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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WestJet reported record fourth quarter and full-year 2007 results. The airline’s quarterly net earnings increased to $75.4 million from $26.7 million in the same period last year. These results included a one-time favourable adjustment of $33.7 million due to corporate income tax rate reductions enacted by the federal government in the quarter. Excluding the one-time
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Hawker Beechcraft Acquisition Company reported sales of $2,793.4 million and operating income of $148.3 million for the nine months ending December 31, 2007. During this time period, the Company delivered 351 business and general aviation aircraft. The Company recorded net bookings of $5.1 billion for the nine months ending December 31, 2007, resulting in a
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Boeing named Ralph “Skip” Boyce president of Boeing Southeast Asia. Boyce will focus on strengthening the company’s presence across the region and supporting opportunities to increase Boeing’s growth and productivity. He will be based in Singapore and report to Shep Hill, president, Boeing International. Boyce succeeds two retiring Boeing leaders: Douglas Miller, Boeing Integrated Defense
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AAR CORP. reported the completion of a private placement of $125 million aggregate principal amount of 1.625% convertible senior notes due 2014 and $100 million aggregate principal amount of 2.25% convertible senior notes due 2016 (together, the “Notes”) in a private offering to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of
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