WestJet reported first quarter 2010 net earnings of $13.8 million which marks its 20th consecutive quarter of profitability. Excluding the impact of a one-time special item related to the departure of WestJet’s CEO in the first quarter of 2010, WestJet’s adjusted first quarter net earnings for 2010 were $17.5 million.
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Northrop Grumman Corporation and RUAG Aviation, Emmen, Switzerland, have signed an agreement to provide worldwide sustainment and life cycle logistics as an effort to offer a broad capability to countries flying the F-5 Tiger aircraft. Under the terms of the agreement, the team will market F-5 aftermarket support, modifications and upgrade programs to countries flying
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Pemco World Air Services reported the purchase of substantially all of the tooling, equipment, and inventory of ExelTech Canada, a North American provider of MRO services to the regional airline industry. ExelTech operated hangars in Montreal and Quebec City where it offered comprehensive repair services to operators of Embraer E-Jets and 135/145s, Bombardier CRJ, Q-series,
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At the facilities of TAP Maintenance & Engineering Brazil (TAP M&E Brazil), in Porto Alegre, Embraer officially named the company as an Embraer Authorized Service Center (EASC) in Brazil. The event was also attended by representatives of the Azul, Passaredo, and TRIP airlines, and of the Brazilian Air Force (For
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Boeing has chosen South Carolina as the location for fabrication and assembly of airplane interior parts to supply the 787 Dreamliner final assembly and delivery site currently under construction in North Charleston, S.C. The company is reviewing potential sites for the new airplane interiors facility and anticipates making a final decision by midsummer. The new
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Continental and United announced a definitive merger agreement, creating the world’s largest airline. The all-stock merger of equals brings together two premier airlines, creating a combined company well positioned to succeed in an increasingly competitive global and domestic aviation industry. Glenn Tilton, chairman, president and chief executive officer of UAL Corp., will serve as non-executive
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Dassault’s Falcon 900LX has entered the last phases of the flight test and certification program while completions on the first two customer aircraft have begun. Final certification is anticipated during the third quarter of 2010 with deliveries starting thereafter. The flight test program, which began in October of 2009, has accumulated 180 flight hours over
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Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings announced the closing on a revolving credit facility in connection with pre-delivery deposit payments (PDPs) on the final nine of 12 next-generation Boeing 747-8 wide-body freighters scheduled for delivery to the Company between early 2011 and 2013. The 2010 facility complements an initial PDP facility entered into in February 2008 that
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Sikorsky Aerospace Services announced the signing of a contract with the Royal Saudi Land Forces Aviation Command (RSLFAC) to upgrade its fleet of BLACK HAWK helicopters from the UH-60 A model configuration to the more modern UH-60L aircraft configuration. The Royal Saudi Land Forces Aviation Command (RSLFAC) A-to-L conversion plan is the second international modernization
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On May 2, the founding ceremony of Beijing Capital Airlines Co. (Capital Airlines) was held in the Imperial Ancestral Temple in Beijing. Liu Jiaxu, Board member of HNA Group and Yang Hua, Vice President of BTG signed a joint contract on increasing investment to set up Capital Airlines. Liu Xuesong, Director of CAAC North China
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