RBR Maintenance, a Part 145 Repair Station based at Dallas Love Field, will relocate its Challenger maintenance program to nearby Dallas Executive Airport (KRBD) to better accommodate rapid growth the program has been experiencing. The additional location will occupy an 18,000 ft² maintenance hangar (150 ft x 120 ft), alongside Ambassador Jet Center complete with […]
Norwegian has reported that total traffic increased by 44% in April 2018, while the capacity increased by 51%. The load factor was 83%, down 3.6 points compared to the same period in 2017. The high capacity growth is primarily due to the company’s long-haul routes, which has more than doubled since April last year.
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FL Technics, a global provider of integrated aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul services, has completed a CAMO audit and OASES integration project for Spanish long-haul carrier Plus Ultra Líneas Aéreas. The airline entrusted FL Technics with Airbus A340 fleet’s airworthiness data check, smooth CAMO software integration and training of its engineering team. Plus Ultra Líneas
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Aircastle has reported that net income for the quarter was US$57.5m, an increase of US$15.1m, or 36%, versus the prior year. Lower total revenues of US$2.4m were offset by interest expense of US$6.0m, lower depreciation of US$4.2m and a mark to market benefit from interest rate hedging of US$3.2m. Total revenues were US$202.7m, a decrease
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Safran has reported adjusted revenue in the first-quarter of 2018 was €4,222m, an increase of 12.0% on a reported basis. At constant scope (excluding the contribution from Zodiac Aerospace), adjusted revenue grew 2.3%, including €-295m negative currency impact. Adjusted revenue increased 10.2% organically, thanks to positive momentum in Propulsion, Aircraft Equipment and Defense. Civil aftermarket
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The International Air Transport Association (IATA), which represents some 280 airlines comprising 83% of global air traffic, has released data for global air freight markets revealing that demand, measured in freight tonne kilometers (FTKs), was up 1.7% in March 2018, compared to March 2017. This represents a drop of five percentage points compared to the
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United Airlines and Lufthansa Cargo have launched an air cargo joint venture. Effective May 3, the two carriers jointly manage sales and booking of standard and express shipments on routes between Europe and the U.S. using their joint venture framework. Starting with selected routings from the U.S., Italy, Great Britain, Ireland and Germany, the carriers
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Low-cost carrier Norwegian has released that its Board has rejected two offers from IAG in relation to an acquisition of 100% of the share capital of NAS, stating they undervalued the carrier. When IAG acquired a 4.61% stake in Norwegian last month in order to open negotiations, Norwegian initially made it abundantly clear it had
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EasyJet released April passenger statistics with a 4.7% traffic increase compared to the previous year and a load factor of 93.4%, up 0.5 points compared to April 2017.
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Just Us Air, a recently established private airline based in Romania, has become the latest member of the global OASES user community. Developed by Commsoft, OASES is one of the world’s leading MRO IT systems, designed by engineers for engineers. Having recently received its Air Operator Certificate (AOC) from the Romanian civil aviation authority –
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