Air New Zealand Chairman Tony Carter will retire at the airline’s Annual Shareholders’ Meeting in September next year and be replaced by current Director Dame Therese Walsh. Mr Carter has held the role of Chairman at the airline since 2013 after joining the Board in 2010. Mr Carter signalled to the Board last year that […]
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Bombardier Commercial Aircraft has released that its 90-passenger Q400 aircraft configuration has received its certification from Transport Canada, becoming the first in-production commercial turboprop to reach that capacity. “With increasing growth in the number of passengers per departure in the turboprop market, we are excited to offer our customers a higher-capacity configuration and 15% lower
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For the first time, American Airlines — together with its Pacific Joint Business partner Japan Airlines (JAL), is announcing a special nonstop flight between Narita International Airport in Tokyo (NRT) and McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas (LAS) to support additional demand for CES 2019. American will operate the flight Jan. 4–14, 2019. This special
Delta has reported total system traffic increased 4% in July 2018, while capacity was up 3.5% compared to the same period in 2017. Total system load factor for July improved 0.5 points to 88.6% compared to the previous year.
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Helping business jet operators and aircraft owners save a significant amount of money on their mainstay purchases through group purchasing has convinced business aviation professional Matt Smith to commit to a new role – as Vice President of Business Development. Used to a high-pressure environment, having working globally in a senior sales role with Air
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During the second quarter, Bombardier Business Aircraft revenues totalled US$1.3 billion on 34 deliveries, with aftermarket revenue growing 21%, offset by lower aircraft revenues from fewer pre-owned aircraft available. On a year-to-date basis, revenues total US$2.4 billion, on track to the US$5 billion guidance for the full year. Year to date, deliveries reached 65 aircraft,
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Remarkably, all 103 passengers and crew onboard Aeroméxico Connect Flight 2431 from General Guadalupe Victoria International Airport, Durango State bound for Mexico City have survived a major crash in which the plane was completely destroyed. The accident happened at approximately 3.45pm local time in what has been described as stormy weather conditions. Early reports indicate
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Turkish Technic and TAROM Romanian Air Transport, have signed an agreement for the repair and supply of components for TAROM’s Airbus A318 aircraft fleet. The agreement will be effective till 2023. The contract comprises component supply and repair on Part Number basis. The repair work and services will be supplied from Turkish Technic’s Istanbul main
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The Lufthansa Group has increased its total first half-year revenues by 5.2% in 2018, excluding the impact of the first-time application of the IFRS 15 accounting standard. The Group reported total first half-year revenues amounted to €16.9 billion, broadly in line with the prior-year level. Traffic revenue for the first six months totaled €13.2 billion,
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In the second quarter 2018, the Air France-KLM Group realized an operating result of €345 million, down by €241 million compared to last year. This decrease is mainly explained by the strikes at Air France with a negative impact of around US260 million, the fuel price increase and currency headwinds having been partly offset by
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