EasyJet on Thursday raised its earnings guidance for its fiscal year ending Sept. 30 and said it now expects to post a profit before tax of between £240 million ($376 million) and £250 million, citing a “robust” commercial performance across its network and cost-control measures.
Oxford Aviation Academy (OAA) concluded a new five-year training services and support agreement with Norwegian Air Shuttle. Under terms, OAA will construct a dedicated three-classroom facility in Oslo solely for the use by the LCC and will purchase a new Boeing 737-800 full-flight simulator. The new simulator is expected to be certified and fully operational by the third quarter 2012.
Pratt & Whitney (P&W) said the PW1524G geared turbofan engine completed its initial flight test program at P&W Canada's Mirabel Aerospace Center in Quebec, logging a total of 25 flights and 115 flight hr. aboard a flying test bed Boeing 747.
Air Berlin (AB) announced Wednesday the financially troubled carrier will reduce its fleet size by 10% as part of its Shape & Size program to improve earnings by €200 million ($273.2 million).
China's AVIC Commercial Aircraft Engine Co. and Germany's MTU Aero Engines signed a "key terms agreement" Thursday regarding the launch of a joint venture that would be primarily responsible for developing and producing a domestic powerplant for the COMAC C919, China's 150-seat aircraft.
United Technologies Corp. (UTC) will become an even bigger player in aviation if its planned acquisition of Goodrich Corp., announced late Wednesday, gains shareholder and regulatory approvals.
A wide range of aviation-related trade groups urged the US Congress to reject any proposed tax increases or new user fees that would be imposed on air travel, reacting to deficit reduction plans put forward by President Barack Obama this week.
Boeing's 747-8 freighter program was dealt another blow Thursday when Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings (AAWH) canceled three of the 12 -8Fs it had on order, citing "lengthy delays and performance considerations."
United Technologies Corp. (UTC) will become an even bigger player in aviation if its planned acquisition of Goodrich Corp., announced late Wednesday, gains shareholder and regulatory approvals.
Air Berlin (AB) announced Wednesday the financially troubled carrier will reduce its fleet size by 10% as part of its Shape & Size program to improve earnings by €200 million ($273.2 million).
Emirates Airline will increase 9X-weekly Dubai-Mauritius service to 10X-weekly Nov. 4 and 11X-weekly Dec. 6. IndiGo will launch daily service to Singapore from New Delhi (Sept. 15) and Mumbai (Oct. 10). Edelweiss Air will launch 2X-weekly Zurich-Tampa Airbus A330 service May 25. Emirates SkyCargo launched weekly Dubai-Singapore-Sydney-Hong Kong-DXB Boeing 777F service.
The Australian International Pilots Assn. (AIPA) on Monday said that 22,000 travelers signed an online petition supporting Qantas (QF) long-haul pilots, who are taking industrial action.
Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China (COMAC) expects to get new orders for the CFM Leap-X-powered C919 next month, according to chief accountant Tian Min.
Embraer projected that 975 new regional jets will be delivered to China through 2030, including 15 in the 30-60-seat range, 440 with 61-90 seats and 520 with 91-120 seats.
Bombardier said "current market demand" drove its decision to cut CRJ production rates starting in January, an acknowledgement of slowing regional jet sales.
Chilean antitrust tribunal TDLC approved the merger of Chile's LAN Airlines and Brazil's TAM Wednesday, though it cautioned that the carriers must agree to a number of conditions before combining under LATAM Airlines Group, the single holding company that will own them both.
Recently I encountered someone traveling in the Northeastern U.S. who claimed to be the only revenue passenger on an early-morning flight of a U.S. major carrier; something truly hard to believe given recent average load factors throughout the airline industry.
Bombardier said "current market demand" drove its decision to cut CRJ production rates starting in January, an acknowledgement of slowing regional jet sales.
Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China (COMAC) expects to get new orders for the CFM Leap-X-powered C919 next month, according to chief accountant Tian Min.
The Australian International Pilots Assn. (AIPA) on Monday said that 22,000 travelers signed an online petition supporting Qantas (QF) long-haul pilots, who are taking industrial action.
DOT fines Amadeus under new code-share disclosure law Sabre to open an online ‘Red Apps’ store for TMCs Amadeus unveils complete web-based booking solution AA accuses Sabre of organizing a travel agency boycott Amadeus adds SITA baggage tracking to Altéa DCS NIIT releases airline revenue accounting, analytics products World news briefing
Sabre Travel Network plans to open an online store where travel management companies can shop for apps, in much the same way that consumers shop for apps at Apple’s App Store. Called the Sabre Red App Centre, the store will sell applications developed both by Sabre and by its authorized third-party developers. It will be accessible through a tab on the Sabre Red Workspace, the desktop introduced last year.
Monarch Aircraft Engineering signed a line maintenance technical handling agreement with Alitalia covering its Airbus A330 operations at Male airport in the Maldives. Airstream Aviation signed a five-year deal with CommSoft to use its OASES maintenance management software, for the development of its continuing airworthiness management organization and inventory services.
The US FAA is proposing a civil penalty of $1,892,000 against Pinnacle Airlines subsidiary Colgan Air, for allegedly allowing 84 newly hired flight attendants to work on 172 flights aboard a Bombardier Dash 8-Q400, between Nov. 3-9, 2009, when they were not properly trained to use the aircraft’s cabin fire extinguisher system.
