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News : JetBlue completes IATA safety audit

JetBlue completes IATA safety audit

April 19, 2010
JetBlue Airways has joined the International Air Transport Association (IATA) and successfully completed the IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) thus achieving IOSA registration.

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News : New CEO announced by ExpressJet

New CEO announced by ExpressJet

April 19, 2010
ExpressJet Holdings, parent company of ExpressJet Airlines, has named Tom Hanley as president and chief executive officer effective immediately.

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News : Five new destinations for Frontier

Five new destinations for Frontier

April 19, 2010

Frontier Airlines has begun service to five new destinations from its two main hubs in Denver and Milwaukee.

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News : Southwest makes Unaccompanied Minors available online

Southwest makes Unaccompanied Minors available online

April 16, 2010
From 23 April, Southwest Airlines customers will have the ability to book Unaccompanied Minors (UMs) on its website, a process which hitherto required completion of the transaction by filling...

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News : Porter files first IPO prospectus

Porter files first IPO prospectus

April 16, 2010
Porter Aviation Holdings has filed a preliminary prospectus with the Canadian securities regulatory authorities in each of the provinces and territories of the country in connection with...

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News : Southwest ends deal with WestJet

Southwest ends deal with WestJet

April 15, 2010
Southwest Airlines has told WestJet that it intends to terminate the agreement to offer connecting service between the United States and Canada with WestJet.

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News : Moog signs LoI to provide C919 high lift system

Moog signs LoI to provide C919 high lift system

April 15, 2010
Moog and the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC) have signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) for the development of the high lift system for the C919, COMAC's new narrowbody commercial...

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News : airBaltic reports 36% passenger growth in March

airBaltic reports 36% passenger growth in March

April 14, 2010
airBaltic reports that it carried 238,453 passengers in March 2010, 36% more than in the same month in 2009, when it transported 175,539 passengers.

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News : CityJet heads to French holiday hot spots

CityJet heads to French holiday hot spots

April 14, 2010
CityJet has launched two new summer routes from London City to Deauville and Brive – the gateways to Normandy and the Dordogne.

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News : Ak Bars Aero of Russia puts CRJ200 into service

Ak Bars Aero of Russia puts CRJ200 into service

April 14, 2010
Ak Bars Aero of Bugulma, Tatarstan, Russia, has begun to operate a previously owned 50-seat Bombardier CRJ200 LR under lease agreement with a third party.

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News : Pluna orders three more CRJ900s

Pluna orders three more CRJ900s

April 14, 2010
Pluna Líneas Aéreas Uruguayas has signed a follow-on firm order for three CRJ900 NextGen regional jets and has taken options on an additional six.

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News : Honeywell APU for the COMAC C919

Honeywell APU for the COMAC C919

April 14, 2010
Honeywell has been selected by Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC) to supply its 131-9[C9C] auxiliary power unit (APU) and associated equipment for the C919 single-aisle commercial...

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News : Parker fuel, inerting and hydraulic systems for C919

Parker fuel, inerting and hydraulic systems for C919

April 14, 2010
Parker Aerospace has been chosen as the fuel, inerting, and hydraulic systems provider for the COMAC C919, which will be partly facilitated via joint venture between Parker and AVIC Sys...

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News : Vueling reports March and 1Q10 traffic details

Vueling reports March and 1Q10 traffic details

April 13, 2010

Vueling has released traffic data for March 2010 and for the first quarter of the calendar year.

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News : MTU completes 1st LPT for PW1524G

MTU completes 1st LPT for PW1524G

April 13, 2010
MTU Aero Engines has completed the first high-speed low-pressure turbine (LPT) for Pratt & Whitney's PurePower PW1524G engine for the Bombardier CSeries aircraft.

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News : Republic chooses Frontier name for brand unification

Republic chooses Frontier name for brand unification

April 13, 2010

Republic Airways Holdings has confirmed the selection of the Frontier Airlines name for its consolidated branded network.

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News : Combined March traffic for SkyWest and ASA released

Combined March traffic for SkyWest and ASA released

April 13, 2010
SkyWest, Inc. has released the combined traffic figures for its two airline subsidiaries, SkyWest Airlines and Atlantic Southeast Airlines (ASA) during March 2010 and the first quarter of...

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News : JetBlue March and 1st quarter traffic announced

JetBlue March and 1st quarter traffic announced

April 13, 2010
JetBlue Airways has reported its preliminary traffic results for March 2010 and the first quarter of the year.

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News : GOL and Delta announce codesharing

GOL and Delta announce codesharing

April 13, 2010
GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes and Delta Air Lines have filed requests for authorisation to implement a codeshare agreement with Brazilian and US authorities.

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News : New MD for bmibaby

New MD for bmibaby

April 13, 2010
Julian Carr has been appointed managing director of low-fare airline bmibaby, succeeding Crawford Rix.

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