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Aircraft End-of-Life Solutions (AELS) has achieved AFRA (Aircraft Fleet Recycling Association) accreditation for its aircraft disassembly and dismantling business. The accreditation was awarded following a comprehensive one-day audit. AFRA has a growing global reputation for actively promoting industry and environmental best practices in the dismantling and recycling of aircraft which have reached the end of

US Airways has discontinued recent discussions with UAL Corporation regarding a potential merger between the two companies. US Airways Chairman and CEO Doug Parker stated: “US Airways has long been a proponent for consolidation in our industry. As opportunities have arisen for our company to participate in consolidation, we have taken a close and careful

The International Air Transport Association estimated that the Icelandic volcano crisis cost airlines more than $1.7 billion in lost revenue through Tuesday

Pentagon 2000 Software Inc., a provider of software solutions for the Aerospace & Defense industry, released that the United States Air Force has selected Pentagon 2000 to run the fleet operations at one of their top repair facilities.

GOL Airlines has signed an OnPoint Fuel & Carbon Services agreement with GE Aviation, making the airline the launch customer for the new program. Using proprietary decision software and fuel consulting expertise, GE Aviation will work with GOL to identify and track operational improvements that could reduce the airline’s fuel spend by up to 5%.

Airbus has taken advantage of scheduled development test flights to assess the impact on the aircraft and its flight systems within the volcanic ash on aircraft over Europe. Airbus A380 MSN 4, powered with four EA engines, and A340-600 MSN 360, fitted with Rolls Royce engines, took off at 14.25 and 14.50 (French time) respectively

China Eastern has joined the SkyTeam alliance. The signing ceremony took place at the Xijiao State Guest House in Shanghai, witnessed by Chairman Liu Shaoyong of China Eastern, Chairman of the SkyTeam Governing Board Leo van Wijk and Managing Director of SkyTeam Marie-Joseph Mal

GE Aviation’s Customer Technical Education Center (CTEC) is now offering courses on the M601E turboprop engine and will serve as the North American training center for M601 and H80 engines. CTEC is located near GE Aviation’s headquarters in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Southwest Airlines notified WestJet of its intent to terminate the agreement to offer connecting service between the United States and Canada with WestJet. Southwest Airlines said that WestJet requested significant changes to the agreement that the two airlines have had in place since 2008, and WestJet has since reaffirmed and clarified its request. Southwest cannot

JetBlue reported for March 2010 that traffic in March increased 9.1% from March 2009, on a capacity increase of 6.4%. Load factor for March 2010 was 81.3%, an increase of 2.0 points from March 2009. JetBlue’s preliminary passenger revenue per available seat mile for the month of March increased 17% year over year.