bmi is to lease two Boeing 757-200 aircraft to further expand its mid haul strategy from Heathrow. The aircraft will be used to increase capacity and to significantly improve schedules to the existing destinations of Almaty and Freetown. In addition, the airline
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Finnair and its oneworld alliance partner Cathay Pacific start code-sharing on flights between Hong Kong and the three Australian cities Sydney, Melbourne and Perth, and also to Bangkok in Thailand. The code-chare flights are operated with both Finnair and Cathay Pacific flight numbers. At the moment Finnair flies to Hong Kong four times a week.
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Mesa Air Group reported first quarter after tax losses of $2.8 million from continuing operations on operating revenues of $326.6 million. Total operating revenues for the first quarter of 2008 decreased $6.9 million, or 2.1% primarily as a result of a year-over-year decrease in aircraft in service. The net loss of $2.8 million compares to
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Rolls-Royce reported that it set a new record for CorporateCare in 2007 with 194 engine maintenance management contracts. More than 700 corporate aircraft are now under Rolls-Royce engine management programs, covering the BR710, AE3007, Tay and Viper-powered aircraft. In addition, more than 50 percent of all current production business aircraft engines are covered by CorporateCare,
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Air Transat, Canada’s holiday travel airline, has taken delivery of an additional Airbus A310-300 aircraft, bringing the number of wide-body jets in its fleet to 17. Together with Transat Holidays and its European partners, the airline will be offering this summer a total of 63 direct city-pair routes between Canada and Europe and flying travellers
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Synergy Aerospace, the Latin-American consortium, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for ten A350-800s and ten options. This further commitment comes in addition to the 47 A320 Family aircraft and ten A330-200s that its subsidiaries already have on order, making it a key customer for Airbus in Latin America. Synergy Aerospace, is a shareholder
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A new Asian customer has placed a firm order for an Airbus Corporate Jetliner (ACJ), consolidating and further expanding the strong presence that the company’s aircraft already have in the region. The aircraft will feature a luxurious VIP interior, and will be powered by CFM International CFM56-5B7/P engines. The choice of cabin-outfitter has yet to
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KLM Royal Dutch Airlines took delivery of the airline’s first 777-300ER (Extended Range). The airplane joined KLM’s fleet of 15 Boeing 777-200ERs when it arrived at Amsterdam Schiphol airport on Wednesday, Feb. 13.
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Embraer delivered 36 Legacy 600 executive jets in 2007, surpassing the 30 aircraft the Company had projected in January 2007. This represents a 33% increase over 2006 and 80% over 2005 deliveries. The first Legacy 600 entered service in 2002 and more than 130 have been delivered to 23 countries. The jet is currently available
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Rolls-Royce announced an agreement with Synergy Aerospace, part of the Synergy Group Corp. of South America, for Trent XWB engines to power its next-generation widebody fleet of 10 firm and up to 10 option A350 XWB aircraft, due for delivery from 2015. The business has a potential value of $880 million at engine list prices.
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