Boeing and the Government of Iraq announced an order for 30 Boeing 737-800 commercial airplanes, the first step in re-establishing that country’s scheduled commercial aviation operations. Iraq has also contracted options for 10 additional 737s. Valued at $2.2 billion at current list prices, the order was previously accounted for on Boeing’s Orders & Deliveries Web […]
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American Airlines reported an April load factor of 80.1%, a decline of 2.0 points compared to the same period last year. Traffic decreased 6.6% year over year and capacity decreased 4.3%, driven in large part by MD-80 inspection cancellations in early April.
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American Eagle reported an April load factor of 70.8%, down 3.4 points compared to the same period last year, traffic decreased 7.6% year over year as capacity decreased 3.1%.
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Skyways Aviation reported the conclusion of its first BAE Jetstream 41 deal, the placement of serial number 41014 (G-MAJN) with Highland Airways. The aircraft was purchased from Helitrans of Norway by Enar Lindstrom A.B. of Sweden and placed on an operating lease with the Scottish airline. Highland has also taken an additional Jetstream 31, its
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Final assembly began on the third flight-test airplane for the all-new Boeing 787 Dreamliner. This is the fifth Dreamliner to be loaded into the first position of the 787 production system. The static test airframe moved April 25 from the Final Assembly to its test rig in another bay of the Everett, Wash.-based factory. Both
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Continental Airlines reported an April consolidated (mainline plus regional) load factor of 79.4%, 2.9 points below the April 2007 consolidated load factor. Consolidated traffic decreased 0.2%, while capacity increased 3.4% compared to April 2007.
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Allegiant Air, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Allegiant Travel Company reported preliminary passenger traffic results for April 2008. Traffic improved 26.3%, while capacity improved 19.9%. The load factor for the month of April improved 4.3 pts to 85.2%.
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On 1st May 2008 Air Berlin began its long-haul routes to China. There will be five flights a week from D
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Air France reached a historic milestone last week with the delivery of the 50th 777. The Boeing 777-300ER (Extended Range) is the carrier’s 25th of that model type and joins a fleet of another 25 777-200ERs that together comprise the core of the airline’s long-haul fleet. Air France is the launch customer for Boeing’s newest
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JAL Group reported a revision of its consolidated financial forecast for FY2007, the year ended March 31, 2008, reflecting the trends of recent performance. The revised forecast supersedes the Group
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