US Airways Group announced November 2011 traffic results. Mainline traffic for the month was up 3.4% versus November 2010, while mainline capacity was down 0.6% versus November 2010. Mainline passenger load factor was a record 83.8% for the month of November, up 3.2 points versus November 2010.
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AAR CORP. has completed the acquisition of Telair International GmbH (Telair) and Nordisk Aviation Products, AS (Nordisk) from Teleflex Incorporated, which the Company announced on October 21, 2011. “This acquisition significantly adds to AAR’s commercial manufacturing business and elevates our position as a tier-1 provider to the global aerospace market,” said David P. Storch ,
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Kalitta Air announced that it closed a purchase agreement for a new Boeing 747-400ERF aircraft in order to continue and expand its international cargo operations. Wells Fargo Bank Northwest, NA served as owner trustee and seller. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The aircraft, which had not previously been flown in revenue, marked
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GECAS delivered a new Airbus A320 aircraft to Philippine Airlines that will be operated by Airphil Express to expand its fleet. The aircraft is part of GECAS’ existing order book with Airbus. Airphil Express operates a fleet of 14 aircraft to more than 25 destinations.
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JetBlue Airways has completed an agreement to purchase two bundles of eight slot pairs, one at New York LaGuardia Airport (LGA) and the second at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA), recently made available in an FAA auction. A slot pair provides authorization for one daily arriving flight and one daily departing flight and will
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The Chairman of Finmeccanica, Italy’s biggest defense company, Pier Francesco Guarguaglini, is stepping down after nine years. Chief Executive Officer Giuseppe Orsi was named his successor.
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Boeing celebrated the opening of its new Interiors Fabrication facility in North Charleston. The Interiors Responsibility Center South Carolina team will manufacture 787 interior parts including stowbins, closets, partitions, class dividers, floor-mounted stowbins used by flight attendants, overhead rests for flight-crews and flight attendants, video control stations and attendant modules for Boeing South Carolina. The
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Xaikoo (Xiamen) Landing Gear Services in Xiamen, China, has acquired a ship set of Boeing 777-200 landing gears, adding to the company’s portfolio of rotable assets. These gears will be available to support the global market on Boeing 777 in either an exchange or lease programme. This acquisition further strengthens TALSCO’s capability in providing landing
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Sabena technics strengthens its management with the nomination of Jacques Bernardi as EVP Component Services within the Group’s Executive Committee. He will be responsible for ensuring that all component services customer commitments are respected, by improving turn around times and prices through optimized processes, and will also be in charge of developing Sabena technics’ component
Rolls-Royce has won a $350m contract from Hawaiian Airlines to deliver Trent 700 engines to power five Airbus A330 aircraft. The order includes TotalCare long-term services support. The aircraft, to be delivered from 2013 to 2015, will add to the airline’s current fleet of five Trent 700-powered A330s and another 12 to be delivered.
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