United and Continental’s combined consolidated traffic in August 2011 decreased 2.7% versus pro forma August 2010 results on a consolidated capacity decrease of 1.6%. The carriers’ combined consolidated load factor in August 2011 was down 0.9 points to 85.7% compared to the pro forma results from the same period last year.
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Low cost airline Wizz Air released that it would launch four new routes and increase frequencies on several existing services by adding a second Airbus A320 aircraft to its Vilnius base as of May 2012. On top of the 8 current destinations, Wizz Air introduces four new routes to Liverpool (UK), Paris Beauvais (France), Oslo Sandefjord
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TRIP Linhas Aéreas reported the acquisition of 18 new ATR 72-600, plus options for 22 additional ones. 9 ATR 72-600 will be directly ordered to the French-Italian manufacturer. In addition to this contract with ATR, TRIP will lease 9 ATR 72-600 with the lessors ALC (Air Lease Corporation) and GECAS. The first aircraft of this
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CTS Engines, a leading independent engine MRO, announced the hiring of two industry veterans into key management roles at the company. Michel Nanninga, formerly of KLM Engineering & Maintenance, has been named Vice President of Sales, and James P. Green, formerly of Volvo Aero Services, has been named Director of Purchasing.
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FL Technics, integrated aircraft Maintenance and Repair Organisation (MRO), expanded its services at Krasnodar airport (KRR) by adding line maintenance services for Yakutia Airlines’ Boeing 757-200 and Boeing 737 NG aircraft.
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ATR, the European manufacturer of turboprop aircraft, announced the opening of a new pilot training center in Paris. The new center, based near Charles de Gaulle airport in Roissy, is equipped with a brand new Full Flight Simulator (FFS). This simulator, developed and manufactured by Thales, will allow crew members to be trained on the
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Ryanair reported a 6% traffic increase for the month of August 2011 and a load factor of 89%, the same as in August 2010.
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For the month of August 2011 Norwegian reported a traffic increase of 26% compared to the same month in 2010, while capacity increased 21%. The load factor for the month reached 82%, up 3.0 pts compared to the previous year.
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International Airlines Group (IAG) released that group traffic in August 2011 rose by 2.2% versus August 2010 and capacity was up 2.1%.
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Air Transport Services Group announced that its Cargo Aircraft Management (CAM) subsidiary has committed to purchase a Boeing 767-300-series extended-range aircraft from Qantas. ATSG said it anticipates that CAM will take delivery of its fifth 767-300 aircraft from Qantas in the fourth quarter, and schedule it for conversion from passenger to standard freighter configuration by mid-year 2012.
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