With immediate effect Christoph Horak (39) will be in charge of sales for the airberlin group in the Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovakia as Regional Manager for the region. Horak has over 18 years of professional experience in sales, having previously worked for EVA AIR Vienna, Swissair/Sabena and NIKI, where he was already responsible for
London/Offenbach am Main – The prospectus for the “Doric Aviation Bonds I” was approved for publication by the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier of Luxembourg on 17th February 2012, marking the start of the syndication phase of the bonds. The securities will be issued by Doric Capital SA, a Luxembourg based company, and are
Given the uncertain economic environment, the Air France-KLM Group’s increase in capacity in available seat-kilometres (ASK) will be limited to +0.6% including +0.8% on long-haul and -0.2% on medium-haul, excluding the provincial bases. With the launch of the bases in Marseille, Toulouse and Nice, where Air France is significantly reducing its operating costs, the group’s
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – Preliminary traffic figures for the month of January released today by the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) showed continued growth in international air passenger traffic demand, but air freight demand fell sharply during the month, as a result of the earlier timing of the Lunar New Year holidays this year.
Singapore Airlines Cargo has reduced freighter capacity by 20% in response to continuing weakness in demand and high fuel prices. The capacity reductions were implemented recently and will continue into the Northern Summer operating season which starts late next month. “The air cargo market has shown weakness for the past nine months, and the depressed
Kenya Airways and KLM Royal Dutch Airlines have jointly launched the first direct freighter service between mainland China and Africa. This also marks Kenya Airways entry into Freighter service with a dedicated Boeing 747F. The Boeing 747-400F cargo freighter, unveiled in Nairobi on Tuesday, is expected to significantly boost the airline’s capacity to airlift cargo
WEST CHESTER, Ohio – 22 February 2012 – Four of the world’s largest aircraft leasing companies, International Lease Finance (ILFC), CIT, AerSale, and GE CapitalAviation Services (GECAS), have signed Letters Agreements with CFM International to include their engines in the TRUEngine program. The TRUEngine designation serves as a method for identifying engines with CFM-approved content
MONTREAL, Feb. 22, 2012 /CNW Telbec/ – Aveos announced today that it has signed a 5-year agreement for the repair and overhaul of Snecma’s CFM56-5 platform engines and Line Replaceable Units (LRU’s), supporting the OEM with its additional capacity. “Aveos has been providing MRO engine capacity to Snecma for almost 15 years,” said Paul Lochab,
SINGAPORE – 14 February 2012 – BOC Aviation announced that it has signed a Launch Customer Agreement with Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC) for 20 LEAP-1C-powered C919 aircraft. BOC Aviation is the 11th customer for this aircraft and today’s order brings to total to 235 C919 aircraft. BOC Aviation is the leading Asia-based aircraft
ATLANTA, Feb. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) today announced expanded codeshare agreements with China Eastern and China Southern airlines, two of the largest carriers in the People’s Republic of China, which will provide more options for customers traveling between the United States and China. The agreements, recently approved by the Civil
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