Air Corsica has signed a support contract with AFI KLM E&M covering the single A320 aircraft the Corsica-based carrier currently leases from Air France. The agreement includes component support with pool access, engineering services and repairs on a flight hour basis. AFI KLM E&M will also provide wheel and tire support, together with overhaul and
Air Kasaï, the Democratic Republic of the Congo-based airline, has selected Sabena technics for the component support of its first ATR72-200.Within the scope of this contract, Sabena technics will provide Air Kasaï with component support, pool access, implementation of a Main Base Kit as well as Continuous Airworthiness Management. In the coming months, Air Kasaï
Doric’s shareholders have expanded Doric’s existing business with the launch of Doric Lease Corp (“DLC”), an operating lessor company based in Dublin, Ireland. DLC will focus its activities in the widebody aircraft leasing sector acting in a principal investment capacity. DLC’s strategic business focus will include aircraft acquisitions, sale and leaseback transactions, and arranging of
A new chapter has opened in Airbus’ 43 year history as the first A350 XWB, the world’s most efficient large twin-engined commercial aircraft, powered aloft on Friday June 14th, for its maiden flight at Blagnac in Toulouse, France. Equipped with Rolls-Royce Trent XWB turbofans, the A350 XWB first flight took place over south western France.
For the month of May 2013, Copa Holdings’ system-wide passenger traffic increased 23.6% year over year, while capacity increased 18.8%. As a result, system load factor for May 2013 was 75.3%, a 2.9 percentage point increase when compared to May 2012.
Virgin America’s May 2013 traffic rose 4.8% on a 1.0% decline in capacity, when compared to May 2012. Load factor for May 2013 was 82.9%, up 4.6 points from May 2012. The number of onboard passengers rose 10.6 percent from the same month in 2012.
Cebu Pacific has taken delivery of its first A330-300 during a special ceremony in Toulouse. The aircraft is the first of four A330s being leased by Cebu Pacific from US lessor CIT and will be used to launch the carrier’s new long haul low fare operations.
SAS Group’s capacity was up by 4.7% and the Group’s traffic increased by 1.5% when compared to May 2012. The SAS Group’s load factor decreased by 2.3 points to 73.0%.
Republic Airways released that traffic in May 2013 decreased 1% from May 2012, on a 2% reduction in capacity. Consolidated load factor increased one point to 84% from May 2012.
United Airlines’ May 2013 consolidated traffic decreased 0.8% and consolidated capacity decreased 1.7% versus May 2012. UAL’s May 2013 consolidated load factor increased 0.8 points to 84.4% compared to May 2012.
