Continental begins using Q400 aircraft for Newark-based regional service

Continental Airlines begins service with a new type of regional aircraft from its New York hub at Newark Liberty International Airport. The efficient, quiet and comfortable 74-seat Bombardier Q400 will allow Continental to increase seat capacity at its Newark hub without adding more flights. The Q400 is an ideal aircraft to operate at Liberty as […]

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AirTran Airways reports January load factor up 5.2 points

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AirTran Airways, a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings reported record traffic for the month of January 2008. The airline reported that January traffic grew 14.4% based on a 5.5% increase in capacity. The company’s load factor for the month was 67.4 percent, up 5.2 points from January 2007.

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SkyWest files complaint over dispute with Delta Air Lines

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SkyWest, reported that a complaint has been filed in the Superior Court of Fulton County, State of Georgia, against Delta Air Lines, Inc. (“Delta”) related to a dispute under the Delta Connection Agreements entered into between Delta and SkyWest Airlines (“SkyWest Airlines”) and Atlantic Southeast Airlines (“ASA”). SkyWest Airlines and ASA are wholly-owned subsidiaries of

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AVIC II joins Shanghai Sikorsky

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AVIC II, through its subsidiaries Changhe Aircraft Industries Corporation and Shanghai Xinsheng Aviation Industry Investment and Development Company, announced it is joining Shanghai Sikorsky as a shareholder. Shanghai Sikorsky is a civil aerospace joint venture company whose other shareholders are Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. and Shanghai Little Eagle. Sikorsky Aircraft is a subsidiary of United Technologies

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JetBlue Airways and Aer Lingus confirm industry-first partnership

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JetBlue Airways Corporation and Aer Lingus, Ireland’s low-fares counterpart, officially announced that their industry-first strategic partnership will come into effect on April 3, 2008. The innovative partnership will enable Irish and U.S. customers to book a single low fare reservation between Ireland and more than 40 continental U.S. destinations, connecting through JetBlue’s home base at

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BA business flights to take off from New York to London City Airport

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British Airways is to launch double daily direct business class-only flights from New York to London City airport next year. The new flights will operate on Airbus A318 aircraft with 32 seats onboard. The airline has ordered two A318 aircraft to operate these flights. They will be the first A318s in the British Airways fleet

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Continental Airlines reports January 2008 operational performance

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Continental Airlines reported a January consolidated (mainline plus regional) load factor of 76.8%, 0.5 points above the January 2007 consolidated load factor. Traffic increased 2.9% and capacity increased 2.1% as compared to January 2007.

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Airbus completes first test flight with alternative fuel on civil aircraft

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An Airbus A380 aircraft has successfully completed the world

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Airbus names Harald Wilhelm new Chief Financial Officer

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Airbus released that Harald Wilhelm has been appointed Chief Financial Officer with immediate effect, replacing Hans-Peter Ring, who will remain Chief Financial Officer of the EADS group. Until now, Harald Wilhelm was Chief Controlling Officer and deputy to the Chief Financial Officer as from January 2007. Prior to this, he was Senior Vice President, Airbus

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Jet Aviation acquires Savannah Air Center

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The Swiss-based Jet Aviation Group, one of the leading business aviation services companies, has completed the acquisition of U.S.-based maintenance and completions company Savannah Air Center (SAC). All parties agreed that further details about the transaction, including the transaction size, will not be disclosed. Savannah Air Center will be integrated into Jet Aviation’s maintenance and

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Continental begins using Q400 aircraft for Newark-based regional service

AirTran Airways reports January load factor up 5.2 points

SkyWest files complaint over dispute with Delta Air Lines

AVIC II joins Shanghai Sikorsky

JetBlue Airways and Aer Lingus confirm industry-first partnership

BA business flights to take off from New York to London City Airport

Continental Airlines reports January 2008 operational performance

Airbus completes first test flight with alternative fuel on civil aircraft

Airbus names Harald Wilhelm new Chief Financial Officer

Jet Aviation acquires Savannah Air Center

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