For the second quarter, total revenue was $10.0bn, an increase of 0.6% compared to the same period in 2012. Second-quarter consolidated passenger revenue decreased 1.1% year-over-year to $8.7bn, on a consolidated capacity decrease of 2.1% year-over-year. Cargo and other revenue in the second quarter increased 13.8% versus the second quarter of 2012, or $162m, to
GA Innovation China, the newly formed joint venture between GA Telesis and Air China, celebrated together with Beijing Capital International Airport Co. and Aircraft Maintenance and Engineering Corporation (“AMECO”) the start of their first commercial aircraft teardown project involving a Boeing 747-400 aircraft acquired from Air China. All three parties held a ceremony alongside the
Air Methods Corporation, a global leader in air medical transportation, has entered into an agreement with Appareo Systems to purchase 150 Vision 1000 flight data monitoring (FDM) devices. These devices will allow Air Methods to capture a variety of critical flight data and then analyze the data as part of its FDM program. The Company
Bombardier Aerospace confirmed that the integration of the CSeries aircraft’s auxiliary power unit and Pratt & Whitney PurePower Geared Turbofan PW1500G engines on the first flight test vehicle (FTV1) is running smoothly, allowing for testing of the aircraft’s key systems. It also confirmed that the latest software upgrades on the aircraft continue to be successfully
Aeroman, a leading Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) organization in the Americas has started operations with the Airbus Managed Inventory (AMI) service. AMI is an automated system which continuously ensures the automatic replenishment of high-usage and non-repairable Airbus parts. With a modern facility located at El Salvador International Airport, Aeroman provides maintenance services to A320
Aeronautical Engineers has redelivered the first CargoAir 737-400SF 11 Pallet Conversion in Dothan Alabama. The aircraft is a high gross weight 737-400SF, MSN 24474 was built in 1989 and has been placed into service flying for DHL Express from their hub in Leipzig. Additionally, CargoAir operates three AEI 737-300SF 10 Pallet Freighters for DHL Express
Panasonic Avionics has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with China Telecom Satellite Communications to jointly develop, implement and support in-flight connectivity solutions for the Chinese market. The signing of the MOU will also make possible the first ever provision of in-flight connectivity to Panasonic’s 36 non-Chinese customer airlines when flying into and over China.
Malaysia Airlines’ regional subsidiary MASwings took delivery of its very first ATR 72-600 aircraft. The aircraft was delivered in a handover ceremony held at the ATR’s facilities in Toulouse. Malaysia Airlines and ATR inked a deal in late 2012 for the purchase of a total of 36 ATR 72-600s (20 firm orders plus 16 options)
US Airways Group reported its second quarter 2013 financial results. For the second quarter 2013, pretax profit excluding net special items was $409m, the highest in Company history. Net profit excluding net special items was a record $324m. Net profit excluding net special items for the second quarter 2012 was $321m. The Company’s 2013 second
Transat A.T. reported the signing of an agreement with ILFC for the long-term (eight-year) leasing of four Boeing B737-800 aircraft. These planes will be introduced in summer 2014 and become the core of Air Transat’s permanent narrow-body fleet. They will be used on sun-destination routes to Mexico, the Caribbean and Florida. The agreement also includes
