Ryanair Group June traffic grows 13%
Ryanair has released June traffic statistics, reporting a 13% increase in traffic, to 14.2 million passengers. The Group load factor for June was 97%.
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Astronics acquires Freedom Communication Technologies
Astronics Corporation has acquired Freedom Communication Technologies, Inc. (FCT), a developer and manufacturer of communication test equipment for the land-based mobile radio test market, providing innovative solutions to Long-Term Evolution (LTE) high-speed wireless communications customers globally. Astronics has acquired 100% of the equity of FCT for US$22 million in cash. Based in Kilgore, TX, FCT
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Delta reports load factor of 90.4% for June 2019
Delta Air Lines has reported operating performance for June 2019. Total system traffic increased 6.2% in June, while capacity increased 4.0%, compared to the previous year. The load factor for June was 90.4%, an increase of 1.9 points when compared to June 2018.
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KlasJet expands market reach with addition of new Boeing 737-500
KlasJet, a European private and business charter carrier, part of the Avia Solutions Group, released its latest fleet addition – a Boeing 737-500 LY-JMS into service. With the refined economy class interior and 120 seat aircraft, KlasJet is expanding its business to new markets. The LY-JMS is mainly meant for charter flights, ACMI, and other
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Trump ramps up tariff war with EU over aircraft subsidies
With the World Trade Organization (WTU) finding that both Boeing and Airbus received billions in subsidies, it will now be ruling on the latest sanction requests from the U.S., either over the summer or into September. In April, President Trump proposed a list of tariffs on European products totaling US$21 billion and which included Roquefort
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Milestone expands S-92 fleet
The Milestone Aviation Group announced the acquisition of an incremental Sikorsky S-92A aircraft, MSN 920155, bringing their total S-92A fleet to 79 units. As the largest owner of the S-92A globally, the purchase illustrates Milestone’s ongoing commitment to the type, which is the primary aircraft servicing the offshore oil and gas industry as well as
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Air Europa selects Sabena technics for base maintenance on two Dreamliners
Spanish carrier Air Europa, has trusted Sabena technics to perform base maintenance operations on two of their Boeing 787-8. For the past two years, Sabena technics has been providing Air Europa with airframe solutions for their fleet of A330s. Later this year, the French MRO will perform C-checks in “nose to tail” on the two
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NAC delivers one ATR 42-500 to Compagnie Aérienne Inter Régionale Express
Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC) has delivered one ATR 42-500, MSN 495, to Compagnie Aérienne Inter Régionale Express on lease. Compagnie Aérienne Inter Régionale Express is a French airline company which operates two brands, in French Guiana as Air Guyane and out of Guadeloupe as Air Antilles. This aircraft will be operated by Air Antilles flying
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SR Technics signs exclusive inlet cowl maintenance contract with SWISS and Edelweiss
MRO service provider SR Technics, has signed a five-year maintenance contract with Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) and Edelweiss Air. The new agreement, which covers the entire Airbus A320ceo fleet of both SWISS and its sister airline Edelweiss, goes into effect on July 1, 2019. SR Technics has been a key partner to Switzerland’s flagship
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Ten die in Texas plane crash
It has been reported that both pilots and all eight passengers on board a twin-engine plane, understood to be a Beechcraft King Air 350, have been killed after it crashed into a hangar moments after taking off from Dallas-Addison Airport, Texas on Sunday at 9 a.m. local time. The flight was bound for St. Petersburg,
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