AVIATION MARKET OVERVIEW 26 October 2012

LESSORS

FastJet leases A319s from Volito. Read More

GECAS signs purchase and leaseback deal with Brazil’s GOL. Read More

Awas buys Qantas’ A330. Read More

AIRLINES

CASA removes restrictions on Tiger Airways Australia. Read More

CEB takes delivery of 40th aircraft, launches newest Mindanao route. Read More airBaltic load factor this year is 74% constantly stable. Read More

Air Seychelles and University of Seychelles to partner for education initiatives. Read More easyJet celebrates Birmingham to Belfast inaugural flight. Read More easyJet now attracting passengers from America to Uzbekistan and launches dedicated US website. Read More

LAN and TAM complete their transaction and create LATAM airlines group. Read More

Avianca and Taca transported more than 17 million passengers. Read More

RwandAir takes delivery of its first CRJ900 NextGen airliner from Bombardier. Read More

Virgin Atlantic Cargo offers a new choice for fast, same day exports from India to the United States. Read More

Finnair makes a green choice with new engine supplier Read More

Aeroflot traffic and capacity statistics for September and 9 Months of 2012. Read More

SkyWork Airlines continues to grow. Read More

Singapore Airlines celebrates fifth anniversary of A380 services. Read More airberlin strengthens its hub in the German capital. Read More

Norwegian opens new bases of operations at Gatwick and Alicante. Read More

Darwin Airline and Alitalia intensify their partnership. Read More

United Airlines begins construction of new widebody hangar at Washington Dulles Read More

Transaero acquired Boeing 747-400 aircraft with an upgraded cabin. Read More

Singapore Airlines to order more A380s and A350 XWBs Read More

MRO

Sabena technics and Precision Air extend their collaboration to ATR -600s. Read More

Sabena technics wins contract with FastJet. Read More

AeroTurbine expands supply chain solutions. Read More

Aerostar starts maintenance of A320 aircraft. Read More

AIRPORT

London Southend Airport hosts international conference North Sea region aviation chiefs in Essex for Green Sustainable Airports event. Read More

Bristol Airport calls for balanced aviation policy. Read More

Passenger traffic at Sheremetyevo has grown by 17%. Read More

Budapest Airport welcomes first OLT Express flight from . Read More

Work on London Southend Airport terminal extension about to get underway. Read More

Chopin Airport ready for winter. Read More

Thales to modernise Madeira Airport. Read More

Melbourne Airport achieves 6 percent total passenger growth for first quarter. Read More

AIRCRAFT & ENGINE MANUFACTURERS

A350 XWB vertical tail plane gets its livery. Read More

French Prime Minister inaugurates A350 XWB final assembly line. Read More

Boeing-COMAC Technology Center announces first biofuel research project. Read More

Boeing starts building first 777 at increased rate. Read More

Boeing, Ethiopian Airlines and Seattle Anesthesia outreach join together for first 787 Dreamliner humanitarian flight. Read More

Boeing reports third-quarter results and raises 2012 guidance. Read More

Embraer releases third quarter 2012 results. Read More

Sepang Aircraft Engineering chooses Airbus Managed Inventory. Read More

OTHER

Boeing projects $820 billion market for 7,290 new airplanes in North America. Read More

CAA publishes advice for new trainee pilots. Read More