AVIATION MARKET OVERVIEW 5 July 2012
LESSORS
FLY Leasing sells three aircraft. Read more -- >
Avinco arranges sale of 2 leased E190s. Read more -- >
Northern Air Cargo takes delivery of 737-300SF from GECAS. Read more -- >
AeroMexico Connect takes delivery of first of three EMB 170′s. Read more -- >
AIRLINES
Qatar Airways to unveil new Boeing787 Dreamliner at world‘d largest aerospace event at Farnbourgh. Read more -- >
Malaysia Airlines sets another Malaysian record with commencement of A380 scheduled service. Read more -- >
Malaysia Airlines and Petron sign agreement for A380 fuel supply. Read more -- >
Jetstar Japan’s first flight has taken off. Read more -- >
JetBlue Airways congratulates Airbus for Bringing A320 production to the United States. Read more -- >
Qatar Airways celebrates launch of flights to Western Australia. Read more -- >
Emirates launches Barcelona service. Read more -- >
Delta reports solid revenue and operating performance for June 2012. Read more -- >
Estonian Air passengers doubled in June, and up by 51.4% in the first six months. Read more -- >
Virgin Australia launches codeshare on Virgin America services. Read more -- >
Finnair reduces maximum of 280 jobs from its engine and component services, supports re- employment. Read more -- >
Brussels Airlines continues co-operation with handling company Flightcare. Read more -- >
Virgin Australia orders 23 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft. Read more -- >
MRO
SAS and Lufthansa Technik sign 7-year component services contract. Read more -- >
FL Technics Spare Parts establishes Bombardier CRJ aircraft spare parts stocks. Read more -- >
Finnair and SR Technics sign 10-year contract on engine and component services. Read more -- >
Haitec Aircraft Maintenance GmbH signs contract with Transaero. Read more -- >
Direct Maintenance receives EASA Part 145 approval for A380. Read more -- >
AIRPORT
Dubai International passenger traffic surges 10.4 per cent in May. Read more -- >
Perth Airport welcomed the first flight of Qatar Airways. Read more -- >
Frankfurt Airport and South African Airways share six-decade partnership. Read more -- >
Swissport acquires ground handling activities of Finland’s Inter Handling. Read more -- >
Brussels South Charleroi Airport: +9% passengers in June. Read more -- >
AIRCRAFT & ENGINE MANUFACTURERS
Airbus to establish assembly line in United States. Read more -- >
THAI Smile takes delivery of its first A320. Read more -- >
Embraer presents a broad range of jets and Defense & Security solutions at the 48th Farnborough Airshow. Read more -- >
GKN acquires the aero engine unit of AB Volvo -Volvo Aero – for £633million. Read more -- >
Embraer to support executive jets operations during Olympics. Read more -- >
Bombardier arrives at Farnborough Airshow 2012 with a full complement of aircraft and customer support solutions. Read more -- >
SuperJet International’s pilots receive SSJ100 Type Rating Certification from EASA. Read more -- >
Boeing forecasts $4.5 trillion market for 34,000 new airplanes. Read more -- >
Airbus attracting talent at the Farnborough Airshow. Read more -- >
Volvo Aero passes important milestone with delivery for new engine type. Read more -- >
Rolls-Royce completes restructuring of International Aero Engines collaboration. Read more -- >
OTHER
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global traffic results for May showing a general downward trend in line with deteriorating global economic conditions. Read more -- >
ACI EUROPE: May airport traffic confirms worrying outlook for Europe. Read more -- >