A total of 3,497,286 passengers chose to fly with Norwegian in June, 437,883 more than the same period last year. Total traffic increased by 44% and capacity increased by 43% compared to the same period in 2017. The load factor was 90.5%, up 0.8 points compared to the previous year.
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Turboprop manufacturer ATR, has received certification from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) for its new ATR 72-600 Full Flight Simulator (FFS) based at its headquarters in Toulouse. This new simulator is now open for reservations. Manufactured by CAE, it will enable ATR to provide its customers and operators with some 5,000 additional training hours
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Boeing and Brazil’s Embraer have jointly announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the formation of a strategic aerospace partnership. The proposed joint venture will see Embraer’s commercial aircraft and services business align, strategically, with Boeing’s commercial development, production, marketing and lifecycle services operations. The joint venture will see Boeing hold an
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The WestJet Group of Companies announced changes to its executive leadership team. Bob Cummings, Executive Vice-President, Strategy and Guest Services will retire effective July 31, 2018. Cam Kenyon, Executive Vice-President, Operations is leaving WestJet to return to the United States effective August 31, 2018. Charles Duncan, Executive Vice-President, and President, WestJet Encore has been appointed
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AFI KLM E&M has successfully completed an engine build-up workscope on a LEAP-1B engine for client airline TUI Group at its Amsterdam-Schiphol facility. AFI KLM E&M has thus demonstrated its ability already to take charge of light maintenance on CFM’s new-generation engine and to meet early needs of operating airlines. Engine build-up operations involve mounting
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Delta Air Lines has reported operating performance for June 2018. The company carried 17.7 million customers across its broad global network, a record for the month of June. System traffic for June increased 3% compared to June 2017 while capacity was up 3% as well. System load factor for the month was 88.5%, the same
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Airbus Beijing Engineering Centre (ABEC), a joint venture between Airbus and China Aviation Industry Corporation (AVIC), opened a new lab on nanocomposite materials jointly with National Centre for Nanoscience and Technology of China. On the same day, the two parties signed a cooperation agreement on engineering polymer nanocomposites for aeronautic applications. Both sides agree to
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Avolon, the international aircraft leasing company, has delivered one Airbus A320neo aircraft to Air India. This is the 11 Avolon aircraft on lease to Air India.
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Liebherr-Aerospace Toulouse SAS, center of excellence for aerospace air management systems within the Liebherr Group, has obtained accreditation from NADCAP (National Aerospace and Defense Contractors Accreditation Program) for its Materials Testing Laboratory. This accreditation follows an audit conducted in early March 2018 by the Performance Review Institute (PRI), which focused on both the overall quality
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Hi Fly, a European Airline specialized in widebody aircraft wet lease to other airlines and governments on a global basis, has received its first Airbus A380 on July 5. The arrival is a major event for the Company, making it the 4th European airline operating the model, the 14th global operator and the first leasing
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