Mxi Technologies, a leader in aviation maintenance management software, reported that China Airlines has successfully gone live with a full-fleet upgrade to the Maintenix version 8 (v8) stream. Deployed across a maintenance and engineering network of more than 1600 users, Maintenix v8 offers China Airlines a scalable platform that will facilitate organizational expansion, business process
Alaska Air Group reported record first quarter net income, excluding special items, of $89m compared to adjusted net income of $44 million in the prior-year quarter. Recorded net income for the first quarter under Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) of $94m, compared to net income of $37m in 2013. Reported record adjusted pretax margin for
GE Capital Aviation Services delivered a new leased Boeing 737-800 aircraft to Transavia France to expand the carrier’s fleet. The aircraft is the second of three aircraft GECAS is leasing to transavia.com for delivery in 2014. The third aircraft is scheduled for delivery in May. Low-cost carrier Transavia France operates an all- Boeing 737-800 fleet
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, and Heliconia Aero Solutions, the flagship Company of Heliconia Group in Morocco, announced the signing of a Distributorship Agreement for AgustaWestland helicopters models in Morocco. Both companies are also pleased to announce that Heliconia has placed a first order for two AW139 intermediate twin helicopters, plus a number of options, to
For the first quarter 2014, American Airlines Group reported a record GAAP net profit of $480m. This compares to a net loss of $341m in the first quarter 2013. The company’s GAAP results for the first quarter 2013 reflect AMR Corporation prior to the merger. On a combined basis, total revenues in the first quarter
Sikorsky Aircraft reported that Yunnan Jingcheng Group accepted delivery of the first S-76D aircraft that will operate in China. The aircraft is configured for transportation of corporate and government VIPs. Sikorsky recently announced at the 2014 Asian Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition that the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) had issued a validation type
Southwest Airlines reported its first quarter 2014 results with first quarter net income, excluding special items, of $126m, compared to first quarter 2013 net income, excluding special items, of $53m. First quarter net income of $152m, which included $26m (net) of favorable special items, compared to net income of $59m, in first quarter 2013, which
United Airlines reported a first-quarter 2014 net loss of $489m, excluding $120m of special items. Including special items, UAL reported a first-quarter 2014 net loss of $609m. For the first quarter of 2014, total revenue was $8.7bn, a decrease of 0.3% year-over-year. First-quarter consolidated passenger revenue decreased 2.3% to $7.4bn, compared to the same period
Azul Brazilian Airlines became a new Rolls-Royce customer with the announcement that it is to operate 11 Trent-powered Airbus aircraft. The airline has also signed an agreement worth $400m for TotalCare engine service support. Azul, formed in 2008, will operate six Airbus A330-200 and five Airbus A350-900 XWB aircraft powered by Trent 700 and Trent
Bombardier Aerospace released that a customer in the Middle East and Africa region, who has requested to remain unidentified at this time, placed a firm order for two Q400 NextGen turboprop airliners. Based on the list price of the Q400 NextGen airliner, the order is valued at approximately US$62m.
