May 16, 2012 - Top Story
Indonesian carrier Sriwijaya Air leases 12 Boeing 737s from GECAS
GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) will lease 12 Boeing 737-500s to Indonesian carrier Sriwijaya Air. The first aircraft went into service on May 16th, with the remaining scheduled…
ILFC completes 65 lease transactions in first quarter – takes delivery of 10 new aircraft
May 9, 2012
International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC) completed a total of 65 lease transactions and took delivery of ten new Boeing 737-800s during the first quarter of 2012. These transactions…
SIAEC Group post full year net profit of $269.1m
May 9, 2012
SIAEC Group posted a profit attributable to owners of the parent of $269.1m for the financial year ended 31 March 2012, an increase of $10.6m or 4.1% over…
Rolls-Royce achieves new Trent 1000 milestone
May 9, 2012
Rolls-Royce has successfully completed the first run of an upgraded version of the Trent 1000 that will be the launch engine for the latest member of the Boeing…
Rolls-Royce signs Goodrich to support Total Care program for BA’s 787s
May 9, 2012
Goodrich has signed an agreement with Rolls-Royce to provide nacelle maintenance services for British Airways under the engine maker’s Total Care support program. The contract is scheduled to…
EVA chooses GE90-engines to power Boeing 777-300ER aircraft
May 9, 2012
EVA Airways has chosen GE90-115B-engines to power their new ordered Boeing 777-300ER aircraft, with four aircraft leased from GECAS and three purchased from Boeing. The engines are valued…
Copa Holdings’ traffic up 22% in April
May 9, 2012
For the month of April 2012, Copa Holdings’ system-wide passenger traffic increased 22.0% year over year, while capacity increased 23.3%. As a result, system load factor for April…
AMR reports April 2012 traffic results
May 9, 2012
AMR reported April consolidated traffic increased an estimated 11.6% compared to the prior year period. The Company reported an April consolidated load factor of 82.9%, an increase of…
Eurocopter delivers second EC225 helicopter to AIRTELIS
May 9, 2012
Eurocopter, has delivered the second EC225 to AIRTELIS – a wholly-owned subsidiary of France’s RTE public utility company. Created in 2011, AIRTELIS performs heliborne operations for customers in…
AeroCentury reports first quarter 2012 results
May 9, 2012
AeroCentury, an independent aircraft leasing company, reported its operating results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2012. The Company reported net income of $1.3m for the first…
Sukhoi Superjet 100 goes missing on demonstration flight in Indonesia
May 9, 2012
While on a promotion tour in Indonesia, a Sukhoi Superjet 100 disappeared from radar screens during a demonstration flight close to the city of Jakarta, Indonesia, The National…
Air France KLM post first quarter net loss of €368m
May 8, 2012
Air France KLM reported total revenues for the first quarter 2012 of €5.65bn, up 6.0% after a positive currency effect of 1.1%. Unit revenue per equivalent available seat…
SAS Group’s April 2012 traffic up 7.9%
May 8, 2012
SAS Group reported that April traffic increased by 7.9% in April and capacity increased by 6.2% compared to April 2011. The passenger load factor increased by 1.2 points…
Monarch Air commits to fuel savings and emissions reductions with P&W
May 8, 2012
Monarch Airlines selected Pratt & Whitney’s fuel conservation program, EcoFlight Solutions, reaching a 5-year agreement. The EcoFlight Solutions team has already commenced work with Monarch Airlines to develop…
BAE Systems to provide Boom Actuator Control unit for Boeing KC-46A tanker
May 8, 2012
BAE Systems has been awarded a contract to develop and manufacture the Actuator Control Unit (ACU) for the Boeing KC-46A tanker. The contract is for the design, development,…
Lufthansa Supervisory Board appoints Simone Menne as Chief Financial Officer
May 8, 2012
Simone Menne has been appointed to the Executive Board of Deutsche Lufthansa AG as Chief Financial Officer with effect from July 1st 2012. This decision was taken by…
Avolon acquires two A321 aircraft for delivery to US Airways
May 8, 2012
Avolon, the international aircraft leasing group, has acquired two Airbus A321 aircraft which will be delivered new to US Airways this year. The aircraft will be leased to…
EVA Air orders three 777-300ERS from Boeing and leases four 777-300ERS from GECAS
May 8, 2012
Taipei-based EVA Air and Boeing finalized an order for three 777-300ERs (Extended Range) airplanes. The order also includes purchase rights for an additional four airplanes. The Taiwan-based carrier…
Vueling’s traffic in April increases 26%
May 8, 2012
Vueling reported April 2012 traffic increase of 25.7%, while capacity increased 19.8% compared to the same period in 2011. The company has reached a load factor of 76.9%,…
DAALLO Airlines of Djibouti acquires BAe 146 from Falco
May 8, 2012
Djibouti Dubai Express Holding Company, trading as DAALLO Airlines, the national carrier of Djibouti, has purchased a BAe 146-200 from UK-based aircraft management company Falko. The aircraft, bearing…
Eagle Air, Iceland takes delivery of Jetstream 31
May 8, 2012
Skyworld Aviation announced the delivery of a BAE Jetstream 31 to Eagle Air of Iceland under a sale transaction. G-FARA was previously owned by Spitfire Investments of the…
