WestJet postted its first quarter results for 2015, with record net earnings of CAD140.7m. This compares with net earnings of CAD89.3m reported in the first quarter of 2014, up 57.6%. WestJet achieved an on-time performance rate of 78.0 in the first quarter, a year-over-year improvement of 10.1 points. Based on the trailing twelve months, the […]
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Following a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) announcement in February, Avianca has signed a purchase agreement for 100 A320neo Family aircraft, the largest single order ever made in Latin America’s aviation history. The agreement, which includes A319neo, A320neo and A321neo aircraft, will allow Avianca to maintain one of the youngest fleets in the region as the
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Kay Kratky is to be appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Austrian Airlines. The Executive Board of Deutsche Lufthansa AG will propose him for this position to the Supervisory Board of Austrian Airlines on May 12th, 2015. He would succeed Jaan Albrecht as CEO of Austrian Airlines as of August 1st, 2015.
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TransDigm Group Incorporated (TDG), a leading global designer, producer and supplier of highly engineered aircraft components, reported results for the second quarter ended March 28th, 2015 and announces potential financing transactions. Net sales for the quarter rose 4.8% to US$619.0mn from US$590.8m in the comparable quarter a year ago. Net income for the quarter rose
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WestJet announced April 2015 traffic results with a load factor of 80.2%. Traffic increased 3.1% year-over-year, and capacity grew 5.8% over the same period.
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ATR named Tom Anderson as new Senior Vice President, Commercial and Customer Support. In his new role, Tom will be responsible for developing global growth strategies in ATR’s market segments, thus strengthening the company’s position as the leading regional aircraft manufacturer. He will also supervise ATR’s aftermarket strategies and focus on innovative customer-oriented products and
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Blue Panorama Airlines has installed Aviointeriors Business Class “Andromeda” seat model in Blue Class. Blue Panorama is an italian private and charter company airline. “Andromeda” as Business Class recliner seat confirms high levels of comfort and reliability in medium-long range flights.
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It was back on January 25th this year that Allegiants pilots voted overwhelmingly to go on strike if protracted negotiations with the airline for the reinstatement of a number of pilots’ benefits and work rule protections to previously negotiated levels could not be satisfactorily concluded. Negotiations between the pilots’ union and the airline have been
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Delta Air Lines reported that total traffic for the month of April increased 1.8%, while capacity for the month increased 3.7%. The load factor was down 1.5 points to 83.2%.
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Alaska reported a 9.9% increase in traffic on a 13.7% increase in capacity compared to April 2014. Load factor decreased 2.9 points to 83.9%. Horizon reported an 8.8% increase in traffic on an 8.8% increase in capacity compared to April 2014. This resulted in a 0.1 point increase in load factor to an April record
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