Boeing and Air France-KLM Group have finalized an order for 25 Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners, with options. The order was signed in late December 2011 and was recorded on Boeing’s Orders & Deliveries website, attributed to an unidentified customer. A preliminary agreement was first announced on September 16, 2011. The Air France-KLM Group is a long-time […]
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Air France-KLM reported that December capacity was up by 6.3% and traffic rose 7.5% compared to the same period in 2010, leading to a one point gain in load factor to 81.5%.
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Volartec released that Helitrans AS has selected Alkym, Management and Control System for Aircraft Maintenance to replace their existing system. Helitrans will become Volartec’s first customer in Scandinavia and also the first Helicopter operator in Europe. John Barry, VP Business Development with Volartec launched the news by stating “We have looked at areas for expansion
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Oakenhurst Aircraft Services has opened a dedicated oxygen system workshop to add to its growing range of Airline, Commercial and Business Jet component repair and overhaul capabilities. Based at Oakenhurst’s Rayleigh, Essex, UK headquarters the workshop is conveniently located for London’s four major airports. Oakenhurst already has considerable experience of repair and overhaul of oxygen
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A J Walter Aviation has been awarded a seven year contract to provide power-by-the-hour support to Korea’s leading low cost airline, Eastar Jet. The agreement covers the airline’s current fleet of six B737NG aircraft though Eastar Jet plans to rapidly grow this fleet to operate a minimum of sixteen aircraft by 2021. This contract is
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Former Hewlett Packard Norway’s CEO, Eivind Roald, will become the new head of Sales & Marketing of SAS Scandinavian Airlines. Roald will join SAS’ group management team, which will now be complete following last September’s restructure that took place in conjunction with the launch of SAS’ new strategy 4Excellence.
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CASCO announced the appointment of Michael Davis as Non-Executive Overseas Director. Mike will bring with him to the Board of CASCO a wealth of knowledge and advice in their current growth market. He is currently CEO of Midair S.A Geneva, and also has controlling interest in Midair USA Inc. & Midair Aviation (Ireland).
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B/E Aerospace has signed a definitive agreement to acquire UFC Aerospace Corp. (UFC), an innovative provider of complex supply chain management and inventory logistics solutions to aerospace original equipment manufacturers. UFC currently distributes over 150,000 SKUs (stock keeping units) including fasteners, chemicals, paints, sealants, tooling, and duct/bent tubing assemblies to over 1,000 customers. UFC leverages
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Frontier’s traffic increased 7% in December 2011, while capacity was flat. Frontier Airlines reported a load factor of 85%, up 5.0 points to the previous year.
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Republic Airways Holdings reported preliminary passenger traffic results for December 2011. Traffic increased 3% compared to December 2010, while capacity increased 1%. The load factor for the month was up 3.0 points to 79% compared to the previous year.
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