qatar having agreed to release detailed information about state-owned Qatar Airways back in January, the UAE is to follow suit in an attempt to finally resolve the dispute between the U.S. and both Etihad and Emirates Airways. The matter relates to claims made by the U.S. that these Gulf carriers have been in receipt […]
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GKN Fokker Services has sold its 1000th Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) solution for iPad® to European wet lease specialist airline Hi Fly, one of the first customers of the EFB solution in 2012. An EFB is a physical device combining hardware and software that carries flight documentation. It is used by the flight crew on
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Spirit Airlines has signed an agreement with Thales to install Wi-Fi on all of its planes by summer 2019, giving even more options to Guests to enhance their inflight experience. Spirit Airlines Wi-Fi technology partner, Thales Group, a global technology leader for decisive moments in aerospace, defense and security, and transportation markets, is bringing the
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Mexican Low-Cost Carrier Viva Aerobus has selected AMOS to replace its legacy system. The software evaluation took place in the context of Viva Aerobus’ strategy to become customer-centric plus offering competitive prices in the Mexican market. This initiative also included the modernization of the airline’s IT systems and the Mexican carrier decided in favour of
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JetBlue has reached an agreement in principle with the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) regarding JetBlue’s pilots. The agreement is subject to a ratification process which includes final documentation, review, and consideration by the ALPA Master Executive Council before being distributed to JetBlue pilots for final ratification. Jeff Martin, JetBlue’s Executive Vice President Operations, issued
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SAS has reported that the number of passengers increased by 5.6% to 2.5 million in April 2018. Scheduled traffic decreased 2.2% while capacity increased 1.9% year over year. The load factor decreased by 3.0 points versus last year to 72.7%.
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The Fraport Group saw revenue and earnings figures increase significantly during the first quarter of business year 2018 (ending March 31). Supported by strong passenger growth at Frankfurt Airport (FRA) and most of the airports in Fraport’s international portfolio, Group revenue advanced by 15.0% to €681.7m. Major revenue contributions came from Fraport Greece (€44.3m) and
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In April 2018, the airlines of the Lufthansa Group welcomed around 12.2 million passengers. This shows an increase of 9.1% compared to the previous year’s month, although last year’s German Easter holidays fell in April. Traffic for April 2018 increased 6.0%, while capacity was up 7.4% over the previous year. The load factor decreased by
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Singapore Technologies Engineering has achieved higher year-on-year revenue and net profit for its first quarter 2018 (1Q2018). Group revenue was 9% higher at SG$1.65bn compared to $1.51bn in the same period last year, and its profit Attributable to Shareholders (net profit) improved 18% to SG$117.7m from SG$99.9m a year ago. At the business sector level,
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Willis Lease Finance has reported a pre-tax profit of US$9.6m in the first quarter of 2018. The Company achieved record quarterly lease rent revenue of US$39.6m in the period driven by 86% average utilization of a portfolio that grew 9.2% to US$1.466bn at quarter-end compared to $1.343 billion at December 31, 2017. Aggregate lease rent
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