Delta Air Lines (Delta) stock fell 3.4% after the American carrier announced that Hurricane Florence caused a US$30 million loss in business and that it was now paying more for fuel. Delta was forced to cancel 275 flights in September, mainly in the Carolinas, and that to date it had still not completed dealing with …
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Manchester Airport Group (MAG) intends to participate in the tender process for the concession to operate Sofia Airport in Bulgaria. The process was started on July 5, by the Bulgarian Government. MAG already operates three major airports in the UK at Manchester, London Stansted and East Midlands, which together serve 60 million passengers per year, …
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The International Air Transport Association (IATA) joined air transport businesses and associations to reaffirm its commitment to a sustainable future as the aviation industry marked ten years since agreeing an ambitious joint strategy for reducing carbon emissions. “Ten years ago, the entire aviation sector committed to a joint strategy for carbon-neutral growth and to work …
Boeing, Air Lease Corp. and EVA Air have celebrated the delivery of the airline’s first 787-9 Dreamliner, via lease from ALC, at Boeing’s South Carolina Delivery Center. EVA Air plans to debut the long-range and super-efficient airplane in November on international routes. “This milestone delivery marks the beginning of a new era for EVA Air …
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Low-cost airline Wizz Air has reported passenger statistics for September 2018. Traffic for the month increased 16% while capacity was up 17.5% compared to September 2017. The load factor for September was 94.1% an increase of 1.2 points compared to the previous year.
International Airlines Group has reported that traffic in September increased by 5.9% compared to the same period in 2017, while Group capacity rose 7.2% year on year. Group load factor for September dropped 1.0 point to 84.6%
Ryanair has released that total traffic for September 2018 grew 11% to 13.1 million, with a 97% load factor. Ryanaur traffic grew 6% to 12.6 million customers, with a load factor of 97%. Lauda traffic was 0.5 million customers with a 93% load factor.
Nycote has signed an exclusive distributor agreement with Pexa, a specialist distributor, for its high-technology surface coatings with the objective of enhancing safety and reducing maintenance costs for major aerospace providers around the globe. Nycote is a global leader in advanced coating technologies that increase asset lifespan, reduce maintenance costs and ensure safety for aircraft …
During the third quarter of 2018 Avion Express demonstrated another significant growth in production. In the third quarter the airline flew over 21,600 block hours, increasing the year-on-year production result by over 67%. During 2018 Avion Express continues its long-term partnership with Thomas Cook and its daughter company Condor. This year the ACMI operator also …
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easyJet has signed up Virgin Atlantic as a new airline partner to its unique connections service ‘Worldwide by easyJet’. From October 2, easyJet customers can seamlessly connect through London Gatwick Airport between easyJet and Virgin Atlantic flights. This opens up new destination options via ‘Worldwide by easyJet’ which could see customers connecting from the likes …
