Customer demand has increased further, and 1.1 million passengers flew with SAS in September. This is an increase of almost 90% compared to the same month last year. Capacity increased and was 74% higher compared with September last year. The load factor for September ended at 54%, was 17 percentage points higher than the same month […]
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Rolls-Royce has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Ministry for Economic Affairs, Labor and Energy Brandenburg (MWAE) and the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi) to advance the research and development of hybrid-electric propulsion systems for the next generation of aviation in Brandenburg. The partners agreed on the establishment of development,
Air Belgium, the full-service international destination carrier headquartered in Mont-Saint-Guibert, Belgium, has taken delivery of the first of two Airbus A330-900 aircraft. The aircraft is configured with 286 seats in a three-class layout (30 comfortable lie-flat business class, 21 premium-class, and 235 economy-class seats) and is furnished with the Airbus Airspace Cabin. All seats are
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Honeywell’s 30th annual Global Business Aviation Outlook forecasts up to 7,400 new business jet deliveries worth US$238 billion from 2022 to 2031, up 1% in deliveries from the same ten-year forecast a year ago. In 2021, surveyed business jet operators reported a sharp increase in used jet purchase plans, 12% above last year’s report, equivalent
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Frontier Airlines marked a significant fleet milestone with the retirement of its last Airbus A319 aircraft – tail N949FR – delivered to the company in 2006. The phase-out of the A319 is part of a fleet modernization plan by Frontier Airlines that includes a strong focus on operating newer, more fuel-efficient aircraft. The final A319
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Safran Landing Systems is launching Landing Life™, a single brand designed to promote and clarify its full range of customer support services for landing gears, wheels, brakes, and associated systems. All of these services have been grouped in a user-friendly customer portal. Addressing operators, maintenance centers and leasing companies, Landing Life™ was designed around three
Airbus has received a further firm order from Global Medical Response (GMR) for 21 helicopters from its H125, H130, and H135 families, with an option for a further 23 aircraft. GMR is one of the largest operators of Airbus helicopters and in the last 18 months alone took delivery of 15 of them as part
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Gatwick is proposing to set a cap (known as an ‘envelope’) on aircraft noise if its Northern Runway is brought into routine use – with the noise limit tightened further as flight numbers grow – to act an an incentive for airlines to increase the number of quieter aircraft they use at the airport. The ‘noise envelope’ would give residents a guarantee that as the project reaches full capacity (circa 2038), it would make less noise compared to noise levels in 2019 – the airport’s busiest year to date. The airport is able to propose the noise cap because new “next-generation” aircraft – which are quieter – will increasingly replace older,
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AerCap has signed agreements with Spirit Airlines for the lease of 20 new Airbus A320neo-family aircraft. All 20 aircraft are scheduled to begin delivery in 2022 with deliveries continuing through 2023 and 2024. “We are excited to further our longstanding, strategic partnership with AerCap. These 20 new aircraft help us achieve our previously announced capacity
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Textron Aviation will make additional investments in its European service network, with an expansion of its Stuttgart line station facility becoming a satellite service center. The company is expanding its factory-direct service options at Stuttgart Airport delivering shorter downtime and increased flexibility to its customers with twice the amount of hangar space and the expert
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