American Airlines Group’s total traffic for the month was down 2.8% versus January 2014. Total capacity was down 0.2% versus January 2014. Total passenger load factor was 78.2% for the month of January, down 2.1 points versus January 2014.
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Dassault Aviation’s new flagship, the ultra-long range Falcon 8X, successfully completed its first flight a little more than one month after rollout. Aircraft 8X s/n 01 lifted off from Dassault Aviation’s Mérignac plant near Bordeaux at 2:00 PM. The aircraft leveled off at 5,000 ft (1,500 m) and raised its landing gear before beginning flight
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CHC Group, the parent company of CHC Helicopter, has appointed Karl Fessenden chief executive officer and a member of the board of directors effective Feb. 9th, replacing William Amelio, who will be leaving the company. Mr. Fessenden joins CHC from GE, where over his 20-year career at the company he successfully led multiple global service
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LMI Aerospace, a leading supplier of structural assemblies, kits and components and provider of design engineering services to the aerospace and defense industries, has signed an agreement with Spirit AeroSystems to become a strategically aligned partner. The agreement supports a longer relationship for the two companies. “It’s exciting to extend our partnering relationship with LMI.
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C&L Aerospace has been appointed an authorized installation center for Blue Sky Network satellite tracking and communication systems. C&L will offer the full line of Blue Sky’s aviation network equipment and complete installations at its Bangor, Maine, facility. Blue Sky Network offers satellite tracking and communication systems for the aviation industry. Their web portal, New
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AAR, the global aerospace and defense contractor that provides products and services to commercial and military fleets, announces it now offers accelerated reliability testing and engineering services for mission-critical products developed for aerospace/aeronautics, automotive, energy, transit/rail, industrial and medical devices at its facility in Goldsboro. Using specialized equipment, AAR performs Highly Accelerated Life Testing (HALT)
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Rolls-Royce has been awarded three contracts totalling up to US$442m to produce and support LiftSystems for F-35B Lightning II aircraft, including price reductions from prior contracts. The new contracts cover Low Rate Initial Production of 17 LiftSystems for F-35B aircraft, plus support, for two contract periods (LRIP 7-8), and were agreed between Rolls-Royce and Pratt
Timothy Wahlberg, former CEO of Evergreen Helicopters and former Chairman of Helicopter Association International (HAI), joins Morten Beyer & Agnew (“mba”) to lead its expanding helicopter division. Mr. Wahlberg will be responsible for valuation and investment analysis for the firm’s global clientele.
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A CRJ 700 currently in C&L’s hangar for heavy checks, modifications and painting marks the company’s next phase of growth into the larger aircraft market. Already known throughout the aviation industry for its service to Saab 340s, Dash 8s, and, more recently, CRJ 200s, C&L’s US$5m expansion last year has allowed the company to apply
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In January, Finnair’s overall capacity grew by 2.6% and traffic grew by 1.2% year‐on‐year. Passenger load factor was 76.5%, down 1.1 point compared to the previous year.
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