London Oxford Airport retained its position in the top five UK business aviation airports during 2018 with some 5,500 business aviation movements logged and a 20% increase in passengers in the last year. Its OxfordJet facility – now into its 11th year, continues to handle more and more medium and large cabin jets – from
Magnetic MRO, a global provider of total technical care for aircraft operators and lessors, has launched Interior Inspector – a new service which connects airline workers and maintenance teams in logging damages found in the passenger cabin of a commercial airliner. The company is constantly working on finding new ways to address challenges that impede
The Fraport Group has successfully started off the new business year, achieving higher revenue and earnings in the first three months of 2019. Supported by solid passenger growth at Frankfurt Airport and almost all of Fraport’s airports worldwide, Group revenue rose by 17.9% to €803.8 million. Adjusted for revenue in connection with capital expenditure for
Leonardo has released that at the end of the first quarter new orders amounted to €2,518 million and showed, compared to the first three months of 2018 (€ 2,164 million), an increase of 16.4%, mainly due to Defence Electronics & Security. Order Backlog, amounted to €36,575 million, increasing 9.6% compared to €33,360 million in 2018
The first A330neo for Lion Air Group has rolled out of the Airbus paint shop in Toulouse, France, featuring the airline’s distinctive livery. The aircraft will be operated on lease from BOC Aviation. Altogether, Lion Air Group will acquire 10 A330neo aircraft, eight of which will be leased from BOC Aviation. The aircraft will have
Air Macau has presented its first A320neo at a ceremony held at Macau International Airport. The aircraft is the 21st Airbus aircraft in Air Macau’s fleet that already includes four A319ceo, six A320ceo and 10 A321ceo aircraft. In total, Air Macau will receive eight additional A320neo and A321neo aircraft under leasing agreement in order to meet
The Wing Aviation unit of Alphabet Inc, a sister unit of Google, has become the first U.S. company to be awarded air carrier certification by the FAA. As a result, Wing aims to commence food deliveries by drone in Blacksburg, Virginia, later this year. This means drones will be operated beyond line of sight and
Boeing Commercial Airplanes first-quarter revenue was US$11.8 billion, down 9%, reflecting lower 737 deliveries partially offset by favorable mix. First-quarter operating margin was 9.9% reflecting lower 737 deliveries partially offset by a higher margin on the 787 program. The reported margin also reflects increased costs associated with the recent 737 production rate adjustment. During the
JetBlue has reported that first quarter 2019 revenue per available seat mile (RASM) declined 3.1%, year over year, driven by holiday calendar acement, improved completion factor and certain areas of softness observed in the trough period. Excluding the 0.75 point impact from high completion factor, RASM declined 2.4% year over year, slightly better than the
Silver Airways has launched its regularly scheduled flights aboard its new ATR -600 series aircraft on April 22. The first flight departed Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport at 10:40 a.m and arrived at Key West International Airport at 11:55 am (EST). Silver Airways, an American independent, regional airline, is reinventing the regional flying sector by being
