In the week following the release of the iPad, Gogo director-airline operations Tim Lemaster said the Wi-Fi provider identified over 10,000 separate usages of iPads being used onboard aircraft.
Passenger traffic in the Asia/Pacific region rose 5.7% to 1.43 billion over 2010, according to the Preliminary World Airport Traffic report from Airports Council International (ACI).
Lufthansa Italian regional Air Dolomiti (EN) is facing challenges in Italy’s tough economy environment. CEO Michael Kraus told ATW the market has weakened since November.
Russian and Belarusian aviation authorities on Monday will renegotiate amendments to their bilateral agreement after Belarusian authorities insisted the document that was signed several days ago was not coordinated properly.
Russian and Belarusian aviation authorities on Monday will renegotiate amendments to their bilateral agreement after Belarusian authorities insisted the document that was signed several days ago was not coordinated properly.
Passenger traffic in the Asia/Pacific region rose 5.7% to 1.43 billion over 2010, according to the Preliminary World Airport Traffic report from Airports Council International (ACI).
LAN Airlines said Thursday that Chile’s Supreme Court has confirmed Chilean antitrust tribunal TDLC’s approval of the carrier’s proposed merger with Brazil’s TAM under LATAM Airlines Group, though the court rejected LAN’s appeal of three of the 14 conditions imposed on the merger by TDLC.
Component Control was selected by AMETEK to supply its Quantum Control MRO and logistics solution at its Antavia business in France. The integration is scheduled for completion this summer, and will be the fifth implementation of the software for AMETEK since 2010. A J Walter Aviation signed a three-year consignment agreement with StandardAero. AJW will gain access to StandardAero repair capabilities and current inventory while StandardAero will gain access to AJW’s inventory of engine material.
“Capacity discipline—that’s one of the ways we’ve been able to survive,” US Airways COO Robert Isom said of the carrier’s strategy. Along with capacity discipline, ancillary revenues have been helping the carrier offset the high price of fuel, he noted.
Boeing’s 747-8 has so far exceeded Boeing’s performance expectations. “[It’s] better than we targeted,” Boeing CAS 747-8 support and services Leslie Lauer told ATW at the Aviation Week MRO Americas conference in Dallas.
Southwest Airlines (SWA) mechanics, represented by Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Assn. and the AirTran Airways mechanics, represented by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, met Thursday in Dallas to continue negotiating a seniority integration agreement.
The Chinese government has raised domestic jet fuel prices to CNY8,061 ($1,275) per ton, up 4.35% from CNY7,725 per ton as international fuel prices keep rising.
FedEx signed an agreement Thursday to buy Polish courier company Opek, part of an attempt to at least partially counter the blockbuster United Parcel Service (UPS)-TNT Express merger.
Airbus has begun the final assembly of the first A350 XWB at its new final assembly line in Toulouse after delivery of the center fuselage Wednesday from St. Nazaire, France.
FedEx signed an agreement Thursday to acquire Polish courier company Opek, part of an attempt to at least partially counter the blockbuster United Parcel Service (UPS)-TNT Express merger.
Airbus has begun the final assembly of the first A350 XWB at its new final assembly line in Toulouse after delivery of the center fuselage Wednesday from St. Nazaire, France.
AFI KLM E&M won a long-term contract from Atlas Air covering repairs and general component overhauls on a flight-hour basis for its fleet of Boeing 747-400s. It also has a contract with TAB Airlines for the supply of a spare lease engine plus an engine shop visit for its DC-10F. Lufthansa Technik AG has renewed its Total Component Support TCS contract with Airbus SAS covering its Beluga fleet of five A300-600 ST aircraft until 2025.
