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News : New airport slot trading portal launched – slottrade.aero

New airport slot trading portal launched – slottrade.aero

June 17, 2010

SlotTrade is a new web-based service offered by Airport Coordination Limited (ACL) to help airlines wishing to buy, sell, lease and swap scarce airport slots by making slot trading more...

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News : Virgin Blue implements New Skies reservations system

Virgin Blue implements New Skies reservations system

June 17, 2010

The Virgin Blue Group of Airlines has successfully cut over to using Navitaire’s New Skies reservations system, a move involving investment of A$10 million.

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News : Frontier adds more down Mexico way

Frontier adds more down Mexico way

June 17, 2010
Frontier Airlines plans to expand its services to Mexico with the addition of new nonstop destinations from both Denver and Kansas City.

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News : Jeppesen and Tyrolean renew charting service agreement

Jeppesen and Tyrolean renew charting service agreement

June 17, 2010

Jeppesen has signed a five-year charting navigation service renewal agreement with Tyrolean Airways to provide the airline with tailored paper charting service and digital web access...

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News : Full Honeywell avionics suite for Tiger A320s

Full Honeywell avionics suite for Tiger A320s

June 16, 2010

Honeywell is to provide its full suite of safety avionics, including its IntuVue 3-D weather radar, for Tiger Airways’ new A320s.

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News : NTSB investigating Trans States ERJ 145 overrun in Ottawa

NTSB investigating Trans States ERJ 145 overrun in Ottawa

June 16, 2010

The US National Transportation Safety Board has dispatched a team of investigators to assist the Transportation Safety Board of Canada with its investigation into an overrun by a Trans...

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News : Spirit and ALPA sign tentative pilot agreement

Spirit and ALPA sign tentative pilot agreement

June 16, 2010

Spirit Airlines and its pilots, represented by the Airline Pilots Association, International (ALPA) have reached a tentative agreement on a new contract following protracted discussions...

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News : Embraer looks towards E-Jet development

Embraer looks towards E-Jet development

June 16, 2010

Embraer believes that the technology required to develop a completely new aircraft to replace its E-Jets will not emerge in the next decade.

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News : Embraer negotiating to switch China production from ERJs to E-Jets

Embraer negotiating to switch China production from ERJs to E-Jets

June 16, 2010

Embraer is negotiating with the Chinese authorities to produce E-Jets at the Harbin Embraer plant as the production run of the ERJ family comes to an end.

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News : Embraer forecasts 6,875 aircraft in 60-120 seat sector from 2010-2029

Embraer forecasts 6,875 aircraft in 60-120 seat sector from 2010-2029

June 16, 2010

Expecting a 4.9% average growth rate in revenue passenger kilometres (RPKs) between 2010-2029, Embraer has announced a forecast a requirement for 6,875 aircraft in the 60-120 seat during...

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News : Air Arabia ups Amman, Damascus and Alexandria frequencies

Air Arabia ups Amman, Damascus and Alexandria frequencies

June 15, 2010
Air Arabia is to offer additional flights throughout June and July 2010 between the carrier’s first hub in Sharjah to Amman, Damascus and Alexandria.

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News : Bombardier, Fokker Services to develop Dash 8/Q100/200/300 support

Bombardier, Fokker Services to develop Dash 8/Q100/200/300 support

June 15, 2010
Bombardier Aerospace and Fokker Services have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly develop logistics support solutions for Dash 8/Q100/200/300 aircraft through Fokker's...

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News : First flight dispatched from AirTran’s new SOC centre

First flight dispatched from AirTran’s new SOC centre

June 15, 2010

AirTran Airways has dispatched its first flight from its new, state-of-the-art System Operations Control (SOC) centre in Orlando.

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News : Widerøe implementing AMOS MRO software

Widerøe implementing AMOS MRO software

June 15, 2010

Widerøe has chosen AMOS from Swiss AviationSoftware (Swiss-AS) as its IT solution for maintenance operations and is implementing the technology in Bode.

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News : 737 production rate to go to 35 a month

737 production rate to go to 35 a month

June 15, 2010
Boeing has announced a second production rate increase on the 737 programme, taking the rate from the previously announced 34 aeroplanes per month to 35 in early 2012.

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News : Mercator buys tikAERO to serve hybrid, regional and low-fare airlines

Mercator buys tikAERO to serve hybrid, regional and low-fare airlines

June 15, 2010
Mercator, the IT solutions provider of the Emirates Group, has acquired the tikAERO passenger services system solution through TIK Systems, which will enable it to offer passenger service...

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News : Horizon CEO Pinneo to retire, Glenn Johnson takes over

Horizon CEO Pinneo to retire, Glenn Johnson takes over

June 14, 2010

Alaska Air Group has announced that Jeff Pinneo (pictured), president and CEO of its subsidiary Horizon Air, is retiring from the role after eight years at the regional carrier's helm...

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News : CTT Zonal Drying for Jet2’s 737-300s

CTT Zonal Drying for Jet2’s 737-300s

June 14, 2010
CTT Systems has announced that Jet2.com has placed an order for 13 Zonal Drying Systems to be installed in the carrier’s Boeing 737-300 fleet.

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News : AirAsia completes ASEAN capitals from KL with Yangon service

AirAsia completes ASEAN capitals from KL with Yangon service

June 14, 2010
AirAsia is to begin direct daily flights from its main hub in Kuala Lumpur to the city of Yangon in Myanmar from 20 July 2010.

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News : ExpressJet May 2010 performance announced

ExpressJet May 2010 performance announced

June 11, 2010
ExpressJet Holdings, parent company of regional and charter airline operator, ExpressJet Airlines, has reported traffic and capacity results for May 2010.

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