Alaska reported a 10.4% increase in traffic on a 7.2% increase in capacity compared to September 2010. This resulted in a 2.4-point increase in load factor to a September record of 83.9%.
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US Airways Group announced September 2011 traffic results. Mainline traffic for the month was down 0.9% versus September 2010, mainline capacity was down 2.7% versus September 2010. Mainline passenger load factor was a record 83.6% for the month of September, up 1.5 points versus September 2010.
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Nextant Aerospace, which introduced the concept of remanufacturing to the business jet market, has received Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certification for its Nextant 400XT aircraft, the first completely remanufactured business jet. The FAA Certification is the final step in the approval process for the 400XT, a plane that is the equivalent of a new jet at a cost approximately half that
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The Southern Service Flight Company (SSFC) of Vietnam has signed a contract with Eurocopter South East Asia for a third EC225, with an option for another, to be added to its fleet for offshore oil and gas operations. It is scheduled to be delivered in early 2013.
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AWAS has finalized the acquisition of two Boeing 737-800’s and one Airbus A330-200 passenger aircraft from another lessor. The two 737’s are already on long-term leases to current AWAS customer Garuda Indonesia, and the widebody Airbus A330-200 is on lease to Qantas.
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Hawaiian Airlines released that Peter R. Ingram, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will assume a new role at the airline as Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer, effective November 1, 2011.
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Porter Airlines reported a September load factor of 68%, 12.2 points higher than the previous year. Capacity for the month grew 20.4% and traffic increased 46.8%.
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Boeing forecasts that air carriers in North America will take delivery of 7,530 new airplanes over the next 20 years at a market value of $760 billion. Taking retirements of airplanes into account, the North America fleet will grow from 6,610 airplanes today to about 9,330 airplanes by 2030. Demand in the United States and
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Jet Aviation Abu Dhabi has received official authorization to operate out of its new branch office at Al Bateen Executive Airport. Jet Aviation Abu Dhabi is now licensed to provide line maintenance services to local, regional and international business aircraft owners and operators flying into Al Bateen Executive Airport. The company is the first independent
CFM International’s TRUEngine program continues to achieve broad-based industry acceptance since the program was launched in mid-2008. Currently, more than 6,100 CFM56 engines in service with operators worldwide are qualified for TRUEngine status. This number represents nearly 40% of the in-service CFM56 commercial fleet worldwide. “CFM is well positioned to provide full product support for CFM56
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