UTC Aerospace Systems has been selected by Singapore Airlines to supply the wheels and carbon brakes for its fleet of eight new Boeing 777LR aircraft. The company will provide the equipment through its Wheels & Brakes business in Troy, Ohio. The first aircraft is scheduled for delivery in August 2013.
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WestJet reported January 2013 traffic results with a load factor of 80.9%, up 1.0 point when compared to the previous year. Traffic increased 7.7% year over year, and capacity grew 6.4% over the same period.
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Swiss-AS welcomed 8 new customers to the AMOS community in 2012. The new customers are Canadian North, flybe, Saudia Aerospace Engineering Industries (SAEI), the Thomas Cook Group, Lufthansa Flight Training (now managing all simulators with AMOS), Volotea, Pegasus Airlines and VietJet. Swiss-AS has, for the first time, surpassed the magic number of 100 employees and
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Alaska reported an 8.4% increase in traffic on a 9.9% increase in capacity compared with December 2011. This resulted in a 1.1-point decrease in load factor to 86.3%. Horizon reported a 5.3% increase in December traffic on a 4.6% increase in capacity compared with December 2011. This resulted in a 0.7-point increase in load factor
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Etihad Airways’ codeshare partner Hainan Airlines has shifted its Gulf flight operations from Dubai to Abu Dhabi. The airline now operates its twice weekly Beijing to Luanda service via Etihad Airways’ hub in Abu Dhabi. The new services are timed to offer Hainan Airlines’ guests seamless connectivity from Beijing to Berlin and London Heathrow and
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Boeing and Turkish Airlines have finalized a firm order for 15 777-300ER (Extended Range) airplanes worth $4.7bn at list prices. The agreement, first announced in October as a commitment, also includes options for five additional 777-300ERs. Turkish Airlines’ fleet currently includes 12 777-300ERs, the first of which Boeing delivered in October 2010. Over the past
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IAG Group traffic for the month of November 2012 rose by 3.6% versus November 2011 while Group capacity measured was up 1.2%. Group load factor was up 1.9 points to 77.2%.
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Air France KLM released that November 2012 saw traffic rise by 2.2%, while capacity was up by 0.3% compared to November 2011. The load factor for the month increased 1.5 points to 81.2%.
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Pegasus Airlines has awarded Swiss-AS to implement the M&E software AMOS. “The implementation of AMOS at Pegasus Airlines will not only support their future growth but also allow the LLC to improve internal maintenance procedures, while maintaining a high level of safety in the operation of the fleet,” states Ronald Schaeuffele, CEO of Swiss-AS. Pegasus
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Air Canada announced a major expansion of its international services for this summer. The carrier is launching a new non-stop route between Toronto and Seoul , starting service to Istanbul subject to government approval, adding seven weekly departures to Beijing from Toronto and Vancouver, and upgrading its Calgary-Tokyo Narita route to provide daily service.
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