AVIATION MARKET OVERVIEW 14 September 2012
LESSORS
BOC Aviation takes delivery of first ordered Embraer E190 aircraft. Read more -- >
GECAS delivers two leased Airbus A320s to BH Air. Read more -- >
AWAS delivers first of two planned 737-800 aircraft to Aerolineas Argentinas. Read more -- >
AIRLINES
Ethiopian: 1st B787 Dreamliner Outside Japan Lands in Frankfurt. Read more -- >
Omani cabin crew join Etihad Airways as part of recruitment drive in Oman. Read more -- >
Qantas, Emirates seek ACCC approval of partnesrhip. Read more -- >
First Airbus A320 to enter operation in fleet renewal lands in Vienna. Read more -- >
Air Arabia record passenger traffic grows 22 per cent in August. Read more -- >
SIA invests in next-generation in-fligyt entertainment systems. Read more -- >
Alaska Air Group issues first comprehensive corporate sustainability report. Read more -- >
Fleet expansion for Eastern Airways with 5th jet aircraft. Read more -- >
Fifth Boeing 747-8 freighter for Cargolux. Read more -- >
Etihad Airways counting down to Boeing 787 Dreamliner. Read more -- >
Vueling increases the number of passengers carried in August by 22%. Read more -- >
SAS signs an agreement to sell and phase out all MD-80 aircraft. Read more -- >
Etihad Airways expands commercial team in Saudi Arabia. Read more -- >
AirAsia to become first Airbus A320 ‘Sharklets’ operator. Read more -- >
MRO
Liebherr Aerospace performs first tests for Bombardier CSeries aircraft’s Air Management System. Read more -- >
British Airways Engineering, Airline Services Components Limited and Messier- Bugatti-Dowty preferred partners for MRO collaboration. Read more -- >
SR Technics redelivers second VIP aircraft to Middle Eastern customer. Read more -- >
Sabena Technics and Israir Airlines sign a 5 year Integrated services contract for the airline’s ATR aircraft fleet. Read more -- >
AIRPORT
A total of 4,168,326 passengers flew to or from one of Avinor’s airports during August. Read more -- >
Vienna Airport: Plus 3.0% in passengers during August 2012. Read more -- >
Southwest Airlines celebrates 35 years with Austin. Read more -- >
Record-breaking summer for Copenhagen Airport. Read more -- >
Frankfurt Airport welcomes almost 5.6 million passengers. Read more -- >
Budapest Airport courts long haul partners at World Routes 2012. Read more -- >
AIRCRAFT & ENGINE MANUFACTURERS
CFM expands TRUEngine program with unique content assurance guarantee for subsequent buyers. Read more -- >
Airbus supports extension of Clean Sky programme. Read more -- >
Embraer holds maintenance cost workshop for customers. Read more -- >
ILA Berlin Air Show 2012 – Airbus foresees demand for more than 1,000 new aircraft in Germany over the next 20 years. Read more -- >
Airbus lights up Berlin’s Humboldt-Box with its vision of the future of flight in 2050 Read more -- >
Phenom 300 added to Melbourne assembly line. Read more -- >
Bombardier showcases class-leading jets at Jet Expo 2012. Read more -- >
OTHER
EU grants almost €200 million to support key TEN-T infrastructure projects. Read more -- >
Asia Pacific aviation experts meet to adress safety challenges. Read more -- >
ICAO seeks global commitment on aviation security. Read more -- >
IATA: Developing Aviation in Central Asia and the Caucasus. Read more -- >
London 2012 airspace restrictions come to an end. Read more -- >